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California legalized marijuana, but that doesn’t mean beach cities are embracing dispensaries
12:15pm By David Rosenfeld, The Cannifornian
More than seven months after marijuana became legal in California for adults over 21, advocates have a lot to be thankful for and yet still much to be desired. Cities up and down the coast where Proposition 64 in 2016 passed by some of the ballot measure’s…

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Cannabis, at least certain forms of it, is for pets too
11:30am By Maryanne Dell, The Cannifornian
Stitch was stressed. Not just a little, which is kind of typical for him, depending on the circumstance, but a lot. My Pekingese boy is, like most dogs, a creature of habit. He likes – no, he adores – his routines. But in January, his routines took a big…

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Synthetic ‘marijuana’ seen as a public health danger
10:45am By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
A decade after first appearing in the United States, synthetic marijuana is seen as a growing health danger. Some marijuana smokers turned to it because it is relatively cheap and not detected in routine drug testing. Dozens of people in New Haven,…

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California lawmakers kill state-backed bank for pot money
10:00am By The Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California lawmakers killed a plan Thursday to create a state-backed banking system for the recreational marijuana market, meaning the industry must keep operating in cash for now. Most banks refuse to do business with marijuana growers,…

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Fake ‘marijuana’ causes rash of overdoses in New England
Sun 3:00pm By Dave Collins, Associated Press
Police swarmed a Connecticut park near Yale University and searched people’s homes for drugs Thursday in an effort to prevent more overdoses from a batch of artificial “marijuana” blamed for hospitalizing more than 70 people. Social workers and mental…

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Canopy ready to enter U.S. market — if Congress lets states decide on cannabis
Aug 16, 2018, 5:30 pm By Kristine Owram, Bloomberg News
Canopy Growth Corp. is prepared to enter the U.S. market if new legislation forces the federal government to respect state laws on marijuana, according to its chief executive officer. The STATES Act, which stands for Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through…

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As alcohol businesses expand to include cannabis, tobacco may be the next to invest
Aug 16, 2018, 5:00 pm By Kristine Owram, Bloomberg News
The man is coming for your pot business. Big pharmaceutical, tobacco, and packaged-goods companies are likely to move into the burgeoning marijuana sector next after initial forays by alcohol companies including Constellation Brands Inc., Molson Coors Brewing…

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Corning opposes state cannabis regulations
Aug 16, 2018, 4:30 pm By Jake Hutchison, The Cannifornian
CORNING — The City Council voted Tuesday to oppose the Bureau of Cannabis Control’s new regulations on marijuana. The bureau proposed regulations that would limit local jurisdiction’s ability to decide on whether cannabis deliveries can be allowed in the…

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Glenn County drug agents eradicate nearly 2,000 marijuana plants
Aug 16, 2018, 4:00 pm By Andrew Byik, Chico Enterprise-Record
ORLAND — Glenn County drug agents Monday raided a property south of Orland and eradicated nearly 2,000 marijuana plants, according to the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office. Ordaz Agents with the Glenn Count Interagency Narcotics Task Force, sheriff’s…

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Marijuana taxes pick up in California but still far off target
Aug 15, 2018, 8:00 pm By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When it comes to the taxman, California’s legal pot market is getting a sluggish start. Marijuana cultivation and excise tax collections hit $48 million between April and June, state officials announced Wednesday. That’s a jump from…

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California could reshape marijuana rules as legal market struggles
Aug 15, 2018, 7:30 pm By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nation’s largest legal marijuana market is struggling. Illicit sales continue to thrive. A shaky supply chain has customers looking at barren shelves in some shops. There are testing problems. And a proposal to allow home marijuana…

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Marijuana company Tilray attracts blue-chip investors, CEO says
Aug 15, 2018, 7:00 pm By Kristine Owram, Bloomberg News
Tilray Inc., the first cannabis company to list directly on a U.S. exchange, attracted several blue-chip investors to its initial public offering, according to its chief executive officer. “The top 10 investors in our IPO would surprise people,” Brendan…

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Corona beer giant puts $3.8 billion bet on U.S. love of cannabis
Aug 15, 2018, 6:30 pm By Kristine Owram, Jen Skerritt & Craig Giammona, Bloomberg News
Constellation Brands Inc., which for seven decades has made its money off beer, wine and whiskey, sees its future in a marijuana leaf. In the biggest (legal) cannabis deal, the Victor, New York-based beverage company will spend about $3.8 billion to boost its…

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Editorial: Marijuana is not really legal in California if residents don’t have a reasonable way to buy it
Aug 15, 2018, 6:00 pm By Los Angeles Times Editorial Board
California law allows adults to buy marijuana. It allows licensed businesses to deliver marijuana to customers, and it says specifically that cities and counties cannot prevent delivery services from traveling on public roads. Yet even though cities can’t…

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Pomona resident: City stalled marijuana initiative, lawsuit launched
Aug 15, 2018, 5:30 pm By Daniel M. Jimenez, The Cannifornian
An attorney said Pomona purposely stalled to keep an initiative allowing marijuana businesses off the November ballot. Roger Jon Diamond, representing Pomona resident Jacqueline Dilley, one of two people who pushed for the initiative, is claiming Pomona…

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Santa Rosa girl who takes medical cannabis to treat seizures attends her first day of kindergarten
Aug 15, 2018, 5:00 pm By Nashelly Chavez, Santa Rosa Press-Democrat
A Santa Rosa girl who relies on cannabis-based oil to treat a rare form of epilepsy started kindergarten Monday under a court order that allows her to attend class while a judge decides whether the Rincon Valley Union School District can ban the medication…

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Three men arrested for kidnapping, attempted murder at Santa Rosa marijuana farm
Aug 15, 2018, 4:30 pm By Susan Minichiello, Santa Rosa Press-Democrat
A dispute at a marijuana farm northeast of Santa Rosa erupted into violence Sunday, when the former head grower said he was beaten, tied up and interrogated by three co-workers who tried to kill him, sheriff’s officials said. Deputies arrested three men on…

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Editorial: Here’s one more reason we need reliable marijuana tests for drivers
Aug 15, 2018, 4:00 pm By San Diego Union-Tribune
Authorities say a driver impaired by marijuana caused a July 14 accident in the Bay Area that injured state Controller Betty Yee. When a vehicle driven by an allegedly stoned 25-year-old hit the one Yee was riding in, she passed out. It’s the latest incident…

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Outside Lands: A tour of the new marijuana-themed ‘Grass Lands’ area
Aug 13, 2018, 12:00 pm By Jim Harrington, The Cannifornian
Outside Lands unveiled its new Grass Lands area on Aug. 10, which, according to a news release, makes it “the first major U.S. music festival to have a curated cannabis experience.” Interested parties got the chance to check out the area during Day One of…

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Editorial: Oroville’s cannabis pursuit is all about the money
Aug 13, 2018, 11:15 am By Chico Enterprise-Record
We always knew why five of the seven Oroville City Council members wanted to legalize marijuana sales in the city, but it was never explicitly explained until a council meeting on Tuesday. It’s not because they see marijuana as a wonder herb, unfairly…

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