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Does legal marijuana make police more effective?
Jul 23, 2018, 11:30 am By Daniel M. Jimenez, The Cannifornian
Marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington state has “produced some demonstrable and persistent benefit” to police departments’ ability to solve other types of crime, according to researchers at Washington State University. “Our models show no…

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Man sentenced to 4 life terms in kidnap, torture and mutilation of marijuana dispensary owner
Jul 23, 2018, 11:00 am By Sean Emery, The Cannifornian
SANTA ANA – A Fountain Valley man was sentenced Friday to four life terms in prison, two without the possibility of parole, for his role in kidnapping, torturing and sexually mutilating a marijuana-dispensary owner in 2012 and abducting a woman as well.…

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Imperial Beach approves marijuana ordinance
Jul 23, 2018, 10:30 am By Gustavo Solis, San Diego Union Tribune
Imperial Beach on Wednesday approved an ordinance to allow one recreational marijuana dispensary in the city. The 3-2 vote came after nearly two hours of public comment and council deliberations. The city’s regulation places a strict vetting process on…

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Venmo a friend about ‘drugs’ or ‘sex’ and this Twitter bot will rat you out
Jul 23, 2018, 10:00 am By Seung Lee, The Cannifornian
The word on the street has always been snitches get stitches. But one tattletale Twitter bot flies right into the age-old adage by disclosing Venmo users who tag their transactions with words or emojis related to drugs — all for the sake of promoting data…

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Canadian marijuana company has first US marijuana IPO
Thu 5:30pm By Gene Johnson, Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — A Canadian company is the first marijuana business to complete an initial public offering on a major U.S. stock exchange, raising $153 million to expand its operations as Canada prepares to legalize the drug nationwide. British Columbia-based…

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Comic-Con 2018: Here’s what visitors need to know about California’s new marijuana laws
Thu 5:00pm By Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune
Comic-Con 2018 is getting under way this week in San Diego, where about a dozen licensed stores began selling recreational marijuana products on January 1st. About 135,000 people are expected for this year’s Comic-Con fan festival and many of them might not…

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Wine and weed might not be allowed to mix in Temecula Valley
Thu 1:53pm By Shane Newell, The Cannifornian, Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian
In some regions of California, former vineyards are being converted to cannabis farms, wine conferences are having sessions about marijuana, and an up-and-coming job is cannabis sommelier. While the wine and marijuana industries are similar in some ways,…

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Hayward council OKs three cannabis dispensaries
Jul 18, 2018, 3:30 pm By Peter Hegarty, The Cannifornian
HAYWARD — Three cannabis dispensaries were approved Tuesday by the City Council. Aunty Honey’s still has not secured a location, while Hayward Station aims to open at 1004 B St. and Jiva Life at 1223 A St. The businesses still must get city approval,…

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Kern County supervisor criminally charged in connection with marijuana conflict of interest
Jul 18, 2018, 11:30 am By Jason Kotowski, Bakersfield Californian
Prosecutors have filed two misdemeanor charges against county Supervisor Leticia Perez regarding a conflict of interest between her role as supervisor and the California marijuana industry in what’s believed to be the first time a sitting supervisor has been…

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Court denies group’s lawsuit over ballot language for Bakersfield medicinal marijuana dispensary initiative
Jul 18, 2018, 10:00 am By Sam Morgen, Bakersfield Californian
A judge has denied a lawsuit against the city of Bakersfield that challenged ballot language asking voters to overturn a citywide ban on medicinal marijuana dispensaries. The Kern Citizens for Patient rights alleged in the lawsuit that language drafted by the…

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Ex-Congressional aide gets 18 months in marijuana-shop bribery
Jul 17, 2018, 6:30 pm By Nathaniel Percy, The Cannifornian
A former field representative for Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn during her days in Congress was sentenced this week to 18 months in prison for bribery and attempted extortion after demanding and accepting $5,000 to prevent the closure of a Compton…

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Thailand considers allowing medical marijuana use — even as harsh penalties continue for recreational users
Jul 17, 2018, 5:45 pm By Natnicha Chuwiruch, Bloomberg
Thailand, known for its tough policies against drug trafficking, is taking a page from Canada and other countries and is seeking to lead the way in Asia in legalizing medical marijuana. The reason? It’s largely economic. Thailand, which in the 1980s was one…

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Pittsburg approves Contra Costa County’s first cannabis manufacturing plant
Jul 17, 2018, 5:00 pm By Judith Prieve, The Cannifornian
Pittsburg’s first plant for manufacturing and distributing medical and recreational cannabis could soon be operating in an industrial park at the former U.S. Army’s Camp Stoneman site. The City Council voted 4-1 Monday to approve a commercial cannabis…

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Cannabis business tax added to Santa Clara ballot
Jul 17, 2018, 4:15 pm By Emily DeRuy, The Cannifornian
Residents can’t legally buy recreational marijuana in Santa Clara just yet, but voters will get a chance to approve a cannabis tax this fall to make sure the city gets a cut of the profit when that day finally comes. On Monday night, the City Council voted…

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They worked at Apple, Amazon and Lyft. Now they’re working to get you stoned
Jul 17, 2018, 10:45 am By Tracey Lien, Los Angeles Times
For much of her career, Natasha Pecor followed a path well-worn by tech workers. She built her reputation with her first employer in the industry, earning the title head of platform at Yelp. Then she jumped to one of the giants, Amazon, where she worked as a…

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Is North Bay city using marijuana seizures as a cash cow to fill out its budget?
Jul 17, 2018, 10:00 am By Julie Johnson, Santa Rosa Press-Democrat
Rohnert Park city leaders said they had little to no knowledge of their public safety department’s aggressive efforts to intercept black-market drugs and cash by sending police officers far outside the city. None of the five elected City Council members…

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New Hampshire man convicted in Mendocino County cannabis-farm killing
Jul 16, 2018, 12:30 pm By Julie Johnson, Santa Rosa Press-Democrat
A New Hampshire man has been found guilty of beating to death with a baseball bat a fellow pot grower at a remote Mendocino County property where they were both paid laborers. Joshua Ruoff, 32, will be sentenced Friday for first-degree murder in the…

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Marijuana suspected after driver rear-ends car with California state controller aboard
Jul 16, 2018, 12:00 pm By Jason Green, The Cannifornian
OAKLAND — California State Controller Betty T. Yee is recovering from injuries she suffered Friday when her state vehicle was rear ended in the Posey Tube by a 25-year-old man suspected of being under the influence of marijuana, according to police. Police…

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Antioch residents campaign to block marijuana-shop ordinance
Jul 16, 2018, 11:30 am By Judith Prieve, The Cannifornian
Three residents have launched a petition drive in an effort to overturn a new Antioch ordinance that later this month would allow marijuana retailers and related businesses to apply for permits to operate in the city. The “Not in Antioch” referendum would…

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Poison control centers say number of children ingesting marijuana edibles is way up
Jul 16, 2018, 11:00 am By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
State and local officials say they are alarmed by a spike in calls they have received to report children and teenagers ingesting marijuana products since California legalized cannabis for recreational use by adults in 2016. The number of calls to poison…

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