Conservative states balk at voter-approved medical marijuana
Jul 16, 2018, 10:30 am By Sean Murphy and Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Pot advocates celebrated the culmination of a yearslong effort to ease restrictions on the use of cannabis last month when nearly 60 percent of Oklahoma voters approved medical marijuana. Oklahoma’s proponents had even included a…Marijuana group blasts police for suspect’s death in bulldozer raid that yielded 10 plants
Jul 16, 2018, 10:00 am By Michael Rubinkam, Associated PressPennsylvania state police went grossly overboard in their pursuit of a marijuana suspect whose body was found under a bulldozer that authorities used to search for him in thick brush, a pot advocacy group said Thursday. Officials with the National Organization…California’s permanent cannabis regulations could affect marijuana delivery, edibles and advertising
Jul 13, 2018, 5:48 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The CannifornianCannabis retailers soon may be able to deliver marijuana anywhere in California, no matter what city or county rules say. Also, it’s likely that medical marijuana patients will be allowed to buy edibles infused with cannabis that’s more potent than…Israeli medical marijuana researchers to open first U.S. clinic in Laguna Woods
Jul 13, 2018, 1:41 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian
Israel has been, for decades, the global leader in medical marijuana research and treatment, with the government funding human clinical trials even as the United States and other countries discouraged or criminalized such studies. Alon Blatt with NiaMedic, the…Cannabis leaders discuss industry future at San Jose seminar
Jul 12, 2018, 5:45 pm By Emily DeRuy, The Cannifornian
Though marijuana is now legal in California, it isn’t always easy to buy and it can be especially difficult for entrepreneurs who are forced to navigate a convoluted bureaucracy to get into the industry. At a cannabis seminar Wednesday evening at San Jose…Opinion: Riverside City Council commits to the folly of marijuana prohibition
Jul 12, 2018, 5:15 pm By Sal Rodriguez, The Cannifornian
On Tuesday, the Riverside City Council voted 4 to 3 to prohibit marijuana businesses in the city. In doing so, the Riverside City Council made clear that it is incapable of properly representing the will of the public on marijuana policy. Most Riverside voters…Whittier council nips talks to legalize medical marijuana dispensaries
Jul 12, 2018, 4:45 pm By Kayiu Wong, The CannifornianWhittier leaders considered Tuesday reversing the city’s ban on medical marijuana dispensaries; but much to the dismay of a dozen pro-cannabis residents who stayed until 11 p.m. for the discussion, the City Council decided to nix the subject. “We are no…Big money tests marijuana waters, with hedge funds leading charge
Jul 12, 2018, 4:15 pm By Kristine Owram, Bloomberg NewsNavy Capital’s one-room office in midtown Manhattan could probably fit in the coat closets of many of its competitors. But the hedge fund’s digs belie the firm’s success in betting on something few of its peers will touch: cannabis. Since the Navy…Marijuana companies spur water sale to benefit girl targeted by ‘#PermitPatty’
Jul 12, 2018, 3:45 pm By David DeBolt, The Cannifornian
OAKLAND — Cannabis companies on Saturday are holding a celebration and fundraiser for the 8-year-old girl who was selling bottled water in San Francisco when a woman nicknamed #PermitPatty called the police on her. The girl, Jordan Rodgers, plans to set up a…Hemet voters could see three marijuana initiatives in November
Jul 11, 2018, 6:00 pm By Craig Shultz, The Cannifornian
Hemet voters could face three cannabis-related initiatives on the November ballot after the City Council on Tuesday, July 10, decided to create its own measure to combat two other proposed measures. One measure to legalize marijuana-related businesses has…Riverside permanently bans marijuana dispensaries, outdoor growing
Jul 11, 2018, 5:30 pm By Ryan Hagen, The Cannifornian
No marijuana dispensaries, no commercial marijuana cultivation and no outdoor growing of marijuana will be allowed in Riverside, the City Council decided Tuesday, July 10. The permanent ban is set to go into effect Aug. 24, about two weeks before the city’s…Northern California mother, grandmother face charges after child ingests edible marijuana
Jul 11, 2018, 5:00 pm By Chico Enterprise-Record
OROVILLE — A mother and grandmother have been charged with child abuse after prosecutors said a 2-year-old girl ingested edible marijuana that “looked like gummy candies.” The Butte County District Attorney’s Office said Maneeka Patterson, 21, and her…Governor signs bill approving first medicine made from marijuana
Jul 11, 2018, 4:00 pm By Guy Kovner, Santa Rosa Press-Democrat
Assemblyman Jim Wood’s bill allowing Californians to use the first federally approved medicine made from marijuana was signed into law Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown. Wood, a Santa Rosa Democrat who chairs the Assembly Health Committee, authored the bill that…Marijuana arrests plummet, DUIs continue to drop in California’s first year of legal cannabis
Jul 10, 2018, 7:19 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The CannifornianYes, you can still get busted for some cannabis-related offenses in California. But now that recreational use is legal, the number of such arrests is dropping quickly. Those are two takeaways from a crime report issued this week by California Attorney General…Consumers are being flooded with dubious claims about the health benefits of marijuana
Jul 10, 2018, 4:15 pm By Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune
Spend a few minutes surfing Twitter and you’re likely to encounter a startling claim that comes without proof: Cannabis cures cancer. The online world is awash with such posts, startling scientists and physicians who are urging weed’s proselytizers to tap…Traveling with marijuana still complicated, not entirely legal
Jul 9, 2018, 4:30 pm By Catherine Hamm, Los Angeles Times
You can’t take it with you. Actually, you can. But it’s not a good idea when you’re traveling, especially for the risk-averse. We speak, of course, of cannabis; its use was approved in California by 57 percent of voters in November 2016. Proposition 64,…Medicinal marijuana group sues Bakersfield over ballot-measure language
Jul 9, 2018, 3:45 pm By Sam Morgen, Bakersfield Californian
The group behind the successful initiative to place a measure on the November ballot that would ask voters to legalize medicinal marijuana dispensaries in the city of Bakersfield has sued the city over the specific language that will appear on the ballot. The…Editorial: A tale of marijuana in two cities
Jul 9, 2018, 10:45 am By Riverside Press-Enterprise
Governments across the Inland Empire are continuing to grapple with the problem of marijuana prohibition versus regulation, even after majorities of voters in both Riverside and San Bernardino counties backed statewide legalization in 2016. Voters, in…Police sergeant under investigation in marijuana seizure earned reputation with freeway stops
Jul 9, 2018, 10:00 am By Julie Johnson, Santa Rosa Press-Democrat
Over nearly 15 years as a Rohnert Park police officer, Brendon Tatum led local law enforcement missions to disrupt the flow of illegal drugs into Sonoma County, netting Rohnert Park hundreds of thousands of dollars in seized assets through traffic stops.…Mojave Desert town Newberry Springs among new marijuana-growing meccas vexing law enforcement
Jul 6, 2018, 2:22 pm By Joe Nelson, The Cannifornian
NEWBERRY SPRINGS — Along a dusty dirt road in this Mojave Desert outpost 20 miles east of Barstow, U.S. postal worker Jessica Garcia stopped at the few houses dotting Morgan Lane and unloaded packages from the back of her 4-wheel-drive Jeep Wrangler. On this…
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