California cannabis industry says it's been pushed to 'breaking point'
Several of the California's leading cannabis companies have banded together to direct a dire warning to Governor Gavin Newsom this week. In a letter sent to the governor’s office and leaders of the state legislature, business leaders warned that the state’s legal cannabis industry is on the verge of collapse.
Medical marijuana user hospitalized after turning to synthetic 'spice' due to cost
A bad batch of synthetic marijuana, also known as ‘spice,’ is making its way around Hillsborough County. Two people have died after using the drug and another 40 have been hospitalized, as of Tuesday.
World’s largest pot brownie unveiled ahead of National Brownie Day
The brownie is made with flour, butter, eggs, sugar and 20,000 mg of THC.
$10M cash, 500K marijuana plants seized in Bay Area's largest-ever bust
Alameda County Sheriff's Office detectives say they've recovered upwards of $10 million in cash, 100,000 marijuana plants, and 6 tons of processed marijuana valued at $40 million in the largest-ever marijuana bust in the history of the Bay Area.
LA County DA Gascón IDs nearly 60,000 cannabis convictions to be dismissed
Gascón was co-author of Prop 64, the 2016 measure that made cannabis legal in California.
First-ever cannabis competition coming to California State Fair
The purpose of the competition is to celebrate the state’s legal and licensed cannabis industry.
California high court: Inmates can’t have cannabis in prison
Prison inmates can’t legally possess marijuana under California’s law allowing recreational pot, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in overturning a lower court that found prisoners could have the drug as long as they didn’t consume it.
Senate bill would take marijuana off federal controlled substances list
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer proposed legislation Wednesday to legalize marijuana at the federal level.
Authorities seize millions of dollars worth of marijuana from 500 illegal grows in Antelope Valley area
Law enforcement authorities cleared numerous illegal marijuana grow locations in the Antelope Valley Tuesday in what the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deemed "the largest operation ever to take place in the history of LASD."
Seth Rogen launching marijuana brand Houseplant in US
Seth Rogen, an actor, filmmaker, comedian and proud marijuana enthusiast, is bringing his cannabis and lifestyle brand, Houseplant, to the U.S.
Medical marijuana workers in California move to front of vaccine line
The California Department of Public Health is now allowing people who work at medical marijuana retail shops a shot at the front of the COVID-19 vaccine line, before some teachers and emergency workers. Some say it makes perfect sense, while others are outraged.
California says some highway marijuana billboards must go
The state Bureau of Cannabis Control ordered billboard companies to stop selling space for cannabis marketing and take down existing ads on roads that cross state borders.
Man jailed for life over $20 marijuana sale released after 12 years
Fate Winslow was approached by undercover officers in 2008 and they asked where to buy some marijuana. He borrowed a bike, found some marijuana, and gave it to officers who then gave him $5. He got life in prison.
Man sentenced to 90 years for non-violent drug offense released, meets grandchildren
Richard DeLisi's sentence is among one of the longest ever handed down for a non-violent crime involving marijuana. But the Polk County man who was serving 90 years is now a free man.
MORE Act: House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level
If signed into U.S. law, the MORE Act would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level and reinvest in communities hit hardest by the war on drugs.
Across party lines, Americans embrace marijuana legalization in 2020 election
Recreational marijuana initiatives passed in four states this year, from liberal New Jersey to conservative Montana and South Dakota. The results prove how broadly accepted marijuana has become.
Marijuana decriminalization vote expected in House
The House will likely vote on a historic marijuana decriminalization bill this month, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said Friday.
Marijuana use during pregnancy linked to greater risk of autism in children, study says
The study found that women who used cannabis while pregnant were 1.5 times more likely to have a child with autism.
LA cannabis businesses deemed essential during pandemic
Among the Los Angeles businesses deemed essential and urged to remain open are those with city permits to sell cannabis, authorities said.
California analysts urge marijuana tax based on potency
California analysts Tuesday recommended scrapping the state’s often-criticized system for taxing legal marijuana and replacing it with one hitched to the potency of products.