California
Assembly committee OKs bill to legalize marijuana
A proposal to legalize and tax marijuana in California was approved by a key committee of the Assembly this morning, over the dire warnings of police chiefs and prosecutors.
Bid to legalize pot is counter to U.S. trend
With Californians likely to vote in November on whether to legalize marijuana, some key swing voters – Democratic and independent women – are expressing a surprising reason why they would support the initiative.
Bay Area Natives Charged In Valley Pot Growth Ring
Federal authorities announced charges against 18 people they said operated a lucrative marijuana-growing operation by converting Central Valley homes into high-tech pot nurseries. They estimated the value of the marijuana crop at nearly $100 million a year. All the suspects are from the San Francisco Bay Area, but half remain at large, including several who [...]
Medical marijuana doctor’s bond still under debate
A former Mississippi heart surgeon who later opened a medical marijuana clinic in California was captured on secret recordings urging witnesses to lie in a marijuana cultivation case in Mississippi, prosecutors said.
Medical Marijuana Apartheid: Different Rules Apply for Rich and Poor Pot Smokers
A California hipster can hit the vaporizer without fear of harassment, but a lower-class person smoking a blunt may not be so lucky.
Los Altos bans medicinal pot clubs
No medical marijuana dispensaries will be allowed in Los Altos, CA under two new ordinances approved this week by the city council.
Report: Pot use, arrests rising in California
Marijuana arrests in California are increasing faster than the nationwide rate, and African Americans are being booked for pot-related crimes much more often than whites, a new report says.
