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Category Archives: Drug Policy
Harborside's Steve DeAngelo on Medical Marijuana Crackdown: 'Death by a Thousand Cuts'
It may not yet be time to call U.S. Attorney for Northern California Melinda Haag's enforcement actions against pot facilities over the past four months a "war on medical marijuana," but she certainly took hostilities to a new level this … Continue reading
Feds' Action Against Harborside Suggests Broader Pot Crackdown
Where will it end? In March, a U.S. attorney told KQED that the federal crackdown on pot dispensaries would focus on establishments near places that children gather: schools, parks and playgrounds. But Harborside Health Center's facilities in Oakland and San … Continue reading
Feds Threaten to Seize Harborside Pot Dispensary
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An Oakland medical marijuana dispensary that's been billed as the largest pot shop on the planet is being targeted for closure by federal prosecutors in Northern California. Harborside Health Center spokeswoman Gaynell Rogers said U.S. Attorney … Continue reading
Calif. Court Strikes Down LA County's Pot Shop Ban
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court has struck down Los Angeles County's ban on medical marijuana dispensaries. The 4th District Court of Appeal ruled Monday that because the state's medical marijuana laws authorize cooperatives and collectives to grow, … Continue reading
Finances of Top Pot Club Revealed in Document
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by Michael Montgomery and David Downs, California Watch At the peak of California’s pot boom in 2009, one of the state’s largest medical marijuana dispensaries recorded more than $15 million in sales to thousands of customers for popular strains like … Continue reading
Beyond the Bubble: Suit Claiming That Closure of Pot Dispensaries Violates Disabilities Act is Dismissed
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with an AM post from somewhere else in California. We're in this Golden State together. Right? A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's … Continue reading
Pelosi Has 'Strong Concerns' About Federal Crackdown on Medical Marijuana; Read Statement
Nancy Pelosi has weighed in on the recent federal crackdown on the medical marijuana industry in California. Her statement, released yesterday… San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in response to recent federal government actions … Continue reading
Berkeley Pot Dispensary Biggest Casualty of Crackdown
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by David Downs and Michael Montgomery, California Watch With its only retail outlet due to close Monday, Berkeley Patients Group is set to become the biggest casualty so far in a bold and controversial legal offensive by federal prosecutors against … Continue reading
Beyond the Bubble: Riverside County DA Considers Classes/Fines for Low-Level Offenders
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with an AM post from somewhere else in California. Because we're in this Golden State together. Right? It's a terrible name, realignment. For one thing, it provides no clear visual as to what … Continue reading
