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California Senate OKs Regulations for Medicinal Marijuana

May 20, 2013, 4:22 pm • Posted by KQED News Staff and Wires
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by Don Thompson, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would take steps to regulate the sale of medical marijuana under a bill approved Monday by the state Senate, restricting cannabis dispensaries that federal prosecutors say have grown out of control. … Continue reading »

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Political Leaders Defend Berkeley Pot Dispensary From U.S. Lawsuit

May 9, 2013, 10:00 am • Posted by KQED News Staff
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A group of prominent East Bay political leaders spoke out Wednesday against a federal attempt to close the Berkeley Patients Group, one of California's oldest medical marijuana dispensaries. Mayor Tom Bates, several members of the Berkeley City Council and a … Continue reading »

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Calif. Supreme Court Hears Whether Cities Can Block Pot Dispensaries

February 5, 2013, 10:26 am • Posted by KQED News Staff
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by Michael Montgomery The California Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in San Francisco Tuesday on whether cities and counties can ban retail pot dispensaries – even though state law specifies that Californians have the right to obtain and use … Continue reading »

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Feds' Action Against Harborside Suggests Broader Pot Crackdown

July 12, 2012, 1:53 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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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 »

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