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Tag Archives: medical marijuana
Berkeley Patients Group's Delinquent Tax Bill Reduced From $7.5M to $49K
by Frances Dinkelspiel, Berkeleyside The state Board of Equalization and Berkeley Patients Group (BPG) have worked out a compromise that reduces the dispensary’s delinquent tax bill from $7.5 million to $49,500. Despite selling millions of dollars in medical cannabis each … Continue reading
Video: Our Ace Marijuana Reporter Describes the Time He Accidentally Got Zonkered on Brownies
Michael Montgomery is a reporter for KQED and the Center For Investigative Reporting. One of his areas of expertise: medical marijuana. As he said, "It's probably fair to say that over the last few years, I've become a pot reporter." … Continue reading
Discovery Channel Bets on 2 Series About Northern California Pot Trade; Watch Previews
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NEW YORK (AP) — Cupcake makers, pawnbrokers and storage container raiders have all had their moments in reality television's spotlight. Now the time may be right for marijuana growers — and the people who chase them. The Discovery network debuts … Continue reading
City of Oakland's Challenge to Harborside Eviction Rejected by Court
A U.S. magistrate has rejected the city of Oakland's attempt to throw a legal roadblock into the forced closure of the Harborside marijuana dispensary. The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California is threatening Harborside's landlord with forfeiture of … Continue reading
Timeline: A History of Marijuana in California and the U.S.
Last Friday Mendocino County announced it was fighting federal grand jury subpoenas demanding that four county officials hand over all documents related to its now-abandoned medical marijuana permitting program. The legal action came even after the county had effectively gutted … Continue reading
Federal Crackdown on Medical Marijuana: Oakland Fights Back, Mendocino County Still Deciding
Last week on ABC News' 20/20, Barbara Walters asked President Obama if he thought marijuana should be legalized. "I wouldn't go that far," Obama said. "But what I think is that at this point, Washington and Colorado, you've seen the … Continue reading
Mendocino Deputy Sheriff's Family in Pot Farming Investigation
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Federal agents are investigating the family of a Mendocino sheriff's captain in connection with a marijuana farm, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports. Officials on Thursday served a search warrant on property near Highway 20 in Potter Valley where agents … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Oakland Sues U.S. Over Marijuana; Calif. Leads U.S. in Foreclosure Drop; Suit Filed Against Central Subway; Gas Prices Drop
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Oakland sues feds over pot dispensary (SF Chronicle) The city of Oakland took the unusual step Wednesday of filing a suit in an attempt to stop the federal government from seizing and closing down one of the largest medical marijuana … Continue reading
New Book Discounts Theory of Marijuana as Top US Cash Crop
by Michael Montgomery, California Watch For years, legalization advocates have argued that marijuana is America’s leading cash crop, outranking corn, wheat, soy and a host of other heartland staples produced on an industrial scale. Bringing pot production above ground, the … Continue reading
