A former field representative for Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn during her days in Congress was sentenced this week to 18 months in prison for bribery and attempted extortion after demanding and accepting $5,000 to prevent the closure of a Compton marijuana shop. Michael Kimbrew, 45, of Santa... Read more
Thailand considers allowing medical marijuana use — even as harsh penalties continue for recreational users
Medical MarijuanaUncategorized July 17, 2018
Thailand, known for its tough policies against drug trafficking, is taking a page from Canada and other countries and is seeking to lead the way in Asia in legalizing medical marijuana. The reason? It’s largely economic. Thailand, which in the 1980s was one of the world’s top exporters of... Read more
Pittsburg approves Contra Costa County’s first cannabis manufacturing plant
Uncategorized July 17, 2018
Pittsburg’s first plant for manufacturing and distributing medical and recreational cannabis could soon be operating in an industrial park at the former U.S. Army’s Camp Stoneman site. The City Council voted 4-1 Monday to approve a commercial cannabis permit and an operating agreement with Canyon Laboratories, a subsidiary of... Read more
New Hampshire man convicted in Mendocino County cannabis-farm killing
CaliforniaUncategorized July 16, 2018
A New Hampshire man has been found guilty of beating to death with a baseball bat a fellow pot grower at a remote Mendocino County property where they were both paid laborers. Joshua Ruoff, 32, will be sentenced Friday for first-degree murder in the bludgeoning death of Timothy Sweeting,... Read more
Marijuana suspected after driver rear-ends car with California state controller aboard
CaliforniaUncategorized July 16, 2018
OAKLAND — California State Controller Betty T. Yee is recovering from injuries she suffered Friday when her state vehicle was rear ended in the Posey Tube by a 25-year-old man suspected of being under the influence of marijuana, according to police. Police said the collision occurred about 3:25 p.m.... Read more
Three residents have launched a petition drive in an effort to overturn a new Antioch ordinance that later this month would allow marijuana retailers and related businesses to apply for permits to operate in the city. The “Not in Antioch” referendum would repeal the Cannabis Business Overlay District ordinance... Read more
Poison control centers say number of children ingesting marijuana edibles is way up
CaliforniaUncategorized July 16, 2018
State and local officials say they are alarmed by a spike in calls they have received to report children and teenagers ingesting marijuana products since California legalized cannabis for recreational use by adults in 2016. The number of calls to poison control centers involving people 19 and younger who... Read more
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Pot advocates celebrated the culmination of a yearslong effort to ease restrictions on the use of cannabis last month when nearly 60 percent of Oklahoma voters approved medical marijuana. Oklahoma’s proponents had even included a two-month deadline for the implementation in their measure so as... Read more
Though marijuana is now legal in California, it isn’t always easy to buy and it can be especially difficult for entrepreneurs who are forced to navigate a convoluted bureaucracy to get into the industry. At a cannabis seminar Wednesday evening at San Jose City Hall, business leaders and government officials... Read more
Opinion: Riverside City Council commits to the folly of marijuana prohibition
CaliforniaUncategorized July 12, 2018
On Tuesday, the Riverside City Council voted 4 to 3 to prohibit marijuana businesses in the city. In doing so, the Riverside City Council made clear that it is incapable of properly representing the will of the public on marijuana policy. Most Riverside voters supported Proposition 64 in 2016,... Read more
