Despite an uptick in acceptance for cannabis, the money made from it, those who sell it and those who use it, people of color are still predominantly negatively affected by the ripple effects of the War on Drugs.
While alcohol-related DUIs remain far more common, last week a case involving a motorist prosecutors say was solely under the influence of marijuana provided a stark example of the danger of driving while stoned.
ADELANTO — Five current city code enforcement officers, including the department’s supervisor, say Mayor Rich Kerr and new City Manager Jessie Flores have illegally shielded commercial cannabis cultivators from inspection and enforcement. The protection, they add, goes beyond stand-down orders. It extends into the more serious charges of making... Read more
YORK, Neb. (AP) — A California couple who said the marijuana they were hauling through Nebraska was intended for Christmas gifts have been given probation and conditional jail time. York County District Court records say 71-year-old Barbara and 80-year-old Patrick Jiron were sentenced Monday to three years’ probation. They’ll... Read more
Sonoma County on Friday touted its efforts to rein in unauthorized cannabis operations after facing criticism from some rural residents who say county officials haven’t done enough to shutter pot farms that don’t have permits. Since the start of last year, code enforcement staff members have forced more than... Read more
Prosecutors in Los Angeles have charged 515 people for helping to run 105 illegal marijuana operations, the City Attorney’s office said Friday. The sweep is part of an effort to level the financial playing field for licensed cannabis businesses, which have suffered by competing with black market operators who... Read more
The mother of a Cathedral Catholic High School student was sentenced Friday to 11 years, eight months in state prison after admitting she had guided a teen to sell drugs to a network of other students. “It’s absolutely sickening to the court,” San Diego Superior Court Judge Timothy Walsh... Read more
A new marijuana task force created by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office served its first search warrant Wednesday, Aug. 22, shutting down what it said was an unlicensed dispensary in Jurupa Valley. Several pounds of cannabis, THC pods, edibles, paraphernalia, wax and vape cartridges were seized, according to... Read more
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A bill requiring California prosecutors to erase or reduce tens of thousands of marijuana criminal convictions was approved by the state Legislature on Wednesday and now awaits Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature. When voters passed Proposition 64 in 2016 to allow adult use of marijuana, they... Read more
A teenage girl who sold marijuana out of her bedroom was using her gun-toting parents as her suppliers, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said. On Friday, deputies served a search warrant on the home of Jose Reyes Martinez, 44, and his wife in Delhi, Calif., where they found 80... Read more
