Items tagged with california
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| Drug expert says Australia's presence at UN summit a waste of money [07.04.2016] | The president of the Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation, Dr Alex Wodak, has questioned Australia’s attendance at the special session of the United ... |
| Marijuana plan backed by billionaire Sean Parker on path to California ballot [06.01.2016] | A plan backed by Silicon Valley billionaire Sean Parker to legalize recreational use of marijuana in California is on the path to the November ballot ... |
| California’s leading legalization initiative gathers momentum [07.12.2015] | California’s leading legalization initiative is gathering momentum, and has announced amendments that add input from hundreds of stakeholders. Propon ... |
| After Ohio’s vote, these states will determine the future of legal marijuana [02.11.2015] | Drug law reformers in at least 16 states have already got ballot measures in the works for next year, according to vote-tracking site Ballotpedia. Tw ... |
| Oregon legalizes pot, and nobody cares [12.10.2015] | Oregon is the third American state to legalize recreational marijuana sales, following neighboring Washington, where legal pot debuted in the summer ... |
| Ohio prepares to vote on marijuana legalization: which states will be next? [16.08.2015] | Thus far, Ohio is the only state where voters will consider pot legalization in the 2015 election. But that’s not because many states aren’t already ... |
| Legislature considering plans to regulate medicinal pot shops, growers [02.05.2015] | California lawmakers are wading into the politically sticky issue of regulating medical marijuana, laying groundwork for state control of the sale an ... |
| Marijuana cultivation in California is sucking streams dry, says new report [27.03.2015] | With its dense forests, foggy climate and rugged coastline, California’s Humboldt County has long been synonymous with its biggest cash crop: marijua ... |
| The war on drugs is burning out [07.01.2015] | The conservative wave of 2014 featured an unlikely, progressive undercurrent: In two states, plus the nation's capital, Americans voted convincingly ... |
| The year in drug policy: Movement at a crossroads [26.12.2014] | The 43-year-old war on drugs had never seen such a barrage of opposition as it did in 2014, with successful marijuana legalization initiatives in sev ... |
| California’s Attorney General thinks legal weed is inevitable [17.11.2014] | California was one of the first to legalize medical marijuana in 1996, but so far hasn’t legalized it for recreational use, like Colorado, Washington ... |
| California next for pot proponents emboldened by election victories [05.11.2014] | Marijuana advocates, fresh off victories for legal recreational pot in Oregon, Alaska and the nation’s capital, are already preparing for their next ... |
| Grow your own marijuana law [25.10.2014] | Retail marijuana sales for adults are now legal (at least at the state level) in Colorado and Washington. Next month, voters in Alaska and Oregon may ... |
| Yes to marijuana ballot measures [05.10.2014] | The decision by California voters in 1996 to legalize medical marijuana produced a wave of similar initiatives around the country. Less than two deca ... |
| Major pot legalization group turns sights on California for 2016 [23.09.2014] | Marijuana legalization proponents are turning their attention to California and gearing up for a legalization campaign in 2016. The Marijuana Policy ... |
| High times: The next five states to tackle pot laws [02.06.2014] | Weed is legal in at least some form in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Most allow it for medical use only. Colorado and Washington this year ... |
| California ballot measure on pot legalization delayed until 2016 [17.02.2014] | A coalition of investors and strategists, which played a key role in passing most of the legislation to reform drug laws nationwide since 1996, has d ... |
| Marijuana legalization would bring fresh cash to California [26.12.2013] | At least two of three marijuana legalization measures vying for the November, 2014 ballot would be good for California, according to the state Attorn ... |
| Greener marijuana: can a budding industry grow sustainable agriculture? [29.10.2013] | The growing societal acceptance of cannabis in the U.S. has sparked what some call a "green rush" of people trying to cash in on what is already a mu ... |
| Few problems with cannabis for California [25.10.2013] | At a time when polls show widening public support for legalization California’s 17-year experience as the first state to legalize medical marijuana o ... |
| New laws chart course for marijuana legalization [19.10.2013] | Nearly a year after Colorado and Washington State voted to become the first states to legalize recreational marijuana, the detailed rules governing h ... |
| California is poised to legalize marijuana in 2016 [16.10.2013] | According to a Tulchin Research poll a "solid majority" of nearly two-thirds (65%) in California supports legalizing, regulating and taxing adult rec ... |
| Fate of LA pot shops left to voters [18.05.2013] | Los Angeles politicians have struggled for more than five years to regulate medical marijuana, trying to balance the needs of the sick against neighb ... |
| Rival marijuana measures thrown into the electoral pot [20.04.2013] | Dozens of medical marijuana activists rallied outside Los Angeles City Hall, declaring war on an enemy. Their target was not the federal government, ... |
| Majority of California voters support legalizing pot, poll finds [27.02.2013] | A record but still narrow majority of California voters, or 54 percent, favor legalizing marijuana for personal, recreational use with age limits and ... |
| U.S. can proceed with plans to close Oakland pot shop, court says [14.02.2013] | A U.S. magistrate judge on Thursday sided with federal prosecutors in dismissing a lawsuit by the city of Oakland that challenged as illegal federal ... |
| California high court seems inclined to uphold bans on pot shops [06.02.2013] | The California Supreme Court appeared inclined to uphold municipal bans against medical marijuana dispensaries. Meeting for oral arguments, the state ... |
| In California, it’s U.S. vs. State over marijuana [12.01.2013] | In a case that highlights the growing clash between the federal government and those states that have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational ... |
| Judge in San Francisco lets biggest medical pot shop stay open [08.01.2013] | A federal magistrate judge ruled that a medical-marijuana dispensary that bills itself as the world's largest can continue to operate, at least for n ... |
| Reefer Madness Revisited [20.12.2012] | Rob Kampia, co-founder and executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), has co-authored most of the medical marijuana laws on the books. ... |
| Marijuana, not yet legal for Californians, might as well be [19.12.2012] | Let Colorado and Washington be the marijuana trailblazers. Let them struggle with the messy details of what it means to actually legalize the drug. M ... |
| Battle over nation's largest pot dispensary heads to U.S. court [18.12.2012] | A showdown over the fate of the country's largest medical marijuana dispensary heads to federal court, and the outcome could hint at what lies ahead ... |
| The next seven states to legalize pot [18.12.2012] | By legalizing marijuana through direct democracy, Colorado and Washington have fundamentally changed the national conversation about cannabis. As man ... |
| Marijuana decriminalization law brings down juvenile arrests in California [25.11.2012] | Marijuana is one of the primary reasons why California experienced a stunning 20 percent drop in juvenile arrests in just one year, between 2010 and ... |
| Oakland sues U.S. to halt closure of marijuana dispensary [10.10.2012] | The city of Oakland has sued to block U.S. authorities from closing down a medical marijuana dispensary that bills itself as the world's largest, mar ... |
| Marijuana only for the sick? A farce, some Angelenos say [06.10.2012] | One year after federal law enforcement officials began cracking down on California’s medical marijuana industry with a series of high-profile arrests ... |
| Marijuana: A failure to regulate, but not by dispensaries [02.10.2012] | The Times' Sept. 27 editorial, "In a haze on pot policy," says, "In the face of this chaos, the federal crackdown is, to some, good news -- finally, ... |
| L.A. repeals its ban on pot stores [01.10.2012] | After struggling for years to regulate storefront pot shops, the Los Angeles City Council retreated Tuesday, voting to repeal the carefully crafted b ... |
| Veteran Emerald Triangle pot growers see their way of life ending [29.09.2012] | Battered by competition from indoor cultivators around the state and industrial-size operations that have invaded the North Coast counties, many of t ... |
| In a haze on pot policy [26.09.2012] | Late last year, U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. affirmed the Obama administration's long-standing policy of taking a hands-off approach to states ... |
| U.S. raids L.A. marijuana shops [26.09.2012] | Federal officials brought their war on medical marijuana dispensaries to Los Angeles, raiding several shops and issuing warning letters to dozens mor ... |
| Bid to overturn L.A. pot shop ban qualifies for ballot [18.09.2012] | Activists seeking to strike down a ban on medical marijuana outlets in Los Angeles saw their challenge qualify for the ballot, dealing a setback to t ... |
| Bid to repeal L.A.'s ban on pot shops may be headed for ballot [29.08.2012] | A referendum to repeal a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles appears to be headed for the ballot, with pot shop supporters saying th ... |
| Los Angeles sued over crackdown on medical marijuana shops [17.08.2012] | A medical marijuana trade group and 11 patients sued the city of Los Angeles, seeking to block enforcement of an ordinance that would shut down most ... |
| L.A.'s medical marijuana mess [25.07.2012] | The Los Angeles City Council is plainly out of its depth when it comes to regulating medical marijuana. This was already clear after years of fumblin ... |
| L.A. City Council bans medical marijuana dispensaries [24.07.2012] | In what could be a turning point in the city's seemingly unending battle to regulate the distribution of medical marijuana, the Los Angeles City Coun ... |
| Oakland protests U.S. attorney's crackdown on large medical marijuana dispensary [13.07.2012] | A day after federal prosecutors moved to shutter the country's largest medical marijuana dispensary, city leaders and other officials came to the def ... |
| Some Southern California 'nonprofit' pot shops make big money [16.06.2012] | Many medical marijuana dispensaries have been making huge sums of money even as they claim to be nonprofit, according to court and law enforcement re ... |
| U.S. targets landlords in fight against medical pot [13.06.2012] | The authorities are pressuring landlords to shut down the shops or face possible loss of the real estate through the unconventional and low-key use o ... |
| 10 Reasons to Revisit Marijuana Policy Now [12.06.2012] | For the first time ever, a solid majority of Americans supports legalizing marijuana for recreational use: 56%, according to the most recent Rasmusse ... |
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