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In 1996, marijuana legislation took a major step forward thanks to California. The Golden State became the first in the union to legalize medical marijuana via the Compassionate Use Act.

Oregon voted to decriminalize possession of hard drugs. Could California be next?

November 9, 2020 at 2:40 p.m.

Oregon could be just the beginning. Oregonians' vote to decriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs including heroin, methamphetamine and LSD, provides a catalyst for other states, including California, to...

The ‘Wine Country’ of weed? New California law gives regional title for marijuana branding

October 14, 2020 at 10:47 a.m.

California cannabis connoisseurs can celebrate — a new law inspired by the wine industry requires that marijuana must be grown in the "sun and soil" of a city or county...

Meet Douglas Emhoff, husband of Kamala Harris

August 13, 2020 at 10:47 a.m.

While Harris has spent time in the national spotlight before, such as during her questioning of U.S. Supreme Court nominee (and later Justice) Brett Kavanaugh or her own run for...

Advocates cite two new research papers that contend law enforcement agencies have a history of disproportionately targeting communities of color when it comes to marijuana enforcement.

Defund the marijuana police? Reports call for California to shift from law enforcement focus

June 19, 2020 at 4:26 p.m.

Should California defund the cannabis police? The group Public Health Advocates is citing two new studies, one from the UC Davis Center for Regional Change and the other from Youth...

California wants to hire more cannabis cops to get a handle on black market marijuana

June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m.

California's Bureau of Cannabis Control is looking to beef up its law enforcement presence. The bureau in a new state budget request is asking lawmakers to let it build an...

Customers in masks line up outside a Trader Joe's grocery store, waiting to enter after other shoppers have left because of social distancing efforts during the coronavirus pandemic, in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles on Friday, April 3, 2020.(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Leave your reusable grocery bag at home in coronavirus pandemic, some markets tell customers

April 6, 2020 at 1:18 p.m.

Californians four years ago voted to ban single-use plastic bags, moving to protect the environment by doing away with the oil-based products that too often wound up in gutters and...

By the end of 2019, agents at the California Bureau of Cannabis Control alone had seized nearly 24 tons of illicit cannabis.

California legalized marijuana 2 years ago. So why is the state seizing so much of it?

January 24, 2020 at 4:41 p.m.

California voters made marijuana legal to purchase and consume, but that hasn't stopped state and local law enforcement from seizing tons of it from black market growers and retailers. By...

California Marijuana industry-related job postings at job search website Indeed.com have spiked more than 1,200 percent over the last four years. Indeed used a series of key words — cannabis, marijuana, dispensary, budtender, cannabidiol, cannabinoid and cbd.

The marijuana industry is hiring. New data shows 1,242% spike in California job postings

October 16, 2019 at 10:57 a.m.

Looking for a job? Now would be a good time to consider the cannabis industry. California Marijuana industry-related job postings at job search website Indeed.com have spiked more than 1,200...

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