California

On Monday, the Drug Policy Alliance and Southern California chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed suit against the City of Fontana, California on behalf of a hopeful cannabis cultivator. Mike Harris, a retiree and longtime resident of …

Salinas, California, the largest city in Monterey County, is known across the world as the “Salad Bowl of America.” A cultivation powerhouse for lettuce, spinach, broccoli, and tomatoes, this fertile valley grows the majority of salad greens for the country. …

A California lawyer has been charged with multiple felonies after helping a medical marijuana business win an asset forfeiture case against the San Diego County District Attorney. Several cannabis attorneys have suggested that these charges were filed in retaliation against …

The odds say, yes. After the Golden State Warriors smoked the Cleveland Cavaliers last Sunday, at least two reporters confirmed the Cavs locker room reeked of some pungent California chronic. As the Cavs head into Game 3 of the NBA …

Cannabis-infused dinner party trend makes its way to Nevada When adult-use cannabis becomes a legal ingredient in one of the world’s finest culinary destinations you can expect an abundance of creativity. Now that Nevada’s residents have voted in recreational marijuana, …

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ frustrations have mounted throughout the NBA Finals so much so that they may have settled down with the help of marijuana after last night’s game 2. Steph Curry, Kevin Durant and company dominated LeBron James and his …

Montana may not be a cannabis tourism hotspot like Colorado or California, but the Big Sky State has had medical marijuana legislation on the books since 2004. Now, after 13 years of operation, Montana will finally begin to make some money off of legal weed, with the state’s first ever medical marijuana sales tax set to take effect at the end of the month.

The new tax comes hot on the heels of a voter-approved measure last November that revived the state’s medical marijuana program from near-death.

HAYFORK, Calif. — The red and purple opium poppies that his family grew on a mountainside half a world away were filled with an intoxicating, sticky sap that his mother traded for silver coins to feed her children and pay for their escape.Adam Lee smiles at the memory of a childhood in war-torn Laos and voyage to America, where he spent decades adapting to life in big cities.Now 47 years old, Mr.

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California may soon protect its citizens from federal laws conflicting with the state’s legal marijuana policy.
The state Assembly approved a bill on Thursday prohibiting state and local police from assisting in enforcing federal marijuana laws, reports the Los Angeles Times.
The measure introduced by Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles) would shield Californians complying with state pot laws, such as dispensary owners and recreational users, from state or local police actions.
“AB 1578 ensures that our limited local and state resources are not spent on federal marijuana enforcement against individuals and entities that are in

The California Assembly just approved a measure that would prohibit state and local police from assisting federal drug enforcement agents in interfering with any marijuana user or canna-business that is complying with state marijuana laws.