Double dealing: Legal, illicit blur in California pot market
Industry experts say a growing number of license holders are secretly operating in the illegal market — working both sides of the economy to make ends meet.
San Leandro police shoot, injure suspects following burglary at cannabis dispensary
San Leandro police shot and injured two men following a burglary at SilverStreak, a cannabis dispensary.
California cannabis industry says it's been pushed to 'breaking point'
Several of the California's leading cannabis companies have banded together to direct a dire warning to Governor Gavin Newsom this week. In a letter sent to the governor’s office and leaders of the state legislature, business leaders warned that the state’s legal cannabis industry is on the verge of collapse.
California pot companies warn of impending industry collapse
California cannabis companies say the state's legalized pot industry is unable to compete with the illegal network of growers and sellers due to unfair and excessive taxation on legalized cannabis products.
Medical marijuana user hospitalized after turning to synthetic 'spice' due to cost
A bad batch of synthetic marijuana, also known as ‘spice,’ is making its way around Hillsborough County. Two people have died after using the drug and another 40 have been hospitalized, as of Tuesday.
Oakland cannabis business hit twice in back-to-back burglaries
An Oakland marijuana delivery service is the latest in the Bay Area's cannabis industry to be hit by a gang of thieves. They struck Presto Canna in the city's Fruitvale neighborhood, not once, but twice this week, in back to back days.
World’s largest pot brownie unveiled ahead of National Brownie Day
The brownie is made with flour, butter, eggs, sugar and 20,000 mg of THC.
Oakland cannabis businesses want to write off private security costs
Oakland cannabis businesses are asking for help following mass thefts at more than two dozen operations the week before Thanksgiving.
South Dakota Supreme Court rules against marijuana legalization
The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that nullified a voter-passed amendment to the state constitution that would have legalized recreational marijuana use.
Oakland City Council committee votes to end testing for off-the-job cannabis use
The Oakland City Council's Public Safety Committee voted unanimously Tuesday on an ordinance to end the testing of city employees for off-the-job cannabis use considering the crisis the city is facing recruiting and retaining employees, Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan's office said.
Illegal pot edibles sold in California as popular snacks
“These aren’t Doritos, these are not Sour Patch Kids, these are not Oreos. They are unregulated and untested cannabis products sold by unlicensed manufacturers and marketed to underage Californians,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said.
Marin County DA drops, reduces 500 cannabis cases
The Marin County District Attorney's Office has dropped or reduced 514 marijuana charges in the county prior to 2017.
Walnut Creek seeks to expand recreational cannabis rules in the city
All five Walnut Creek council members agreed the city shouldn't explore allowing commercial cultivation or preparation of cannabis within the city.
NBA will not randomly test players for marijuana this season
The NBA has agreed to not randomly test players for marijuana this season, a continuation of the policy that was put in place last year for the COVID-19 “restart bubble” and has remained since.
$10M cash, 500K marijuana plants seized in Bay Area's largest-ever bust
Alameda County Sheriff's Office detectives say they've recovered upwards of $10 million in cash, 100,000 marijuana plants, and 6 tons of processed marijuana valued at $40 million in the largest-ever marijuana bust in the history of the Bay Area.
Alameda County Sheriff's say they've made the largest marijuana bust in the history of the Bay Area
Alameda County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Ray Kelly says the multi-location operation is incredibly sophisticated, fully automated and very well done. "They're pumping CO2 in to the plants to make the plants grow bigger and stronger. And according to our investigators, this is some of the best, high quality marijuana that they've ever seen."
LA County DA Gascón IDs nearly 60,000 cannabis convictions to be dismissed
Gascón was co-author of Prop 64, the 2016 measure that made cannabis legal in California.
First-ever cannabis competition coming to California State Fair
The purpose of the competition is to celebrate the state’s legal and licensed cannabis industry.
Medical cannabis use expanded to Texas PTSD, cancer patients
Thousands of Texas veterans suffering often life-threatening post-traumatic stress disorder can now legally access medical cannabis to ease the symptoms.
California Supreme Court: Inmates not allowed to have cannabis in prison
Prison inmates can’t legally possess marijuana under California’s law allowing recreational pot, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in overturning a lower court that found prisoners could have the drug as long as they didn’t consume it.