Pot tax "sticker shock" follows statewide legalization

With recreational cannabis now legal, some buyers are experiencing sticker shock when it comes to pot taxes. 

Interactive map: Where to buy legal marijuana in California starting Jan. 1

Proposition 64 legalized the recreational use of weed in California last year, and the law goes into effect on Jan. 1. We've compiled an interactive map to see where you can buy legal weed.

High or Dry? California legal pot to test supply pipeline

Most Californians with an urge to smoke a joint will enter the state's legal marijuana marketplace through a single doorway -- at a retail shop. 

Recreational cannabis sales are official in San Francisco

The first customer at Apothecarium lined up at 4:20 Saturday morning. He wanted to be the first buyer on what he called a historic day. 

Pot industry frets, then shrugs off Sessions' new policy

This week's announcement that the U.S. Justice Department was ditching its hands-off approach to states that have legalized marijuana initially sent some in the industry into a tailspin, just days after California's $7 billion recreational weed market opened for business.

Recreational pot sales in San Francisco set for Saturday

Recreational pot will be available in San Francisco dispensaries on Saturday, according to officials.

Sessions terminates US policy that let legal pot flourish

The Trump administration threw the burgeoning movement to legalize marijuana into uncertainty Thursday as it lifted an Obama-era policy that kept federal authorities from cracking down on the pot trade in states where the drug is legal. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will now leave it up to federal prosecutors to decide what to do when state rules collide with federal drug law. 

Marijuana investors skittish after Sessions' shot at pot

Marijuana-related stocks plummeted, cannabis boosters worried about the industry's future and defiant growers and sellers vowed to keep operating after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions signaled a tougher approach Thursday to federal pot enforcement.

Get a pencil: California's marijuana-tracking system delayed

California's legal pot economy was supposed to operate under the umbrella of a vast computerized system to track marijuana from seed to storefronts, ensuring that plants are followed throughout the supply chain and don't drift into the black market.

Plenty of green coming in and going out at Oakland's Harborside marijuana dispensary

It’s “Green-Day” at Oakland’s Harbor-side.  Lots of Green coming in and lots of Green going out!   “This is like Disneyland, but way better,” said Florida’s Andrew Rojas.  

California's cannabis freedom comes with rules

California's cannabis law was decades in the making with more and more folks defying the prohibition. On January 1, cannabis supporters got what they wished for. Now, they have to navigate through legal and social minefields.

California's recreational pot law goes into effect in 2018

The new year in California ushers in broad legalization of recreational marijuana – a much-anticipated move two decades after the state was the first to allow the use of the drug for medicinal purposes. 

Harborside in Oakland aims to be first to sell recreational marijuana legally

Traditionally, the first baby born after the stroke of midnight on Jan. 1 is the big news story of the day on New Year’s. But in California, and in Oakland, specifically, the first ounce of recreational marijuana sold legally is the story that is sure to grab the biggest headlines.

Cannabis businesses prohibited in unincorporated Marin

As New Year's Day approaches, Marin County officials want the public to know that cannabis-related business activity will still be prohibited in unincorporated Marin.

Medical marijuana users flock to dispensaries ahead of new pot regulations
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The countdown to cannabis legalization is underway in California and Harborside in Oakland is seeing a rush of customers before new regulations go into effect.

Medley of agencies tasked with enforcing California pot laws

Licensed businesses around California can begin legally growing and selling marijuana for recreational use Monday, and a hodgepodge of enforcement agencies will be trying to make sure they adhere to a slew of new pot laws.

Why cannabis dispensaries are seeing a rush of medical card seekers
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The cannabis countdown to legalization is underway as the state prepares to allow recreational use on Monday. Dispensaries are already seeing a rush of medical customers before new restrictions go into effect.

San Francisco to launch awareness campaign for youth on cannabis risks

 SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) With California poised to legalize the adult use of marijuana on Jan. 1, San Francisco officials today announced a campaign aimed at informing young people about the changes in the law and the potential legal and health risks of cannabis use.

Toking & driving on the rise in California, new breathalyzers expected

With California marijuana use likely to pick up after the new year, when cannabis will be legal for recreational use, police are expecting a lot more DUIs.