Lawsuit Seeks To Block Calaveras County Ballot Initiative To Ban Commercial Cannabis CultivationMarch 3, 2017 | Julia MitricA medical cannabis dispensary in Calaveras County is suing the County Board of Supervisors to try to block a ballot initiative giving voters a chance to ban commercial cannabis cultivation.
UC Davis To Offer Courses On Effects Of Cannabis UseFebruary 7, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerIn light of changing pot laws around the country, the UC Davis School of Medicine has decided to begin offering biology courses on marijuana.
City Of Sacramento Proposes Marijuana Fees In Anticipation Of Legal Business IncreasesFebruary 6, 2017 | Bob MoffittIn the last year and a half, the City of Sacramento has received 900 requests for information about legally growing, cultivating or processing marijuana. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentMedical Marijuana Dispensaries Still Can't Sell Weed For Recreational UseNovember 10, 2016 | Ben BradfordCalifornia has legalized the recreational use of marijuana, after voters approved Proposition 64, but dispensaries are still not allowed to sell the drug for nonmedical purposes—at least for now.
California CountsCalaveras County Copes With Change After Influx of New Marijuana GrowersNovember 3, 2016 | Julia MitricPeople have grown marijuana quietly in Calaveras County for decades. But after the Butte fire word got out that Calaveras was the place to grow. Now long-time residents say a “green rush" fueled by outsiders is hurting their county. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Medical Marijuana Bill Tracks Pot, Regulates GrowersSeptember 14, 2016 | Ja'Nel JohnsonThe California Department of Food and Agriculture is hosting a series of meetings throughout the month for the public and interest groups to help shape new medical marijuana regulations.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPeter Hecht's 'The Silas Project'June 1, 2016Today on Insight, we'll talk with senior writer Peter Hecht. Hecht has been covering marijuana in California since voters passed Prop. 215, which allowed for the legal use of weed for medicine. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
More Than Enough Signatures Collected To Put New Stockton Dispenseries Measure On BallotMay 24, 2016 | Rich IbarraProponents of a measure to allow four medical marijuana dispensaries in Stockton have turned in a petition with more than 8,500 signatures. That’s almost 3,000 more than what are needed to put the initiative before the voters. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Looming Marijuana Ruling Could Limit Federal ProsecutionsMay 8, 2016(AP) — A federal appeals court is expected to issue a ruling soon that could limit prosecutions of medical marijuana users and dispensaries in eight Western states that allow medical marijuana.
California Medical Marijuana Czar Says She Never Smoked PotApril 9, 2016(AP) — California's medical marijuana czar says she never smoked pot but believes there's a need for weed.
