SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s largest wildfire is threatening a marijuana growing enclave, and authorities said many of the locals have refused to evacuate and abandon their maturing crops even as weather forecasters predict more hot, dry and windy conditions that could fan flames.
It happened in the 700 block of Dunn Way.
Plans for a pot shop in Quincy Market are on hold for now after the property management firm for the popular downtown tourist destination issued a cease and desist letter for the cannabis retailer, city officials confirmed.
Many people in Roxbury on Tuesday said they would welcome a proposed recreational marijuana dispensary in Nubian Square, even though the head of a neighborhood group said a “drug den” would not help to revitalize the community.
Cannabis sales keep creeping higher and higher, setting 2020 up to be the industry’s most lucrative year on record.
Redwood City residents are being asked to weigh in on whether the city should allow retail cannabis stores in commercial areas.
Federal agencies are helping the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department with the Aguanga slayings investigation.
Early cold temperatures and snow in Colorado may have destroyed millions of dollars worth of outdoor plants, cannabis and hemp companies said.
An illegal marijuana growing operation where seven people were fatally shot in a small, rural Southern California town had the markings of organized crime, authorities said Tuesday.
Investigators found more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana and several hundred marijuana plants, deputies said.
7 people were dead from gunshot wounds at a pot house in Aguanga, southeast of Hemet. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies are looking for the suspect.
7 people were dead from gunshot wounds at a pot house in Aguanga, southeast of Hemet. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies are looking for the suspect.
A Santa Rosa man was arrested for allegedly conspiring to traffic marijuana, alongside two men who’ve been implicated in the killing of a mail delivery worker.
A new study analyzing more than 1 million Reddit drug-related comment threads suggests Americans are increasingly turning to drugs to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, with sharp increases in conversations about alcohol, hallucinogens, tobacco and cocaine.
Lamar Johnson, 31, apologized for his participation in the robbery and said he wouldn’t have involved himself if he thought his co-defendants were armed.
A 17-year-old boy who fled after mowing down two pedestrians in an Aug. 18 Natick crash was driving high on marijuana, authorities said.
GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — An annual pro-marijuana event in western Massachusetts that attracts thousands of people has again been postponed, this time until next year.
A judge erred by barring the defendant from using pot during his probation period, a state appeals court ruled.
New study says disparities in access to regulated marijuana products persists nearly four years after legalization.
New study says disparities in access to regulated marijuana products persists nearly four years after legalization.
Amid the long-overdue national conversation about achieving true social justice, one key element is being largely overlooked: The need to end decades of misguided drug policy that has disproportionately taken a toll on minority communities.
A Denver grand jury on Thursday indicted seven people and 12 businesses for running an alleged international human trafficking operation comprised of illicit massage parlors and black market marijuana grow operations, the Denver District Attorney’s Office announced.
In an era when consumers can buy groceries, pet supplies and even a life-size cardboard cutout of Lizzo without directly seeing a human, one company is ensuring Coloradans can also purchase their cannabis contactless.
June marks the first month in Colorado history that recreational marijuana shops sold more than $150 million in worth of products as cannabis consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic continues to set industry records.
Elected officials in Monterey will revisit the debate over joining most of the rest of the Peninsula in allowing cannabis dispensaries in the city.
After imposing a cumulative $800,000 in fines last month, the Cannabis Control Commission slapped a $120,000 fine Thursday on a cultivator and manufacturer that sold vaporizer cartridges that exceeded allowed state limits for ethanol.
Sheriff, on behalf of Hester Burkhalter, a 69-year-old White woman from Hickory, North Carolina, and her family.
From cannabis-infused pizzas to faux beer, entrepreneurs say the cooperative model will let them pursue niche ideas that might otherwise be out of reach.
You may love smoking weed, but it does not love your heart, according to the American Heart Association’s new scientific statement on marijuana.
Artists, retailers and startups have found a temporary home in Tennyson bungalows that were scheduled for demolition.
As the deadline to get local measures on the Nov. 3 ballot approaches, some cities turn to voters for advice or to tax the industry.
Clint Eastwood sued several companies that sell CBD supplements on Wednesday, alleging that they are falsely using his name and image to push products he would never agree to endorse.
A Commerce City man has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for illegal cultivation of marijuana in a residence.
The defendants, who made off with nearly $50,000 in cash and jewelry along with a brand new Chevy Silverado in April, have preliminary hearing set for this week
Cannabis sales in Colorado set a new monthly record in May, hitting their highest level since recreational sales began in 2014.
A California businessman described as the mastermind behind an illegal marijuana trafficking organization was sentenced to 12 years in prison for conning people out of money and shipping drugs out of state.
A cannabis bust on June 25 led to the arrest of five people and law enforcement seizing more than 1,700 pounds of processed cannabis.
Changing the way Massachusetts taxes legal marijuana could produce more revenue for the state, but it could also disrupt the fledgling cannabis industry, a report found.
In Teller County, the sheriff’s office reported raids in Colorado Springs, Divide and in Las Animas County where two people were arrested and three properties were searched in a 14-hour operation.
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Linda Grant sold weed in the streets of East Oakland for 35 years before California legalized marijuana in 2016. She’s been “going through hell” trying to open a licensed business ever since.
District attorneys challenge some cases, while advocates say clearing marijuana cases is part of greater racial justice reform efforts.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law Monday that allows him to mass-pardon Coloradans with minor marijuana possession convictions, but he has not said exactly how the process will work.
Stoners can still light up online.
A marijuana raid in Merced County allegedly found an extensive growing operation in an unlikely-looking home.
The Associated Press recently disclosed the results of two new studies attempting to determine the impact on traffic deaths in states that have legalized recreational marijuana.
More than 10,700 pot plants were eradicated in Humboldt County during an investigation of illegal cannabis cultivation in the Dinsmore area, authorities said Thursday.
The 2019 Monterey County Crop Report released Tuesday shows the overall production value of the agriculture industry in the county was up 3.5% to $4.4 billion.
Laws legalizing recreational marijuana may lead to more traffic deaths, two new studies suggest, although questions remain about how they might influence driving habits.
