The year in marijuana: Key events for legal pot in 2018
It took less than a week for the Trump administration to kill the considerable buzz created Jan. 1 when California's broad marijuana legalization law took effect, creating the largest legal U.S. cannabis marketplace.
Huge pot recall ordered after lab is caught falsifying reports
Nearly 850 batches — tens of thousands of pounds of flower, edibles and marijuana products — will have to be returned and either destroyed or retested.
Up to 10 cannabis farms may get green light in Alameda County, neighbors worried about smell, crime
The rural fields of Alameda County have long been home to farmers growing grapes, pistachios and olives, beekeepers harvesting honey and ranchers raising cattle and sheep. By next year, agricultural land near the edges of Sunol and Livermore, will also showcase farmers growing weed. Up to 10 cannabis farms will be allowed to operate within the county, and the first cultivator is expected...
Pleasant Hill City Council could extend cannabis moratorium
The Pleasant Hill City Council on Monday night will consider renewing an "emergency ordinance" that would extend a moratorium on almost every commercial marijuana-related business from operating within that city.
Bay Area cities say yes to taxing cannabis, Oakland votes to lower rates
Cities and counties around the Bay Area love cannabis, and the tax money that comes with the newly legalized weed.
Santa Barbara County seizes 400,000 marijuana plants
Santa Barbara County sheriff's investigators have seized approximately 400,000 marijuana plants that were allegedly being grown illegally.
First FDA-approved, cannabis-based medication now available by prescription in U.S.
The first cannabis-based medication approved by the U.S Food and Drug Administration is now available by prescription in all 50 U.S. states for the treatment of two types of severe epileptic syndromes, according to its manufacturer.
Prop D opponents say tax spike for SF cannabis dispensaries leads to more illegal sales
Now that cannabis is legal San Francisco, voters will be deciding just how much those businesses should be paying in taxes.
Big safety testing failure rate for California pot products
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Nearly 20 percent of marijuana products in California have failed tests for potency and purity since the state started requiring the checks on July 1, a failure rate some in the industry say has more to do with unrealistic standards and technical glitches than protecting consumer safety.
Last day of fire sale at Bay Area pot dispensaries
It's Christmas in June if you're a cannabis user. Dispensaries are blowing out stock at bargain prices, but only through Saturday June 30. New state regulations on purity, potency, and packaging take effect July 1.
SF city college offering cannabis workshop series
City College of San Francisco is accepting students for a series of workshops that are being launched in response to community interest following the statewide legalization of recreational marijuana.
California pot shops slash prices ahead of new testing rules
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bargain basement bud is on the menu in California, but you need to act fast to cash in on the cheap weed. Regulations being phased in six months after the state broadly legalized marijuana require that pot sold after Saturday meet strict quality standards, so retailers unloading untested inventory are offering blowout prices.
Monterey County slashes marijuana taxes
A Northern California county slashed its marijuana tax rate, yielding to growers' complaints and over the objections of local law enforcement.
Police: Driving while high on marijuana is a 'growing problem'
The Golden Gate division of the CHP is on now on the lookout for signs of marijuana impairment.
SF district attorney joins pilot program to automatically clear eligible marijuana convictions
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon has partnered with Code for America to help automatically clear eligible marijuana-related convictions, a move he hopes will increase public safety by reducing barriers to employment and housing.
Flower town grapples with blossoming pot industry's stench
CARPINTERIA, Calif. (AP) - This picturesque coastal town cradled by mountains and sandy shores is a scene out of a Southern California postcard. Residents of Carpinteria say they feel lucky to live in what they consider a slice of paradise. But change is in the air. And sometimes, they say, it stinks. That's because marijuana has become a new crop of choice in the farmlands surrounding this...
A wide (and wild) variety of 4/20 Bay Area events make a splash
A wide (or is that wild?) variety of events is on tap today in the Bay Area celebrating 4/20 in this, the first year that recreational use of marijuana for adults is legal in California.
San Rafael high school stoner clique reminisces about start of 4/20
How the marijuana-loving world came to mark the occasion is believed traceable to five Northern California men now in their 60s with bad backs and graying hair. They are the unofficial grandmasters by virtue of the code they created nearly 50 years ago as students at a suburban San Francisco high school in 1971.
Clearing cannabis convictions: Bay Area prosecutors make small dent after promises to dismiss
Individual Bay Area prosecutors promised to review marijuana cases and clear thousands of criminal cannabis records. But a 2 Investigates review of the major District Attorney’s offices show that they have only made a small dent in the number of cases before them. In three months, they've dismissed between 4 to 10 percent in the cannabis caseloads they vowed to clear.
Dispensaries do brisk business for 4/20
Marijuana dispensaries are doing a brisk business in advance of the annual 420 celebration of cannabis.