Bipartisan marijuana banking bill in peril amid year-end scramble in Congress
Known as the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, the bill seeks to allow legal, legitimate marijuana businesses to access financial services by creating a safe harbor for banks and credit unions.
Santa Rosa cannabis dispensary burglarized overnight
A cannabis dispensary in Santa Rosa was burglarized early Thursday, police said.
Man sentenced in 2016 killing of Northern California teens
The last of four men convicted of killing a pair of California teenagers who vanished more than six years ago has been sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison.
Supervisors to consider allowing cannabis sales in county areas
The Contra Costa Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider an ordinance allowing the sale and delivery of non-flavored cannabis vaping products.
SF businesses partner up to bring new meaning to the term 'pizza joint'
Two San Francisco businesses are teaming up to bring a new definition to the term "pizza joint."
Cannabis delivery driver robbed at gunpoint in Santa Rosa
A cannabis delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint Thursday in Santa Rosa, officials said.
Woman allegedly fires gun into air after confronted by a parent for offering 5-year-old marijuana
A woman is accused of shooting a gun into the air after being confronted by a parent for offering a child marijuana, according to arrest records.
Maryland, Missouri legalize marijuana, while 3 other states vote no
The results of Tuesday’s election mean that 21 states have now approved marijuana’s recreational use.
These 3 cities are the best for cannabis vacations
San Francisco, home of Hippie Hill and Haight Ashbury, is not the No. 1 city for a cannabis vacation.
Which states put marijuana on the ballot in 2022?
Recreational marijuana could be legal in half the country if the handful of states with cannabis measures on ballots this November pass them.
Uber Eats, Leafly team up to deliver cannabis
The delivery isn't available in the U.S. just yet, but could be a sign of things to come.
California broadens nation's largest pot eradication effort
With California's four-year-old legal marijuana market in disarray, the state's top prosecutor said Tuesday that he will try a new broader approach to disrupting illegal pot farms that undercut the legal economy and sow widespread environmental damage.
Biden to pardon all prior federal marijuana offenses, calls for review of law
President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color.
Lawsuit: California utility targeted Asians in pot searches
A lawsuit filed by a data privacy watchdog says a Northern California utility went too far by racially profiling Asian communities as it routinely fed customers’ power use information to police without requiring a warrant or any suspicion of wrongdoing, in violation of state laws.
Berner, Cookies founder, makes it big as Latino cannabis trailblazer
Berner, the San Francisco native who's built a weed empire, reflects on his roots.
Manager of marijuana facility in San Leandro dies from gunshot wounds
The site manager for a marijuana operation has died after being wounded in gunfire last Sunday in San Leandro, police said Friday.
California OKs bill to protect workers who use pot at home
California could soon become the seventh state to make sure people won’t lose their jobs if they smoke marijuana when they are off the clock.
Pair accused of robbing, carjacking cannabis delivery drivers in Livermore
Two people were arrested Thursday for allegedly robbing and carjacking cannabis dispensary delivery drivers in Livermore last week, according to police.
Video: Thieves ram truck into Oakland cannabis dispensary
A cannabis dispensary in Oakland reported that thieves broke into their shop, smashing into their front door with a truck.
Cannabis business in Oakland burglarized, owner threatened with gun
The owner of Craft Cannabis in Oakland says he went over to the building and one of the suspects approached him with a gun, so he quickly left the area. The robbers took about $10,000 of product.