Court challenge seeks to block vast California pot farms

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An alliance of California marijuana growers filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block state rules that they fear could open the way for vast farms that would drive smaller cultivators out of business or send them into the black market. The lawsuit, filed in Sacramento County Superior Court by the California Growers... Read More

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Marijuana, Pot

January 19, 2018

Once pot friendly Northern California county bans marijuana

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A previously pot friendly rural Northern California county has reversed course and banned commercial marijuana farms, paving the way for lawsuits from growers who previously received permits and paid taxes. A newly constituted Calaveras County board of supervisors last week voted 3-2 to ban marijuana, giving some 200 farmers with permits... Read More

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California, Marijuana, Pot

January 6, 2018

New US pot rule sparks latest clash over states’ rights

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The decision by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to rescind an Obama-era policy on federal marijuana enforcement sparked an outcry from Republicans and Democrats. They argue that Sessions is trampling on the rights of states that have decided to legalize pot for medical or recreational use, or both. Pot remains illegal under... Read More

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Marijuana, Pot

January 6, 2018

A look at prosecutors who will decide on marijuana crackdown

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has put the top federal prosecutors in states with recreational marijuana back in charge of deciding whether to press pot cases there. Here’s a look at those U.S. attorneys, how they came to their jobs and their background: ___ ALASKA Name: Bryan Schroder Appointment: Nominated by President Donald Trump in July... Read More

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Marijuana, Pot

January 5, 2018

States’ rights: New pot rule sparks latest clash with US

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The decision by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to rescind an Obama-era policy on federal marijuana enforcement sparked an outcry from Republicans and Democrats. Their criticism: Sessions was trampling on the rights of states that had decided to legalize pot for medical or recreational use, or both. Pot remains illegal under federal... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News, Politics

Marijuana, Pot

December 21, 2017

Marijuana activist since 1960s facing California pot charges

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A marijuana activist whose advocacy dates to the 1960s counterculture has been arrested in California toting 22 pounds of illegal marijuana, prosecutors said Wednesday. Irvin Dana Beal, 70, of New York, was arrested Saturday in far Northern California after prosecutors said his rental car was spotted weaving across the road and... Read More

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Irvin Dan Beal, Marijuana

December 13, 2017

2 plead guilty in conspiracy tied to marijuana dispensary

DETROIT (AP) — Two of three family members who prosecutors say conspired to bribe suburban Detroit officials to persuade them to allow a medical marijuana dispensary have pleaded guilty in the case. Fifty-two-year-old Ali Baydoun of Dearborn Heights entered his plea Tuesday in federal court to a bribery conspiracy charge. Prosecutors say Ali Baydoun, his... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

Marijuana

December 7, 2017

Her Court Visit on Pot Charges Goes Comically Wrong

(NEWSER) – If you’re heading to court to answer a marijuana possession summons, it’s not advisable to light up a joint in the parking lot. But if you just can’t resist, it’s even less advisable to do so while parked in the police chief’s parking space. Such is the case in Northport, NY, where police say... Read More

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Drugs, Marijuana

December 4, 2017

Lawyers walk fine line to navigate state, federal pot laws

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just as entrepreneurs getting into the retail pot industry need a good lawyer, some of those lawyers might be wise to consult an attorney of their own. Lawyers in the burgeoning business are entering a legal gray zone where the drug is permitted for some purpose in most states but illegal... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

Drugs, Marijuana, Pot

Court challenge seeks to block vast California pot farms

Once pot friendly Northern California county bans marijuana

New US pot rule sparks latest clash over states’ rights

A look at prosecutors who will decide on marijuana crackdown

States’ rights: New pot rule sparks latest clash with US

Marijuana activist since 1960s facing California pot charges

2 plead guilty in conspiracy tied to marijuana dispensary

Her Court Visit on Pot Charges Goes Comically Wrong

Lawyers walk fine line to navigate state, federal pot laws

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