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California's governor on Friday proposed a temporary tax cut for the state's struggling legal marijuana industry, but businesses said it falls far short of what's needed to revive a foundering pot economy.
The 911 call that brought El Dorado County Deputy Brian Ishmael to the Somerset home where he was shot, was about a theft from a marijuana grow.
California schools may soon allow parents to administer medical marijuana to their children on K-12 campuses.
Michigan has added several medical conditions to the state's list of ailments which qualify for a medical marijuana prescription.
The Food and Drug Administration approved the medication from GW Pharmaceuticals on Monday to treat two rare forms of childhood epilepsy.
A bill that would prevent employers from discriminating against medical marijuana users was shelved by the Assembly.
A little girl was back in a school she loves last week, but only after a federal judge said it was OK for her to bring her prescription medication with her.
"Buyer beware," cautioned Donald Land, a University of California, Davis, chemistry professor who is the chief scientific consultant at Steep Hill Labs Inc., which tests marijuana in several states.
There's new scrutiny over medical marijuana sales in Sacramento. A city audit found widespread trouble, including concern over pot shops' possible unreported cash transactions, and the possible hit to city tax revenue.
On the Tuesday edition of the Lo-Down Damien covers the NFL, NBA, and Medical Marijuana. All that and more on The Lo-Down exclusively on Sports 1140 KHTK daily from 12-3PM.
Senate Bill 1462 would allow officers to take roadside swab samples when they believe a drive is impaired from illegal or prescription drugs.
With a nod to Whoopi Goldberg, lawmakers in New Jersey announced legislation that would loosen the state's strict medical marijuana law to allow women to get pot-based products to ease menstrual cramps.
Workers at Orange County's first licensed medical marijuana dispensary have unanimously decided to unionize.
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed an emergency bill that eliminates an upcoming deadline local governments faced to ban or regulate medical marijuana cultivation.
Dr. William Kirby is a practicing urologist, and he revealed during a discussion on medical marijuana at the City Council meeting he sent someone to find marijuana on the streets for a patient.
When the California Legislature passed the state's first comprehensive medical marijuana regulations in September, pot advocates hoped the move heralded a new era of trust in their often-tumultuous relationship with wary local officials and police.
The state has hundreds of agencies regulating everything from food and agriculture to alcohol and drug programs, but for the first time in its nearly 20-year history, the state's medical marijuana industry will have a pot chief.
The proposal would allow adults 21 years and older to possess use and share up to an ounce of the drug while imposing a 15 percent sales tax on all retail sales.
The governor's endorsement Friday of the legislative package hammered out by lawmakers was expected because his office crafted many of the details.
A new study finds an increase in marijuana-related hospitalizations in California neighborhoods with at least one pot shop.
California took the first step Thursday to regulate its nearly 20-year-old medical marijuana industry, one that lawmakers said currently resembles something out of the "wild, wild West."
Daniel Aspin and hundreds from his cannabis club aren't taking the new ordinance lightly. Leaders of a local medical marijuana coalition served Yuba County Supervisor Andy Vasquez with recall papers. The group would only need 1,100 signatures to remove him from office.
If that bill passes, it would require those who grow, transport and sell pot to be licensed by the state. Doctors would be banned from prescribing pot at clinics in which they had a financial interest, and it would require all clinic employees to complete cannabis classes.
Almost 100 orders have been processed since the app launched just two weeks ago, but according to the city, delivering pot to your door is not allowed.
A federal appeals court questioned Tuesday why the Department of Justice was trying to shut down a large California medical marijuana dispensary in light of recent indications the department would not go after pot stores.
Nine people, including 4 minors, were transported to area hospitals following a mass shooting at the Hollywood Broadwalk on Monday afternoon.
The Celtics had a chance to write some NBA history and return to the NBA Finals on Monday night. But the Miami Heat had other plans.
When State Farm recently announced it would not accept new home insurance policies in California, it sent a ripple effect throughout the market.
Ralph Yarl, who was shot in the head in April, walked with his mother at a brain injury awareness event in Kansas City, Missouri, on Monday.
Authorities arrested an armed suspect who barricaded himself at a south Sacramento home Monday evening.
Nine people, including 4 minors, were transported to area hospitals following a mass shooting at the Hollywood Broadwalk on Monday afternoon.
The Celtics had a chance to write some NBA history and return to the NBA Finals on Monday night. But the Miami Heat had other plans.
When State Farm recently announced it would not accept new home insurance policies in California, it sent a ripple effect throughout the market.
Ralph Yarl, who was shot in the head in April, walked with his mother at a brain injury awareness event in Kansas City, Missouri, on Monday.
Authorities arrested an armed suspect who barricaded himself at a south Sacramento home Monday evening.
Authorities arrested an armed suspect who barricaded himself at a south Sacramento home Monday evening.
Memorial Day is a solemn reminder of those who gave all to protect our freedom, and ceremonies across the region took place to remember them.
Hollywood is celebrating a Sacramento native who made a documentary movie about the history of skateboarding in his hometown.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg recently made the announcement he will not run for re-election. Now, the next question remains about who wants to run to replace him.
The bicyclist who was hit and killed by a vehicle on the Sacramento State campus Saturday has been identified.
When State Farm recently announced it would not accept new home insurance policies in California, it sent a ripple effect throughout the market.
A long-awaited proposal to finance a Major League Baseball stadium on the Las Vegas Strip is scheduled for its first public hearing at the Nevada Legislature.
A Southwest Airlines passenger captured photos of something he'd never seen before.
A judge has ruled that the U.S. Forest Service can keep using chemical retardant to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in violation of federal law.
California regulators say the state is unlikely to run short of electricity this summer, thanks to new power sources and a wet winter that filled reservoirs to restart hydroelectric power plants shuttered during the drought.
The Celtics had a chance to write some NBA history and return to the NBA Finals on Monday night. But the Miami Heat had other plans.
A long-awaited proposal to finance a Major League Baseball stadium on the Las Vegas Strip is scheduled for its first public hearing at the Nevada Legislature.
Hollywood is celebrating a Sacramento native who made a documentary movie about the history of skateboarding in his hometown.
William Contreras homered and drove in three runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers held off the San Francisco Giants for a 7-5 win.
Yordan Alvarez hit two of Houston's seven home runs, and the surging Astros beat Oakland 10-1 to complete another series sweep and hand the Athletics their 11th consecutive loss.
A long-awaited proposal to finance a Major League Baseball stadium on the Las Vegas Strip is scheduled for its first public hearing at the Nevada Legislature.
President Biden went to Arlington National Cemetery to laud the sacrifice of generations of U.S. troops who died fighting for their country.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden will now have to sell their debt ceiling deal to lawmakers.
The Kremlin is upset with remarks the South Carolina senator made about Ukraine.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg recently made the announcement he will not run for re-election. Now, the next question remains about who wants to run to replace him.
If your diet is low in flavanols — antioxidant compounds found in foods such as green tea, apples, berries, and cocoa — adding 500 milligrams a day to your diet may slow and possibly improve age-related mental decline, according to a new study.
Which U.S. states have the happiest residents? A new study found that California is in the top 10. On Your Side's Kristine Lazar shows us where California excels in making its residents happy, and where it falls short.
The past winter was a heavy one for respiratory viruses, dominated by surges of RSV, influenza, and Covid-19. But just as it was winding down, a little-known virus that causes many of the same symptoms – a lower lung infection, hacking cough, runny nose, sore throat, and fever – was just picking up steam.
Charleigh Chatterton gave birth to her daughter with no complications. Days later, her "chances of survival were slim" after she got a rash "as hot to touch as a boiled kettle," she said.
Musk said the company would try to use the implants to restore vision and mobility in humans who had lost such abilities.
Food staple prices have calmed down, but condiments are way up.
Planning on squirting some ketchup on your hot dog at a barbecue this weekend? You may be seeing red.
A Sacramento viewer said she went in for an endoscopy and was charged for a colonoscopy. It was time to call Kurtis to investigate.
First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom unveiled a new report with the California Partners Project on Wednesday showing the consequences social media is having on the youth.
A salmonella outbreak that's sickened 18 people in six states is linked to Papa Murphy's raw chocolate chip cookie and S'mores bar dough, the CDC said Tuesday.
According to state data, there's an increasing number of sexually violent predators living in the community on conditional release, which is leading to increasing concerns and an increasing cost to taxpayers.
New data reveals that high levels of lead in drinking water were at a quarter of the childcare centers tested statewide.
When it comes to toxic transport in California, the highway may be more risky than the rail.
Should parents have the right to know if their child is exposed to lead in school drinking water? Many health advocates and parents say yes, but loopholes in existing California law may leave parents in the dark and kids at risk.
Democratic lawmakers voted down the bill, citing inmate privacy concerns, but voiced bipartisan frustration with secrecy and a lack of transparency from CDCR.
A Sacramento viewer said she went in for an endoscopy and was charged for a colonoscopy. It was time to call Kurtis to investigate.
A Dixon viewer said he and his wife were having lunch in Vacaville when the City of Los Angeles wrote him a parking ticket. It was time for Kurtis Ming to reopen an investigation from more than a decade ago, and this isn't the first time CBS13 has returned to the issue. In fact, viewers have been calling Kurtis about this problem since 2006.
An Orangevale veteran says he's managed to have a life using the same dose of pain meds for decades. But suddenly, he lost access to the full amount.
A Pine Grove family says the Southwest Airlines mess in December kept them from Disneyland. So when trip insurance wouldn't cover their losses, it was time to call Kurtis.
When a Plumas County viewer couldn't get a refund for some shoddy carpet, she called on Kurtis Ming to investigate.
When State Farm recently announced it would not accept new home insurance policies in California, it sent a ripple effect throughout the market.
A judge has ruled that the U.S. Forest Service can keep using chemical retardant to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in violation of federal law.
Cal Fire was down in Calaveras County Tuesday conducting a prescribed burn with an interesting piece of equipment not often seen.
With California's wildfire season soon approaching, the question remains: what type of impact will the wet and rainy winter have on it?
A four-legged friend of the firefighter is in high demand after our wet winter, but these goats need to get going. For the first time in years, they're having trouble keeping up with all the grass and weeds standing tall after our torrential rainfall.
It was a birthday party to celebrate survival 40 years in the making.
Bobi, a Portuguese pooch who was declared the world's oldest dog by Guinness World Records in February, just celebrated his 31st birthday.
With no official training, the 16-year-old has embodied a centuries-old art form. He's developed a unique style of synthesizing Arabic, English, and Latin scripts—each with personal meaning.
A seventh-grader in suburban Detroit is being hailed as a hero.
The resilient 8-year-old is getting the community on the dance floor to make a difference.
When State Farm recently announced it would not accept new policies, it sent a ripple effect throughout the market down to homeowners.
Authorities arrested an armed suspect who barricaded himself at a south Sacramento home Monday evening.
Memorial Day is a solemn reminder of those who gave all to protect our freedom, and ceremonies across the region took place to remember them.
We are headed back to the 90s this coming weekend!
Authorities are working to get an armed suspect who is barricaded at a south Sacramento home to surrender Monday evening.