Medical Pot Advocates Sue Feds Over Crackdown
Medical marijuana advocates are suing to put a stop to a federal crackdown on California pot dispensaries, claiming the effort by the state's four U.S. attorneys is unconstitutional.
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Medical marijuana advocates are suing to put a stop to a federal crackdown on California pot dispensaries, claiming the effort by the state's four U.S. attorneys is unconstitutional.
Three suspects robbed a Sacramento medical marijuana dispensary on Thursday night, police said.
Medical marijuana advocates in California are suing the federal government in an effort to quash a recent crackdown on the state's pot dispensaries.
Marijuana dispensary owners marched to the Sacramento City Council meeting Tuesday night, trying to get answers about the future.
Local medical marijuana dispensary owners and supporters are reaching out to California Attorney General Kamala Harris to help fight back against new federal crackdowns.
Two California lawmakers want to know why the Obama administration is cracking down on the state's medical marijuana dispensaries so they can craft legislation to address the federal government's concerns.
The name Randy Paragary is synonymous with successful Sacramento restaurants. There is Esquire Grill, Spataro, Centro's and of course Paragary's to name a few, but CBS13 found the Paragary name popping up on a different type of operation -- a request for a medical marijuana dispensary permit.
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The U.S. attorney in San Diego is contemplating expanding a federal crackdown on the medical marijuana industry by going after newspapers, radio stations and other outlets that run advertisements for California's pot dispensaries.
Federal prosecutors in California are cracking down on some of the state's medical marijuana dispensaries, signaling an escalation of the ongoing conflict between the U.S. government and the state's growing medical marijuana industry.
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As numerous cities get set to levy voter-approved taxes on medical marijuana retailers, some municipalities in Northern California are already moving aggressively toward creating government-sanctioned marijuana farms to help supply them
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