Marijuana Legalization Movement Courting Moms To Back Prop. 64
For 20 years now, political pundits have been talking about, and obsessing over, "soccer moms." But this year, they could be the key to legalizing marijuana for recreational use.
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For 20 years now, political pundits have been talking about, and obsessing over, "soccer moms." But this year, they could be the key to legalizing marijuana for recreational use.
With polls showing that California voters are likely to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, one might think that medical cannabis clubs are nervous about losing customers. Some are quite the opposite.
A week before Election Day, a new KPIX 5 / SurveyUSA poll finds Hillary Clinton continues to have a double-digit lead over Donald Trump in California, but her lead has dropped slightly.
A young Watsonville couple was arrested Monday morning after an alleged cannabis oil operation exploded in their apartment, endangering 3 children.
Sonoma County sheriff's investigators said they have identified two suspects in a double homicide earlier this month south of Sebastopol.
Proposition 64 would legalize the recreational use of marijuana starting Jan. 1, 2018.
Three people were arrested Saturday evening in Fairfield on suspicion of selling marijuana and illegally possessing a gun, police said Sunday.
A second person who was shot Saturday night at a residence south of Sebastopol where marijuana was found has died, Sonoma County sheriff's officials said this afternoon.
Current and former National Football League players are funding a study on a potential opioid alternative – cannabis oil, made in the Bay Area – to help alleviate the pain brought about by a football career.
In the culmination of a three-month undercover investigation, San Leandro police have arrested five people suspected of illegally cultivating marijuana for sale and recovered more than 2,000 plants.
One person has been arrested in connection with nearly 100 marijuana plants found this morning within the Loma Fire area in the Santa Cruz Mountains, a Santa Clara County sheriff's spokesman said.
California may soon become the fifth state to allow the recreational use of marijuana, according to a new KPIX 5/SurveyUSA poll released Thursday.
On November 8th, Californians will decide whether to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use. But with the latest Field poll showing Proposition 64 ahead by a two-to-one margin, there's a growing concern about an unintended consequence - more cases of dogs digesting cannabis products.
A 49-year-old Oakland man was found guilty of first-degree murder for the second time Wednesday for shooting a neighbor in the neck to steal a quarter-pound of marijuana, prosecutors said.
A new breathalyzer being tested by law enforcement, not only can tell them if a person has been smoking marijuana, it can also tell if a person has eaten anything laced with marijuana.
A beloved Mill Valley restaurant may become a medical marijuana dispensary next year.
A newly-released study estimates the number of marijuana users in the United States grew by 10 million people over a 12 year span.
Police discovered an illegal indoor marijuana grow operation Friday in Fairfield with an estimated $2.9 million of marijuana inside.
Former USC and Raiders quarterback Todd Marinovich faces charges of trespassing and drugs after police say he was found nude and with marijuana in a residential backyard.
A federal appeals court has banned the Justice Department from prosecuting medical marijuana cases that comply with state laws.
A total of ten suspects were arrested on Thursday in the culmination of a long-term investigation into an illegal 200-acre outdoor marijuana cultivation operation in rural Livermore.
Medical marijuana will remain illegal -- at least in the eyes of the federal government.
The Obama administration will keep marijuana on the list of the most dangerous drugs, despite growing popular support for legalization, but will allow more research into its possible medical benefits, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced Thursday.
A recent study revealed that San Francisco residents smoke more pot than anyone else in the country.
A former baggage handler at Oakland International Airport has pleaded guilty to conspiring with other former airport employees to smuggle marijuana.
