New 2024 laws protect California workers who use cannabis off-the-job
Californians that partake in cannabis use in their off-work down time will have more employment protections beginning Jan. 1 thanks to new laws.
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Californians that partake in cannabis use in their off-work down time will have more employment protections beginning Jan. 1 thanks to new laws.
The president is pardoning people convicted on marijuana charges on federal lands and in D.C., and granting clemency to 11 people serving "disproportionately long" sentences.
Seniors at a Walnut Creek retirement community are pushing for a new local cannabis dispensary but the city remains opposed.
Seniors at a Walnut Creek retirement community are pushing for a local cannabis dispensary but the city remains opposed. Kenny Choi reports. (12-21-23)
A Bay Area college has a new program for training in the cannabis industry. Cal State East Bay in Hayward is teaming up with education and training company Green Flower to offer these courses online. Interview with Max Simon, CEO and founder of Green Flower.
Authorities on the Peninsula have arrested three teens and seized guns and drugs following an investigation into a shooting at an East Palo Alto home last month.
A bill to allow Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes in California has been vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to Assemblymember Matt Haney, who authored the legislation.
California lawmakers are working through hundreds of bills before the legislative session ends on Thursday.
A Bay Area lawmaker's bill that would legalize Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes in California is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
Marijuana is currently classified as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD.
A fire swept through a two-story home in Daly City early Monday that had been converted into a marijuana-growing operation, fire officials said.
The Martinez Police Department has released the names of four officers involved in a fatal shooting of an unarmed person after they responded to a burglar alarm at a cannabis dispensary last week, while the victim's family said it was filing a civil rights lawsuit against the department.
Four Martinez police officers shot and killed an unarmed person after responding to a report of a burglary at a cannabis dispensary early Friday morning, police and the state attorney general's office said.
Santa Rosa police say they arrested five people, including three juveniles, after a late-night car chase involving a stolen vehicle which was reportedly used in a marijuana dispensary burglary in Cotati earlier this week.
Authorities in California's Central Valley say they've found dozens of people working and living in "horrible" conditions at an illegal marijuana plant.
Ryan Yamamoto reports on San Jose drug bust that netted over $1 million in drugs along with weapons and cash (7-24-2023)
An oversaturated market has pushed the cannabis industry and city leaders in San Francisco to try to slow down the number of businesses opening up over the next four years. Shawn Chitnis reports. (7/18/23)
New cannabis store applications will not be permitted in San Francisco for the next four-and-a-half years, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday.
Some shops are saying they are facing an extinction event.
How the marijuana-loving world came to mark the occasion is believed traceable to five Northern California men now in their 60s with bad backs and graying hair.
A Dublin man pleaded guilty Tuesday to multiple crimes, including conspiracy to distribute marijuana, aggravated identity theft and obstruction of justice, federal prosecutors said.
For Bill Jones of the California Department of Cannabis Control, it was just another Tuesday.
Luke Scarmazzo is adjusting to his life back in Modesto after serving nearly 15 years of a federal sentence for selling medical marijuana. Lauren Toms reports. (3-2-23)
A state bill would legalize marijuana cafes. Some lawmakers think that's what the state needs to do to help the struggling cannabis industry. Kelsi Thorud reports. (2-16-23)
Multiple law enforcement agencies joined forces on Monday to try to catch several suspects who had attempted to rob a cannabis dispensary in Santa Rosa, the Santa Rosa Police Department said.
