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Dispensary Buys First Pro-Weed Billboard in Bay Area

Not everyone is ready for legalization. That includes America’s advertising industry, which has long been reluctant to help sell legal weed. But things may be changing, slowly. The Bay Area, for example, recently saw its very first medical marijuana billboard, posted above Interstate 580 in Oakland. Magnolia Wellness, a dispensary with outlets in Oakland and Sacramento, is behind the ad ...

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Here Comes Bud of the Month!

And you thought the Sausage of the Month Club was a good deal. A California medical marijuana dispensary has one-upped the usual monthly gift program by offering door-to-door delivery of its selections for Weed of the Month. Marvina, a medical marijuana dispensary based in San Francisco, will not only provide pot but will make regular deliveries. That kind of service ...

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Anti-MJ Prosecutor Resigns

Melinda Haag Resignation

A federal prosecutor whose district covers the Bay Area has quit her post, handing marijuana proponents a big victory. Melinda Haag served as the U.S. attorney for the San Francisco area, a position she used to launch aggressive legal attacks against dispensaries, growers, and other medical weed providers. Haag announced her resignation in late July; she will leave effective Sept. ...

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Pot Bust Puts Kids at Risk

Police raided a massive marijuana grow site in San Jose in July, a haul worth an estimated $16 million. One man was arrested and two others fled after officers from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s department discovered them near an illegal outdoor cannabis farm east of Alum Rock Park. The raid occurred July 17, and members of the sheriff’s Marijuana ...

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Benicia Cops Bust Grow House

Police in the Bay Area uncovered more than $3 million in marijuana plants and processed weed in late January. Local police and Solano County sheriff’s deputies raided a home in Benicia Jan. 26, acting on a tip. They found about 30 pounds of processed weed and more than 800 growing cannabis plants, police said. The case started when Benicia Police ...

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L.A. Judge Blocks Nestdrop App

A judge in Los Angeles has blocked a popular smartphone app from directing users to marijuana delivery services in the city. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert O’Brien issued an injunction in late December barring the Nestdrop app from operating in L.A. The app, the first of its kind, helps users find medical marijuana delivery services across California. City ...

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Stunt Biker Arrested for Marijuana Plants

A California man arrested for performing freestyle motorcycle stunts on a state freeway faces additional charges after police said they found dozens of marijuana plants and a gun in his Brentwood home. A California Highway Patrol spokesman said Guruardas Singh Khalsa, 32, was re-arrested Oct. 30 after CHP officers served a search warrant on his house. There they found a ...

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New App Lets L.A. Stoners Order Weed by Delivery

California stoners in need of quick weed have a new tool at their fingertips: a smartphone app that lets you order medical marijuana delivery in the Los Angeles area. “We’re entrepreneurs, and we saw a need in the market, and we decided to fill that need,” said Roddy Rodnia, co-founder of the Nestdrop app. “We want to make it more ...

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San Francisco Won’t Be Getting a New Dispensary

Plans to open a “green light” marijuana district in San Francisco have run into problems at City Hall. The city’s planning commission voted in October to delay the permit process for a new medical cannabis dispensary in the Excelsior neighborhood, which is located near the border with South San Francisco. The neighborhood currently has three pot shops, and the industry ...

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The Best Places for Pot in California

California is the nation’s pot basket: More weed is grown here than in any other state – a lot more. About half the nation’s supply of marijuana originates in California. Cannabis is also quasi-legal in the Golden State, which has a medical marijuana system with few regulations. It’s easy to get a doctor’s recommendation, and it’s even easier to find ...

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