The City of Palm Springs has set a tax rate for its medical marijuana dispensaries that could bring in nearly half a million dollars a year, according to city officials. The city council voted Dec. 18 to levy a 10 percent tax on Palm Spring’s three legal dispensaries and a 15 percent tax on any illegal pot shops. The city ...

Palm Springs residents approved a new tax on medical marijuana dispensaries early this month, and providers and patients will soon find out just how big a financial hit that will mean. On Nov. 5, voters approved Measure B by more than 66 percent, imposing a tax of up to 15 percent on the proceeds of pot shops in the city. ...

The family of a mentally disabled California boy who was tricked into buying pot for an overzealous narc, then arrested and kicked out of school by iron-fisted officials, have sued the school district even as it continues to try to expel him despite a court order. Last year, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department launched an ill-conceived crackdown on drug dealing ...

Two years ago, when voters in Palm Springs decided whether they wanted a sales tax increase, the city poured money and resources into a campaign to sell the proposal. That push succeeded. But now that voters face a new proposal, one that would raise revenue from sales at medical marijuana dispensaries, and the city is staying mum. Taxing Marijuana Sales ...

California Democrats: “Time to Legalize” California Democrats have plenty on their hands when it comes to marijuana. But that hasn’t stopped them from taking a stand on behalf of other states that are loosening the reins on pot law. The California Democratic Party passed a resolution in July expressing support for the full legalization of weed in Washington and Colorado. ...

The situation for California’s medical marijuana dispensaries and their patients continues to darken. Federal authorities and local officials are putting the squeeze on pot shops across the state, shutting them down by the hundreds and forcing thousands of patients to look elsewhere for their medicine. One alternative is booming in the vacuum left by these shuttered dispensaries. Small delivery providers ...

View the latest marijuana news by county: Alameda County Alpine County Amador County Butte County Calaveras County Colusa County Contra Costa County Del Norte County El Dorado County Fresno County Glenn County Humboldt County Imperial County Inyo County Kern County Kings County Lake County Lassen County Los Angeles County Madera County Marin County Mariposa County Mendocino County Merced County Modoc ...