LA County adds cannabis business tax measure to Nov. ballot

Cannabis businesses aren't currently allowed in unincorporated areas of LA County, but a measure on the November ballot would lay out how those businesses would be taxed.

Senate bill would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer became the first majority leader in history to endorse cannabis legalization at the federal level.

Marijuana dispensaries packaging edibles as candy, LASD wants parents to be aware

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is warning parents to make sure cannabis candies don't wind up in the hands of kids, as "marijuana dispensaries are packaging their edibles in creative ways to avoid detection."

Snoop Dogg pokes fun at Biden with ‘Sleepy Joe OG’ weed strain

Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Broadus Jr., has always been a well-known critic of United States presidents including Donald Trump.

Positive marijuana drug tests among U.S. employees hits record high in 2021

A top drug-testing laboratory collected data from employer drug tests for an annual report and discovered employees tested positive for marijuana at a record number last year.

Senate unanimously passes marijuana research bill

Members of the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that would cut through the red tape to more easily allow medical and scientific research into marijuana.

Marijuana smokers may be more impaired while driving than they think, study suggests

Participants in the study who were not given a placebo felt ready to drive an hour and a half after smoking marijuana, however, simulator data found reduced driving performance such as being unable to stay in their lane.

California investigators seize 14,113 marijuana plants, $350K in cash; 33 arrested

Over a period of six days, investigators in California arrested 33 suspects in connection with illegally growing marijuana, seizing 14,113 marijuana plants, eight guns, 9,550 grams of concentrated marijuana, and over $352,000 in cash.

California cannabis industry says it's been pushed to 'breaking point'

Several of the California's leading cannabis companies have banded together to direct a dire warning to Governor Gavin Newsom this week. In a letter sent to the governor’s office and leaders of the state legislature, business leaders warned that the state’s legal cannabis industry is on the verge of collapse.

Medical marijuana user hospitalized after turning to synthetic 'spice' due to cost

A bad batch of synthetic marijuana, also known as ‘spice,’ is making its way around Hillsborough County. Two people have died after using the drug and another 40 have been hospitalized, as of Tuesday.

$10M cash, 500K marijuana plants seized in Bay Area's largest-ever bust

Alameda County Sheriff's Office detectives say they've recovered upwards of $10 million in cash, 100,000 marijuana plants, and 6 tons of processed marijuana valued at $40 million in the largest-ever marijuana bust in the history of the Bay Area.