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Year in Review: North Coast braces for change as marijuana industry stakes out legal future

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Press Democrat is taking the last 10 days of the year to review the news stories that marked our lives and shaped our region in 2016. For […]

Calif. city to require name, address and $141 to grow pot at home

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — In a move marijuana and legal experts call unconstitutional, a California city has passed an ordinance requiring residents wanting to grow marijuana in their home under [&hell…

Thousands of CA marijuana prisoners being released

Marijuana attorneys report from the field Several Cal NORML legal committee attorneys have reported that their clients have avoided jail time by having charges reduced under the Adult Use of [……

In legalizing marijuana, California clears small-time criminals

SAN FRANCISCO — Chris Phillips, a marijuana entrepreneur and Livermore father of four, faced five felony counts and possible prison time after he was accused of illegally growing pot at [&hellip…

Jeff Sessions’ nomination as US attorney general shocks California cannabis industry

President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions to be attorney general provided a major buzz kill Friday for North Coast cannabis industry advocates and supporters celebrating…

Close to Home: Put all that cannabis cash in a Santa Rosa public bank

With the passage of Proposition 64 to legalize recreational marijuana likely to happen on Tuesday, Sonoma County now needs to seriously ask what it will do with all the […]

Drug War Game Changer: Is California Going to Legalize Marijuana?

June 23, 2015 By Phillip Smith Alternet On June 14, more than 200 people gathered at the Sebastopol Grange for a fundraiser and organizing meeting of local […]

First California Marijuana Legalization 2016 Initiative Filed

Two groups filed proposed ballot initiatives to legalize cannabis for adults, and protect the medical marijuana marketplace today. The “California Craft Cannabis Initiative” was filed by propo…

Reefer Badass

The United States has clearly entered sea-change territory when it comes to cannabis policy. A handful of states have legalized recreational marijuana use and more than half have legalized medical [&h…

Best Of 2015: North Bay Confidential

Voted Best Law Firm in Sonoma County.

Feds' Medical Pot Fishing Expedition Hits Mendocino Chop

A federal subpoena for all registered growers in Mendocino could be narrowed or quashed — setting a national precedent. US Attorney Melinda Haag’s attempts to obtain Mendocino County’s m…

'Anonymous' Hackers Plead Guilty To PayPal Cyberattack

13 defendants who pled guilty include Christopher Wayne Cooper, aka “Anthrophobic,” of Elberta, Ala.; Joshua John Covelli, aka “Absolem,” and, “Toxic,” of Fairborn, Ohio; Keith Wilson Down…

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