Dispatches from the California Marijuana Front
- 2011.03.10: As L.A. looks to shutter dispensaries, voters choose to cash in
- 2011.03.03: Partners of 'Wal-Mart of weed' file claims for unpaid services
- 2011.02.22: Ammiano bill seeks to keep marijuana cultivators out of prison
- 2011.02.01: Leno bill aims to protect working medical marijuana patients
- 2011.01.25: Orangevale pot club goes from anonymity to civic involvement
- 2010.12.23: Dapper lobbyist schmoozes the cause for marijuana businesses
- 2010.12.16: Best of pot winners proud but shy at Mendocino's Emerald Cup
- 2010.12.01: California pot activist gets 'freedom fighter' prize in Amsterdam
- 2010.11.29: Accidental pot grower ponders the future in Humboldt County
- 2010.11.15: Pot shop operator must move, thankful for 'bumps on the road'
- 2010.11.04: Authorities find massive border tunnel funneling pot to state
- 2010.11.04: LIVE CHAT: The Bee's political experts on the election
- 2010.11.03: It may get very expensive to grow weed in Rancho Cordova
- 2010.11.03: California communities reject Prop 19, but approve pot taxes
- 2010.11.03: Oakland pot entrepreneur vows new California marijuana vote
- 2010.11.02: Local pot tax measures soaring as Proposition 19 tumbles
- 2010.11.02: California voters reject Proposition 19 marijuana initiative
- 2010.11.01: California initiative gives new boost to 'Hemp for Victory'
- 2010.10.29: Sports anchor gets a whiff of California: 'People smoking weed'
- 2010.10.29: Pot backers air Comedy Central ad, dress up for 'Sanity' rally
- 2010.10.28: Husband and wife medical pot providers spar over local taxes
- 2010.10.27: CalChamber radio ad depicts Reefer Madness in the workplace
- 2010.10.26: Can Soros and his $1 million light up Proposition 19 comeback?
- 2010.10.25: New Proposition 19 ad declares 'war on marijuana has failed'
- 2010.10.21: Pot legalization group pitches a revived California in the green
- 2010.10.18: Comic identifies symptoms of pot paranoia: 'Arresting people'
- 2010.10.14: Battles over medical marijuana still stirring across California
- 2010.10.12: Rand: Prop 19 hurts Mexican traffickers only if state exports pot
- 2010.10.11: Ex-DEA chief: Prop 19 backers 'smoking something' in tax pitch
- 2010.10.08: As Latino group endorses Prop 19, Mexican leader decries it
- 2010.10.08: Stephen Colbert: Prop 19 'most popular candidate in California'
- 2010.10.07: Subjects of 'The Social Network' donate to marijuana measure
- 2010.10.06: Will AG candidates defend Prop 19? Don't expect 'yes' or 'no'
- 2010.10.04: If price drops, future may be hazy for California pot workers
- 2010.10.01: Governor signs California marijuana decriminalization bill
- 2010.10.01: Head of medical marijuana physicians network decries Prop 19
- 2010.09.29: California marijuana vote closely watched south of the border
- 2010.09.28: Cato Institute urges 'drug war' savings, avoids stand on Prop 19
- 2010.09.27: Big Tobacco snuffs out rumors of California marijuana interest
- 2010.09.27: 'War in the Woods' depicts intensity, violence in illicit pot fields
- 2010.09.24: New state analysis on Prop 19 pot tax revenues: Don't ask us
- 2010.09.22: Advocates warn cities federal law can't stop marijuana shops
- 2010.09.21: Capitol marijuana debate offers parallel universes for Prop 19
- 2010.09.20: 'Anti-stoner' pot advocate tends garden and counts the cookies
- 2010.09.17: Cops and retired cops square off in California marijuana fight
- 2010.09.16: Sacramento dispensary commercial creates an airwaves buzz
- 2010.09.15: Beer lobby opposition drives pot initiative proponents to drink
- 2010.09.01: Cheech & Chong aim to 'Get it Legal,' even if they're a little late
- 2010.08.30: Bill to collect medical marijuana taxes angers pot advocates
- 2010.08.25: Months after death, legendary pot activist stokes Prop 19 debate
- 2010.08.24: African-American officers endorse Prop 19, community is split
- 2010.08.23: Marijuana trading cards pitch the 'sweet and exotic' to pot fans
- 2010.08.20: Rolling Stone calls California marijuana vote primetime for pot
- 2010.08.19: D.A. on a losing streak again targets medical pot defendant
- 2010.08.18: Court ruling fails to decide contentious Anaheim pot shop ban
- 2010.08.18: After years on the lam, he helps marijuana clubs pay their taxes
- 2010.08.17: Stoner blogs warn of false promises of legalization, Prop 19
- 2010.08.16: Walnut Creek builders see green in household marijuana rooms
- 2010.08.13: CalChamber says Prop 19 allows pot on job, court may disagree
- 2010.08.12: Medical marijuana pioneer protests cash cow pot stores
- 2010.08.11: Advocate doctor offers counsel amid rush on cheap pot cards
- 2010.08.09: 'Wanted' poster of county inspectors blasts pot shop crackdown
- 2010.08.05: Rancho Cordova readies measure to tax marijuana cultivators
- 2010.08.04: California marijuana initiative lacking potency in luring donors
- 2010.08.03: Salesman pitched RV fun, now offers 'wellness' and medical pot
- 2010.08.02: Galt moves to close marijuana dispensary after court ruling
- 2010.07.28: Sacramento cannabis kumbaya: Marijuana shops get reprieve
- 2010.07.28: Down in one poll, California pot legalization leads in a new one
- 2010.07.27: Raid on Mendo grower riles opponents of Obama DEA nominee
- 2010.07.26: Sex toys retailer pumps $100,000 into California marijuana push
- 2010.07.22: Proposed 'One Love' dispensary gets none in City of Folsom
- 2010.07.21: Pot measure analysis: Employers retain authority, taxes hazy
- 2010.07.20: Judge's denial of medical pot defense in San Diego stirs fury
- 2010.07.14: Pot legalization ballot statements offer starkly different realities
- 2010.07.12: Map: Marijuana busts high on north coast, prevalent statewide
- 2010.07.08: Former skydiving lobbyist fights for neighborhood dispensary
- 2010.07.07: RAND study: Legal pot will plummet prices, tax benefits hazy
- 2010.07.06: Once doomed to die, AIDS patient finds renewal in pot shop job
- 2010.07.01: Advocate for pot businesses blasts 'strong-arm' raids in Butte
- 2010.06.30: Eight Chico dispensaries raided in Butte County pot shop probe
- 2010.06.30: Fish & Game video offers grim view of destructive pot fields
- 2010.06.29: Report: African-Americans disproportionately targeted for pot
- 2010.06.28: Pot humorist finds profitable punch line as magazine publisher
- 2010.06.25: Pro-legalization judge doubts initiative will trigger federal raids
- 2010.06.24: Dragonfly, the 'Weedly World Traveler,' reviews the high life
- 2010.06.22: Sacramento sheriff, retired OC judge spar over legal marijuana
- 2010.06.21: Pot shops threaten suit over proposed San Jose 'barter' system
- 2010.06.18: Weed connoisseurs stoked for California 'Medical Cannabis Cup'
- 2010.06.17: Unions see opportunities in marijuana industry, ballot measure
- 2010.06.17: Ex-New Mexico governor advocates California pot legalization
- 2010.06.16: 'Crusader' for medical marijuana patients opposes legalization
- 2010.06.15: Tehama looks to curb cultivation, draws suit over medical rights
- 2010.06.09: Resolution tells feds to keep hands off California medical pot
- 2010.06.08: Two Democratic marijuana bills advance, divide constituencies
- 2010.06.07: Anti-drug war group finds little to like in California candidates
- 2010.06.04: Views of Humboldt pot pollution cite problems indoors and out
- 2010.06.03: November initiative tests a big voting block: marijuana smokers
- 2010.06.01: View from Sacramento's Midtown: Voices on medical marijuana
- 2010.05.27: Patient's injury, panic and relief offer a medicinal narrative
- 2010.05.25: Campaign polls for legalization initiative have dueling results
- 2010.05.24: Marijuana 'micro-brewer' says he's a 'neighborhood pharmacist'
- 2010.05.21: It's after midnight for Cannabis Planet debut in Sacramento
- 2010.05.20: Disabled medical users sue over Orange County pot policies
- 2010.05.19: Poll: Likely voters sharply split over November pot measure
- 2010.05.19: UK newspaper report marvels at California cannabis country
- 2010.05.18: Forum stirs discussion on medical cannabis, community issues
- 2010.05.17: Marijuana used in research lacks potency of dispensary brands
- 2010.05.14: Fresno authorities lose patience with persistent pot club owner
- 2010.05.13: Pot video site offers news, entertainment and colorful culture
- 2010.05.12: Ammiano slows action on pot bill to await initiative campaign
- 2010.05.11: High on pot initiative passing? Intrade has investment for you
- 2010.05.10: Capital pot club seeks survival with its next-to-nothing location
- 2010.05.07: New estimate says dispensaries may reach $1.3 billion in sales
- 2010.05.05: Marijuana 'road movie' winds through Mendocino debate
- 2010.05.04: Legal pot campaign leader gets reinforcements: his parents
- 2010.05.03: 'Shifting positions' on medical pot cited in reduced sentence
- 2010.04.30: Mediation lawyer brings harmony to pot business disputes
- 2010.04.29: Message to cities from L.A. pot shop fight: Expect lawsuits
- 2010.04.28: Prosecutor assails pot measure, backers say 'marijuana is here'
- 2010.04.27: Shasta Lake antiques dealer cashes in on marijuana history
- 2010.04.26: Mendocino's Area 101 strives to be the 'learning center' of pot
- 2010.04.24: Pot town hall meeting ponders legalization in Mendocino
- 2010.04.23: On-line medical weed service pushes the delivery envelope
- 2010.04.22: Sacramento consultant leads campaign against pot legalization
- 2010.04.21: Builders offer home accessory: a pot-growing 'time machine'
- 2010.04.20: Live chat: Californians and their pot on 4/20
- 2010.04.19: Leno bill seeks to make simple possession an infraction
- 2010.04.19: Advocate lawyer warns that 'capitalist' dispensaries may close
- 2010.04.16: International weed expo promises major marijuana media blitz
- 2010.04.15: Pot plants put hippie parents in prison, now son grows legally
- 2010.04.14: Dispensary's growers develop pot strain that's not for stoners
- 2010.04.13: Police 'White Paper' on pot shops fuels Placer prohibition vote
- 2010.04.12: Sutter County supervisors refuse to issue medical pot cards
- 2010.04.09: Poll: Marijuana acceptance grows, medical use widely backed
- 2010.04.08: Judge gives 120 days, sets pot limit for Sacto airport defendant
- 2010.04.08: Sacramento dispensary plan has consensus: Nobody is happy
- 2010.04.07: World's largest dispensary offers bonus for marijuana activism
- 2010.04.06: Brownie baker tests for safe weed, but pot treats can be potent
- 2010.04.05: San Diego DA has a losing streak with medical pot prosecutions
- 2010.04.02: No charges filed for outdoors writer busted for weed in Weed
- 2010.04.02: 'Reefer Madness the Musical' brings pot debate to Sacramento
- 2010.04.01: San Jose ponders taxing dispensaries to medicate fiscal ills
- 2010.03.31: Fox News debate asks whether 'stoner tax' can save California
- 2010.03.31: 'Take a Nap!' author's study says sleepy teens may turn to pot
- 2010.03.30: Pro-legalization ad likely first salvo in cop vs. cop pot debate
- 2010.03.29: Film tells the story of medical cultivators for the terminally ill
- 2010.03.26: California marijuana legalization vote stirs worries in Mexico
- 2010.03.26: Pot TV network backs cannabis car in Roseville NASCAR event
- 2010.03.26: Weed-growing Mendocino retirees picket to get paid in capital
- 2010.03.25: North Coast pot grower fears legalization and 'factory bud'
- 2010.03.24: Manager, beloved 'like a grandson,' loses job to medical pot
- 2010.03.24: Clinton: Medical pot use not to blame for trafficking from Mexico
- 2010.03.24: On 4th of July for pot, she'll urge going smokeless in Humboldt
- 2010.03.23: Marijuana a growth industry for California mag publishers
- 2010.03.22: Duo moves from mortgage crisis to the capital cannabis crown
- 2010.03.19: Sacramento pot physician in deep legal weeds in Mississippi
- 2010.03.18: Marijuana studies renew attention for acclaimed documentary
- 2010.03.18: For pot roots, Meg Whitman is 'face of the enemy,' blog declares
- 2010.03.17: A.G. contender supports medical pot, but not full legalization
- 2010.03.17: Celebrity activist wages L.A. pot battles, seeks solitude in Sierra
- 2010.03.16: San Diego marijuana defendant covering his own trial
- 2010.03.16: Fighter for Sacramento dispensaries seizes the pot light
- 2010.03.15: What's a 'typical stoner?' In ad campaign, they look like yuppies
- 2010.03.12: He went bust in Silicon Valley, now helps internet weed traders
- 2010.03.11: San Diego case focuses debate on legality of medical pot sales
- 2010.03.10: Prosecution memo: Airport pot carrier had large stashes before
- 2010.03.10: Proposed dispensary limit to stir Sacramento meeting, rally
- 2010.03.09: Sacramento airport pot patient jailed after felony conviction
- 2010.03.09: Report: Californians consume 16 million ounces of pot a year
- 2010.03.08: Hidden camera probe targets doctor-less medical pot referrals
- 2010.03.08: Sacramento pot tender eyes a different kind of medicine
- 2010.03.08: Medical marijuana issues at the office? Share your stories
- 2010.03.05: Dispensary operator tells young pot seeker to hit the track
- 2010.03.05: School of pot founder funds marijuana initiative drive
- 2010.03.04: Report: Florida pot dealers selling California medical weed
- 2010.03.04: Author of key pot legislation ponders the impact
- 2010.03.03: Pot spiritualist, advocate cashes in as expert court witness
- 2010.03.03: It's weed to the rescue for Orange County leasing agent
- 2010.03.02: New lawsuit challenges Los Angeles dispensary crackdown
- 2010.03.02: Insurers cover a growth industry and a smoking pot expo
- 2010.03.02: Trial starts for medical pot user caught with three pounds
- 2010.03.02: What's in a name? It's all taxable just the same
- 2010.03.01: Leno's medical pot advocacy a personal story
- 2010.03.01: L.A. dispensary case stirs probe of toxic buds
- 2010.02.28: Ammiano fires up legalization and taxation quest again
- 2010.02.27: Pot docs offer contrasts on medical use evaluations
- 2010.02.26: Sacramento airport traveler's pot stash offers test case
- 2010.02.26: A Hollyweed story: portrait of a budding actress
- 2010.02.26: Pot programming gets toking on California cable stations
- 2010.02.25: Kingpins gone straight savor business, Olympic dreams
