Medical Marijuana Users Can Get Booted From Public Housing at Any Time
Medical marijuana users enjoy protection from criminal prosecution under California law -- but that's about it.
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Landlord Can’t Evict Oakland Medical Marijuana Dispensary
Oakland's Harborside Health Center is in the business of selling medical marijuana. This is obvious to anyone -- and in particular the dispensary's landlord, who last week had her effort to evict the dispensary tossed by a judge.
San Francisco’s First Union Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens — Finally
San Francisco may be a union town, but that doesn't mean it's necessarily easy for a union business to open up shop.
California Cops Kill Man, Seize Ecstasy Tablets
Police in the gritty San Francisco Bay area suburb of Vallejo shot and killed one man and wounded another early Sunday morning and seized about 50 Ecstasy tablets in a roadside encounter turned fatal. Mario Ramiro, 23, becomes the 45th person to die in US domestic drug law enforcement operations so far this year.
Want to Open a Medical Marijuana Dispensary in S.F.? The DEA Is On to You
We're no police theorist, but the goals of a law enforcement action are simple: to prevent, to intervene, or otherwise dissuade behavior deemed illegal.
Marijuana Crackdown Staged to Distract From “Fast and Furious” Scandal, Author Says
Turns out the federal Justice Department's almost-yearlong crackdown on state-legal medical cannabis has nothing to do with hard-line drug warriors, forfeiture numbers, President Barack Obama's reelection effort -- or even marijuana itself.
Feds Show Little Interest in San Jose, Where Dispensaries Are Illegal
Aside from strikes at the medical marijuana industry's most vocal, visible, and influential leaders, little rhyme or reason has accompanied the federal Justice Department's crackdown on California cannabis.
Medical Marijuana Tax Deductions For Businesses Not Valid, Court Rules
A once-thriving San Francisco pot shop forced to close this week is also on the hook for a serious IRS bill, following a new U.S. Tax Court decision that could complicate life for others in the medical marijuana business.
San Francisco Medical Marijuana Advocates Mourn Pot Club Closures in Mock Funeral
There were plenty of tears shed during yesterday's funeral procession dedicated to medical marijuana and all the local dispensaries that have closed in the last year.
Feds Close ‘Model’ San Francisco Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Two San Francisco medical cannabis dispensaries praised as models for their industry will close under federal Justice Department pressure at the end of business today.
