| Pot Is Making California’s Epic Drought Worse |
| Time Magazine - March 30th, 2015 |
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Marijuana growers in Northern California are worsening local effects of the historic drought that has gripped the state for the past four years, according to a new study from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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| Galt’s Medical Marijuana Rule Takes Effect |
| Lodi News-Sentinel - March 5th, 2015 |
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Mary is a 60-year-old Galt grandmother who admits she enjoys watching “The Voice” from the United Kingdom more than the United State’s version. But watching TV shows like this and “Dancing With the Stars” is about all she can do with so many physical ailments that keep her pretty much homebound.
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| Potentially Tens Of Thousands Of Visitors To California Come Here For Medical Reasons, But Are Being Denied Medical Cannabis Because Of A Widespread Misinterpretation Of State Law, Said San Francisco Lawyer Lauren Vazquez. |
| Est Bay Express - January 28th, 2015 |
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Potentially tens of thousands of visitors to California come here for medical reasons, but are being denied medical cannabis because of a widespread misinterpretation of state law, said San Francisco lawyer Lauren Vazquez.
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| Is Pot As Bad As LSD? Heroin? Judge To Rule On 1970 Law |
| Los Angeles Times - January 13th, 2015 |
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In a rare examination of federal marijuana law, a U.S. judge in Northern California has decided to rule on the constitutionality of a 1970 act that classifies marijuana as a dangerous drug akin to LSD and heroin.
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| Federal Judge Weighs Marijuana's Classification |
| The San Diego Union-Tribune - January 12th, 2015 |
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge in California is weighing the constitutionality of a 45-year-old act that classifies marijuana as a dangerous drug along with LSD, cocaine and heroin.
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| A Higher Law - Crafting California's 2016 Marijuana Legalization Bill |
| Huffington Post - January 12th, 2015 |
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The recent Emerald Cup's 2016 California marijuana legalization panel may have been in the only hall of the Santa Rosa Fairgrounds not smelling of skunkweed, but there was still plenty of energetic buzz among the half dozen speakers. For the first time, the sometimes competitive factions of the state's cannabis movement were sitting at the same table, discussing what an evolved legalization measure might look like.
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| Federal Judge Weighs Marijuana's Classification |
| San Jose Mercury News - January 12th, 2015 |
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A federal judge in California is weighing the constitutionality of a 45-year-old act that classifies marijuana as a dangerous drug along with LSD, cocaine and heroin. U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller in Sacramento held a five-day fact-finding hearing on the classification question late last year, and final arguments are scheduled for next month, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday. Her ruling is expected later this year.
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| California Activists Debate Legalization’s Future |
| The Leaf Online - January 10th, 2015 |
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A diverse and passionate group of activists from every part of California gathered in Oakland to debate the shape and message of the state’s imminent 2016 cannabis legalization initiative. The event, a prohibition “post mortem” panel sponsored by the Coalition for Cannabis Policy Reform (CCPR), was notable for its relatively civil tone but also outlined some of the most difficult challenges facing a diverse state-wide movement attempting to present a unified front to voters over
the 22 months between now and Election Day.
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| America’s Top 5 Healthiest Cities Love Marijuana |
| SF Gate - January 9th, 2015 |
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In another blow to critics of cannabis law reform, marijuana bastions such as San Francisco and Seattle are part of America’s top five healthiest cities. The money website NerdWallet analyzed fitness and health care data for the 50 largest U.S. metro areas and released their list Monday.
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| Native American Pot Farming Imminent In California? |
| East Bay Express - January 8th, 2015 |
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Are California’s native Americans getting ready to grow Amsterdam marijuana? That seems likely according to the Lost Coast Outpost’s Hank Sims, who writes this week about an imminent deal to bring medical cannabis cultivation to a Northern California reservation.
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| California Legalization Activists Announce First Public Meetings Of 2015 |
| East Bay Express - January 6th, 2015 |
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Several pro-cannabis groups are trying to attract followers and raise funds to draft a 2016 initiative and gather signatures for it. That effort kicks off Friday with an Oakland-centric seminar on what California activists can learn from the winning efforts in Oregon, Washington DC, and the rollout of legal pot in Colorado.
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| Key Issues For Returning California Legislature |
| The Sacramento Bee - January 5th, 2015 |
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Here we go again. A new year means a new Legislature, complete with 37 new lawmakers, 38 new committee chairs and three leaders new to opening session atop their caucuses. They will bring a burst of activity to downtown Sacramento, where the corridors of the state Capitol, the coffee shops and the restaurants will soon hum with staff, lawmakers and lobbyists plying their trade.
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| California: New Year Brings New Restriction On Medical Marijuana Enforcement |
| Contra Costa Times - January 4th, 2015 |
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A single paragraph on the 88th page of the 701-page spending bill passed by Congress last month contains language that may signal a de-escalation of the federal government’s war on medical marijuana.
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| State Controller - Who Is Betty Yee? |
| All Gov - January 2nd, 2015 |
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Does Betty T. Yee have pot smokers to thank for being sworn in next week as California’s new State Controller, the state’s chief financial officer, replacing the termed-out John Chiang?
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| New Law To Improve Initiative Process In Effect |
| The San Mateo Daily Journal - January 2nd, 2015 |
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The power of California voters to enact laws through ballot initiatives was enshrined by voters in the state Constitution in 1911 and a new state law that went into effect Thursday seeks to improve the process while at the same time preserving the century-old initiative right.
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