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Daily Report: Money and Politics, Public Safety

Officials seize less Calif. marijuana, see more on private land

September 26, 2012, 12:05 AM
As California's outdoor marijuana growing season nears its end for 2012, drug officials are reporting a sharp decline in crop seizures for the second year in a row. The latest figures show that local, state and federal law enforcement agencies are on track to eradicate an estimated 1.5... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Prominent Berkeley marijuana dispensary to close shop

March 15, 2012, 12:05 AM
One of California’s biggest medical marijuana establishments – embraced by local officials as a model business that donates to the poor and pays millions in taxes – has become the latest target in a statewide crackdown by federal prosecutors.  Berkeley Patients Group,... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Under federal pressure, Mendocino pulls plug on marijuana program

February 14, 2012, 12:20 AM
This week, officials in Mendocino County, Northern California, are expected to pull the plug on an unusual program that put pot growing under supervision of the local sheriff. It was the first effort of its kind in the nation and proved a success, at least in the eyes of many locals. But, as... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Prosecutors move to shut down Mendocino pot permit program

January 11, 2012, 12:05 AM
Mendocino County’s ambitious effort to regulate marijuana production – the first of its kind in California and the nation – is facing growing uncertainty following new threats of legal action by federal prosecutors. The controversial program, which began two years ago,... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Marijuana prices rising after federal clampdown

December 9, 2011, 12:05 AM
A crackdown by federal prosecutors is casting a long shadow over the state’s marijuana industry, but there is one bright spot, at least for some Northern California growers willing to risk prison time: Wholesale prices appear to be on the rise. After slumping precipitously, prices for a... + read more
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