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101 US CA: Hollywood Sign Altered To Read 'Hollyweed'Sun, 01 Jan 2017
Source:Los Angeles Times (CA) Author:J, Laura Area:California Lines:34 Added:01/05/2017

Los Angeles residents awoke Sunday morning to see that one thing, at least, looked different in the New Year: the Hollywood sign.

Photos shared on social media showed the iconic sign modified to read, "HOLLYWeeD."

Security footage taken around midnight Saturday showed a "lone individual" climbing up Mount Lee, scaling the sign using the built-in ladders and hanging tarpaulins over the sign's O's to change them to E's, said Sgt. Guy Juneau of the LAPD's Security Services division.

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102US CA: With Pot Legalized, Cartels Turn To Pushing Deadly FentanylWed, 04 Jan 2017
Source:Fresno Bee, The (CA)          Area:California Lines:Excerpt Added:01/04/2017

It was March when fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 100 times more powerful than morphine, insinuated itself into Sacramento County. In a matter of weeks, dozens of people overdosed. The drug killed 12 people, including Jerome Butler, a 28-year-old father of three young children.

"We have lost so many of our kids behind this pill," Butler's mother, Natasha Butler, said at the time. "All the parents that (have) lost their kids behind this, we have to stand together. We have to get it stopped."

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103US CA: Legal Marijuana Sales In 2016 Grew 30 Percent, 'Faster ThanWed, 04 Jan 2017
Source:San Francisco Chronicle (CA) Author:Pereira, Alyssa Area:California Lines:Excerpt Added:01/04/2017

[photo] Production supervisor Joshua Ramos trims marijuana plants in a flowering nursery at ButterBrand farms in San Francisco, California, on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016.

In 2016, the legal marijuana industry in the United States earned $5.8 billion dollars, according to San Francisco-based Arcview Market Research, first reported by Forbes.

In the whole of North America, those sales add up to $6.7 billion for the year, meaning the cannabis industry in the U.S. and Canada grew by an incredible 30 percent over the previous year - "faster and larger than," as Forbes writes, "the dot-com era."

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104US CA: Fentanyl, Once Obscure, Is The Deadly Drug Du JourMon, 02 Jan 2017
Source:Sacramento Bee (CA)          Area:California Lines:Excerpt Added:01/03/2017

[photo] What looks like oxycodone pills are actually fentanyl. The pills were seized and submitted to crime labs in Tennessee. (Tommy Farmer The Associated Press(

[photo] Fentanyl is often legally prescribed to cancer patients to manage pain. It comes in patches and lozenges. (Tom Gannam Associated Press file)

It was March when fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 100 times more powerful than morphine, insinuated itself into Sacramento County. In a matter of weeks, dozens of people overdosed. The drug killed 12 people, including Jerome Butler, a 28-year-old father of three young children.

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105US CA: Huron Moves Toward Medical Pot Other Fresno County CitiesMon, 02 Jan 2017
Source:Fresno Bee, The (CA)          Area:California Lines:Excerpt Added:01/02/2017

Huron could be the second city in Fresno County to allow medical marijuana cultivation, manufacture and distribution, city documents show. Meanwhile, growers already are lining up to court neighboring Coalinga, which approved medical cannabis in July.

But other cities in conservative Fresno County, which has opposed all marijuana use for decades, remain in opposition to medical cannabis. Some have even passed resolutions formally opposing California Proposition 64, the state initiative in the upcoming election that would legalize adult recreational marijuana use. The initiative is likely to pass, but most of the county appears ready to forgo millions in potential marijuana revenue due to public safety concerns.

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106US CA: San Diego Judge Gives Mexican Cocaine Kingpin 15-year PrisonMon, 02 Jan 2017
Source:San Diego Union Tribune (CA) Author:Davis, Kristina Area:California Lines:Excerpt Added:01/02/2017

As Victor Emilio Cazares Gastellum stood in a San Diego courtroom for sentencing Tuesday, the judge acknowledged the defendant was unlike the vast majority of drug offenders he sees day in and day out.

Cazares was not your typical drug mule caught crossing the border, nor was he a low-level distributor.

Cazares, 53, was a kingpin, the head of a large Mexican drug-trafficking organization aligned with the powerful Sinaloa cartel. He was in the business of shipping tons of cocaine from producers in Colombia and Venezuela to Mexico and distributing the drug throughout the U.S.

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107 US CA: Trump Attorney General Pick May Spur Legal Battles Over PotFri, 30 Dec 2016
Source:Napa Valley Register (CA) Author:Elias, Thomas Area:California Lines:93 Added:12/31/2016

Thomas Elias writes the syndicated California Focus column, appearing twice weekly in 93 newspapers around California, with circulation of over 2.2 million.

As a United States attorney in Alabama serving under President Ronald Reagan in 1986, the 39-year-old Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III was charged with enforcing civil rights laws. But he said then that he didn't have much of a problem with what the Ku Klux Klan stood for, musing that he thought the KKK was "OK until I found out they smoked pot."

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108US CA: Bringing Marijuana Into The Banking MainstreamThu, 29 Dec 2016
Source:Sacramento Bee (CA) Author:Gonzalez, Jim Area:California Lines:Excerpt Added:12/30/2016

Despite Proposition 64's clear mandate to end adult cannabis prohibition in California, a significant hurdle remains: how to legalize banking services for the newly legalized industry.

Cannabis is a multibillion-dollar cash-only business in our state, which invites money laundering, tax evasion and armed robberies.

Federal rules prohibit banks and credit unions from extending banking services to the cannabis businesses, despite legal recognition under California law.

California Treasurer John Chiang is taking steps forward towards resolving this cannabis banking dilemma, for which he should be commended.

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109 US CA: California Needs A Specific Ban On Smoking Pot While DrivingFri, 30 Dec 2016
Source:Los Angeles Times (CA) Author:Myers, John Area:California Lines:34 Added:12/30/2016

Two state legislators say Californians might think it's illegal to smoke marijuana while driving, but that there's no specific ban on the practice in state law.

Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) and Sen. Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) said Thursday that they'll introduce legislation to close what they call a loophole.

The lawmakers said Proposition 64, the state's new law legalizing marijuana, allows a citation for having an open container of marijuana in a vehicle. But, they said, it doesn't expressly ban the use of the drug while driving.

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110US CA: Editorial: Just Because Marijuana Is Legal Doesn't Mean It'sThu, 29 Dec 2016
Source:Sacramento Bee (CA)          Area:California Lines:Excerpt Added:12/30/2016

[photo] Gelato marijuana is for sale at Bud and Bloom, a dispensary in Santa Ana that got a $2 million loan this year from AP Investment Fund, a private lender that works with marijuana businesses. Allen J. Schaben Los Angeles Times

Asked whether marijuana should be legal for adults in California, voters answered with a resounding "yes" in November. But that doesn't mean the matter is completely settled. And it definitely doesn't mean voters support marijuana use by minors.

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111 US CA: Marijuana Shops Are Trying To Look Like The Apple StoreFri, 30 Dec 2016
Source:Los Angeles Times (CA)          Area:California Lines:224 Added:12/30/2016

Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times

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Andrew Modlin, left, co-founder and chief operating officer, and Adam Bierman, co-founder and chief executive, inside MedMen cannabis dispensary in West Hollywood. One inspiration for the shop was the Apple store.

Andrew Modlin, left, co-founder and chief operating officer, and Adam Bierman, co-founder and chief executive, inside MedMen cannabis dispensary in West Hollywood. One inspiration for the shop was the Apple store. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

On a bustling stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard lined by vintage stores and eateries, the MedMen shop looks right at home.

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112 US CA: What Makes Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, WhoWed, 28 Dec 2016
Source:Los Angeles Times (CA) Author:Marquez, Bullit Area:California Lines:175 Added:12/29/2016

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks at a military ceremony in suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks at a military ceremony in suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines. (Bullit Marquez / Associated Press)

He has compared himself to Hitler, called President Obama a "son of a whore," and overseen a wave of extrajudicial violence that has left thousands of people dead.

Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines' 71-year-old president -- a former city mayor with a level gaze and an aura of casual dishevelment -- passed his 100th day in office Oct. 8, and despite his profanity and repeated calls to violence, he is the country's most popular leader in recent memory.

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113 US CA: LTE: Prescription-drug Abuse Epidemic Among TeensWed, 28 Dec 2016
Source:Fresno Bee, The (CA)          Area:California Lines:34 Added:12/29/2016

It's a Friday night and you're at home, sitting on the couch watching TV. But you're not really watching it. It's more like a background hum to fill the quiet gap that's been filling your head ever since you got that call.

That call. It shattered your oblivious peace on the night you decided to not go to that party with your friend. And that friend called you just five minutes ago, frightful and high out of her mind, talking about Xanax and how she heard how fun it was. But also how she didn't really know what it did, or how much she was supposed to take.

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114US CA: Illegal Pot Grower Busted In Murder-for-hire Plot Of East BayWed, 28 Dec 2016
Source:San Francisco Chronicle (CA)          Area:California Lines:Excerpt Added:12/28/2016

Tikisha Upshaw was charged in a murder-for-hire plot that targeted an Antioch father killed in July.

Wessley Brown was charged in a murder-for-hire plot that targeted an Antioch father who was gunned down in July.

A 38-year-old father, who was gunned down in Hayward last July, was targeted in a murder-for-hire plot by the operator of a "sophisticated" illegal marijuana grow operation, officials said Wednesday.

Antioch resident Adan Katani - who was on the way to pick up his 4-year-old daughter from daycare on July 13 - was shot to death as he sat in his truck in a broad-daylight ambush.

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115 US CA: Calaveras County Marijuana Farmers Face Uncertain FutureTue, 27 Dec 2016
Source:Record, The (Stockton, CA) Author:Breitler, Alex Area:California Lines:91 Added:12/28/2016

The state Department of Health has proposed amending its regulations to allow hospitals to develop procedures under which patients could take medical marijuana and other medications brought from home.

While not specifically outlawed now by department regulations, the amendment would give explicit permission for hospitals to formulate their own rules about patient use of medical marijuana, Jill Montag, a Health Department spokeswoman, said in an email.

Hospitals that want to permit self-administration of medical marijuana or other medications "must develop and follow policies and procedures to ensure the safe self-administration and security of the medication," according to the Health Department's proposed amendment to the state's Medical Marijuana Program.

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116US CA: Pot Doctors Who Thrived Under CA Medical Marijuana Law AdaptTue, 27 Dec 2016
Source:Fresno Bee, The (CA) Author:Hecht, Peter Area:California Lines:Excerpt Added:12/27/2016

In the weeks since Californians voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use, the phones have been ringing more intensely and the flow of walk-in patients has picked up at 420 Med Evaluations, a midtown Sacramento clinic specializing in medicinal pot referrals.

The passage of Proposition 64 on Nov. 8 instantly allowed adults 21 and older to consume marijuana, regardless of medical need. Along with that, went the thinking, people seeking pot for pleasurable pursuit no longer had to endure the inconvenience of going to a doctor and citing a physical ailment to get a medical recommendation to legally light up a joint.

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117US CA: UC Davis study: Teens Likelier To Smoke Pot After RecreationalTue, 27 Dec 2016
Source:Fresno Bee, The (CA) Author:Buck, Claudia Area:California Lines:Excerpt Added:12/27/2016

Does legalizing recreational marijuana cause more teens to smoke it? That's highly possible, according to a new UC Davis study, which found teens in Washington state were "significantly" less aware of its potential harm and more likely to have smoked pot after it became legal.

"Adolescents are particularly important to look at, since some will go on to chronic use. This is something we need to look at further ... to prevent any unintended consequences down the road," said Dr. Magdalena Cerda, associate professor in emergency medicine and associate director of the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program.

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118 US CA: Zoning Change Aimed At Pot FirmsMon, 12 Dec 2016
Source:Los Angeles Times (CA) Author:Jennings, Angel Area:California Lines:61 Added:12/14/2016

Lynwood officials move toward allowing commercial cannabis production.

Lynwood officials last week took a step toward allowing businesses to grow medical marijuana within city limits. If the measure gains final passage, the city of 70,000 would be among the first in Los Angeles County to issue such permits.

On a 3-1 vote, the City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance that would amend the zoning code to permit commercial cannabis producers to cultivate and manufacture marijuana in industrial areas.

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119 US CA: Van Nuys On The Legalization Of MarijuanaMon, 12 Dec 2016
Source:Los Angeles Times (CA) Author:Huang , Keshan Area:California Lines:87 Added:12/14/2016

After multiple failed attempts over the course of a century, Proposition 64, which legalizes the recreational use of marijuana, passed with a 56 percent vote in California on Nov. 9.

Proposition 64 legalizes the recreational use of marijuana; anyone 21 and older can possess up to an ounce of marijuana and grow a maximum of six marijuana plants at home. The proposition can also potentially reduce sentences as well as clearing criminal records of prisoners that have been convicted of felonies related to the possession and consumption of marijuana.

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120US CA: Experts: California's Marijuana Legalization Could Be DelayedMon, 12 Dec 2016
Source:San Jose Mercury News (CA) Author:Krieger, Lisa M. Area:California Lines:Excerpt Added:12/14/2016

SANTA ROSA - Amid the euphoria of this weekend's famed Emerald Cup weed fest, there was this creeping buzzkill: the glacial rollout of legalization.

Right when it seems like "The Great Pot Moment" is upon us, it turns out there are a lot of really tough regulatory issues to resolve first, according to government and industry experts who sketched out all the thorny challenges at the two-day conference, competition and harvest celebration at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds.

And implementation of commercialization could be delayed a year until 2019, said insiders.

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