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After panicked crowds swarm Denver liquor stores and dispensaries, mayor reverses order to close both
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock changed course drastically Monday evening after announcing earlier in the day that liquor stores and recreational marijuana dispensaries would close across the city in an attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus. His office made a new announcement around 5 p.m. via Twitter, saying that liquor and marijuana stores “with extreme […]
A marijuana shop at your door: Home delivery in California surges amid outbreak
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and HAVEN DALEY | The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — One company rushed to expand its delivery fleet. Another has seen sales triple. The global coronavirus pandemic has left millions of people locked out of bars, restaurants and theaters, but it’s been an unexpected boost for some U.S. pot shops. Marijuana […]
Cannabis dispensaries are ‘essential’ businesses in San Jose during coronavirus lockdown, city says
SAN JOSE — Dispensaries and licensed cannabis companies can remain open through the shelter-in-place order issued by Santa Clara and six other counties, the city said Tuesday. So long as they practice social distancing measures, dispensaries are considered “essential” businesses, confirmed city spokesperson Rosario Neaves. “In our case in the city, we’re considering medical cannabis […]
Police seek owners, operators of unlicensed pot shop in Santa Ana
Santa Ana police sought the owner and operators of an illegal marijuana business that was raided on Tuesday, March 10. Police had received complaints from citizens regarding the business at 230 W. Warner Ave., said Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna. “Based on those complaints, the vice and narcotics unit started investigating,” Bertagna said. Read […]
California passes $1 billion in cannabis tax revenue two years after launching legal market
California has raised $1 billion in cannabis tax revenue since the industry kicked into gear in January 2018, according to figures recently released by the state. The bulk of that $1.03 billion in tax money, after covering regulatory costs, has been spent on programs such as child care for low income families, cannabis research, public […]
Police jail woman who paid $5,000 bail with marijuana-scented cash
ASHLAND, La. — A Louisiana woman was arrested on drug charges after police determined the $5,000 cash she used to post an inmate’s bail had a “strong odor of marijuana.” Authorities began investigating Stormy Lynn Parfait, 33, on Friday, shortly after she showed up at the Ashland jail to pay the bond fee for an […]
Police arrest 2 Bay Area men suspected of selling marijuana to high school students in Marin
Police arrested two men on allegations they conspired to sell marijuana to high school students in Novato. Diego Armando Kane-Sorto, 19, of Petaluma and Miguel Moises Hernandez, 22, of Richmond were also booked on suspicion of contributing to the delinquency of minors, violating probation and other counts. They remained in custody Thursday at the Marin […]
Marijuana use is rising sharply among seniors over 65, study says, and there are serious risks
By Sandee LaMotte | CNN The sweet scent of baking cookies wafting from grandma’s house may be mixed with a more pungent aroma these days. The smell of marijuana. The numbers of American seniors over age 65 who now smoke marijuana or use edibles increased two-fold between 2015 and 2018, according to research published Monday […]
NFL player arrested for allegedly possessing 157 pounds of marijuana in a rental car
By Madeline Holcombe | CNN Cleveland Browns player Gregory Robinson was arrested after US Border Patrol agents found 157 pounds of marijuana in a car, officials said. Robinson, 27, and Jaquan Bray, 26, were charged in a federal complaint with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana and possession intent to distribute, the US […]
Feds bust suspected Pittsburg/Atlanta pot trafficking ring; alleged money launderer arrested in Bay Area
OAKLAND — A man suspected of conspiring with others to ship marijuana from Pittsburg to Atlanta, Georgia, was arrested in the Bay Area last week on an arrest warrant for money laundering charges, court records show. Alhaji Jewru Touray was arrested in connection with a federal conspiracy and money laundering case based in Georgia. The […]