Local marijuana advocates are hopeful that cannabis-related regulation will become less stringent in the wake of a federal government memo released last week. Read More…
A former employee of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory was convicted of possession of child pornography on Thursday. Read More…
The city of Berkeley is claiming that the closure of BPG would lead to a significant decrease in city tax revenue and would encourage illegal marijuana sales. The closure would also negate the city’s efforts to implement regulated medical marijuana dispensaries, which it stated “positively impact the health, safety and well-being of all City of Berkeley residents.” Read More…
A Berkeley resident was sentenced to 15 years in prison last Friday for running an extensive marijuana operation in the East Bay from 2008 to 2010. A criminal complaint against Trinh, 45, and operation participants Lan Jin, of Berkeley, and Andy Wong, of Oakland, was filed with the court. Read More…
Medical cannabis advocates and patients met in San Francisco Tuesday to hold a rally condemning the federal government’s crackdown on medical cannabis dispensaries in California. Several hundred people gathered on the steps of City Hall at 11:30 a.m. for the rally, which was sponsored by Americans for Safe Access and San Read More…