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FBI gives up attempt to confiscate more than $1 million in California pot-store cash
2 years, 8 months ago

FBI gives up attempt to confiscate more than $1 million in California pot-store cash

LA Times  

The FBI has abandoned its attempt to confiscate more than $1 million in cash that was seized from armored cars transporting the money for state-licensed marijuana businesses in California. Empyreal’s lawsuit described the traffic stops of their armored cars as “highway robberies” by law enforcement agencies seeking to fund their operations with cash taken through forfeiture. And the U.S. attorney’s …

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Police suspect weed businesses hit by same group of burglars
2 years, 9 months ago

Police suspect weed businesses hit by same group of burglars

Associated Press  

GORHAM, Maine — The robbery of an estimated $59,000 worth of weed products from a Maine marijuana business in October is just one of a string of weed-related burglaries in New England that police suspect are being organized by the same group. A warrant granted by a Maine judge in January shows multiple recreational marijuana businesses growing their own product …

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Governor calls special legislative session in New Mexico
3 years, 9 months ago

Governor calls special legislative session in New Mexico

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Marijuana reforms have become a top political and policy priority for state Democrats after voters last year ousted several legalization opponents from the state Senate. The Democrat-led House has approved recreational marijuana legalization bills several times in recent years that emphasize support for communities hit hard by aggressive policing on drug laws. The …

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Michigan’s marijuana industry leaves people of color behind
3 years, 11 months ago

Michigan’s marijuana industry leaves people of color behind

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — The first year of state-licensed recreational marijuana sales in Michigan saw $511 million of sales in recreational and $474 million in medical sales, generating over $100 million in tax revenue, but the state also found that the commercial marijuana industry drastically failed to attract minority business owners. In response, the agency’s Racial Equity Advisory Workgroup, comprised largely …

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Amid Coronavirus, San Francisco, New York, Deem Marijuana Businesses 'Essential'
4 years, 9 months ago

Amid Coronavirus, San Francisco, New York, Deem Marijuana Businesses 'Essential'

NPR  

Amid Coronavirus, San Francisco, New York, Deem Marijuana Businesses 'Essential' Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images When San Francisco announced its "shelter in place" order this week, it said only "essential businesses" could remain open to support the public's needs, such as grocery stores and gas stations. By Tuesday …

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Black market cannabis shops thrive in L.A. even as city cracks down
5 years, 7 months ago

Black market cannabis shops thrive in L.A. even as city cracks down

LA Times  

From the street, it looked like an old-school drug raid. Amid growing complaints from lawmakers and cannabis lobbyists about the city’s teeming marketplace for unregulated weed, Los Angeles in recent months has ramped up enforcement against illegal pot dispensaries. The L.A. Police Department, however, has estimated the number of unregistered shops to be “less than 300.” Marijuana advocates say Los …

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Would this California town have become so pro-cannabis if not for a councilwoman’s pot industry ties?
5 years, 8 months ago

Would this California town have become so pro-cannabis if not for a councilwoman’s pot industry ties?

LA Times  

Few local politicians have championed marijuana as loudly as Aide Castro. After the newspaper asked other Lynwood council members about Castro’s financial ties to the industry, several expressed shock, saying her business dealings present “a red flag” about her reasons for promoting cannabis. “It’s a big conflict of interest,” said Councilman Salvador Alatorre, an opponent of allowing marijuana businesses in …

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