Marijuana

Elk Grove council approves strict medical pot growing ordinance

By Loretta Kalb - Updated: Thursday, February 9 2012 - 8:19 am

The Elk Grove City Council on Wednesday night approved one of the most restrictive medical marijuana growing ordinances in Northern California, requiring that any growing operation be conducted in a home or detached backyard building.

California pot industry's next move: Ballot initiative for state regulation

By Peter Hecht - Updated: Monday, February 6 2012 - 7:18 am

A proposed ballot initiative aimed for the November elections begs a key question looming over California's medical marijuana industry: Can stricter state regulation keep the federal government from shutting it down?

New debate: When is medical marijuana "usable?"

Feds target Sacramento marijuana dispensary for seizure

By Peter Hecht - Published: Friday, January 13 2012 - 12:00 am

U.S. authorities filed suit Thursday seeking to seize the building of a Sacramento dispensary, charging the marijuana store violated federal laws against drug transactions near schools.

Facing federal scrutiny, Sacramento marijuana store shuts down

By Peter Hecht - Updated: Friday, December 30 2011 - 6:42 am

Three months after federal authorities seized its bank account in a probe of alleged concealment of medical marijuana proceeds, a Sacramento dispensary announced Thursday it will close its doors on New Year's Eve.

Sheriff's Department returns seized pot to dispensary

By Kim Minugh - Updated: Sunday, December 25 2011 - 12:45 pm

In response to a court order, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department Friday afternoon returned 2 pounds of medicinal marijuana to a dispensary from which it was seized earlier this month.

Sacramento County pot store closes with a flourish -- and a vow to fight back

By Peter Hecht - Updated: Tuesday, January 17 2012 - 2:51 pm

Boasting what was perhaps Sacramento County's largest registry of medical marijuana users, an Orangevale dispensary was closing with a flourish. Throughout the day, it offered specials that included free grams of marijuana and discounts on "top shelf" cannabis strains.

Sacramento supervisors outlaw medicinal pot dispensaries in the county

By Peter Hecht - Updated: Thursday, December 8 2011 - 11:22 am

Sacramento County supervisors are seeking to bring an end to the county's once teeming medical marijuana trade by denying business permits to establishments that conflict with "either state or federal law, or both" under a new policy approved Tuesday.