Brooke Edwards Staggs

cannabis festivals are hurting now that cannabis is legal in California

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

Marijuana festival organizers were banking on this to be their biggest year yet, now that recreational cannabis is legal in California and the state is legitimizing such events by licensing...

Attorneys, Matthew Kay, Micheli Quadros, center, and Bisou Lne work on people’s computer forms during a Los Angeles workshop aimed at helping people convicted of marijuana crimes work through the process of having their sentences shortened and their records cleared. - Michael Fernandez

People with marijuana crimes on their record can clear them up under Prop. 64; most haven’t

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

Dave Gonzales was in his 20s when he followed his friends to Venice Beach on a sunny afternoon in 1985.His buddies brought guitars to play music for the boardwalk crowd....

State might consider temporary cut in marijuana taxes

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

SACRAMENTO >> Marijuana taxes in California would drop substantially for three years under an Assembly bill introduced late last week.The legislation would cut the marijuana sales tax rate from 15...

Can marijuana help ease the opioid epidemic?

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

LOS ANGELES >> A question asked by some UCLA researchers might seem like an oxymoron for anyone raised on the now debunked “gateway” theory, the one that says using marijuana...

Meghan Hall of Los Angeles exhales a hit while working on the blue tones of her sky during a ‘paint the joint’ party in Irvine. - Matt Masin — Southern California News Group

Can marijuana make you more creative? Artists and researchers weigh in

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

Steve Jobs, Lady Gaga, George Carlin, Louis Armstrong, Jay-Z…They’ve all credited cannabis with fueling their creativity.“If ever I need some clarity… or a quantum leap in terms of writing something,...

The Sowden House in Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. Dan Goldfarb made his fortune selling cannabis products for pets. He just bought the famous house and is using it to host cannabis events. - Kevin Sullivan — Orange County Register/SCNG

Marijuana millionaire turns LA’s infamous Sowden House into cannabis oasis

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

Mariano, a Persian cat, appeared unimpressed as he gazed down on bustling Franklin Avenue from inside a home — a concrete temple, really — that Lloyd Wright dreamed up when...

Taxes spark sticker shock for cannabis customers

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

A picture recently posted to Instagram shows a receipt for a shopping trip to Cookies LA, a licensed marijuana store in Maywood.The receipt shows that the shopper bought an ounce...

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, left, gets a tour of Bud and Bloom dispensary in Santa Ana from Kyle Kazan, a partner and board member. - Leonard Ortiz — Orange County Register

California leaders are fighting back against Sessions’ marijuana crackdown

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

California legislators are fighting back against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ attempt to crack down on state cannabis programs, launching letter-writing campaigns, proposing new laws and discussing federal lawsuits to...

Customers line up at the counter to purchase marijuana at Harborside in Oakland on January 1. - Jose Carlos Fajardo — Bay Area News Group

Cannabis shops say Day One was great, but official numbers are nonexistent

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

SACRAMENTO >> Last Monday was big for California’s cannabis industry, with shops reporting tens of thousands of dollars in sales on the first day they could legally offer recreational marijuana.But...

State issues first cannabis cultivation licenses

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

SACRAMENTO >> A Hawaii-based company just got the first temporary license to grow state-sanctioned cannabis in California starting Jan. 1.The Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis division started accepting applications...

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