| The Rise and Fall of a Potrepreneur |
| The Weed Blog - May 25th, 2011 |
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Yan Ebyam once operated a marijuana grow in this warehouse in Oakland. The letters in his first name stand for “yes and no.” His last name, also the creation of hippie parents, is “maybe” spelled backward. It’s perhaps fitting, then, that Yan Ebyam came to be neck deep in the murky, quasi-legal world of Oakland’s marijuana-growing ... Read More |
| San Leandro Cop Had Affair With Informant |
| Contra Costa Times - May 25th, 2011 |
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Jason William Fredriksson, the San Leandro narcotics detective charged last week with giving marijuana to a confidential informant for her to sell, made an obviously bad decision when the married officer started a sexual relationship with the woman, his attorney said Monday. Read More |
| Delta Town Continues to Pin Financial Hopes on Stalled Pot Farm |
| Contra Costa times - May 23rd, 2011 |
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ISLETON -- Leaders of this struggling Delta town north of Antioch still hope that a medical marijuana farm will remedy its financial woes.
But so far, the project has brought only threats of federal and local prosecution to the community of 800. Read More |
| Pot Has Long History |
| Contra Costa Times - October 15th, 2010 |
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In the 1930s, the drug czar of the day and a powerful newspaper publisher launched a vicious campaign against marijuana, naming it a deadly, dreadful poison.
The efforts of Harry Anslinger, the first commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, with the support of William Randolph Hearst and other staunch opponents, led to the ... Read More |
| Hundreds Protest At Hearing For Medical Marijuana Defendan |
| The Detroit News - October 8th, 2010 |
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Waterford Township — Buoyed by signs and words of support from several hundred chanting demonstrators, 10 people appeared in court Thursday to be assigned future dates to challenge multiple charges of delivery of manufactured marijuana. Read More |
| Prop 19 Analysis: Will Marijuana Legalization Increase Use? |
| Time Health Land - October 8th, 2010 |
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As California moves toward the legalization of marijuana — next month, voters will decide on Proposition 19, the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010 — a key question remains: could the new law produce a whole generation of stoners? Opponents of legalization say, yes, fearing it will lead to a massive increase in pot smoking among ... Read More |
| Fliers Encouraging To 'Hunt Down' Burglars Raise Concern |
| Santa Cruz Sentienl - October 4th, 2010 |
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SAN LORENZO VALLEY - Sheriff's deputies are concerned a flier with an image from a YouTube video that captured two men allegedly burglarizing a home may be sending the wrong message by encouraging victims to "hunt down" the men to recover stolen possessions, deputies said.
The flier alleges the two men in the video, have stolen medical ... Read More |
| Tour The High-Tech Cannabis Factory Of Tomorrow |
| The Atlantic - October 4th, 2010 |
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OAKLAND, California -- It's no secret that weed is a big agricultural business, so it's only natural that it's made it to the next stop on its way to a full capitalist makeover: mass production. Read More |
| Cities Plan Medical Marijuana Meetings |
| Daily Tribune - October 4th, 2010 |
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People anxious to open a medical marijuana compassion club or dispensary won’t have much luck around Oakland County right now. A brief check indicates that most communities have established moratoriums for such operations.
Oakland County Sheriff’s Office officials said they are unaware of any dispensaries in operation. Read More |
| Proposed 60,000 sq. Ft. Marijuana Growing Facility In Oakland Announced |
| Oakland Local - October 4th, 2010 |
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On Sunday, a couple hundred people gathered near the Oakland Airport for a celebration of the grand re-opening of the country's largest cannabis-friendly hydroponics superstore, weGrow, formerly known as iGrow. Read More |
| How Will California Change If Voters Make Marijuana Legal? |
| The Christian Science Monitor - October 1st, 2010 |
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Pandy Arrieta, an intern at Oaksterdam University in Oakland, Calif., tended marijuana plants in a classroom Sept. 23. The for-profit educational facility, which is not accredited, was founded in 2007 to help open the way for a marijuana industry. Read More |
| Candidate In Oakland Bucks Tide On Measure |
| The New York Times - September 30th, 2010 |
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Greg Harland, a retired businessman, acknowledged he was nervous before last week’s debate for Oakland mayoral hopefuls.
That is because Mr. Harland — a first-time candidate and a long shot who has raised almost no money — was about to take an unpopular stance on marijuana in Oakland. Read More |
| Jury To Deliberate In Medical Marijuana Case |
| Sign On San Diego - September 27th, 2010 |
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A Superior Court jury has heard the evidence in a trial for Jovan Jackson, who is accused of illegally selling marijuana at a now-defunct medical marijuana dispensary in Kearny Mesa, and is expected to begin its first full day of deliberations Tuesday.
Jackson, 32, faces charges of possession and sale of marijuana at Answerdam ... Read More |
| Secret Government Agents Circling Pot Farms In Oakland, Berkeley |
| East Bay Express - September 24th, 2010 |
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Over the past several months, a single-engine, Cessna-type plane registered to an undisclosed federal law enforcement agency has been circling above the epicenter of the national legalization movement: Oakland, and Berkeley. A narcotics interdiction expert says the plane's model, low altitude and habit of loitering over cities for hours and hours ... Read More |
| Concord Files Injunction Against Herbal Essence Medical Marijuana Dispensary |
| Contra Costa Times - September 23rd, 2010 |
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CONCORD -- The city filed an injunction Thursday seeking to close a Clayton Road medical marijuana dispensary and fine it $1,000 per day for each day it has been open in violation of the city code.
The complaint, filed in Contra Costa County Superior Court, says the dispensary is operating illegally because it misrepresented itself on ... Read More |
