Tag: San Francisco

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July 2, 2015
07/02/2015
Great Music While High: The Grateful Dead

Great Music While High: The Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead are, simply put, one of the most widely loved and influential musical acts in American history. This July 4th weekend, the “core four” remaining...
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February 9, 2015
02/09/2015
The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) in San Francisco

The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) in San Francisco

The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) is a business and networking event like none other. It is unique in that it brings in the top cannabis attorneys...
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January 14, 2015
01/14/2015
Marvina: Cannabis of the Month Service

Marvina: Cannabis of the Month Service

There’s a new subscription box service based in San Francisco that is specifically for weedists. Marvina is a high end service for cannabis connoisseurs that will send...
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January 12, 2015
01/12/2015
Cannabis Cooking Emerging as a Sophisticated Culinary Art

Cannabis Cooking Emerging as a Sophisticated Culinary Art

Cannabis is working its way into many mainstream aspects of our culture, and now culinary cannabis is starting to take hold as a legitimate culinary art.
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January 9, 2015
01/09/2015
Paypal’s Co-Founder Is Making a Major Move on Pot

Paypal’s Co-Founder Is Making a Major Move on Pot

Founders Fund, the $2 billion San Francisco venture capital firm run by Silicon Valley stars including Peter Thiel, co-founder and former CEO of Paypal, is investing in...
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January 5, 2015
01/05/2015
Feds Stick to Court Argument That Marijuana Is Dangerous

Feds Stick to Court Argument That Marijuana Is Dangerous

Two weeks after President Obama signed legislation prohibiting federal interference with state medical marijuana laws, his administration has told a federal judge in Sacramento that pot is...
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December 9, 2014
12/09/2014
SF Conference Sets Tone for Future Cannabis Industry

SF Conference Sets Tone for Future Cannabis Industry

When cannabis entrepreneurs and activists convene at the next International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) February 15 and 16 at San Francisco’s Hyatt Regency hotel, at stake will...
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May 21, 2014
05/21/2014
Stay Lifted in San Francisco Medical Pot Club Seizure Case

Stay Lifted in San Francisco Medical Pot Club Seizure Case

014 The federal government can move forward with seizure proceedings against a medical-marijuana dispensary that lost its appellate bid. Uncle Sam filed a federal forfeiture complaint more than...
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April 30, 2014
04/30/2014
In Search of Greener Pastures, Techies Land in the Growing Marijuana Field

In Search of Greener Pastures, Techies Land in the Growing Marijuana Field

With more states weighing legalization of marijuana, weed is expected to flourish into a $10.2 billion market by 2018, according to the research arm of cannabis investment network ArcView...
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April 28, 2014
04/28/2014
NFL Players, Cannabis, and the Media: Perfect PR Crapstorm

NFL Players, Cannabis, and the Media: Perfect PR Crapstorm

Another story involving cannabis and the NFL has come to light recently, and the PR agents of these players have some work ahead of them. San Francisco...
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April 11, 2014
04/11/2014
Feds Seize San Francisco Medical Marijuana Club

Feds Seize San Francisco Medical Marijuana Club

A medical marijuana dispensary told a federal judge that the U.S. government may have bamboozled it in a forfeiture order against its landlord. Uncle Sam filed a...
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March 21, 2014
03/21/2014
Why Dianne Feinstein Opposes Marijuana Legalization

Why Dianne Feinstein Opposes Marijuana Legalization

California’s senior senator, Dianne Feinstein, has joined Governor Jerry Brown in voicing her disapproval of marijuana legalization. “The risk of people using marijuana and driving is very substantial,”...
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March 13, 2014
03/13/2014
California Democrats Officially Add Marijuana Legalization to Platform

California Democrats Officially Add Marijuana Legalization to Platform

California Democrats approved adding a position in support of taxing and regulating marijuana to the party’s platform Sunday, despite opposition from Gov. Jerry Brown (D). This is a major shift...
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March 6, 2014
03/06/2014
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.03.05)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.03.05)

A major scandal envelopes five San Francisco police officers, a former Illinois probation officer heads for prison in the cocaine death of an Illinois judge, a Kentucky...
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December 23, 2013
12/23/2013
California Police Chief, DA File Defelonization Initiative

California Police Chief, DA File Defelonization Initiative

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon and San Diego Police Chief William Landsdowne filed an initiative with state officials Thursday that would defelonize most drug possession and...
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October 14, 2013
10/14/2013
TSA May Allow Medical Marijuana on Flights

TSA May Allow Medical Marijuana on Flights

In a surprising twist, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is considering relaxing their response towards people trying to travel with their medical marijuana. So far, 20 states...
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September 23, 2013
09/23/2013
49ers Aldon Smith Arrested for DUI, Possession

49ers Aldon Smith Arrested for DUI, Possession

Aldon Smith, the one-man sack factory linebacker from the San Francisco 49ers was arrested last Friday (Sept 20th) morning on suspicion of a DUI. Smith crashed his car...
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September 12, 2013
09/12/2013
First NFL Season Sans Prohibition

First NFL Season Sans Prohibition

After what seemed an interminably long offseason (at least to football fans), the NFL is finally back into action. This marks the first year that cannabis is legal in...
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July 26, 2013
07/26/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.07.24)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.07.24)

New Hampshire becomes the 19th medical marijuana state, some folks in Kentucky would like it to become one, too; and the local tussling continues in California. And...
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July 10, 2013
07/10/2013
NORML Meets With Former Mexican President on Cannabis Legalization

NORML Meets With Former Mexican President on Cannabis Legalization

At a meeting with drug reform advocates in San Francisco, former Mexican President Fox expressed support for California’s efforts to legally regulate cannabis, medical and otherwise. He...
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