Taxes on marijuana may force a showdown between state and federal laws
On Election Day, voters approved a number of local marijuana taxes, which may bring simmering tensions between California and federal drug laws to a boil.
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News analysis — For pot, real battle wasn’t Prop. 19
Compared to Prop. 19, the state attorney general’s race and city taxes on pot will have a much more lasting impact on marijuana policy in California.
High hopes – San Jose medicinal marijuana delivery expands despite legal battle
Northern California Natural Collective operator Clinton Cronin makes the transition from a delivery service to a storefront in San Jose—but not without some legal tangles along the way.
Prop. 19 goes up in smoke
After a topsy-turvy race and flip-flopping polls, Californians voted to defeat Proposition 19 on Nov. 2.
San Jose approves marijuana tax
San Jose voters passed Measure U, a bill that will allow the city to tax marijuana businesses up to 10 percent.
Silicon Valley attorney protests arrests of medicinal marijuana delivery workers
As chairman of a Silicon Valley medicinal marijuana advocacy group, Lauren Vazquez splits her time working as an attorney and organizing protests for pot. Related news: Weed on Wheels.
Weed on Wheels – inside a medicinal marijuana delivery service
Marijuana delivery services have spread throughout the Silicon Valley in the past year, but police doubt some of the services’ legitimacy.