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Pot 101

What's the difference between decriminalization and legalization? How do California's laws compare to the rest of the country?

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Two residents of Humboldt County explain how marijuana first took root in the area, and how the pot industry changed this small corner of Northern California.

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From The California Report and KQED Public Radio

Forum | Monday, Feb 04, 2013, 9:30 AM

Calif. High Court Considers Pot Club Bans

Should local governments in California have the power to ban medical marijuana outlets? That's the question the state Supreme Court will take up on Tuesday in a closely watched case. Meanwhile, things are heating up in Oakland, where the Harborside Health Center marijuana dispensary faces possible closure by the U.S. Justice Department. We get the latest on the state's pot wars.



KQED News | Friday, Apr 06, 2012, 5:30 PM

Oaksterdam University's Lee Anticipates Charges

Richard Lee, the founder of Oaksterdam University in Oakland, is stepping down. Lee opened the university in 2007 to legitimize the business of marijuana, and was the main backer of Proposition 19. Earlier this week, federal agents raided the university as well as Lee's home.



The California Report | Thursday, Apr 05, 2012, 8:50 AM

Mendocino Community Fights Illegal Pot Growers

Illegal marijuana farms on public and private forest land aren't new in California, but they are a growing problem, with high stakes for the environment and public safety. In Mendocino County, the effort to find a solution has taken on a particular urgency after the murder last summer of one of its most prominent residents.



From CIR'S California Watch
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Police Arrest Prominent Oakland 'Potrepreneur'

A brash Oakland entrepreneur who pioneered industrial-scale pot production -- and even unionized his workers -- has been arrested after being accused of moving operations to a tomato farm.

Photo: Deanne Fitzmaurice/California Watch
Private Lands Are New Frontier in California's Pot Wars

A little-spoken-of war is taking place behind California's fences and property lines -- trespassing marijuana growers are setting booby traps, resorting to violencem, and spoiling the land.

Photo: Deanne Fitzmaurice/California Watch
Obama Administration Warns Oakland on Pot Farms

Officials warned Oakland over the licensing of four giant pot farms, saying the plan is in violation of state and federal law and could trigger multiple legal actions against the city.

Photo: Cannabis Culture/Flickr
Why Pot Growers Turned Against Prop. 19

Why did some counties seemingly vote against their own self interest, turning away from potentially huge profits.



A Random Drug Test

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