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This is a collection of reports by KQED Radio productions, including KQED Radio News, The California Report and Forum. Reports are listed in reverse chronological order.
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.
The California Report | Thursday, Mar 15, 2012, 8:50 AM
Facing Heat From Feds, Landmark Berkeley Pot Club to Close
Since last fall, hundreds of medical marijuana operators have gone out of business amid a statewide crackdown by federal prosecutors. In many cases the feds haven't gone after operators themselves, but their landlords. Now, one of California's biggest medical marijuana establishments -- embraced by local officials as a model business that donates to the poor and pays millions in taxes -- has become the feds' latest target.
The California Report | Friday, Mar 02, 2012, 8:50 AM
San Joaquin Farmers Warned on Pot Growing
Sheriffs from five San Joaquin Valley counties and federal prosecutors from Sacramento met with farmers Thursday in Fresno. They delivered a strong message: don't let marijuana growers lease your land, or the federal government can seize it.
The California Report | Wednesday, Jan 11, 2012, 8:50 AM
Local Marijuana Laws Face Scrutiny From Calif. Court
Mendocino County's effort to regulate medical marijuana is facing increased scrutiny of federal prosecutors, and there's growing uncertainty about its future. Within the next four weeks, the state Supreme Court could also weigh in on whether local governments can issue permits for medical marijuana collectives.
The California Report | Thursday, Dec 01, 2011, 8:50 AM
Drug Tunnel Bust Nets 32 Tons of Marijuana
Law enforcement investigators discovered a 600-foot drug delivery tunnel Tuesday inside a produce warehouse a few blocks north of the Mexican border. This latest bust is one in a string of drug tunnel discoveries that merely hint at the size of the trade.
The California Report | Tuesday, Nov 08, 2011, 8:50 AM
Cannabis Crackdown Threatens Unique Regulation Effort
Supporters of California's medical marijuana law have filed suit in all four U.S. judicial districts in California, challenging a federal crackdown on cannabis enterprises. That pressure from the feds is also threatening a unique effort to regulate marijuana production in Mendocino County.
Forum | Thursday, Oct 20, 2011, 9:30 AM
Feds Crack Down on Medical Marijuana
Growing and distributing marijuana for medicinal purposes has been legal under California law since 1996. But federal law prohibits the cultivation and possession of marijuana for any purpose. Recently, federal agents began raiding large marijuana growing operations and dispensaries, citing federal law as justification. What are the implications of this legal limbo?
The California Report | Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011, 8:50 AM
Pot Replacing Other Crops in State's Best Farmland
The fall harvest is under way in the Central Valley, and this year, a new crop is setting records. Marijuana is transforming the state's most productive farm belt. Now federal authorities are stepping in.
