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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.
The California Report | Thursday, Oct 13, 2011, 8:50 AM
Feds Intensify Medical Pot Crackdown, Target Media
Federal prosecutors are stepping up their offensive on California's medical marijuana industry. A California Watch investigation has learned prosecutors are preparing to target newspapers and broadcasters that advertise pot dispensaries.
The California Report | Friday, Oct 07, 2011, 4:30 PM
Feds Announce Medical Pot Crackdown
A new chapter in the federal government's response to California's medical marijuana dispensaries is underway. Today, the four U.S. attorneys based in California held an unusual press conference outlining plans to crack down on what they call "the illegal, for-profit marijuana industry."
The California Report | Thursday, Sep 22, 2011, 8:50 AM
Pot Shipped From Calif. to NFL Players in Kentucky
Narcotics agents on the trail of marijuana exports from Northern California's "Emerald Triangle" have found that the retail end of one shipment involves two NFL players.
KQED News | Tuesday, Jul 19, 2011, 5:30 PM
Oakland Considers Doubling Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Oakland's City Council is currently meeting to consider a proposal to double the number of marijuana dispensaries in the city. Host Cy Musiker talks with Oakland councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, one of the unanimous votes in favor of the regulation.
The California Report | Friday, Jul 08, 2011, 4:30 PM
Feds Threaten Experimental Pot Program in Mendocino
It's well known that some people who grow pot do so under the cover of state medical-marijuana laws, then sell it on the black market for bigger profits. In response, Mendocino County has started a novel program intended to license and monitor medical marijuana producers. But this attempt to regulate pot producers has put the county at odds with the feds.
Forum | Tuesday, Jul 05, 2011, 9:00 AM
New Memo on Medical Marijuana Policy
The Department of Justice issued a new memo to federal prosecutors clarifying its medical marijuana policy. Calling marijuana "a dangerous drug," the memo threatened enforcement actions against those in the business of cultivating and distributing pot. What does this mean for California?
The California Report | Tuesday, Jul 05, 2011, 8:50 AM
Fighting Back Against Pot on Public Lands
In recent years marijuana production has boomed in California, especially in the state's vast national forests. Last year, of the seven million illegal pot plants destroyed by drug agents, some four million were seized on public lands where growers set up huge plantations deep in the mountains. But in spite of these seizures, there remains a question of who's behind these operations.
The California Report | Friday, Jun 24, 2011, 8:50 AM
Doctor-Approved Pot Sold Out of State
Over 1,000 dispensaries in California sell medical marijuana to people with recommendations for the drug from a doctor. But federal officials believe that some physicians may be facilitating the illegal export of pot to other states.
The California Report | Monday, Jun 20, 2011, 8:50 AM
Feds Threaten to Extinguish California's Pot Boom
Local officials say that regulating the commercial pot industry could protect public safety, and would be a good source of tax revenue. But the Obama administration is pushing back.
The California Report | Friday, Jan 07, 2011, 4:30 PM
New Harvest: The Future of Small Town California, Part 3 - Garberville
The Humboldt County town of Garberville is a thriving center of California's marijuana industry. For the past few decades, pot growing has gradually replaced logging and ranching as the economic engine there. We visit Garberville to learn more about the changing identity of a town underwritten by pot.
