California High Court Weighs Cities' Rights to Ban Medical Marijuana...
The California Supreme Court appears poised to leave intact the right of local governments to ban medical marijuana dispensaries. Ben Adler has more on the court’s oral arguments today in a case...
View ArticleCalifornia Supreme Court Says Cities Can Ban Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
California’s highest court has come down on the side of cities and counties in the fight over the location, or even the existence, of medical marijuana dispensaries. Katie Orr reports from Sacramento.
View ArticleFresno County Supervisors OK Juvenile Psychiatric Ward, Hold Firm On Pot
It's still illegal to grow marijuana in Fresno County. The Board of Supervisors entertained the possibility of lifting the outright ban on cultivation during their meeting today but instead decided to...
View ArticleOn Valley Edition: Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims Talks 2014, Looks To 2015
Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims began her third term in office last week. Since she became sheriff in 2006, law enforcement and criminal justice have seen massive changes: big budget cuts,...
View ArticleNew Push To Regulate Medical Marijuana In California
There’s a new push to regulate medical marijuana in California after similar legislation failed at the state Capitol last year. As Ben Adler reports from Sacramento, the debate centers on how much...
View ArticleFresno City Council Votes To Loosen Tough Marijuana Law
The Fresno City Council is moving forward with a plan to modify the city's medical marijuana law. But as FM89's Joe Moore reports, the change could be short lived. The new law would amend another...
View ArticleFresno City Council Changes Mind On Medical Marijuana Growing
The Fresno City Council is reversing course on an ordinance that would have allowed limited indoor cultivation of medical marijuana. The deal appeared to satisfy no one.The ordinance would have allowed...
View ArticleCalifornia Farmers Consider Cashing In On A New Crop . . . Marijuana
California farmers are known for producing some of the finest fruits, vegetables and nuts in the world. But what if big agriculture here also included marijuana? If the legalization of recreational pot...
View ArticleState Deadline Sparks Local Medical Marijuana Laws
Dozens of California cities and counties, including many in the Central Valley, are moving quickly to pass bans on medical marijuana growth and sale.The bans are often modeled on existing rules in...
View ArticleValley Communities Rush To Ban Medical Marijuana, But Do The Bans Work?
After nearly two decades of legalized medical marijuana in California there is a sudden mad dash among valley communities to establish local regulations and bans. But do the bans actually drive growers...
View ArticleDefying the Ban: Medical Marijuana Patients Find Ways Around Local Bans
Communities throughout the valley are rushing to ban medical marijuana. In part one of this two part series, Valley Public Radio introduced you to the people pushing or resisting the ban and how they...
View ArticleCalifornia High Court Weighs Cities' Rights to Ban Medical Marijuana...
The California Supreme Court appears poised to leave intact the right of local governments to ban medical marijuana dispensaries. Ben Adler has more on the court’s oral arguments today in a case...
View ArticleCalifornia Supreme Court Says Cities Can Ban Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
California’s highest court has come down on the side of cities and counties in the fight over the location, or even the existence, of medical marijuana dispensaries. Katie Orr reports from Sacramento....
View ArticleFresno County Supervisors OK Juvenile Psychiatric Ward, Hold Firm On Pot
It's still illegal to grow marijuana in Fresno County. The Board of Supervisors entertained the possibility of lifting the outright ban on cultivation during their meeting today but instead decided to...
View ArticleOn Valley Edition: Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims Talks 2014, Looks To 2015
Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims began her third term in office last week. Since she became sheriff in 2006, law enforcement and criminal justice have seen massive changes: big budget cuts,...
View ArticleNew Push To Regulate Medical Marijuana In California
There’s a new push to regulate medical marijuana in California after similar legislation failed at the state Capitol last year. As Ben Adler reports from Sacramento, the debate centers on how much...
View ArticleFresno City Council Votes To Loosen Tough Marijuana Law
The Fresno City Council is moving forward with a plan to modify the city's medical marijuana law. But as FM89's Joe Moore reports, the change could be short lived. The new law would amend another...
View ArticleFresno City Council Changes Mind On Medical Marijuana Growing
The Fresno City Council is reversing course on an ordinance that would have allowed limited indoor cultivation of medical marijuana. The deal appeared to satisfy no one. The ordinance would have...
View ArticleCalifornia Farmers Consider Cashing In On A New Crop . . . Marijuana
California farmers are known for producing some of the finest fruits, vegetables and nuts in the world. But what if big agriculture here also included marijuana? If the legalization of recreational pot...
View ArticleState Deadline Sparks Local Medical Marijuana Laws
Dozens of California cities and counties, including many in the Central Valley, are moving quickly to pass bans on medical marijuana growth and sale. The bans are often modeled on existing rules in...
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