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LA pot politics spreads statewide

Thanks to Los Angeles, the politics of marijuana is lighting up in California this election season. Not only are L.A. laws, attitudes and consumption habits influencing neighboring counties, they’re impacting the statewide debate. The situation is that Proposition 215, which voters approved in

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CA continues to inhale ‘Medical’ marijuana

Faced with a growing chorus of concern among municipalities, California legislators are about to consider an innovative approach to the regulation of marijuana — tightening standards for the prescription and supply of medical-use pot. Though one new bill offers what

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California’s culture could slow rush toward e-cig bans

In the biggest “blue state” cities, administrative and regulatory action against e-cigarettes has been swift and fierce. California officeholders — from the city council level all the way up to the U.S. Senate — are poised to follow suit. But

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CA massage law: A case study in regulatory failure

  Residents of Los Angeles know that “medical” marijuana shops are not the only gray-market business that’s experienced a recent boom. In a city with a taste for pleasure and an enterprising working class, “massage” parlors are apt to have

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Video: Entrepreneurship still thrives in CA

Not all businesses have been driven from California because of its high taxes and regulations. Some entrepreneurs still are find ways to thrive…

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A political form of reefer madness

April 9, 2012 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO — Some Oakland residents are furious that on the same day a gunman murdered seven people this week at the private Oikos University in the city, SWAT teams raided a different educational institution less

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