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Two cannabis bills detrimental to public health and food safety

by Guest Commentary September 7, 2021September 6, 2021

We can allow safer legal access to cannabis and useful hemp products without going backward in our commitments to public health and food safety.

The vandalized water source where most water thefts occur in Lancaster, on July 2, 2021. The water is pumped into large containers that are sold and bought on the sides of the road. Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

Thieves are stealing California’s scarce water. Where’s it going? Illegal marijuana farms

by Julie Cart July 20, 2021August 20, 2021

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‘Not sustainable’: Jerry Brown bursts Newsom’s budget bubble

by Emily Hoeven July 14, 2021July 14, 2021

Will psychedelics become legal in California?

by Marissa Garcia June 10, 2021August 26, 2021

Ballot measures for local access to legal cannabis rack up wins in California

by Guest Commentary November 14, 2020November 12, 2020

California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Semi-secret ‘trailer bills’ pop up

by Dan Walters August 27, 2020August 25, 2020

Cleverson Davis, a waiter at Palermo Italian Restaurant in San Jose tends to customers while wearing a mask on June 5, 2020. Photo by Dai Sugano, Bay Area News Group

State cracks down on bars, restaurants

by Emily Hoeven July 7, 2020July 7, 2020

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The struggle to enter California’s cannabis market: ‘So much heartache, so much pain’

by Laurence Du Sault July 6, 2020September 16, 2020

A woman takes photos of the Alameda Theater marquee in Alameda, Calif., on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Seven Bay Area counties ordered shelter-in-place to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Photo by Ray Chavez, Bay Area News Group

California likely closed through April

by Emily Hoeven March 25, 2020March 24, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom has deemed cannabis an essential business as Californians shelter in place. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Cannabis and cocktails amid coronavirus? State says carry on

by Ben Christopher March 24, 2020March 24, 2020