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Fresno Dispensary to Give Free Cannabis to Medical Patients

As a way to help treat people suffering from serious diseases, a Fresno dispensary will offer free marijuana to veterans and people with med...

Fresno Dispensary to Give Free Cannabis to Medical Patients

As a way to help treat people suffering from serious diseases, a Fresno dispensary will offer free marijuana to veterans and people with med...

/ 2 months ago

A person smokes cannabis outside the Smacked "pop up" cannabis dispensary location, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in New York. (AP File)

Most US Teens Are Abstaining From Drinking, Smoking and Marijuana, Survey Says

NEW YORK — Teen drug use hasn’t rebounded from its drop during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results from...

/ 4 months ago

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New California Laws Allow Cannabis Cafes, Sidewalk Drinking

Starting Jan. 1, alcohol and cannabis sales could expand in some parts of California thanks to two new laws that aim to increase central cit...

/ 4 months ago

Guns, Marijuana, Gambling: Fresno’s Smoke Shop Enforcement Issues $5M in Citations

Fresno code enforcement has issued $5 million in citations, found hundreds of pounds of illegal marijuana, and uncovered gambling operations...

/ 6 months ago

Former Employees Sue Fresno Cannabis Retailer. City Investigates.

A proposed sale of a Fresno marijuana retailer has led to at least one lawsuit and a letter of condemnation from an employees’ union. ...

/ 7 months ago

As America’s Marijuana Use Grows, So Do the Harms

In midcoast Maine, a pediatrician sees teenagers so dependent on cannabis that they consume it practically all day, every day — “a remarkabl...

/ 7 months ago

Artist Tree Cannabis Dispensary Donates $40K to Fresno Nonprofits

The Artist Tree, a cannabis dispensary and lounge in northwest Fresno, donated $20,000 to both the Fresno Arts Council and the Poverello Hou...

/ 9 months ago

California Seizes Over 5,200 Pounds of Illegal Cannabis at State Parks, One in Tulare County

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that state law enforcement agencies targeted illegal cannabis grow sites near two state parks, including one in ...

/ 9 months ago

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to Issue Over 175,000 Marijuana Pardons

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is scheduled to sign an executive order to issue more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana conviction...

/ 10 months ago

What’s More Popular: Cannabis or Alcohol?

For the first time, the number of Americans who use marijuana just about every day has surpassed the number who drink that often, a shift so...

/ 11 months ago

A Tulare County jury convicted Isaiah Elias Garcia, 25, on Friday, March 28, 2025, of second-degree murder for fatally stabbing a man during a 2019 fight in Visalia. (Tulare County DA)
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Visalia Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2019 Fatal Stabbing

Robert Castillo (left), 61, of Fresno, has been arrested in the 2004 murder and sexual assault of Barbara Lee after DNA evidence linked him to the cold case and two additional rape investigations. (Fresno County SO)
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Fresno Man Arrested in 2004 Cold Case Rape and Murder

Willie Ray Butler is Valley Crime Stoppers' Most Wanted Person of the Day for April 25, 2025. (Valley Crimes Stoppers)
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Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Willie Ray Butler

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California’s Economy Ranks Fourth Worldwide, Surpasses Japan

A CHP K-9 unit discovered 13 pounds of cocaine worth over $600,000 hidden in a vehicle's exhaust tunnel during a traffic stop on I-5 in Fresno County on Thursday, April 24, 2025. (CHP)
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Fresno County Traffic Stop Leads to $600K Cocaine Bust

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Fresno Ranks Fourth in US for an Affordable Night Out

The seal of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seen at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 12, 2021. Picture taken May 12, 2021. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo)
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New US SEC Chair Says Crypto Sector Deserves Clear Regulations

Hannah Dugan speaks as she was seeking election to Milwaukee County Circuit Court during a forum at the Milwaukee Bar Association in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., March 15, 2016. Mike De Sisti / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images via (REUTERS/File Photo)
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US Officials Arrest Milwaukee Judge for Obstructing Immigration Operation

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