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Valley County Puts Big Fines on Illegal Pot Grows

December 4, 2019

MODESTO — A Central Valley county will try to deter illegal marijuana cultivation by imposing hefty administrative penalties. The Modesto Bee reports the fines taking effect Dec. 19 in Stanislaus County are $1,000 per day per plant and will be assessed betw...

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Weedmaps to Stop Advertising Unlicensed Pot Businesses

AP News

August 22, 2019

LOS ANGELES — The major online pot shop directory and cannabis marketplace Weedmaps announced Wednesday that it will no longer allow black-market businesses to advertise on its site, a decision that could boost...

Smuggler of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Gets 8 Years Hard Time

AP News

August 20, 2019

LOS ANGELES — A Southern California man who smuggled $11 million worth of erectile dysfunction drugs into the U.S. from China has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for conspiracy and smu...

Oregon is Awash in Marijuana. It’s Now Looking to Limit Growers.

AP News

May 30, 2019

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon is awash in pot, glutted with so much legal weed that if growing were to stop today, it could take more than six years by one estimate to smoke or eat it all. Now, the state is looking to curb production. Five years after they legali...

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Janz Casts His Vote, Warns About ‘Rejected’ Ballots

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Valley County Puts Big Fines on Illegal Pot Grows

Weedmaps to Stop Advertising Unlicensed Pot Businesses

Smuggler of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Gets 8 Years Hard Time

Oregon is Awash in Marijuana. It’s Now Looking to Limit Growers.

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