420 News from California Discover the latest 420 news from California. Medical marijuana laws, new products and more - 420 Cali brings it to you first! Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:59:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Marijuana Is Still Illegal By Federal Law, But This Venture Capital Firm Doesn’t Care https://www.420cali.com/marijuana-is-still-illegal-by-federal-law-but-this-venture-capital-firm-doesnt-care/ https://www.420cali.com/marijuana-is-still-illegal-by-federal-law-but-this-venture-capital-firm-doesnt-care/#respond Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:59:39 +0000 http://www.420cali.com/target/marijuana-is-still-illegal-by-federal-law-but-this-venture-capital-firm-doesnt-care/ Big time, name-brand companies are ignoring the fact that the recreational “marijuana law” has not yet passed and investing millions of dollars into the marijuana industry. The biggest indicator that the government won’t crack down on marijuana, according to Bocskor, came straight from the Department of Justice, stating that they will not “seek enforcement action”...

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]]> https://www.420cali.com/marijuana-is-still-illegal-by-federal-law-but-this-venture-capital-firm-doesnt-care/feed/ 0 Northern California tribe plans marijuana farm https://www.420cali.com/northern-california-tribe-plans-marijuana-farm/ https://www.420cali.com/northern-california-tribe-plans-marijuana-farm/#respond Sun, 11 Jan 2015 07:56:57 +0000 http://www.420cali.com/target/northern-california-tribe-plans-marijuana-farm/ A California Native American tribe plans to be the first in the state to grow and distribute large amounts of medical marijuana in an indoor facility on reservation land. Mendocino County Supervisor Dan Hamberg expresses belief that the tribes are getting a head start at the expectation of California voters legalizing the recreational use of...

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]]> https://www.420cali.com/northern-california-tribe-plans-marijuana-farm/feed/ 0 Concentrated cannabis qualifies as medical marijuana, California court rules https://www.420cali.com/concentrated-cannabis-qualifies-as-medical-marijuana-california-court-rules/ https://www.420cali.com/concentrated-cannabis-qualifies-as-medical-marijuana-california-court-rules/#respond Fri, 26 Dec 2014 13:36:48 +0000 http://www.420cali.com/target/concentrated-cannabis-qualifies-as-medical-marijuana-california-court-rules/ Recently California ruled that concentrate qualifies as a form of medical marijuana. Read a segment from the Sac Bee article below: A state appellate court in Sacramento has ruled that “concentrated cannabis” qualifies as marijuana for purposes of medical use. A unanimous three-justice panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeal disagreed this week with...

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]]> https://www.420cali.com/concentrated-cannabis-qualifies-as-medical-marijuana-california-court-rules/feed/ 0 Residents Riled Over Christmas Display of Pot-Smoking Santa https://www.420cali.com/residents-riled-over-christmas-display-of-pot-smoking-santa/ https://www.420cali.com/residents-riled-over-christmas-display-of-pot-smoking-santa/#respond Tue, 23 Dec 2014 19:28:30 +0000 http://www.420cali.com/target/residents-riled-over-christmas-display-of-pot-smoking-santa/ What do you think of this pot smoking Santa? Residents in San Pedro got a medical marijuana dispensary to take down its pot-smoking Santa display. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. (Published Tuesday, Dec 16, 2014) A Southern California medical marijuana dispensary has agreed to remove...

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]]> https://www.420cali.com/residents-riled-over-christmas-display-of-pot-smoking-santa/feed/ 0 Marijuana fine is withdrawn in Fresno County medical marijuana case https://www.420cali.com/marijuana-fine-is-withdrawn-in-fresno-county-medical-marijuana-case/ https://www.420cali.com/marijuana-fine-is-withdrawn-in-fresno-county-medical-marijuana-case/#respond Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:29:44 +0000 http://www.420cali.com/target/marijuana-fine-is-withdrawn-in-fresno-county-medical-marijuana-case/ Fresno County decided to drop its marijuana fines. Here’s the story: A Del Rey woman will not be fined $43,000 for allegedly violating Fresno County’s ban on medical marijuana, it was confirmed Wednesday. Lawyers for the county confirmed that the fines will not be assessed. But still to be determined by a judge are whether...

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]]> https://www.420cali.com/marijuana-fine-is-withdrawn-in-fresno-county-medical-marijuana-case/feed/ 0 Teen Pot Smoking Declines Nationally, Study Finds https://www.420cali.com/teen-pot-smoking-declines-nationally-study-finds/ https://www.420cali.com/teen-pot-smoking-declines-nationally-study-finds/#respond Wed, 17 Dec 2014 20:18:44 +0000 http://www.420cali.com/target/teen-pot-smoking-declines-nationally-study-finds/ Despite what everyone says, this study shows that teen pot smoking is on the decline. Looks like legalization doesn’t increase underage smoking after all.. One of the most popular arguments among marijuana-legalization critics is that greater cannabis accessibility for adults will lead to more use by teens. But a new study from the University of...

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]]> https://www.420cali.com/teen-pot-smoking-declines-nationally-study-finds/feed/ 0 Federal Government Lifts Ban On Medical Marijuana https://www.420cali.com/federal-government-lifts-ban-on-medical-marijuana/ https://www.420cali.com/federal-government-lifts-ban-on-medical-marijuana/#respond Tue, 16 Dec 2014 20:05:25 +0000 http://www.420cali.com/target/federal-government-lifts-ban-on-medical-marijuana/ About time! Medical marijuana retailers now have another reason to get lifted. According to the Los Angeles Times , the federal government has decided to lift its ban on prescribed weed outlets, meaning raids of licensed dispensaries are now a thing of the past. Bill Piper, lobbyist for the Drug Policy […] Click here to...

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]]> https://www.420cali.com/federal-government-lifts-ban-on-medical-marijuana/feed/ 0 Orange County California Jails Implementing Full-Body Scanners to Search for Drugs https://www.420cali.com/california-jail-implementing-full-body-scanners-on-inmates-to-search-for-drugs/ https://www.420cali.com/california-jail-implementing-full-body-scanners-on-inmates-to-search-for-drugs/#respond Wed, 03 Dec 2014 20:39:04 +0000 http://www.420cali.com/target/california-jail-implementing-full-body-scanners-on-inmates-to-search-for-drugs/ California jails are now scanning inmates for drugs. A huge spike in drugs coming into the Orange County jails has sparked this need for scanning inmates. A story recently published about drug smuggling being on the rise at many California jails contains this interesting fact about Orange County’s lockup: Not only has there been a...

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]]> https://www.420cali.com/california-jail-implementing-full-body-scanners-on-inmates-to-search-for-drugs/feed/ 0 Faded Fridays – What would you do if 11 pounds of pot showed up at your door? https://www.420cali.com/faded-fridays-what-would-you-do-if-11-pounds-of-pot-showed-up-at-your-door/ https://www.420cali.com/faded-fridays-what-would-you-do-if-11-pounds-of-pot-showed-up-at-your-door/#respond Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:39:34 +0000 http://www.420cali.com/?p=2536 So you’ve had enough time to think about it… if 11 pounds of marijuana showed up at your door, what would you do? This question was recently asked on our FB page thanks to the real life scenario that happened this week in Sacramento. Check out the original post here: https://www.facebook.com/my420cali/posts/495164143890743 Some of the responses were:...

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]]> https://www.420cali.com/faded-fridays-what-would-you-do-if-11-pounds-of-pot-showed-up-at-your-door/feed/ 0 Ex-Microsoft exec plans to build the ‘Starbucks’ of marijuana https://www.420cali.com/ex-microsoft-exec-plans-to-build-the-starbucks-of-marijuana/ https://www.420cali.com/ex-microsoft-exec-plans-to-build-the-starbucks-of-marijuana/#respond Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:35:21 +0000 http://www.420cali.com/?p=2529 LIMA, Peru — Scoring some pot could be as easy as ordering your next venti frappuccino (no whip) if an ex-Microsoft exec has his way. Jamen Shively, a former corporate strategy manager for the software giant, is seeking $10 million in capital to create the United States’ first national cannibis brand — a “Starbucks of...

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