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KPBS Midday EditionEstimates are difficult to make for how much legalizing marijuana will cost San Diego and how much revenue a local pot tax, Measure N, will generate. -
KPBS Midday EditionCalifornia was the first state to legalize medical marijuana in 1996. Will it be the fifth to legalize recreational pot this November? -
KPBS Midday EditionAn upcoming conference will feature speakers advocating for wider use of medical marijuana to treat diseases from multiple sclerosis to menstrual cramps. But UC San Diego School of Medicine’s Dr. Kai MacDonald stresses that very little is known about marijuana’s long-term side effects. -
KPBS Midday EditionCanopy San Diego, the first marijuana accelerator in Southern California, plans to give a group of 10 new companies some seed money, office space and mentorship for 16 weeks. -
A recent study shows pot may help ward off Alzheimer's disease, but the results need to be confirmed in future studies. A local scientist worries those studies may not happen due to restrictions on research involving pot.
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A City Council committee approved asking voters to put an 8 percent tax on gross receipts of businesses that would sell recreational marijuana if voters approve a statewide measure in November to legalize use of the drug. -
KPBS Midday EditionA proposal by San Diego Councilman Mark Kersey would tax local marijuana businesses at least 8 percent on gross receipts. Other California cities have imposed similar taxes in anticipation of a November ballot initiative to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.
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By a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors, the temporary moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries remains in effect for 10 months in the unincorporated areas of San Diego County.
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Jan Goldsmith said his office is shifting tactics to combat "hardcore" operators of illegal marijuana dispensaries in San Diego. -
Scientists gathered at the university to discuss what we still don’t know about the effects of using pot.
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