Cannabis

KPBS Midday Edition

California Assembly To Consider Bill To Regulate Medical Marijuana

Maureen Cavanaugh

Marissa Cabrera

Thomas Fudge

Assembly BIll 266, authored by Assemblyman Rob Bonta, could come up for a vote on the Assembly floor as soon as Wednesday.
Politics

Competing San Diego Med Pot Co-Op Applicants Cause Opening Delays

Tarryn Mento

Medical marijuana dispensaries often face opposition when they try to open, but in the city of San Diego, cooperative hopefuls are facing resistance from competitors in the industry.
KPBS Midday Edition

First Legal Medical Marijuana Dispensary In San Diego Prepares For More Patients

Maureen Cavanaugh

Peggy Pico

Megan Burke

As the first legally permitted medical marijuana dispensary in San Diego marks its first month in business, questions remain about others who are waiting in the city's permit pipeline.
Politics

San Diego's First Legal Pot Co-Op Holds Grand Opening

Tarryn Mento

A Green Alternative in Otay Mesa started accepting customers Wednesday but celebrated its grand opening Friday.
Politics

First Legal San Diego Medical Pot Co-Op Wants To Set A High Bar

Tarryn Mento

San Diego medical marijuana patients could buy their pot from the city’s first legal store by next week. The cooperative’s owners are taking great care to exceed the minimum requirements.
KPBS Evening Edition

San Diego Scientist: Every Medical Pot Study Showed A Benefit To The Patient

David Wagner

"It's completely incongruous that it's sitting in schedule one with other useless, dangerous drugs," says one of the few U.S. scientists who has had the chance to research marijuana in-depth.
Council Updates Rules For San Diego Medical Marijuana Shops

Tarryn Mento

Last week, the city of San Diego granted its first land-use permit for a medical marijuana cooperative. This week, it gave final approval to amend the city code on cooperatives, but some San Diegans still have concerns.
Politics

San Diego's First Legal Medical Marijuana Dispensary Passes Last Test

City News Service

An appeal of a conditional use permit granted to a San Diego State University business professor to operate a medical marijuana dispensary in Otay Mesa was unanimously denied by the city's Planning Commission Thursday.
KPBS Midday Edition

Judge To Rule On Law That Classifies Marijuana As One Of The Most Dangerous Drugs

Maureen Cavanaugh

Marissa Cabrera

Peggy Pico

A 1970 federal law labeled marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug but a U.S. judge in California is expected to rule this year on the constitutionality of that law.
Health

San Diego's First Medical Marijuana Permit Faces Last Bureaucratic Hurdle

Matthew Bowler

The San Diego Planning Commission is expected this week to approve the conditional land use permit for what could be San Diego's first legal medical marijuana dispensary.