##  In the News

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### [They Said It Made No Sense. Then They Voted Yes.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33278:they-said-it-made-no-sense-then-they-voted-yes&catid=327)

August 31 2026

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### [Trump World. From Assassination Abroad to Chaos at Home](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33277:trump-world-from-assassination-abroad-to-chaos-at-home&catid=395)

August 31 2026

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### [Newsom’s Next Immigration Gamble: Defy Federal Law And Dare Washington To Fight Back](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33283:newsoms-next-immigration-gamble-defy-federal-law-and-dare-washington-to-fight-back&catid=375)

August 31 2026

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### [As California Debated Sharing Data On Drivers, Homeland Security Subpoenaed 17 Million Records](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33308:as-california-debated-sharing-data-on-drivers-homeland-security-subpoenaed-17-million-records&catid=425)

September 03 2026

#  420 FILE

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### Supes Push for Faster Clearing of Marijuana-Related Convictions … as Many as 100K Eligible in LA County

Written by Erika Martin on March 25 2019.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17348:supes-push-for-faster-clearing-of-marijuana-related-convictions-as-many-as-100k-eligible-in-la-county&catid=370)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0e/024x-0e89cc9d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17325:reefer-madness-is-back&catid=370)Written by Paul Armentano on March 21 2019. Posted in [420 FILE ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=370).

## [Reefer Madness is Back](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17325:reefer-madness-is-back&catid=370)

If you’ve checked in with the mainstream media at all over the past 24 hours, there’s a good chance you have heard about a new study published in the…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f0/023u-f08ff121.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17305:california-s-cannabis-marketplace-is-a-mess-here-s-how-to-fix-it&catid=370)### [California’s Cannabis Marketplace is a Mess. Here’s How to Fix It](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17305:california-s-cannabis-marketplace-is-a-mess-here-s-how-to-fix-it&catid=370)

Written by Eric Spitz on March 18 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e9/021v-e94fdf86.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17260:how-long-does-it-take-for-cbd-to-work&catid=370)### [How Long Does It Take For CBD To Work?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17260:how-long-does-it-take-for-cbd-to-work&catid=370)

Written by CBD Nerds on March 11 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f8/017y-f87f301b.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17177:what-s-the-best-way-to-take-cbd-oil&catid=370)### [What’s the Best Way to Take CBD Oil?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17177:what-s-the-best-way-to-take-cbd-oil&catid=370)

Written by CBD Nerds on February 25 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0a/016u-0afbe9a7.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17153:gov-newsom-to-deploy-the-national-guard-against-illicit-marijuana-growers&catid=370)### [Gov Newsom to Deploy the National Guard Against Illicit Marijuana Growers](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17153:gov-newsom-to-deploy-the-national-guard-against-illicit-marijuana-growers&catid=370)

Written by CANORML on February 21 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/48/014v-48abfd22.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17110:medical-marijuana-pot-can-help-fight-opioid-addiction&catid=370)### [Medical Marijuana: Pot Can Help Fight Opioid Addiction](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17110:medical-marijuana-pot-can-help-fight-opioid-addiction&catid=370)

Written by Paul Armentano on February 14 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/dc/013v-dc69d9ce.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17074:california-presidential-candidate-kamala-harris-says-she-smoked-pot-favors-legalization&catid=370)### [California: Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris Says She Smoked Pot, Favors Legalization](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17074:california-presidential-candidate-kamala-harris-says-she-smoked-pot-favors-legalization&catid=370)

Written by Dale Gieringer on February 11 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/94/003u-94e5ad58.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16873:these-la-tours-visit-pot-growers-and-bong-makers&catid=370)### [These LA Tours Visit Pot Growers and Bong Makers](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16873:these-la-tours-visit-pot-growers-and-bong-makers&catid=370)

Written by Hugo Martin on January 07 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fa/104s-fadc0f0b.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16825:ca-cannabis-collective-law-to-sunset-on-january-9-2019&catid=370)### [CA Cannabis Collective Law to Sunset on January 9, 2019](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16825:ca-cannabis-collective-law-to-sunset-on-january-9-2019&catid=370)

Written by CANORML on December 27 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e2/098x-e296c25d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16698:sativa-vs-indica-an-overview-of-cannabis-types&catid=370)### [Sativa vs Indica: An Overview of Cannabis Types](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16698:sativa-vs-indica-an-overview-of-cannabis-types&catid=370)

Written by Bailey Rahn on December 06 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/78/097r-781150ab.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16677:cannabis-compassion-program-bill-re-introduced-in-california-legislature&catid=370)### [Cannabis Compassion Program Bill Re-Introduced in California Legislature](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16677:cannabis-compassion-program-bill-re-introduced-in-california-legislature&catid=370)

Written by CANORML on December 03 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fb/089x-fb64e373.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16500:10-things-i-learned-working-in-a-cannabis-dispensary&catid=370)### [10 Things I Learned Working In a Cannabis Dispensary](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16500:10-things-i-learned-working-in-a-cannabis-dispensary&catid=370)

Written by Meg Hartley on November 05 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/23/088x-2331fc28.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16489:marijuana-legalization-has-gone-mainstream-rick-steves-has-helped&catid=370)### [Marijuana Legalization Has Gone Mainstream. Rick Steves Has Helped](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16489:marijuana-legalization-has-gone-mainstream-rick-steves-has-helped&catid=370)

Written by Lian Stack on November 01 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/64/079s-64eb4660.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16291:jerry-brown-supports-vetoes-2018-pot-bills&catid=370)### [Jerry Brown Supports, Vetoes 2018 Pot Bills](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16291:jerry-brown-supports-vetoes-2018-pot-bills&catid=370)

Written by NORML Report on October 01 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/53/073w-53dd5f5f.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16164:black-market-crackdown-la-charges-515-people-with-running-illegal-pot-businesses&catid=370)### [Black Market Crackdown: LA Charges 515 People with Running Illegal Pot Businesses](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16164:black-market-crackdown-la-charges-515-people-with-running-illegal-pot-businesses&catid=370)

Written by Brooke Staggs on September 10 2018.

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Written by Matthew Blake on August 23 2018.

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