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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)

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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)

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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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### Marijuana Arrests in CA Drop 56% Following Passage of Prop. 64

Written by Ellen Komp on July 12 2018.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15789:marijuana-arrests-in-ca-drop-56-following-passage-of-prop-64&catid=370)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bb/052w-bbbcedf6.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15703:fda-approves-marketing-of-plant-derived-marijuana-medicine&catid=370)Written by Paul Armentano on June 28 2018. Posted in [420 FILE ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=370).

## [FDA Approves Marketing of Plant-Derived Marijuana Medicine](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15703:fda-approves-marketing-of-plant-derived-marijuana-medicine&catid=370)

The proprietary extract formulation - developed by the British biotechnology firm GW Pharmaceuticals - had demonstrated safety and clinical efficacy…

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Written by Hilary Bricken on June 18 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1a/043j-1afd2924.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15514:los-angeles-why-only-147-pot-permits-issued-since-january-1st-none-in-the-past-19-days&catid=370)### [Los Angeles: Why Only 147 Pot Permits Issued Since January 1st, NONE in the Past 19 Days?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15514:los-angeles-why-only-147-pot-permits-issued-since-january-1st-none-in-the-past-19-days&catid=370)

Written by Jay Handal on May 31 2018.

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Written by Jay Handal on April 30 2018.

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Written by Jay Handal on April 23 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/18/029f-18b2f3ec.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15237:legal-pot-is-linked-to-less-crime&catid=370)### [Legal Pot is Linked to Less Crime](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15237:legal-pot-is-linked-to-less-crime&catid=370)

Written by Tom Jacobs on April 09 2018.

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Written by Tim Deegan on January 22 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ca/1604v-cabaed15.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14665:pot-biz-legal-marijuana-nationwide-could-raise-130-billion-add-1-million-jobs-by-2025&catid=370)### [Pot Biz: Legal Marijuana Nationwide Could Raise $130 Billion, Add 1 Million Jobs by 2025](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14665:pot-biz-legal-marijuana-nationwide-could-raise-130-billion-add-1-million-jobs-by-2025&catid=370)

Written by Jon Queally on January 11 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6c/1603s-6c966683.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14644:ag-sessions-no-buds-in-california&catid=370)### [AG Sessions: No ‘Buds’ in California](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14644:ag-sessions-no-buds-in-california&catid=370)

Written by Beth Cone Kramer on January 08 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ba/1601i-badcac60.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14635:red-alert-this-is-not-a-drill-attorney-general-sessions-coming-for-california-s-legalized-pot&catid=370)### [Red Alert! ‘This is Not a Drill’! Attorney General Sessions Coming for California’s Legalized Pot](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14635:red-alert-this-is-not-a-drill-attorney-general-sessions-coming-for-california-s-legalized-pot&catid=370)

Written by Jessica Corbett on January 08 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/28/1601y-288b3738.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14623:california-s-cannabis-industry-moves-out-of-the-shadows-and-into-the-flames&catid=370)### [California’s Cannabis Industry Moves Out of the Shadows and Into the Flames](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14623:california-s-cannabis-industry-moves-out-of-the-shadows-and-into-the-flames&catid=370)

Written by S.E. Smith on January 04 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/32/01e-32540e36.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14619:california-s-now-legal-pot-biz-needs-banks-turns-to-trump-for-help&catid=370)### [California’s Now Legal Pot Biz Needs Banks … Turns to Trump for Help](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14619:california-s-now-legal-pot-biz-needs-banks-turns-to-trump-for-help&catid=370)

Written by Chris Reed on January 08 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6e/01h-6e608cd8.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14617:looking-for-legal-weed-around-la-weho-may-be-your-best-option&catid=370)### [Looking for Legal Weed around LA? WeHo May be Your Best Option](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14617:looking-for-legal-weed-around-la-weho-may-be-your-best-option&catid=370)

Written by James Rufus Koren on January 01 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7c/0104x-7cb2bfae.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14594:is-cannabis-a-treatment-for-cancer&catid=370)### [Is Cannabis a Treatment for Cancer?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14594:is-cannabis-a-treatment-for-cancer&catid=370)

Written by Susan Marks on December 28 2017.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c2/103m-c2b811de.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14581:pot-is-about-to-be-legal-in-california-will-you-get-what-you-thought-you-voted-for&catid=370)### [Pot is about to be Legal in California—Will You Get What You Thought You Voted For?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14581:pot-is-about-to-be-legal-in-california-will-you-get-what-you-thought-you-voted-for&catid=370)

Written by Laurel Rosenhall on December 21 2017.

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