Dispensary

Students at Oaksterdam University in Oakland check out the Autospense medical marijuana vending machine. (CBS)

Marijuana Vending Machines Popping Up At California Pot Clubs

Vending machines are commonly known for dispensing snacks and sodas, but machines dispensing medical marijuana have created a buzz among California dispensaries.

2013/03/20

Judge Turns Down Injunction Against Bay Area Pot Shops Targeted By Feds

A medical marijuana dispensary that bills itself as the nation’s largest has won another round in its fight to stay open amid a federal crackdown.

2013/01/07

Judge Delays Ruling On Future Of Oakland Medical Pot ‘Superstore’

A federal magistrate judge in San Francisco is considering whether to allow California’s largest medical marijuana dispensary to continue to operate in Oakland while that city battles a federal effort to shut down the facility.

2012/12/20

Jars full of medical marijuana at a dispensary. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Former Tahoe Pot Dispensary Owner Faces Drug Charges

The former owner of a South Lake Tahoe medical marijuana dispensary has been indicted on drug charges.

2012/11/22

Oakland Sues Feds To Keep Pot Dispensary Open

The city of Oakland filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday that seeks to prevent the U.S. Department of Justice from using its property seizure powers to get Harborside Health Center evicted.

2012/10/10

Shuttered Berkeley Pot Dispensary Reopening Down The Street From Old Location

A Berkeley medical marijuana dispensary forced to shut down by the federal government in May is reopening down the street.

2012/08/29

NorCal Medical Dispensary Closing With Free Pot Giveaway

A Northern California medical marijuana dispensary is going out of business so it’s planning a huge TGIF party — complete with free pot.

2011/12/14

A box is filled with marijuana plants at the San Francisco Medical Cannabis Clinic in San Francisco (AP)

Bay Area Lawmakers Ask Feds To End Pot Club Crackdown

Two Bay Area state legislators called on federal prosecutors Wednesday to “cease your senseless assault” on medical marijuana dispensaries, but at the same time said they want to talk to U.S. officials.

2011/10/19

San Jose Pot Growers Fight For Referendum On Dispensary Closures

Medical marijuana collective owners in San Jose are pining their hopes on a referendum against a new city ordinance that requires 130 of 140 clubs in the city to close within 30 days.

2011/09/28

Pot Warehouse Will Pad Oakland's Coffers

Federal Prosecutor’s Threats Slow Oakland Medical Marijuana Plans

The Oakland City Council has voted to double the number of licensed medical marijuana dispensaries, but plans to wait until at least fall to decide on allowing cultivation after a recent warning from the U.S. Department of Justice.

KCBS–2011/07/21

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