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In this Aug. 21, 2019, photo, an industrial hemp plant is shown in Clayton Township, Mich. The legalization of industrial hemp is spurring U.S. farmers into unfamiliar terrain, tempting them with profits amid turmoil in agriculture while proving to be a tricky endeavor in the early stages. Up for grabs is a lucrative market, one that could grow more than five-fold globally by 2025, driven by demand for cannabidiol. The compound does not cause a high like that of marijuana and is hyped as a health product to reduce anxiety, treat pain and promote sleep. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

California’s ban on certain hemp products clears early legal challenge

Cannabis businesses sued a California public health agency in September to block the enforcement of emergency regulations that ban certain hemp products.

Oct. 11, 2024

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How to park for free at LAX and other life hacks from L.A. locals

Oct. 2, 2024

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. -- TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2019: Joy Cohen of Mt. Washington passes a joint at the Lowell Cafe, a new restaurant and cannabis bar in West Hollywood allows diners to smoke marijuana inside and out thanks to a new license issued by the city in West Hollywood, Calif., on Oct. 1, 2019. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

California will allow eating, drinking and smoking at Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes

Sept. 30, 2024

Los Angeles, CA - September 21: Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times Senior Features Writer, views his two cannabis plants at his home, on left is Penny, an Afternoon Punch Cannabis plant, and at right is Emily, also an Aftenoon Punch plant in Los Angeles Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

I grew my first outdoor pot plants in L.A. It’s harvest time. Now what?

Sept. 26, 2024

FILE - This May 20, 2019, file photo, shows a marijuana leaf on a plant at a cannabis grow in Gardena, Calif. Voters in four states could embrace broad legal marijuana sales on Election Day, setting the stage for a watershed year for the industry that could snowball into neighboring states as well as reshape policy on Capitol Hill. The Nov. 3, 2020, contests will take place in markedly different regions of the country, New Jersey, Arizona, South Dakota and Montana and approval of the proposals would highlight how public acceptance of cannabis is cutting across geography, demographics and the nation's deep political divide. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Reclassifying cannabis as a Schedule III drug only exacerbates a bad situation

Sept. 24, 2024

‘Catastrophic’: Looming restrictions on popular THC drinks and gummies alarm hemp industry

Sept. 21, 2024
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California legal weed industry in tumult over pesticides in pot

Sept. 18, 2024
Newsom urges emergency rules to curb sale of hemp products with potent high

Sept. 6, 2024
Raid finds an illegal weed grow in home owned by Oakland police officer

Sept. 3, 2024

In Depth

Seth Rogen has a 567-piece vintage ashtray collection. It started with a hedgehog

Aug. 6, 2024
I spent 4 hours and 20 minutes in the state fair’s new weed lounge. Here’s how it went

July 18, 2024
Full Coverage: California’s problem with contaminated weed

June 29, 2024
Kika Keith: Top equity advocate in California’s cannabis industry

June 23, 2024
A new threat to cannabis users: Smuggled Chinese pesticides

June 14, 2024
Looking back at the absolutely unexpected and totally wild origin of 420

April 19, 2022

The Green Room Video Series

High summer is coming. What to pack in a ultimate weed-themed picnic basket

‘You sent me to war. Now’s your turn to fix me.’ How a weed brand is helping veterans

Buy a bong, support a Latino artisan through this stylish L.A. brand

Photo illustration of cannabis with a stethoscope looped around it.

California medical marijuana patients can get free weed. Here’s how

A collage illustration of Seth Rogen with a yellow house, golden dog and tree sized cannabis bud.

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s weed house is actually really chic? Take a look

Photo illustration of a mother and daughter making food. A green cloud with marijuana leaves behind the mother.

‘I’m not doing anything wrong’: Pot-smoking L.A. moms on parenting while high

The future of weed isn’t in California. It’s somewhere totally unexpected

Want to get high (but not too high) this holiday season? Here are 7 low-dose options

Black Girl Magic meets Jazz Age speakeasy at this new L.A. pot shop

Learn how to roll a joint like a rock star with L.A. roots

I thought I hated yoga. Then I tried ‘stoned yoga’ in L.A.

I needed answers. My hunt to find the backstory of the perfect pot pipe

Ricky Williams talks cannabis, the NFL and pain management

Check out Stone Road, an off-the-grid cannabis farm with big cannatourism dreams

Cannacurious seniors board the magic bus

Mike Tyson and Ric Flair tag-team the cannabis space and wait, is that Evander Holyfield?

The best cannabis gifts for those on Santa’s nice list | The Green Room

Evergreen Guides

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Explore the California spot serving up weed country fun the wine country way
L.A. is one of the best places on the planet to grow weed outdoors. Here’s how
How do you handle neighbors who smoke weed? And other burning weed questions answered
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Cannabis plants on an illegal grow blow in the wind

Legal Weed, Broken Promises: A Times series on the fallout of legal pot in California

California’s legalization of recreational cannabis in 2016 ushered in a multibillion-dollar industry. But many of the promises of legalization have proved elusive.

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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. -- TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2019: Patrons Connor Cacciottolo, left, and friend Tim Hitpas, right, enjoy a joint at Lowell Cafe, a new restaurant and cannabis bar in West Hollywood allows diners to smoke marijuana inside and out thanks to a new license issued by the city in West Hollywood, Calif., on Oct. 1, 2019. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

California lawmakers pass bill allowing Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed similar legislation last year, saying he was concerned about keeping workplaces smoke-free.

Aug. 29, 2024

All charges dismissed against one of four suspects in slaying of Oakland police officer

Aug. 29, 2024

Reinforcing California's commitment to protecting children from illegal cannabis and protecting the legal cannabis marketplace, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that an operation led by his Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce (UCETF) seized more than 2.2 million illegal cannabis packages marked with the universal symbol of legal California cannabis.

California seizes 2.2 million illicit cannabis packages designed to look like candy, sweets

Aug. 14, 2024

Bay Area dispensary owner receives $40,000 grant through equity program he called ‘anti-white’

Aug. 7, 2024

Testing of a cannabis oil at a private lab.

Under pressure from weed consumers, California regulators hustle to start testing for pesticides

July 30, 2024

Outlaw cannabis grow sites are raided near California state parks

July 17, 2024

California recalls cannabis vape many months after it was told of contamination

June 26, 2024

Brazil’s Supreme Court decriminalizes possession of marijuana for personal use

June 25, 2024

Maryland governor signs order pardoning more than 175,000 marijuana convictions

June 17, 2024

California

How dirty is your weed? A joint investigation finds high levels of pesticides in products

June 17, 2024
Opinion

Column: A California crackdown on ‘diet weed’ could devastate patients who rely on CBD

June 16, 2024
California

How we tested for pesticides

June 14, 2024
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The dirty secret of California’s legal weed

June 14, 2024
World & Nation

Martha’s Vineyard is about to run out of pot. That’s led to a lawsuit and a scramble by regulators

June 10, 2024
California

Nasty surprise for new homeowners: Daily fines for previous owners’ pot operation

June 3, 2024
Opinion

Granderson: Bring on the cannabis cafes, California. Our nation needs them

May 24, 2024
California

California Assembly passes bill allowing Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes

May 20, 2024
World & Nation

Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug

May 16, 2024
Science & Medicine

Bill could end holdup for California research on psychedelics and addiction treatment

May 7, 2024
Politics

Biden’s big move on marijuana: Will voters give him credit?

May 4, 2024
California

DEA’s big marijuana shift could be a lifeline for California’s troubled pot industry

May 1, 2024

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