Your hit of Whit was listed as available--temporarily--at 45 Cap Elite Herbal Center, according to the Huffington Post, who found the strain included on the venue's page on WeedMaps.com. more ›

It was the last medical marijuana dispensary standing. While a ban of all medical marijuana dispensaries operating in the City of Los Angeles is in the works, the LAPD continues to crack down and wrapped their storefront sweep in Chatsworth Monday afternoon. more ›

A full ban of medical marijuana dispensaries operating in the City of Los Angeles is one step closer to happening today after the City Council Public Safety Committee forwarded a draft ordinance prepared by City Attorney Carmen Trutanich's office to the full City Council, reports City News Service. more ›

A new study shows that shutting down pot dispensaries could actually increase crime in neighborhoods — a finding that flies in the face of conventional wisdom. Local politicians have created laws to limit dispensaries, argue that they are magnets for crime. But the RAND Corporation's study pokes holes in that argument. more ›

20-year-old Minh Kinh Dang was killed and three other men were jailed on suspicion of robbery and felony murder according to Brea police. while trying to steal marijuana from a medical marijuana deliveryman, and three other men were jailed on suspicion of robbery and felony murder. more ›

Montel Williams, best known for his 17-year television talk show, has re-channeled his energy into a new venture. He's opening a marijuana dispensary in Sacramento. more ›

No better day for a tour of beachfront dispensaries than April 20th, or 4/20, the date/time a bunch of stoners once decided to use as code for smoking the pot. But to walk into a marijuana dispensary, one must have a medical marijuana ID card administered by a county health official (thanks to, yep -- CA Senate Bill 420). But for at least one store on the Venice boardwalk, the day began with an uninvited visit by card-carriers of the authoritative kind -- the ones dressed in blue. more ›

About 20 people were detained and the 10 freeway shut down for hours Saturday when police found 3,000 marijuana plants at an illegal pot clinic south of downtown Los Angeles. Officers serving a search warrant discovered a dangerous and extensive lab with "thousands upon thousands" of plants in a warehouse on the 1000 block of Santa Fe Avenue, reports KTLA. more ›

A medical marijuana dispensary located outside the City of Industry was the target of an armed hold-up last night, and netted the pair of perps approximately $5,000 in cash, according to the Daily Breeze. The suspects, both men, threatened one employee of the La Puente Clinic, though no one was ultimately injured. "One of the robbers also grabbed a purse from a worker," notes abc7. Anyone with information about the robbery was urged to call the Industry Station at (626) 330-3322. more ›

A Northridge medical marijuana dispensary was the scene of a violent robbery last night, and the LAPD are looking for three suspects who shot two men at the site, according to LA Now. The robbery took place at around 9:25 p.m. last night, when three men entered the shop "shooting multiple rounds of gunfire and wounding two men before fleeing in a gold sport utility vehicle." The two victims were taken to a nearby hospital, one in critical condition and the other in stable condition. The LAPD were unable to indicate if the robbery netted the suspects any money or marijuana. more ›

As of the start of the new year, medical marijuana dispensaries will be banned in unincorporated Los Angeles County, according to the Daily Breeze. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted today to approve the ban by 4-1; their "formal adoption of the ordinance barring the outlets was expected, given a 4-1 vote in favor of the ban two weeks ago." A ban has been in the works for several months. more ›

First they banned plastic bags in unincorporated Los Angeles County, now the Board of Supervisors is considering a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in the same area, according to LA Now. Currently the pot shops are living on borrowed time, under a 4-year-old policy that already imposes strident restrictions on where they can set up. more ›

As part of a multi-agency effort, 16 marijuana facilities in four counties were raided this week, according to LA Now. more ›

In what used to be her daughter's bedroom, Joanne Clarke of Costa Mesa, is now raising marijuana plants. She opened up her home to reporter for a piece on the current crop of legal at-home growers of the medicinal plant, which is published in today's LA Times. more ›

The City and County of Los Angeles is offering $55,000 in reward for information leading to the "identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of" Ila Ali Packman, murdered June 24th inside a Hollywood Marijuana clinic, the LAPD have announced. more ›

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Federal authorities rounded up members of what they say is a marijuana ring operating in Southern California, according to cbs2. On Friday, "agents served two arrest warrants in Los Angels County and five in San Diego," bringing in 12 people altogether. The leader of the ring, Joshua John Hester, was arrested at his West Hollywood home. "Two dispensaries owned by Hester are among 14 clinics and collectives raided by local law enforcement in September. At one dispensary, agents found two secret rooms behind a moveable bookshelf where pot was being illegally grown." more ›

A robbery-shooting at a Northridge medical marijuana dispensary has left one employee wounded and in critical condition, according to LA Now. The crime took place on Saturday night, when the suspects entered the dispensary, and during the course of the robbery, shot the employee in the face, and left with about $11,000 in cash. more ›

Two Costa Mesa medical marijuana dispensaries are fighting to keep their business burning strong in the face of a citywide ban instituted in March on such enterprises, according to LA Now. They've filed suit against the city, claiming the ban "conflicts with the general laws by completely removing the rights of seriously ill individuals who reside in and around the city of Costa Mesa to obtain the medicine which they need." There are several other such pot shops in Costa Mesa; as a result of the suit the two complaining dispensaries hope the court will force the city to stop enforcing the ordinance that has snuffed out their sales. more ›

In the hopes of getting a referendum on the ballot to counter the city ordinance that will bring about the closing of hundreds of dispensaries in L.A., a group of medical marijuana advocates had until the end of yesterday to collect 27,425 valid signatures, according to the Daily News. But the coalition, headed by Mar Vista's The Rainforest Collective's Daniel Halbert, only came up with about 15,000. more ›

L.A. County's second largest city last night passed a medical marijuana ordinance that, like with Los Angeles, is steeped in controversy. The city council had previously approved an ordinance, but last night's vote enlarged buffer zones around schools and forces collectives to grow within city limits, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram. more ›

Firefighters responding to a call in Huntington Beach found themselves with another case on their hands last night when "they were approached by four people outside Mario's restaurant" who "complained of hallucinations, numbness and shortness of breath," according to abc7. The victims had apparently ingested brownies made with marijuana which "appeared to have been purchased at a marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles." According to officials, some in the group of four were carrying the medical marijuana cards that allowed them to make the purchase from the dispensary. Following reporting to the firefighters the four were hospitalized for their illness. more ›

That's what journalist Charles Feldman is saying the Huffington Post. After going undercover for a documentary on how easy it is to obtain approval from a doctor, he feels that city and county officials have misplaced focus. more ›

A lot of media reports about the medical marijuana dispensary issue report the number of facilities within Los Angeles to be around, give or take, one thousand. After an thorough investigation, though, the LA Weekly found that's not the case. more ›

Here in Los Angeles the issue of legal medical marijuana dispensaries is still being debated by local leaders, as once again talks and decisions regarding our loop-hole laden laws have been postponed by the City Council. However, today in Riverside the Inland Empire Health and Wellness Center Medical Marijuana Collective, a non-profit organization, is opening its doors for the first time, according to CBS2. more ›

Today in their regular meeting the LA City Council "will consider provisions to a proposed medical marijuana ordinance they have struggled with for two years," according to CBS2. In a vote postponed from last week, the Council will discuss how to handle the city's many dispensaries. "Among the possibilities are capping the number of dispensaries and creating a tax that could help boost the city's depleted coffers." more ›

The people of Los Angeles and L.A. County have elected themselves a hot mess. District Attorney Steve Cooley and City Attorney Carmen Trutanich--both elected by the public--believe most all medical marijuana dispensaries are illegal. That's because their interpretation of state law is that marijuana cannot be just sold to those with licenses, but distributed to members of a nonprofit collective of people who carry licenses. more ›

City Attorney Carmen Trutanich wants the City Council to pass the latest proposed ordinance aimed at regulating medical marijuana dispensaries (you can read that ordinance in full, embedded below). more ›

The newly proposed ordinance--the fourth to be considered--is reported to be the most strict version yet. "Under the measure, the shops will be open only from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., will be allowed to have only five pounds of marijuana on hand and no more than 100 plants," says the Daily News. "Also, all the marijuana provided must have been grown by the collective." Additionally, locations not following city rules will be forced to shut down immediately. But the proposal is not without potential controversy and lawsuit fodder. Dispensaries would be required to hand over the names of members and providers to police, owners of new locations will have to notify neighborhood councils and the city council, the sale or manufacture of edible marijuana treats will be banned... more ›