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Neighborhood residents view and photograph some of at least 2,000 marijuana plants seized by the Orange County Sheriff's Department after they were found growing in Aliso & Wood Canyons Wilderness Park
LONDON -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says marijuana is not a drug, a British magazine reported Monday. But his spokesman said the governor was joking.
It is attempting to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries by bullying their landlords.
In a switch from an earlier stand, the county will issue ID cards and validate prescriptions.
Surgeon General's Warning: smoking marijuana can be hazardous to your health, unless you live in California and suffer from anorexia, arthritis, cancer, chronic pain or any other illnesses for which pot provides relief.
More schools are giving drug tests, saying it gives students a reason to 'say no.' Some experts are troubled by the methods and the message.
Obituaries
Dr. Tod H. Mikuriya, a psychiatrist who was a leading figure in California's medical marijuana movement, died from complications of cancer Sunday at his Berkeley home, his family said. He was 73.
Raid on Boyle Heights duplex uncovered 14 kilos of cocaine, 50 pounds of marijuana, and $300,000 stashed alongside children's toys, police say.
The son of former Vice President Al Gore was charged Friday with illegally possessing marijuana and various prescription drugs after being pulled over July 4 in Mission Viejo for speeding at 100 mph in his Toyota Prius.
Agents hit the medical marijuana dispensaries shortly after the L.A. City Council bars new facilities for a year to write better regulations.
Some on the council say the action undermines a state law allowing the medical marijuana sales.
EDITORIAL
Federal officials should allow competition in growing the drug for needed studies on its medical use.
State, federal and county lawmen arrest 19 people and uproot 300,000 marijuana plants in a three-day operation in the San Gabriel Mountains.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced a set of indictments Tuesday alleging that operators of nearly a dozen medical marijuana dispensaries -- including two in West Hollywood -- profiteered from the illegal distribution of pot.
About 150 L.A. owners are told they could face jail and lose properties rented to dispensaries.
Santa Barbara loses its fight against a statute that makes the private use of marijuana by adults the city's lowest crime-fighting priority.
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Culver City fifth-grader Kiana Deane tries to help her classmates understand the science behind her limited self-expression -- and struggles to come to terms with her own brand of beauty. By Denise Gellene, Times Staff Writer.
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