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California Senate acts to clarify legality of medical cannabis
Medical marijuana dispensaries that abide by security rules in California would not be subject to local or state prosecution for illegal sales under a measure approved Monday by the state Senate. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento)...
Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Prosecution, Health Treatments, Ted Lieu, Crime, Law and Justice
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California state Senate OKs social network, drug bills
SACRAMENTO — Social network sites such as Facebook would be required to remove personal information about minors when asked to do so by their parents under a measure approved by state senators Thursday. Separately, the lawmakers voted to allow...
Tags: Alex Padilla, Elections, Sociology, Arts and Culture, Social Media
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Senate backs misdemeanor charges for heroin, cocaine possession
SACRAMENTO -- The state Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would allow prosecutors to file misdemeanor instead of felony charges in cases of simple possession of heroin, cocaine and other hard drugs. State Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) said he...
Tags: Alex Padilla, Jerry Brown, Trials, Drug Trafficking, Roderick Wright
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Jerry Brown vows to produce plan for reducing inmate population
GUANGZHOU, China -- Gov. Jerry Brown said Sunday that his administration will come up with a plan for reducing the state prison population by an additional 10,000 inmates, even as it asks the U.S. Supreme Court to block a judicial order demanding such a...
Tags: Jerry Brown, U.S. Supreme Court, Regional Authority, Prisons, Government
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California Senate approves $24 million for gun confiscation program
SACRAMENTO -- The California Senate approved a $24-million expenditure on Thursday to speed the confiscation of guns from people who have been disqualified from owning firearms because of criminal convictions or serious mental illness. Sen. Mark Leno...
Tags: Safety of Citizens, Firearms, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (tv program), Government, Politics
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Republican Jim Nielsen wins state Senate seat
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Hundreds in Sacramento protest proposed gun restrictions
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One California Senate race not to be decided until January
PolitiCalWhen new legislators take the oath of office Monday, Republican Jim Nielsen will not be among those raising their hands. He decided not to run for reelection to the Assembly with hopes of instead winning a special election to the state Senate this month..... -
California Assembly votes to ban hunting bears with dogs
PolitiCalCalifornia Assembly votes to outlaw use of dogs to hunt bears and bobcats... -
California lawmakers want better accounting for special funds
PolitiCalCalifornia lawmakers gave their final stamp of approval to legislation beefing up accounting practices in hopes of avoiding the kind of scandal that engulfed the parks department this year. The Assembly passed the bill 49 to 23 on Wednesday, sending...... -
Assemblyman Logue ends Senate campaign, citing health problems
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Controversy lands at feet of new corrections chief
PolitiCalGov. Jerry Brown's new prison chief walks into a firestorm, including news of the early release of a Fresno felon who opened fire on co-workers this week and the potential mass release from state supervision of thousands of parolees who......
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