Articles tagged with "crime"
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Can you mail weed or edibles through the mail legally?
Ross Scully - Published on May 18, 2022Read moreLearn about the relationship between the United States Postal Service and drug shippers, and find out how laws affect those thinking of mailing cannabis.
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The Roll-up #222: Oakland weed under siege
Leafly Podcasts - Published on December 17, 2021Read moreCalifornia’s cannabis capital is suffering from store-invasion robberies, with little help from cops.
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Can Oakland save its cannabis companies, or will crime destroy the industry?
Dan Mitchell - Published on December 13, 2021Read moreRelentless burglaries, high taxes drive legal pot biz out of its birthplace.
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Marijuana arrests dropped 36% in 2020, FBI data reveal
Leafly Staff - Published on September 28, 2021Read moreCovid lockdowns and legalization laws led to the fewest weed arrests since the 1990s. But why arrest anyone at all?
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Is Weedmaps in hot water with federal prosecutors?
David Downs - Published on March 15, 2020Read moreA leaked grand jury subpoena demanded nearly all company documents dating back to 2008. Here’s what it could mean.
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Botched legal cannabis heist results in 14-year prison sentence
Oscar Pascual - Published on February 26, 2020Read moreInside job netted a half-ton of weed, $600,000 in cash.
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LA dispensary crime reports doubled since 2010, fueled by unlicensed stores
Dennis Romero - Published on October 24, 2019Read moreLegalization seems to have calmed the crime problem—but only at licensed stores.
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Putin, hackers, and cannabis: The bizarre story of an Israeli-American jailed in Russia
Chris Roberts - Published on October 23, 2019Read moreCannabis, initially given as the sole reason for 26-year-old Naama Issachar’s detention, appears to have been merely a convenient excuse.
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Area man mistreats cannabis plants in stolen van
Bruce Barcott - Published on October 14, 2019Read moreA Delaware man is accused of driving a stolen van filled with uprooted and trashed cannabis plants—like, roots and all.
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Jurors revolt, refuse to consider felony charges for cannabis
Bruce Barcott - Published on October 14, 2019Read moreIn New Orleans, jurors refused to try a man for possessing an ounce on Bourbon Street. You can too.
