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Of course. Why not, Humboldt. Why not. (Photo by Travis Jensen.)

Black People Arrested for Pot Possession Way More Than Whites

If you think the War on Drugs is mostly about "hard" drugs these days, think again. And when it comes to the War on Pot, it's been a futile war to say the

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The Bloom Room, A New Pot Club Opens On Jessie Street

Look at that. Isn't it gorgeous. Darwin Bell snapped this shot of the exterior of the city's newest pot club (opened in late February), The Bloom Room, over on Jesse Street. The Bloom

There Was Also a Fire at a Marijuana Grow This Morning in the Sunset

It's been kind of a bad day for the local marijuana industry, what with that hostage situation at a warehouse grow in the Bayview and all. But on the other side of town,

Police Discover Pot Grow House On Stillman

We here at SFist are flummoxed -- flummoxed! -- by the idea that anything drug-related goes down on Stillman Street. See, after a suspected robbery call and a subsequent investigation on February 12,

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After Skewering Hippie School, Jimmy Kimmel Asked To Be Commencement Speaker

In a November 27 Jimmy Kimmel Live episode, the titular host poked fun at the Humboldt Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research at HSU, jesting that to get into the school “you have to

Weed Withdrawal Just As Irritating As Quitting Cigarettes, Study Finds

A recent study out of the University of New South Wales in Australia has found that habitual marijuana users who try to quit their weed smoking habit may experience many of the same

Man Killed While Robbing Legal Marijuana Grow House

One man is dead this morning after attempting to rob a legal Oakland medical marijuana house. According to KTVU, police responded the a call around 4:45 this morning to a location near

Pot Advocates To Protest Obama's Oakland Visit Today

President Barack Obama will make an appearance at the Fox Theater today — located in the heart of Oaksterdam, the East Bay's cannabis community — for a fundraiser. While the president shills for dollars for

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Behold, the Pride Joint and Super Sarah Silverman Haze

In honor of San Francisco Gay Pride weekend, the Apothecarium, a licensed medical marijuana dispensary in the Castro District, came up with two stoney ways in which to enjoy heal thyself during this

Rad Old Couple Cited For Smoking Pot In Castro Plaza

Robert Blitzer, 66, and his husband, Xenry, 63, were sitting in the Castro Plaza on March 11, doing what every honorable, Goddess-fearing San Franciscan should be doing on a warm weekend day of

Marijuana Found In Peanut Butter At Oakland Aiport

Oakland Airport TSA security screeners wasted both time and money busting a guy for carrying a stash of marijuana inside a jar of Skippy peanut butter on Sunday. "Nico Melendez, a TSA spokesman,

Do-Gooder Finds Two-Pound Bag of Weed, Turns It Over To Police

A concerned citizen with absolutely no sense of the value of good marijuana spotted an attended bag on the sidewalk near a Richmond District bus stop early Wednesday. Upon inspection, he saw a

Deplorable Teens Busted After Knocking Off Richmond District Medical Marijuana Dealer

Two late-stage teenagers from Alameda are in police custody after raiding the Richmond district home of a medical marijuana distributor Saturday afternoon. According to police, 18-year-old Kevin Carey Harvell II pulled a handgun

Marijuana Mugging Outside S.F. Dispensary

Over on the 900 block of Geary Street, around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a man was robbed of over a pound of medical marijuana while leaving a dispensary. (Presumably The Divinity

Bystanders Rush to Grab Free Weed Spilled From a Crashed Truck in San Jose

It goes to show you: Everybody smokes weed! A truck loaded with bags of kind bud crashed near the Oakridge Mall yesterday in South San Jose, and, not wanting to get nabbed by

Marin Authorities Destroy Nearly 13,000 Pot Plants

On Thursday, Marin authorities eradicated an estimated 13,000 baby marijuana plants found on Bolinas Ridge near Kent Lake. Marin Municipal Water District, National Park Service, California Department of Justice and U.S.

Police Raid Nine Homes In SF and Daly City, Seize $450K in Pot

The San Mateo County Narcotics Task Force conducted a coordinated raid of nine homes Monday, in both S.F. and Daly City, all of which are thought to be connected to the same

'Hippie Hill' 4:20 Festivities Turn Ugly

During the annual ode of marijuana at 4:20 on 4/20/2011 in Golden Gate Park, hordes of stoners gathered at Sharon Meadow to partake in some kind bud. But the party

San Mateo Teen Impersonates Cops, Sells Pot

A mischievous San Mateo teen tried and failed multiple times to extort local drivers by impersonating a police officer and threatening them with speeding tickets. 19 year old Alex Grabovetsky used a siren

Another Day, Another Inane Pot Club Raid

In an effort to waste time, or whatever, Santa Clara County authorities on Thursday busted several medical marijuana clubs selling weed in the county. "An official with the County Special Enforcement Team said

Local Pot Store Dispensing Love for the Giants

We all had a good laugh at the reporter from Texas who discovered "there's some people smokin' weed!" near McCovey Cove before the World Series, but it wouldn't be a hilarious stereotype if

Take a Virtual Tour of Oakland's Pot Manufacturing Future

by Andrew Dalton A month ago, we took you inside the Apple store of Pot Dispensaries, now The Atlantic brings us a preview of something more like the Ikea of weed growers. Behold,

Two Men Sought In Connection With Fremont Murder

Alameda Country authorities are looking for Manuel Trujillo, 62, and Mohammed Kahn, 47, who allegedly kidnapped and killed 27-year-old Francisco Lopez "after mistakenly believing Lopez wanted to steal their marijuana." According to AP/

Why Did Facebook Yank Marijuana Ads?

Although Facebook claims to have removed the pro-marijuana legalization ads so users wouldn't, you know, get baked, public health might not be the real reason. (Shocking.) As Valleywag reports, Facebook, quite possibly, wanted