Marcus Wohlsen

Mormons, Boy Scouts named in lawsuits claiming childhood sex abuse by youth leaders

SAN FRANCISCO - The Mormon church and Boy Scouts of America were named as defendants in lawsuits Monday claiming childhood sexual abuse by youth leaders decades ago. Alleged victims filed suits aga...

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Medical marijuana shops multiply across California

Los Angeles has more pot shops than Starbucks or schools, and the surge in medical marijuana in California has left many communities scrambling to regulate the free-for-all, while others are trying to ban the drug altogether.

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Authorities: Huge jump in California pot plants seized

By MARCUS WOHLSEN • Associated Press Writer • November 4, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities reported a staggering jump in the number of marijuana plants seized in California’s eradication effort, claiming a more than 50...

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Calif. Lawmaker Holds Hearing on Legalizing Pot

Calif. lawmaker holds first hearing on marijuana legalization bill; no tie-dye on display By MARCUS WOHLSEN Associated Press Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. October 29, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment No tie-dye was on...

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Warships near San Francisco Bay to be recycled

A fleet of old, rotting warships shedding toxic paint into the water near San Francisco Bay will be cleaned up and recycled under a new plan announced by federal officials Thursday. By MARCUS WOHLSEN Associated Press Writer...

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Pot Advocates: Looser Guidelines Leave Questions

Loosening of federal guidelines on medical marijuana does not dispel decades of mistrust By MARCUS WOHLSEN and LISA LEFF Associated Press Writer SAN FRANCISCO October 19, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press 1 comment FILE - In this...

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Pot advocates: Looser guidelines leave questions

A new Obama administration policy loosening guidelines on federal prosecution of medical marijuana on Monday signaled to users that they had less to fear from federal agents but still left their suppliers to contend with a...

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A push to legalize marijuana

SAN FRANCISCO - Marijuana advocates are gathering signatures to get as many as three pot-legalization measures on the ballot in 2010 in California, setting up what could be a groundbreaking clash with the federal government...

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Pot legalization gains momentum in California

SAN FRANCISCO - Marijuana advocates are gathering signatures to get as many as three pot-legalization measures on the ballot in 2010 in California, setting up what could be a groundbreaking clash with the federal government...

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Fog-shrouded pot farms in quiet SF neighbourhood has new police chief seeing too much green

Fog-shrouded pot farms in quiet SF neighbourhood has new police chief seeing too much green Marcus Wohlsen, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO - Marijuana farms have become so widespread in the middle class Sunset neighbourhood...

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