In a wild turn of events, California Gov. Gavin Newsom backed away from a ballot measure he announced a day earlier.
An L.A. Times/WeedWeek investigation finds alarming levels of pesticides in cannabis products at dispensaries across the state
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Prosecutors suspect a powerful prison gang was behind the mysterious killings of two men with ties to Russian and Israeli organized crime.
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