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The term "marijuana millionaire" was coined amid the emergence of the legalized cannabis industry as new business owners spoke about their piles of cash. It was a tantalizing picture. The reality is that running a cannabis business doesn't always mean the owners are actually getting to keep...

Salinas, Calif.— The North Bay fires have not just affected the wine industry, but cannabis farmers all over Northern California. On Monday, Harborside Farms accepted the final load of cannabis plants harvested from an artisanal cannabis garden threatened by fires and smoke in West Marin...

In Northern California, two intoxicants are king — wine and weed. Both products drive the $3.2 billion-a-year tourism industry in Napa and Sonoma counties. But as wildfires continue to rage through the region this week, marijuana growers and winemakers are struggling to keep their crops safe...

Marijuana could get more expensive after a series of massive fires in Northern California wiped out as much as a year's supply for some industry growers. Nearly two dozen wildfires spread through the counties of Napa, Sonoma, and six others last week, destroying an estimated 5,700...

The wildfires that have incinerated hundreds of thousands of acres in the Northern California in October have destroyed thousands of homes, acres of pristine vineyards and something else central to California life and culture – fields of marijuana. The wildfires, which have burned more than...

Deadly wildfires in Northern California are burning up marijuana farms in the so-called Emerald Triangle. Blazes have destroyed a number of farms in Mendocino County right before legal recreational sales begin in California. Cannabis business owners who lose their crops have little...

Andrew Lopas' plans to bring his marijuana business out of the black market with a legal, profitable and organic pot farm went up in smoke in the wildfires that have scorched Santa Rosa, California. After four decades of growing pot illegally, the 54-year-old saw an opportunity last year to...

At least seven farms have been destroyed in the blazes, destruction that comes ahead of legal marijuana sales beginning in the state. Deadly wildfires that continue to rip through Northern California are scorching marijuana farms. Multiple wind-driven fires have destroyed thousands of...

The wildfires in Northern California are not only wreaking havoc on residential areas. The blazes are also sending marijuana farms up in smoke, CNN reported. The fires have destroyed several farms in Mendocino County, just before recreational sales begin in California. A lack of insurance...

Fatal fires that have consumed nearly 200,000 acres in Northern California, devastating the region's vineyards particularly in Napa and Sonoma Counties, are also taking a toll on a fledgling industry just months before its debut: recreational marijuana. Many of the region's farms, including...

Deadly wildfires in Northern California are burning up marijuana farms in the so-called Emerald Triangle. Blazes have destroyed a number of farms in Mendocino County right before legal recreational sales begin in California. Cannabis business owners who lose their crops have little...

Wildfires in northern California wildfires have destroyed some 1,500 structures, including homes and businesses, and prompted California governor Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency in counties that include the famous winemaking regions of Napa and Sonoma. Grapes are far from the only...

As if there isn't enough uncertainty right now for Northern California weed farmers, this week's fires are threatening the 2017 harvest. That is for those farmers who are lucky enough to have a harvest. Fires are raging in 14 counties, according to the California Department of Forestry, and...

The mainstreaming of marijuana is about to get huge boost. Recreational marijuana sales will launch in three states next year, including the biggest one of all: California. It's already for sale in five states, but the addition of a legal retail marijuana market in California, with its...

After a three-and-a-half hour hearing Tuesday on cannabis regulations, San Luis Obispo county officials voted to continue the conversation to Oct. 17. Dozens of county residents attended the meeting to provide input on the regulations now before the board of supervisors. Wayne Moody is a...

The Orange County Sheriff's Office says it has arrested two women after finding the trunk of their car jammed full of marijuana. Monday evening just before 10 p.m., a deputy pulled the women from California over on I-40 East near Mebane for a routine traffic violation. During the course of...

California's illegally grown marijuana, once largely produced in national forests and other outdoor locations, is increasingly found indoors, federal statistics show. In 2016, authorities seized 313,000 plants from indoor operations in California, which made up 75 percent of all indoor plants...

Last year the state of California produced 13.5 million pounds of marijuana, but residents only consumed 2.5 million pounds of it. Most of the state's cannabis ended up being sold to other states, including those where it is illegal. Now experts say that excess marijuana could be a problem as...

California produced at least 13.5 million pounds of marijuana last year – five times more than the 2.5 million pounds it consumed. Where did all that extra pot go? The answer, experts say, is that much of it ended up in other states – some where marijuana is still illegal. As California...

California has a marijuana conundrum. As regulators in California prepare for the start of recreational marijuana sales in January, people in the industry say they are concerned that the rollout may not be as smooth as was promised by the promoters of Prop 64, the ballot measure last November...