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South Tahoe pot club moving half block to Hwy. 50 location

Pot arrest in Eldorado Forest may be wiped clean from suspect’s record

South Lake Tahoe allows City of Angels 2 pot collective to move business permit

Despite pressure from federal prosecutors to close down, one of South Lake Tahoe’s three medical marijuana clubs will remain open for now with the help of city commissioners. City leaders voted 4-1 Tuesday to allow City of Angels 2 to move their business permit to a new location.

Pot bill passes California Assembly, Senate may extinguish it

South Lake Tahoe pot club could close

One of three medical marijuana dispensaries in South Lake Tahoe could be forced to close following a crack down on California's marijuana trade by federal prosecutors. City of Angels 2 Collective will be required to leave its location at 989 Third St. by mid-July after the owner of the building received a letter from federal prosecutors in February.

Half of CA voters don't want pot generally legal

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A new poll shows 50 percent of California voters don't want marijuana legalized for recreational use, but there's overwhelming support for doctor-recommended use of pot for the s...

California medical pot advocates push bill to regulate legal dispensaries

Pelosi disagrees with medical pot crackdown

Explosive device doesn’t keep S. Tahoe pot club from opening

South Lake Tahoe pot club abruptly closes its doors

Opinion: Stop the federal pot raids

Saturday marks fourth annual Memorial Celebration in Honor of Sgt. Timothy Smith

The 4th annual Memorial Celebration in Honor of Sgt. Timothy Smith will be on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Sierra-at-Tahoe. This year the memorial gathering will also benefit Operation Rebound.

South Lake Tahoe man indicted for plane full of pot in Neb.

OMAHA, Neb. - A California man accused of landing a plane loaded with 175 pounds of pot in Nebraska has been indicted on federal drug charges.The U.S. attorney's office in Omaha says 29-year-old Ju...

USFS in legal fight over coverup of employee who may have used pot

Feds threaten to seize property where Tahoe pot clubs exist

The federal government has written letters to the property owners of the three South Lake Tahoe medical marijuana dispensaries threatening to seize their property, fine them or send them to jail if they keep those particular tenants.

Opinion: Attorneys don’t appear to be telling the truth about pot laws

Fourth Annual Memorial Celebration in Honor of Sgt. Timothy Smith

The 4th Annual Memorial Celebration in Honor of Sgt. Timothy Smith will be on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Sierra-at-Tahoe. This year we will also benefit Operation Rebound. Celebration of Life Pot Luck after Skiing at the American Legion Post 795 beginning at 4 pm.

Fourth Annual Memorial Celebration in Honor of Sgt. Timothy Smith set for April 7

The 4th Annual Memorial Celebration in Honor of Sgt. Timothy Smith will be on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Sierra-at-Tahoe. This year we will also benefit Operation Rebound. Celebration of Life Pot Luck after Skiing at the American Legion Post 795 beginning at 4 pm.

Best of Lake Tahoe snowsports season coming up now; storms line up for weekend skiing

OK, so it hasn't been the best snowsport season so far, but hold on, more snow is coming with storms over this weekend and we'll be able to ski off-piste without worrying about slightly hidden rock and logs. And on top of that, it's spring skiing, always the best of the year. Forget those crowds of December and January, don't recall those icy January days when the wind howled. It's spring skiing, lightly clad with plenty of sun for sitting on the lodge deck.

Homewood to hold St. Patty’s Twilight Ski; Pot 'o Gold lift ticket giveaways

In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Homewood Mountain Resort will be hiding a “Pot O’ Gold,” filled with treasures such as a lift ticket 3-pack, a 2012/2013 season pass, and a West Shore Café & Inn gift card. Guests will receive hints as to the Pot O’ Gold’s whereabouts on the Homewood Facebook page on St. Patrick’s Day.

Judge tosses lawsuit over pot dispensary crackdowns

Desert Brushes to meet Thursday

The Carson Valley Desert Brushes will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Johnson Lane Firehouse, 1400 Stephanie Way in Minden.Instructions on making a flower pot soldier will be presented.Painters of ...

Testing for pot potency done in a legal vacuum

Ballot initiative is pot industry’s next move in California

Feds continue crackdown on CA pot dispensaries

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have filed four additional lawsuits against building owners as part of their crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries.Three of the complaint...

Mendocino County suspends pot permit program

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - Mendocino County's permit process for medical marijuana cultivation has been suspended pending the outcome of a Southern California court case that challenges the legality...

S. Lake Tahoe man arrested on pot charges in Nebraska

S. Lake Tahoe man arrested on pot charges in Nebraska. Posted by admin in News on December 19th, 2011 | no responses. By North Platte Bulletin. In another weekend drug bust on Interstate 80, an Arizon...

S. Lake Tahoe man arrested on pot charges in Nebraska

The driver Chris R. Loeffler, 30, of Auburn and a passenger Dean J. Meyer, 31, of South Lake Tahoe were taken to the Keith County Jail on Dec. 12, charged ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../s-lake-tahoe-man...

City holds its ground on medical pot rules

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Despite the possibility of lawsuits, the South Lake Tahoe City Council unanimously decided Tuesday night to go ahead with its regulations regarding medical marijuana.The ...

South Lake Tahoe confident keeps pot ordinance intact

By Kathryn Reed
“Bring it on!” That was essentially what the five members of South Lake Tahoe’s City Council said Tuesday night at the conclusion of a one-hour special meeting about the medical marijuana ordinance.

Agency advises to celebrate the holidays safely

By Tia Rancourt
The winter holidays are a time for celebration with family and friends, and that means more cooking, entertaining, home decorating and an increased risk of home fires due to increased usage of cooking and heating equipment. Most home fires and injuries occur in the kitchen as reported by the U.S. Fire Administration. Here are some simple and easy life-saving tips from the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District to remember during the holiday season:

S. Tahoe officials jittery about legalities of medical pot

By Kathryn Reed. Cities across California are fearful of what a medical marijuana decision out of Long Beach will mean to them as well as what the feds may do. South Lake Tahoe and Sacramento's ci...

S. Tahoe officials jittery about legalities of medical pot

South Lake Tahoe and Sacramento's city councils on Tuesday wrestled with what to do with their respective ordinances. In predictable fashion, South Lake ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../s-tahoe-offici...

Medical pot rules move forward for the time being

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe's rules regulating medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivation in homes will remain in place - for now.But an October court decision could expose t...

Secret Witness program key to closing cases

More than five years after the parents of a slain South Lake Tahoe teenager asked local authorities for help in solving the 1980 murder of their son, the case remains active and some remain hopeful the case could be solved.
Information that surfaced two years ago about the murder of Richard Swanson turned the cold case into an active one, with retired FBI agent Jeff Rinek and South Lake Tahoe police investigator Chuck Owens continuing their search for the killers. 

City could ban pot clubs following court decision

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - An October court decision could result in the City of South Lake Tahoe repealing a recently enacted ordinance regulating medical marijuana dispensaries and the cultivatio...

Medical pot backers sue feds over Calif. crackdown

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Medical marijuana advocates in California sued the federal government Thursday in an effort to quash a recent crackdown on the state's storefront pot dispensaries, claiming gov...

South Lake Tahoe reports on pot grow investigation progress

By the City of South Lake Tahoe
In the first month of the City of South Lake Tahoe’s online Report a Grow program, the City has successfully investigated residential marijuana growing operations.

Rand Corp. retracts study on pot clinic closings

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - A nonprofit think tank on Monday retracted a widely reported study that linked last year's closing of hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles to a rise...

Fed threat gets results as Calif pot shops close

LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) - A letter from federal prosecutors accomplished what nearly $600,000 in legal fees couldn't do in this Orange County suburb: it shut down medical marijuana shops.Two weeks...

Judge: LA's ordinance to limit pot shops upheld

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge has upheld a Los Angeles medical marijuana ordinance that allows the city to limit the number of dispensaries and set other limits.The Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/qI...

US attorney eyes going after media running pot ads

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The chief federal prosecutor in San Diego is contemplating expanding a federal crackdown on the medical marijuana industry by going after newspapers, radio stations and other outle...

Appeals court overturns CA city's marijuana law

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A California appeals court has struck down the city of Long Beach's efforts to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries, ruling the efforts conflict with federal law banning pot u...

Elk Grove getting tough on medical pot growers

ELK GROVE, Calif. (AP) - A city just south of the California State Capitol wants medical marijuana growers to hide their gardens.Elk Grove is drafting an ordinance to regulate medical marijuana gro...

S. Tahoe pot applications, complaint forms online

South Lake Tahoe residents cultivating medical marijuana must submit an application for a permit no later than Dec. 20 or face a fine of $1000 per day. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../s-tahoe-pot-applica...

800 pot plants seized in Friday raid

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team members seized approximately 800 marijuana plants from a home on the 2200 block of Washington Avenue Friday.Following seve...

DA may begin taking harder line on Tahoe pot cases

The combination of South Lake Tahoe being on the verge of finalizing ordinances related to pot dispensaries and deputy district attorneys receiving ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../da-may-begin-taking-har...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Do real skiers like sewage snow?

How would you feel if one of the Tahoe ski resorts decided to make snow out of reclaimed water? Water that chaps your hands within minutes of submersion, has an odd stench and is definitely not pot...

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