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Peter Hecht
Peter Hecht
Peter Hecht, former political writer and Los Angeles bureau chief for the Sacramento Bee, has been reporting on cannabis since 2009. His coverage has been honored for explanatory reporting in the "Best of the West" journalism awards and earned an Excellence in Journalism prize from the Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Hecht is the author of the book “Weed Land: Inside America’s Marijuana Epicenter and How Pot Went Legit.”

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  • California Senate Bill Would Allow Cannabis Delivery to ‘Dry Towns’

    Peter Hecht - Published on May 3, 2018

    Senate Bill 1302 seeks to allow cannabis delivery to private residences for adult use and medical cannabis consumers—even to those in communities with strict bans on cannabis businesses.

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  • Eaze’s Delivery Dominance Draws Scrutiny From California Regulators

    Peter Hecht - Published on April 30, 2018

    Critics ask: If other delivery services have to obtain cannabis licenses, why doesn’t Eaze?

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  • Feds Raid Illegal California Grow Houses Run by Chinese Mob

    Peter Hecht - Published on April 5, 2018

    The tightly organized network of grows, hidden in dozens of Sacramento houses, moved cannabis to out-of-state markets.

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  • With Growers in the Shadows, California Faces Cannabis Shortage

    Peter Hecht - Published on March 26, 2018

    With many growers avoiding the legal market due to high costs and fees, where will California’s legal cannabis come from?

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  • Dana Rohrabacher’s Last Stand: California Conservative’s Fate Could Hinge on Cannabis Vote

    Peter Hecht - Published on March 16, 2018

    Caught up in the Trump-Russia affair, the congressman struggles to retain his seat as bipartisan cannabis allies rally behind him.

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  • How Liberal Marin County Turned NIMBY on Cannabis

    Peter Hecht - Published on February 27, 2018

    California’s dreamiest county, home of fine wine and redwood tubs, loves its cannabis. But stores are apparently too gauche to bear.

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  • DAs Making it Easier to Clear California Cannabis Convictions

    Peter Hecht - Published on February 12, 2018

    San Francisco’s DA is proactively expunging cannabis convictions, but other counties are waiting for people to come forward before acting.

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  • Will Cannabis Delivery Survive in California’s Legal Market?

    Peter Hecht - Published on February 6, 2018

    Many independent operators are shutting down, concentrating the industry in the hands of delivery services with state licenses.

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  • How a Cannabis Ban Turned One California County Into ‘Ground Zero for Chaos’

    Peter Hecht - Published on January 22, 2018

    Hungry for tax revenue, Calaveras County licensed hundreds of commercial cannabis farms in recent years. Now it wants them gone, leaving growers in the lurch.

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  • CHP Seizure of Legal Cannabis Outrages California Farmers

    Peter Hecht - Published on January 9, 2018

    The California Highway Patrol seized a shipment of licensed cannabis, didn’t file charges, and won’t return the plants. What’s going on in Mendocino?

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