Court: CA law-enforcement officers must return seized legal marijuana to arrestee
CaliforniaUncategorized October 16, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California court ordered police to return a small amount of marijuana seized from a suspect’s backpack during an arrest for disturbing the peace. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday that a San Francisco trial judge refused to order the 21 grams of marijuana... Read more
Marijuana is emerging among California’s vineyards, offering promise and concern
CaliforniaUncategorized October 15, 2018
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY, Calif. — It is the fall harvest here in this fertile stretch of oaks and hills that produces some of the country’s best wine. This season, though, workers also are plucking the sticky, fragrant flowers of a new crop. Marijuana is emerging among the vineyards, not... Read more
After 5 code officers lawyer up, city probes whether top officials protected cannabis businesses
CaliforniaUncategorized October 15, 2018
ADELANTO — Five current city code enforcement officers, including the department’s supervisor, say Mayor Rich Kerr and new City Manager Jessie Flores have illegally shielded commercial cannabis cultivators from inspection and enforcement. The protection, they add, goes beyond stand-down orders. It extends into the more serious charges of making... Read more
North Coast cannabis marketplace sees surge among health and wellness users
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized October 15, 2018
The legalization of cannabis for recreational use this year has brought new consumers into the fold of the multibillion-dollar retail marketplace in California — but not all are looking to get high. In fact, the easing of the stigma over cannabis has caused a surge this year of people... Read more
California Cannabis: Does Your Business Have a Website? If So, You Probably Need a Privacy Policy.
CaliforniaUncategorized October 13, 2018
No longer optional for your canna business website. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you’ve probably read about the host of sweeping new laws in California, like its new Internet of Things law, cannabis privacy law, or net neutrality law, to name just... Read more
Cannabis dispensary giant MedMen boosts U.S. footprint with major deal
CaliforniaUncategorized October 11, 2018
MedMen Enterprises Inc., one of the most prominent companies in the expanding cannabis industry, agreed to buy medical pot firm PharmaCann for $682 million, boosting its presence across the U.S. The all-stock purchase, which will give MedMen 10 additional dispensaries and licenses for several more, is one of the... Read more
San Diego company testing marijuana-derived multiple sclerosis therapy
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized October 11, 2018
Emerald Health Pharmaceuticals of San Diego has begun using a marijuana-derived therapy to experimentally treat small numbers of people who suffer from multiple sclerosis and scleroderma, a pair of autoimmune diseases. The small, phase 1 safety trial involves CBD, a compound found in marijuana. CBD has caught the attention... Read more
If you had tickets to the now-cancelled Sacramento Cannabis Cup, read this
CaliforniaUncategorized October 11, 2018
Anyone who bought tickets to legally use marijuana at the Cal Expo the weekend before Halloween may be eligible for a refund. Hours after The Sacramento Bee reported Tuesday that the Oct. 27-28 Cannabis Cup concert/marijuana exhibition had been either canceled or postponed with next to no warning or... Read more
Pico Rivera extends recreational marijuana ban again in wake of City Hall departures
CaliforniaUncategorized October 10, 2018
Stymied by a short-staffed City Hall, the Pico Rivera City Council for a third time is “kicking the can” on tackling recreational marijuana and voted to extend a temporary ban on dispensaries. The cultivation and sale of recreational marijuana will continue to be banned in Pico Rivera for another... Read more
Sacramento Cannabis Cup abruptly canceled with only weeks to go
CaliforniaUncategorized October 10, 2018
SACRAMENTO — Tickets had been on sale for about six weeks, but before Cannabis Cup California could set a music lineup or secure a permit, the half-music festival, half-smoke session has been either postponed or canceled. It’s not clear yet whether anyone will get a refund. The marijuana exhibition,... Read more
