Novato considers allowing outdoor cannabis gardens
CaliforniaUncategorized September 27, 2018
Nearly two years after California voters chose to legalize recreational marijuana use and sales, Novato is considering giving residents more options on how to grow their personal cannabis garden. On Monday evening, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to advance an ordinance to the City Council that would allow for... Read more
A Gray Area: Foreign Investment in California’s Cannabis Industry
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized September 27, 2018
Coming soon to California cannabis? In addition to our California cannabis business attorneys’ work on corporate, finance, and transactional issues with marijuana-related businesses, we also work with our firm’s foreign direct investment group. As California has implemented MAUCRSA since January 1 of this year, we have been getting tons of... Read more
California couple get probation in Christmas cannabis presents case
CaliforniaUncategorized September 26, 2018
YORK, Neb. (AP) — A California couple who said the marijuana they were hauling through Nebraska was intended for Christmas gifts have been given probation and conditional jail time. York County District Court records say 71-year-old Barbara and 80-year-old Patrick Jiron were sentenced Monday to three years’ probation. They’ll... Read more
Three Kern County marijuana ballot measures to compete in November
CaliforniaUncategorized September 25, 2018
Depending on where you live, you may see two marijuana measures on your ballot or just one. Three initiatives by two citizens groups have qualified for the November Kern County ballot through signature drives that collected more signatures than 10 percent of the city and county’s voting population. Although... Read more
California Cannabis: New Law Allows Municipalities to Fine Landlords Without Notice
CaliforniaReal EstateUncategorized September 25, 2018
AB 2164 may create surprises for cannabis landlords. Prior to the enactment of AB 2164, California law required cities and counties to grant a person responsible for a continuing municipal code violation a reasonable time to remedy the violation before the city or county could impose fines or penalties when... Read more
Outcomes vary for would-be Napa cannabis retailers
CaliforniaUncategorized September 25, 2018
One group hoping to launch Napa’s market for medical cannabis hopes to open its doors by year’s end. Meanwhile, another would-be seller is seeing more than three years of effort put on hold. In the 10 months since Napa opened a path for merchants to open medicinal marijuana dispensaries,... Read more
Judge: California child can take cannabis drug to school
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized September 24, 2018
SANTA ROSA (AP) — A California kindergartner can keep bringing a cannabis-based drug used for emergency treatment of a rare form of epilepsy to her public school, a judge ruled Friday. The Santa Rosa Press-Democrat reported that a judge sided with the family of 5-year-old Brooke Adams. In this... Read more
Sonoma County says it’s shut down more than 600 illegal cannabis operators since last year
CaliforniaUncategorized September 24, 2018
Sonoma County on Friday touted its efforts to rein in unauthorized cannabis operations after facing criticism from some rural residents who say county officials haven’t done enough to shutter pot farms that don’t have permits. Since the start of last year, code enforcement staff members have forced more than... Read more
Martinez council leery about letting marijuana business operate in same building as ‘youth center’
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized September 24, 2018
MARTINEZ — Though most City Council members said Wednesday they’re OK with having a medical marijuana dispensary in town, they noted that putting one next to a gym visited primarily by children and teens may not be a great idea. The council postponed deciding whether to grant operating permits... Read more
Marijuana stock trading is dominated by dudes and millennials
CaliforniaUncategorized September 24, 2018
Marijuana stock trading is dominated by dudes. Men accounted for 75 percent of all cannabis-related securities trades over the past month, according to data from TD Ameritrade, the online broker with 11 million clients who hold more than $1 trillion in assets. At the end of last year, baby... Read more
