Pomona business owners denounce initiative to allow marijuana shops in city’s historic core
CaliforniaUncategorized August 6, 2018
A group of property owners in downtown Pomona is making it very clear: Despite a proposed measure on the November ballot that could usher marijuana businesses into town, they don’t want them in their neighborhood. Earlier this year, proponents of an initiative that aims to overturn Pomona’s ban on... Read more
MARTINEZ — In a raucous meeting that saw everything from Cheech and Chong jokes to concerns about kids having easy access to pot, the city’s Planning Commission took the first step toward establishing a medical cannabis dispensary here. The planning commission voted unanimously in favor of two measures that... Read more
Entrepreneurs see Santa Cruz as fertile ground for cannabis startups
CaliforniaUncategorized August 6, 2018
SANTA CRUZ — Entrepreneurs hoping to make it big in California’s new cannabis marketplace are planting roots in Santa Cruz County, looking to bring new meaning to the term “high tech.” Area initiatives include an online pot marketplace, a smart-growing solution that harnesses big data and an app that... Read more
California Cannabis Leasing: The Normalization of Cannabis Landlords
CaliforniaUncategorized August 6, 2018
…In a good way, for cannabis landlords. Almost two years after the passage of Proposition 64, the 2016 California voter initiative to legalize and regulate medicinal and adult-use cannabis, California has begun to finalize its regulations that will govern the largest cannabis market in the country, though that effort... Read more
Could Oregon’s cannabis oversupply hurt California’s legal market?
CaliforniaColoradoOregonUncategorized August 6, 2018
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two of the first states to broadly legalize marijuana took different approaches to regulation that left Oregon with a vast oversupply and Colorado with a well-balanced market. But in both states prices for bud have plummeted. A new Oregon report by law enforcement found nearly... Read more
California Legalizes Prescription Cannabidiol (Epidiolex)
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized August 3, 2018
At the end of June, we wrote about the FDA’s approval of GW Pharmaceutical’s drug Epidiolex (containing cannabidiol), an oral solution for treatment of seizures. On July 9, 2018, California Jerry Brown signed legislation approving Epidiolex for use under California law. California, like many states, has its own version... Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles began accepting license applications from marijuana growers, manufacturers and testing companies Wednesday, after months of delays that left many businesses in the state’s largest legal marketplace struggling to survive. The start of the process arrived with a mix of relief and anxiety from... Read more
As Chula Vista moves to regulate marijuana, illegal pot shops still dominate the market
CaliforniaUncategorized August 2, 2018
It is really easy to buy weed in Chula Vista. All you need is cash, a valid ID, and a copy of the San Diego Reader – an alternative weekly newspaper where unlicensed pot shops advertise discounts and customer loyalty programs. There are currently nine unlicensed marijuana dispensaries in... Read more
Landscape on marijuana research shifting despite federal roadblocks
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized August 1, 2018
After decades of disconnect between federal officials who consider cannabis a harmful drug and public opinion that increasingly views cannabis as something that should be legal and is potentially good medicine, the landscape on marijuana research might be shifting. This week, UC Irvine announced it received a $9 million... Read more
Montebello’s plan to bring in marijuana businesses is slooooow going
CaliforniaUncategorized August 1, 2018
Montebello’s plan to welcome marijuana businesses to town is not exactly on a fast track. In fact, applications from would-be entrepreneurs were due three months ago, and city officials have only concluded a cursory first round of review. Since the City Council voted in February to allow commercial indoor... Read more
