Hemp-Derived CBD Not Allowed in Food (or Pretty Much Anything Else) in California
CaliforniaUncategorized July 17, 2018
Last week, the California Department of Public Health’s Food and Drug Branch (CDPH-FDB) issued a revised FAQ on cannabidiol (CBD) in food products that will likely block the sale of hemp-derived CBD products in California — which if you’ve been in the state lately, are pretty much already everywhere.... Read more
The City of Novato in northern Marin County, California, will be conducting a cannabis stakeholder meeting this Friday, July 20 at City Hall from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. The meeting is designed to engage cannabis industry participants in determining what kinds of cannabis businesses might be viable in town... Read more
New Hampshire man convicted in Mendocino County cannabis-farm killing
CaliforniaUncategorized July 16, 2018
A New Hampshire man has been found guilty of beating to death with a baseball bat a fellow pot grower at a remote Mendocino County property where they were both paid laborers. Joshua Ruoff, 32, will be sentenced Friday for first-degree murder in the bludgeoning death of Timothy Sweeting,... Read more
Marijuana suspected after driver rear-ends car with California state controller aboard
CaliforniaUncategorized July 16, 2018
OAKLAND — California State Controller Betty T. Yee is recovering from injuries she suffered Friday when her state vehicle was rear ended in the Posey Tube by a 25-year-old man suspected of being under the influence of marijuana, according to police. Police said the collision occurred about 3:25 p.m.... Read more
Three residents have launched a petition drive in an effort to overturn a new Antioch ordinance that later this month would allow marijuana retailers and related businesses to apply for permits to operate in the city. The “Not in Antioch” referendum would repeal the Cannabis Business Overlay District ordinance... Read more
Poison control centers say number of children ingesting marijuana edibles is way up
CaliforniaUncategorized July 16, 2018
State and local officials say they are alarmed by a spike in calls they have received to report children and teenagers ingesting marijuana products since California legalized cannabis for recreational use by adults in 2016. The number of calls to poison control centers involving people 19 and younger who... Read more
California Drops Proposed Permanent Cannabis Regulations
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized July 16, 2018
Last Friday, July 12, 2018, all three agencies overseeing California’s implementation of MAUCRSA dropped proposed permanent regulations that will eventually replace the readopted emergency regulations that are active now. For the text of those proposed regulations go here, here, and here. Importantly, these regulations are just proposed; they are not... Read more
Though marijuana is now legal in California, it isn’t always easy to buy and it can be especially difficult for entrepreneurs who are forced to navigate a convoluted bureaucracy to get into the industry. At a cannabis seminar Wednesday evening at San Jose City Hall, business leaders and government officials... Read more
Opinion: Riverside City Council commits to the folly of marijuana prohibition
CaliforniaUncategorized July 12, 2018
On Tuesday, the Riverside City Council voted 4 to 3 to prohibit marijuana businesses in the city. In doing so, the Riverside City Council made clear that it is incapable of properly representing the will of the public on marijuana policy. Most Riverside voters supported Proposition 64 in 2016,... Read more
Whittier council nips talks to legalize medical marijuana dispensaries
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized July 12, 2018
Whittier leaders considered Tuesday reversing the city’s ban on medical marijuana dispensaries; but much to the dismay of a dozen pro-cannabis residents who stayed until 11 p.m. for the discussion, the City Council decided to nix the subject. “We are no longer living in a time of reefer madness... Read more
