Pomona resident: City stalled marijuana initiative, lawsuit launched
CaliforniaUncategorized August 15, 2018
An attorney said Pomona purposely stalled to keep an initiative allowing marijuana businesses off the November ballot. Roger Jon Diamond, representing Pomona resident Jacqueline Dilley, one of two people who pushed for the initiative, is claiming Pomona officials attempted to stifle the process from the beginning when the petition... Read more
Santa Rosa girl who takes medical cannabis to treat seizures attends her first day of kindergarten
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized August 15, 2018
A Santa Rosa girl who relies on cannabis-based oil to treat a rare form of epilepsy started kindergarten Monday under a court order that allows her to attend class while a judge decides whether the Rincon Valley Union School District can ban the medication from school grounds. Brooke Adams,... Read more
Outside Lands: A tour of the new marijuana-themed ‘Grass Lands’ area
CaliforniaUncategorized August 13, 2018
Outside Lands unveiled its new Grass Lands area on Aug. 10, which, according to a news release, makes it “the first major U.S. music festival to have a curated cannabis experience.” Interested parties got the chance to check out the area during Day One of the three-day festival, which... Read more
Editorial: Oroville’s cannabis pursuit is all about the money
CaliforniaUncategorized August 13, 2018
We always knew why five of the seven Oroville City Council members wanted to legalize marijuana sales in the city, but it was never explicitly explained until a council meeting on Tuesday. It’s not because they see marijuana as a wonder herb, unfairly demonized. It’s not because they believe... Read more
San Bernardino puts its cannabis business laws on November ballot
CaliforniaUncategorized August 10, 2018
San Bernardino’s commercial cannabis regulations will appear on the November ballot, a move intended to clear up two years of muck surrounding marijuana businesses in town. City leaders last week gave voters the opportunity to weigh in on rules they unanimously adopted earlier this year. Councilman John Valdivia opposed... Read more
A closer look at the new cannabis ordinances before Oroville council
CaliforniaUncategorized August 10, 2018
OROVILLE — Facing a fair amount of opposition, the Oroville City Council took a big step on Tuesday toward bringing commercial cannabis to the city. The council voted 5-1 to introduce two ordinances, with one focused on changes to zoning code to allow for such businesses, while the other... Read more
California Cannabis Countdown: Marin County Update
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized August 10, 2018
California has 58 counties and 482 incorporated cities across the state, each with the option to create its own rules or ban marijuana altogether. In this California Cannabis Countdown series, we cover who is banning cannabis, who is embracing cannabis (and how), and everyone in between. For each city... Read more
ALAMEDA — Cannabis businesses have shown little interest in operating here in the wake of the city adopting regulations on their use. Among the reasons? A lack of suitable space to purchase or rent, and the fact that state regulations regarding cannabis are still being hammered out, leading to... Read more
Medical marijuana dispensary denied license sues La Mesa
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized August 9, 2018
Two businessmen who were denied a permit to operate a medical marijuana collective in La Mesa are suing the city. Wayne Alexander Scherer and Rezwan H. Khan of New Origins Management, Inc. filed a civil suit on July 23, alleging the city failed to follow its appeal process and... Read more
Sonoma County endorses limits on cannabis production, curbs on neighbors’ protests
CaliforniaUncategorized August 9, 2018
Sonoma County supervisors Tuesday advanced revisions to rules governing cannabis businesses and farms outside city limits that would include allowing recreational sales at dispensaries and limiting most cultivation sites to properties 10 acres or larger. The Board of Supervisors rejected two proposals aimed at addressing an increasingly contentious debate... Read more
