Following California, cannabis advocates across the U.S. aim to throw out old convictions
CaliforniaUncategorized October 10, 2018
Rob Jenkins tried for four years to find a job, scouring the internet for anything that seemed at all appealing — a maintenance position at a Chevron refinery, a counselor for foster kids, a clerk at Hertz. Some employers seemed interested, until they found out about his 2008 misdemeanor... Read more
The state is in the process of creating a second stop-gap licensing program for the cannabis industry to avoid a potential disruption in the supply chain for California’s newly legal marijuana market. Since the state’s recreational marijuana market kicked in, on Jan. 1, the state has issued only temporary business... Read more
Brown’s veto of medical marijuana donation bill prompts outcry
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized October 3, 2018
SANTA CRUZ — A bill that had been hailed as a much-needed fix to California’s cannabis regulations was vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday, prompting outcry from advocates and promise from the bill’s author to continue pushing for the change. When recreational pot became legal in California in... Read more
Marijuana stinks. Here’s what cities, businesses and neighbors can do about it.
Uncategorized September 11, 2018
Even the most ardent marijuana lovers can’t deny it: The plant, at least to some noses, stinks. Marijuana odors have triggered lawsuits against cannabis companies. They’ve also led residents to try to block commercial operations from coming to California and the other eight states where recreational cannabis is legal... Read more
This man will spend life in prison for a marijuana conviction unless Donald Trump or the Supreme Court helps him
Uncategorized September 10, 2018
Barbara Tillis isn’t sure when she’ll get to see her son, Corvain Cooper, again. Every few months for the past four years, Tillis, has driven five hours with her husband, daughter and Cooper’s oldest daughter, making the trip from Rialto to the federal prison in Atwater, near Merced. They’d spend the... Read more
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nine of every 10 illegal marijuana farms raided in California this year contained traces of powerful and potentially lethal pesticides that are poisoning wildlife and could endanger water supplies, researchers and federal authorities said Tuesday. That’s a jump from chemicals found at about 75 percent... Read more
Recreational marijuana sales kick off in Long Beach
Uncategorized August 31, 2018
Adam Hijazi, the general manager at Long Beach Green Room, woke up bright and early Friday morning, Aug. 31, to pick up his permit allowing his shop to finally sell recreational weed. His shop at 1735 E. 7th St. was one of four cannabis dispensaries in Long Beach that... Read more
Former L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa joins board of local cannabis firm MedMen
Uncategorized August 30, 2018
Former L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is joining the board of publicly traded cannabis company MedMen, marking his return to the business world following a resounding defeat in June’s Democratic gubernatorial primary. MedMen, a Culver City company that operates high-end cannabis shops in California, Nevada and New York and has... Read more
State begins crackdown on black market marijuana retailers, starting in Costa Mesa
Uncategorized August 28, 2018
State authorities teamed up with local police to shut down an unlicensed marijuana shop in Costa Mesa, in what regulators say is the first of many coordinated efforts to target California’s massive black market for cannabis. The bust signals a clear shift, with the state moving from issuing warnings... Read more
Statewide survey shows fewer California teens are using marijuana since legalization laws kicked in
Uncategorized August 22, 2018
Marijuana use among California students dropped over the past couple years, even as laws legalizing the drug for adults 21 and older started to kick in, according to the latest state-commissioned California Healthy Kids Survey. One possible reason is that students told surveyors marijuana is harder to get now... Read more
