Sacramento cannabis business eyes local medicinal marijuana dispensary license
CaliforniaUncategorized August 23, 2018
The deadline closed to apply for Marysville’s one available medical marijuana dispensary license – and just one company, based in Sacramento, threw its hat in the ring. Jim Bermudez, director of the Community Development and Services Department for Marysville, said the application period closed Monday at 4 p.m. Representatives... Read more
California lawmakers pass bill to erase old marijuana convictions
CaliforniaUncategorized August 22, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A bill requiring California prosecutors to erase or reduce tens of thousands of marijuana criminal convictions was approved by the state Legislature on Wednesday and now awaits Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature. When voters passed Proposition 64 in 2016 to allow adult use of marijuana, they... Read more
State controller to cannabis industry: Grow up and deal with stoned drivers
CaliforniaUncategorized August 22, 2018
California Controller Betty Yee, injured last month in an auto collision suspected to have been caused by a 25-year-old driver under the influence of marijuana, used sharp language this week to demand that the state’s nascent cannabis industry “step up” and address pot-related traffic accidents. In an interview with... Read more
Authorities: Teen sold weed from her bedroom, with her parents as suppliers
CaliforniaUncategorized August 22, 2018
A teenage girl who sold marijuana out of her bedroom was using her gun-toting parents as her suppliers, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said. On Friday, deputies served a search warrant on the home of Jose Reyes Martinez, 44, and his wife in Delhi, Calif., where they found 80... Read more
Judge says Jurupa Valley can close church that gives out marijuana
CaliforniaUncategorized August 22, 2018
Jurupa Valley now has legal authority to shut down the Vault Church of Open Faith, which distributes marijuana as a religious sacrament despite the city’s ban on dispensaries. Riverside Superior Court Judge Sunshine Sykes granted the lock-out order Wednesday, Aug. 15, allowing the city to close it at any... Read more
Coming soon? Last week, California’s industrial hemp bill, SB 1409, received a unanimous passing vote from committee. We last wrote about SB 1409 in March, and the legislation has undergone some changes, warranting a new summary of what has been proposed. Currently, California law regulates the cultivation of industrial... Read more
HESPERIA — It was a historic day for one local municipality when the first legal medical cannabis business began making deliveries from the city’s green zone. Medical Cannabis Educational Center in Hesperia celebrated its grand opening Friday by delivering medical cannabis-based products to legally registered patients in the High... Read more
California Cannabis Distributors and Motor Carrier Permits
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized August 21, 2018
Oftentimes in the marijuana industry, licensees forget or don’t believe that existing federal, state, and local laws apply to their cannabis operations. For example, things like ADA and OSHA compliance get overlooked where the thinking can be, “I’m already violating one federal law, so I don’t have to comply... Read more
ADELANTO — A new measure to tax commercial cannabis developers will appear on the November ballot. The cannabis tax — its measure letter was not known as of Friday — will effectively combine two existing taxes on commercial marijuana activities in order to simplify the taxing system, make the... Read more
Parents file claim against county after losing custody for treating daughter’s epilepsy with CBD oil
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized August 20, 2018
Ali Selva was in striped pink PJs, cuddling with her mom on the couch to watch “The Emoji Movie” for roughly the dozenth time, when police began pounding on the door of their Costa Mesa apartment. A short time later, Ali’s dad, Joseph Selva, was in handcuffs, and a... Read more
