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
Dirty Dancing: Flips and Tricks of Cannabis Social Equity in L.A.
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized August 7, 2018
Looks good. Might get messy. Phase II cannabis licensing in the City of Los Angeles (for only non-retail activity) kicked off on August 1 at 12 p.m. (and it will conclude on September 13th). To qualify for a City of Los Angeles cannabis license during this timeframe, an applicant must, among other... Read more
San Diego struggling to shut down illegal marijuana delivery services
CaliforniaUncategorized August 6, 2018
Leaders of the San Diego marijuana industry say the city needs to accelerate efforts to shut down the city’s roughly 100 illegal delivery services, which have replaced illegal marijuana storefronts as the new black market for the drug. The city’s 18 permitted dispensaries can legally deliver marijuana to customers,... Read more
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
