Local seminar demonstrates widespread confusion over marijuana and employment law
CaliforniaUncategorized August 27, 2018
CHICO — The complexities and confusion around California’s new recreational cannabis regulations were obvious during Wednesday’s employers seminar, put on by the Chico Chamber of Commerce. With more than 90 registered, questions were varied, and anxiety sometimes obvious. The message from consultant Adrian Hoppes of Holden Law Group of... Read more
Medical marijuana users left in limbo as co-op struggles to regroup, reopen
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized August 27, 2018
SANTA CRUZ – Kaia was 11 months old when she began seizing. The episodes quickly became more frequent and severe, and doctor’s eventually diagnosed the infant with a rare genetic disorder called Dravet Syndrome. But despite a cocktail of prescribed medications, her condition continued to worsen, according to her... Read more
New task force shuts down Jurupa Valley marijuana dispensary
CaliforniaUncategorized August 27, 2018
A new marijuana task force created by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office served its first search warrant Wednesday, Aug. 22, shutting down what it said was an unlicensed dispensary in Jurupa Valley. Several pounds of cannabis, THC pods, edibles, paraphernalia, wax and vape cartridges were seized, according to... Read more
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
Banking giant closes candidate’s account after she expresses support for medical marijuana
FloridaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized August 21, 2018
A Florida politician who has run a pro-medical marijuana campaign said Wells Fargo & Co. closed her account over her ties to the industry, adding that the incident was an example of the challenges legal cannabis businesses face from the U.S. financial system. Nikki Fried, a Democrat running for... 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
