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
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
Kern County veterans speak out for medical marijuana as dispensary deadline nears
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized July 30, 2018
When Chad Garcia left the army in 2014, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs prescribed him a laundry list of drugs to help him deal with the injuries – mental and physical – he suffered during his service. “The VA gives you a bag of medication,” he said. “We... Read more
Kern County voters to decide on sales tax increase, lifting marijuana ban
CaliforniaUncategorized July 26, 2018
The Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to put a sales tax increase and two measures regarding marijuana dispensaries before voters in unincorporated Kern County this November. The first measure will ask voters to raise the sales tax rate by 1 percent in the unincorporated county areas, from 7.25 percent... Read more
Kern County supervisor criminally charged in connection with marijuana conflict of interest
CaliforniaUncategorized July 18, 2018
Prosecutors have filed two misdemeanor charges against county Supervisor Leticia Perez regarding a conflict of interest between her role as supervisor and the California marijuana industry in what’s believed to be the first time a sitting supervisor has been criminally charged in Kern County. District Attorney Lisa Green said... Read more
Court denies group’s lawsuit over ballot language for Bakersfield medicinal marijuana dispensary initiative
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized July 18, 2018
A judge has denied a lawsuit against the city of Bakersfield that challenged ballot language asking voters to overturn a citywide ban on medicinal marijuana dispensaries. The Kern Citizens for Patient rights alleged in the lawsuit that language drafted by the Bakersfield City Attorney’s Office in conjunction with the... Read more
Northern California mother, grandmother face charges after child ingests edible marijuana
CaliforniaUncategorized July 11, 2018
OROVILLE — A mother and grandmother have been charged with child abuse after prosecutors said a 2-year-old girl ingested edible marijuana that “looked like gummy candies.” The Butte County District Attorney’s Office said Maneeka Patterson, 21, and her mother-in-law Patricia Medina, 57, have each been charged with a felony... Read more
Kern County maintains medical marijuana dispensary ban
CaliforniaDispensaries & RetailIndustryMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsMedical MarijuanaUS Marijuana News June 27, 2018
The current ban on medicinal marijuana dispensaries will remain in place in Kern County for the time being after the Kern County Board of Supervisors took no action on a proposal that could have led to the establishment of seven legal medicinal dispensaries throughout the county at a meeting... Read more
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