Editorial: Striking a proper balance on local cannabis rules

There’s little to be gained from continuing to debate the wisdom of legalizing marijuana. It makes more sense to focus on eradicating the black market.

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California agency recommends major overhaul to state’s marijuana taxes

California’s struggling cannabis industry didn’t get the recommendation many hoped for — a call to sharply lower the industry’s tax rate — but a long-awaited state report did suggest a marijuana tax overhaul.

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California’s budding cannabis industry prepares for another hit

Prominent cannabis companies that a year ago were growing aggressively have, in recent months, laid off hundreds of workers. They say hefty taxes, onerous regulations and competition from a thriving illicit market are forcing them to scale back operations.

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Cannabis measure leads in Half Moon Bay

A controversial Half Moon Bay cannabis measure holds a narrow lead, suggesting that the town’s three greenhouse farmers will be allowed grow legal marijuana sprouts in “nurseries” – but residents have rejected other measures that would have expanded cultivation and sales in the traditional coastal town.

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City’s residents say they’d allow marijuana businesses; leaders ignore them

The majority of Corte Madera residents said in a recent survey they’d like to allow cannabis businesses, dispensaries and outdoor grows, but town officials say they want to take prohibition as far as state law will allow.

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Editorial: Local marijuana taxes would harm legal pot market
More local taxes threaten to undermine California’s fledgling legal pot industry and drive consumers underground to purchase their weed. Voters should reject proposals on the Nov. 6 ballot for new marijuana business taxes in Union City (Measure DD), Emeryville (Measure S) and unincorporated Contra Costa (Measure R), One key... Read more
LAKEPORT — The Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission are set to consider items regarding cannabis permitting at meetings this week. Today, the Supervisors are likely to reduce the fee for cannabis grow permits from $5,073 to $4,160. On Thursday, the Planning Commission will consider five applications for... Read more
North Coast cannabis marketplace sees surge among health and wellness users
The legalization of cannabis for recreational use this year has brought new consumers into the fold of the multibillion-dollar retail marketplace in California — but not all are looking to get high. In fact, the easing of the stigma over cannabis has caused a surge this year of people... Read more
If you had tickets to the now-cancelled Sacramento Cannabis Cup, read this
Anyone who bought tickets to legally use marijuana at the Cal Expo the weekend before Halloween may be eligible for a refund. Hours after The Sacramento Bee reported Tuesday that the Oct. 27-28 Cannabis Cup concert/marijuana exhibition had been either canceled or postponed with next to no warning or... Read more
Sacramento Cannabis Cup abruptly canceled with only weeks to go
SACRAMENTO — Tickets had been on sale for about six weeks, but before Cannabis Cup California could set a music lineup or secure a permit, the half-music festival, half-smoke session has been either postponed or canceled. It’s not clear yet whether anyone will get a refund. The marijuana exhibition,... Read more
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