A push for cannabis grow compliance in Yuba County
CaliforniaUncategorized September 27, 2018
It’s that time of year when a potent, skunk-like aroma permeates the Yuba County foothills, causing annoyed neighbors to call Code Enforcement. Though complaints keep Code Enforcement busy year-round, September and October are prime harvest months for marijuana plants grown outdoors. Just Monday, with four inspection warrants, more than... Read more
New details revealed on two Kern County marijuana ballot measures
CaliforniaUncategorized September 27, 2018
Voters will face a confusing ballot in November, especially when it comes to the three marijuana measures. To help make sense of the confusion, and to bring new details on the two marijuana measures that will impact the unincorporated county, Planning and Natural Resources Department Director Lorelei Oviatt presented... Read more
Novato considers allowing outdoor cannabis gardens
CaliforniaUncategorized September 27, 2018
Nearly two years after California voters chose to legalize recreational marijuana use and sales, Novato is considering giving residents more options on how to grow their personal cannabis garden. On Monday evening, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to advance an ordinance to the City Council that would allow for... Read more
Three Kern County marijuana ballot measures to compete in November
CaliforniaUncategorized September 25, 2018
Depending on where you live, you may see two marijuana measures on your ballot or just one. Three initiatives by two citizens groups have qualified for the November Kern County ballot through signature drives that collected more signatures than 10 percent of the city and county’s voting population. Although... Read more
Outcomes vary for would-be Napa cannabis retailers
CaliforniaUncategorized September 25, 2018
One group hoping to launch Napa’s market for medical cannabis hopes to open its doors by year’s end. Meanwhile, another would-be seller is seeing more than three years of effort put on hold. In the 10 months since Napa opened a path for merchants to open medicinal marijuana dispensaries,... Read more
Restaurant finds itself in hot water for marijuana-lobster stunt
Uncategorized September 24, 2018
SOUTHWEST HARBOR, Maine (AP) — State health inspectors are investigating a Maine lobster restaurant that tried to mellow out lobsters with marijuana. The Portland Press Herald reports Charlotte’s Legendary Lobster Pound in Southwest Harbor remains open but has stopped allowing customers to request meat from lobsters sedated with marijuana.... Read more
Sonoma County says it’s shut down more than 600 illegal cannabis operators since last year
CaliforniaUncategorized September 24, 2018
Sonoma County on Friday touted its efforts to rein in unauthorized cannabis operations after facing criticism from some rural residents who say county officials haven’t done enough to shutter pot farms that don’t have permits. Since the start of last year, code enforcement staff members have forced more than... Read more
Martinez council leery about letting marijuana business operate in same building as ‘youth center’
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized September 24, 2018
MARTINEZ — Though most City Council members said Wednesday they’re OK with having a medical marijuana dispensary in town, they noted that putting one next to a gym visited primarily by children and teens may not be a great idea. The council postponed deciding whether to grant operating permits... Read more
Los Angeles charges 515 people with running illegal marijuana businesses as part of black market crackdown
CaliforniaUncategorized September 10, 2018
Prosecutors in Los Angeles have charged 515 people for helping to run 105 illegal marijuana operations, the City Attorney’s office said Friday. The sweep is part of an effort to level the financial playing field for licensed cannabis businesses, which have suffered by competing with black market operators who... Read more
Martinez sets plan in motion to allow marijuana businesses
CaliforniaUncategorized September 6, 2018
MARTINEZ —- A plan to manage commercial, retail and other marijuana-related business ventures should be prepared as early as mid-November, the Martinez City Council decided Wednesday night. In addition to commercial marijuana businesses, the council indicated it would put out the welcome mat for a couple of retail operators,... Read more
