Voters favoring new marijuana rules in San Bernardino, Riverside counties

Voters approved ballot measures to allow and tax cannabis in every Inland Empire city where it was on the ballot Tuesday, Nov. 6, except one.

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Montebello City Council remains deadlocked over marijuana issue

A deadlock hardened by the resignation of a city councilmember seeking higher office will force the city to put off marijuana legislation until next year.

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These 6 Riverside County cities will vote on new marijuana laws

Two years after Californians voted to legalize recreational cannabis, voters in half a dozen Riverside cities will decide Nov. 6 the details of what that means in their areas.

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Laguna Woods cannabis collective urges repeal of city ban on dispensaries
LAGUNA WOODS — It was standing room only at Laguna Woods City Hall as pro-cannabis residents filled the room with bodies and black-and-white signs reading “Legalize it,” “Keep our cannabis local” and “Don’t ban the bud.” The protesters were gathered to fight the next statewide plight for cannabis consumers... Read more
Marijuana businesses will be allowed in unincorporated Riverside County
Dispensaries and other marijuana-related businesses will be allowed in unincorporated Riverside County after the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Oct. 23 approved a long-awaited regulatory framework for cannabis commerce. The 3-2 vote came after a three-hour public hearing in which more than 30 speakers shared their views on whether... Read more
After 5 code officers lawyer up, city probes whether top officials protected cannabis businesses
ADELANTO — Five current city code enforcement officers, including the department’s supervisor, say Mayor Rich Kerr and new City Manager Jessie Flores have illegally shielded commercial cannabis cultivators from inspection and enforcement. The protection, they add, goes beyond stand-down orders. It extends into the more serious charges of making... Read more
Pico Rivera extends recreational marijuana ban again in wake of City Hall departures
Stymied by a short-staffed City Hall, the Pico Rivera City Council for a third time is “kicking the can” on tackling recreational marijuana and voted to extend a temporary ban on dispensaries. The cultivation and sale of recreational marijuana will continue to be banned in Pico Rivera for another... Read more
This man will spend life in prison for a marijuana conviction unless Donald Trump or the Supreme Court helps him
Barbara Tillis isn’t sure when she’ll get to see her son, Corvain Cooper, again. Every few months for the past four years, Tillis, has driven five hours with her husband, daughter and Cooper’s oldest daughter, making the trip from Rialto to the federal prison in Atwater, near Merced. They’d spend the... Read more
Los Angeles charges 515 people with running illegal marijuana businesses as part of black market crackdown
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
Recreational marijuana sales kick off in Long Beach
Adam Hijazi, the general manager at Long Beach Green Room, woke up bright and early Friday morning, Aug. 31, to pick up his permit allowing his shop to finally sell recreational weed. His shop at 1735 E. 7th St. was one of four cannabis dispensaries in Long Beach that... Read more
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