Organizers of the Chalice California marijuana festival announced they’ve postponed the event and will be issuing refunds after the city refused to give them permission to let attendees buy and consume cannabis on site. “At this juncture, we believe it is best and safest to all of our guests,”... Read more
Smoke Me Out y Los Reyes Del Corrido is the latest festival headed to Long Beach
CaliforniaUncategorized July 5, 2018
Concerts continue to flood the Queen Mary this summer with yet another festival coming to the park around the ship, and this one is bringing the passionate sounds of modern regional Mexican music to Long Beach. Tickets are on sale for the Smoke Me Out y Los Reyes Del... Read more
As Pomona continues to draft a plan that would allow medicinal and recreational marijuana businesses, city leaders are still divided on key aspects of it. Should applicants be allowed to contact council members during the process? Can a lottery system create a fair application process? “What I’m looking for... Read more
Los Angeles ready to begin long-delayed licensing for pot growers
CaliforniaUncategorized July 3, 2018
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles will kick off the process for licensing marijuana cultivators and manufacturers on Aug. 1, but it’s likely to be many months before any of those companies open their doors for business. The announcement Monday was greeted with a mix of anticipation and frustration... Read more
The first cannabis lounge in Southern California is coming to Palm Springs, and neighbor isn’t pleased
CaliforniaDispensaries & RetailIndustryUS Marijuana News June 29, 2018
Palm Springs just issued a permit for what may well be the first legal cannabis lounge in Southern California — a place where people will be allowed to smoke and hang out in the way drinkers can gather at a pub — triggering a standoff with a neighboring business... Read more
Victorville refuses to approve Chalice marijuana festival; faces lawsuit
CaliforniaMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsUS Marijuana News June 29, 2018
The Victorville City Council on Thursday night refused to sign off on allowing cannabis consumption and sales at the Chalice California festival, set for July 13-15 at at the San Bernardino County fairgrounds. The decision came after a few dozen people spoke in support of the festival, citing the... Read more
Landlords where illegal dispensary operated ordered to pay $388,000
CaliforniaDispensaries & RetailIndustryMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsUS Marijuana News June 29, 2018
A Riverside County couple who leased a San Ysidro storefront to an illegal marijuana dispensary was ordered to pay $388,000 in civil penalties to the city of San Diego this week, city officials said. Quirino and Bertha Gutierrez, who live in Menifee, were ordered to pay the equivalent of... Read more
La Palma City Council drops idea of allowing some marijuana-related businesses
CaliforniaMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsUS Marijuana News June 27, 2018
La Palma might be small, but its citizens were loud and clear Tuesday night: They don’t want their city to become what one resident described as “the pot capital of northwest Orange County.” Citizens overflowed the City Council Chambers, some having to sit in an adjoining room, to oppose... Read more
L.A. considering ballot initiative to fund public bank for cannabis businesses
CaliforniaIndustryMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsUS Marijuana News June 26, 2018
The fate of a nascent effort to create a bank owned by the city of Los Angeles and meant to help legally-permitted cannabis businesses could be decided by voters this fall. The City Council on Tuesday will vote on whether to start the process of placing a measure on... Read more
Moreno Valley puts marijuana tax measure on November ballot
CaliforniaMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsUS Marijuana News June 26, 2018
Moreno Valley voters will be asked to tax commercial marijuana sales and production in Riverside County’s second-largest city when they go to the polls in November to elect a new California governor. The Moreno Valley City Council recently voted to place such a tax measure on the ballot. The... Read more
