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Pro-cannabis groups pour $575K into Vista marijuana measure
Nov 5, 2018, 4:30 pm By Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union Tribune
As multiple marijuana measures go to the ballot in Vista, proponents of the citizen’s initiative, Measure Z, have invested more than a half-million dollars toward legalizing pot sales in the city. Two campaign committees supporting the measure, which would…

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Colorado jury’s marijuana-smell verdict may discourage similar cases
Nov 5, 2018, 4:00 pm By Paul Elias, The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Colorado jury likely threw cold water on future legal challenges against cannabis companies by homeowners who consider filing racketeering lawsuits alleging proximity to pot operations hurts their property values, analysts and industry…

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Mexico edges closer to legalizing marijuana use — but not sales
Nov 5, 2018, 3:30 pm By Amy Stillman, Bloomberg News
Two Supreme Court decisions in Mexico allowing recreational pot use don’t mean the country is any closer to commercial sales of the type that have created a booming industry in Canada and some U.S. states. The rulings, combined with three similar cases…

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U.K. doctors can now prescribe cannabis. They may not know how.
Nov 5, 2018, 3:00 pm By William Mathis, Bloomberg News
The green wave of cannabis legalization is coming to the U.K. Britain’s government has officially allowed some physicians to prescribe medical marijuana, beginning last week. It will take time to import a supply, and many doctors may not know how to use it,…

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Nov. 6 election: Pomona voters decide whether to tax marijuana businesses
Nov 5, 2018, 2:30 pm By Liset Márquez, The Cannifornian
Legal cannabis operators are coming to Pomona, so voters on Tuesday have to decide whether those businesses should be taxed. Measure PC would establish a tax rate of up to 6 percent of gross receipts for all commercial cannabis/marijuana activities and $10 per…

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How Long Beach plans to help residents expunge marijuana misdemeanors and other low-level convictions
Nov 5, 2018, 2:00 pm By Megan Barnes, The Cannifornian
With tens of thousands of marijuana-related convictions in California potentially eligible to be overturned following the legalization of recreational pot, Long Beach is launching a program offering residents free legal help clearing low-level criminal…

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Editorial: Adults must do better keeping cannabis edibles from children
Nov 1, 2018, 5:30 pm By Seattle Times Editorial Board
An increase in accidental poisoning reports to the Washington Poison Control Center show adults need to work harder to keep marijuana products away from small children. Among children 5 and younger, the Poison Control Center saw a dramatic increase in…

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Marijuana is on the ballot in four states, but legalization may soon stall, researchers say
Nov 1, 2018, 5:00 pm By Daniel J. Mallinson and Lee Hannah, The Conversation
(THE CONVERSATION) — The midterm elections could loosen marijuana restrictions in the United States, as four states put ballot initiatives on legalization to a vote. Voters in Utah and Missouri will choose whether patients should gain access to medical…

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Cannabis companies pack boards with political and corporate heavyweights
Nov 1, 2018, 4:30 pm By Sam Wood, Philadelphia Inquirer
As Big Marijuana seeks legitimacy in the national marketplace, the cannabis industry’s top companies are packing their boards with stars. Some of the world’s best-known — if not best-loved — politicians and corporate leaders are now paid advisers to…

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How U.S. politics will affect rush to cash in on cannabis
Nov 1, 2018, 4:00 pm By Craig Giammona, Bloomberg News
When it comes to cannabis, Canada is nice but the U.S. would be a lot better. In the aftermath of pot legalization north of the border, attention has turned to the world’s largest economy and the potential for a U.S. marijuana market that could be worth $75…

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Couple’s suit over marijuana smell could have big effect on U.S. cannabis industry
Oct 29, 2018, 5:30 pm By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — A federal trial in Colorado could have far-reaching effects on the United States’ budding marijuana industry if a jury sides with a couple who say having a cannabis business as a neighbor hurts their property’s value. The trial which began…

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Editorial: Don’t worry about cannabis deliveries
Oct 29, 2018, 5:00 pm By Santa Rosa Press-Democrat Editorial Board
Californians have until the end of next week to weigh in on dozens of proposed changes to the state’s cannabis rules. A few rules are raising eyebrows, especially one that allows companies to continue delivering marijuana even in communities that don’t…

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These 6 Riverside County cities will vote on new marijuana laws
Oct 29, 2018, 4:30 pm By Ryan Hagen, The Cannifornian
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. Prop. 64, which legalized recreational marijuana statewide, also gave cities and…

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City’s residents say they’d allow marijuana businesses; leaders ignore them
Oct 29, 2018, 4:00 pm By Matthew Pera, The Cannifornian
The majority of Corte Madera residents who responded to a recent survey said they’d like to allow cannabis businesses, dispensaries and outdoor grows in the community. But town officials said this week they want to take prohibition of marijuana-related…

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Montebello City Council remains deadlocked over marijuana issue
Oct 29, 2018, 3:30 pm By Mike Sprague, The Cannifornian
When Montebello Mayor Vanessa Delgado resigned in August to become a state senator, it looked like the council was going to be deadlocked over bringing marijuana businesses to town. There’s no question now that’s the case. The council voted 2-2 on…

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Laguna Woods cannabis collective urges repeal of city ban on dispensaries
Oct 25, 2018, 4:15 pm By Brooke Becher, The Cannifornian
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…

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California cannabis conference highlights justice, compliance issues
Oct 24, 2018, 6:00 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian
While a packed room at the California Cannabis Business Conference in Anaheim cheered on inspiring speeches from marijuana rights activists Melissa Etheridge and Steve DeAngelo, audience member Chaney Turner couldn’t join in. The co-founder of The People’s…

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Editorial: Local marijuana taxes would harm legal pot market
Oct 24, 2018, 5:15 pm By Bay Area News Group editorial board
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),…

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Marijuana businesses will be allowed in unincorporated Riverside County
Oct 24, 2018, 4:30 pm By Jeff Horseman, The Cannifornian
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…

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Lake County to consider 5 cannabis permits, fee reduction
Oct 24, 2018, 3:45 pm By Aidan Freeman, The Cannifornian
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,…

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