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San Diego struggling to shut down illegal marijuana delivery services
Aug 6, 2018, 2:00 pm By David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune
Leaders of the San Diego marijuana industry say the city needs to accelerate efforts to shut down the city’s roughly 100 illegal delivery services, which have replaced illegal marijuana storefronts as the new black market for the drug. The city’s 18…

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Pomona business owners denounce initiative to allow marijuana shops in city’s historic core
Aug 6, 2018, 1:00 pm By Liset Márquez, The Cannifornian
A group of property owners in downtown Pomona is making it very clear: Despite a proposed measure on the November ballot that could usher marijuana businesses into town, they don’t want them in their neighborhood. Earlier this year, proponents of an…

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Martinez moves ahead with cannabis dispensary
Aug 6, 2018, 12:00 pm By Daniel M. Jimenez, The Cannifornian
MARTINEZ — In a raucous meeting that saw everything from Cheech and Chong jokes to concerns about kids having easy access to pot, the city’s Planning Commission took the first step toward establishing a medical cannabis dispensary here. The planning…

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Entrepreneurs see Santa Cruz as fertile ground for cannabis startups
Aug 6, 2018, 11:00 am By Nicholas Ibarra, The Cannifornian
SANTA CRUZ — Entrepreneurs hoping to make it big in California’s new cannabis marketplace are planting roots in Santa Cruz County, looking to bring new meaning to the term “high tech.” Area initiatives include an online pot marketplace, a smart-growing…

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Could Oregon’s cannabis oversupply hurt California’s legal market?
Aug 6, 2018, 10:00 am By Gillian Flaccus and Kathleen Foody, Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two of the first states to broadly legalize marijuana took different approaches to regulation that left Oregon with a vast oversupply and Colorado with a well-balanced market. But in both states prices for bud have plummeted. A new…

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Los Angeles moves to license pot growers after long delay
Aug 2, 2018, 4:00 pm By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles began accepting license applications from marijuana growers, manufacturers and testing companies Wednesday, after months of delays that left many businesses in the state’s largest legal marketplace struggling to survive. The…

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As Chula Vista moves to regulate marijuana, illegal pot shops still dominate the market
Aug 2, 2018, 10:00 am By Gustavo Solis, San Diego Union Tribune
It is really easy to buy weed in Chula Vista. All you need is cash, a valid ID, and a copy of the San Diego Reader – an alternative weekly newspaper where unlicensed pot shops advertise discounts and customer loyalty programs. There are currently nine…

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Landscape on marijuana research shifting despite federal roadblocks
Aug 1, 2018, 7:21 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian
After decades of disconnect between federal officials who consider cannabis a harmful drug and public opinion that increasingly views cannabis as something that should be legal and is potentially good medicine, the landscape on marijuana research might be…

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Montebello’s plan to bring in marijuana businesses is slooooow going
Aug 1, 2018, 4:00 pm By Mike Sprague, The Cannifornian
Montebello’s plan to welcome marijuana businesses to town is not exactly on a fast track. In fact, applications from would-be entrepreneurs were due three months ago, and city officials have only concluded a cursory first round of review. Since the City…

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Here’s why San Bernardino leaders are considering placing city’s marijuana laws before voters
Jul 31, 2018, 6:00 pm By Brian Whitehead, The Cannifornian
An ordinance regulating commercial cannabis businesses adopted by San Bernardino city leaders earlier this year could appear on the November ballot. The City Council on Wednesday, Aug. 1, is to decide whether to give voters a say on its regulatory framework, a…

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Once-iffy US-focused pot stocks are becoming investor darlings
Jul 31, 2018, 4:30 pm By Kristine Owram, Bloomberg News
Call it the erosion of the Jeff Sessions valuation gap. U.S.-focused cannabis stocks, once considered a risky play on a legally iffy product, are seeing heightened levels of investor interest while their Canadian peers drift back to Earth. This is shrinking…

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Kern County veterans speak out for medical marijuana as dispensary deadline nears
Jul 30, 2018, 6:30 pm By Sam Morgen, Bakersfield Californian
When Chad Garcia left the army in 2014, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs prescribed him a laundry list of drugs to help him deal with the injuries – mental and physical – he suffered during his service. “The VA gives you a bag of medication,” he…

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A battle over marijuana pits the Mormon Church against an unlikely group: other Mormons
Jul 30, 2018, 6:00 pm By Kurtis Lee, Los Angeles Times
Brian Stoll faced a dilemma as his wedding day approached. For more than a year, he had been smoking marijuana to treat severe back pain, but to remain in good standing with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and get married in the temple, he had…

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Column: Does medical cannabis really help pain? Well, it can’t hurt
Jul 30, 2018, 5:30 pm By Herb Benham, Bakersfield Californian
To reach Rosedale Remedies, the cannabis shop on Rosedale Highway, you have to drive by Budget Bolts, Pittsburgh Paint, All Star Glass, Majestic Palms, Gentle Dental, The Bulk Yard, Highland Church of Christ, Lucky Liquors and Hungry Howie’s Pizza. When you…

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Despite efforts, Victorville can’t evade input on cannabis events
Jul 30, 2018, 5:00 pm By Shea Johnson, Victorville Daily Press
VICTORVILLE — Last month, city officials derailed a marijuana-themed event, citing its conflict with local law. To effectively kill the prospects of the third year of Chalice Festival, they only had to do nothing. Zilch is the exact amount of involvement,…

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Marijuana may fuel new dispute between U.S. and Canada
Jul 30, 2018, 4:30 pm By J.J. McCullough, Special to the Washington Post
While we know the exact date marijuana will become legal in Canada — Oct. 17 — the American timeline remains hazy. It’s possible to imagine a Democrat-controlled Congress and White House in the not-too-distant-future repealing pot’s prohibition under…

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Santa Rosa Hydroponics zold to Colorado retail chain GrowGeneration
Jul 30, 2018, 4:00 pm By Julie Johnson, Santa Rosa Press-Democrat
During the Gold Rush, it was the merchants selling sifting pans who struck it rich and not the legions of 19th century fortune seekers looking for wealth in California’s rivers. Santa Rosa brothers Rick and Jason Barretta applied that wisdom to the nascent…

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L.A. Rams lineman Jamon Brown said a marijuana arrest led to his league suspension
Jul 30, 2018, 3:30 pm By Rich Hammond, The Cannifornian
IRVINE – Everything appeared normal at practice Thursday. Jamon Brown lined up at right guard, just as he did all of last season and through the Rams’ recent summer program. A hindrance is on the horizon, though. The NFL announced this month that Brown…

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First tests are in, and one in five marijuana samples in CA isn’t making grade
Jul 26, 2018, 6:21 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian
One in five batches of marijuana has failed laboratory testing since new state safety requirements kicked in July 1, according to data from the California Bureau of Cannabis Control. Failures have been triggered by inaccurate labeling or contamination from…

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Union City voters to decide on cannabis tax in November
Jul 26, 2018, 6:00 pm By Joseph Geha, The Cannifornian
Union City voters will be asked to decide this November whether the city should impose a cannabis business tax. The measure was approved for the Nov. 6 general election ballot by the City Council Tuesday, and is intended to bring over a million dollars into…

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