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Chalice marijuana festival postponed; future date, venue unclear
Jul 5, 2018, 7:47 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian
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…

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Smoke Me Out y Los Reyes Del Corrido is the latest festival headed to Long Beach
Jul 5, 2018, 5:30 pm By Richard Guzman, The Cannifornian
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…

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Humboldt County seeks to revamp cannabis permitting
Jul 5, 2018, 5:00 pm By Will Houston, The Cannifornian
The head of Humboldt County’s Cannabis Services Division says his department has learned its lessons from the first round of cannabis business and will be working to create a smoother process for those wishing to enter the legal market under the county’s…

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Why the marijuana-infused ‘Cooking on High’ is the worst food show on Netflix
Jul 5, 2018, 5:00 pm By Daniel M. Jimenez, The Cannifornian
It is easy to get lost in the absolute mishmash of content that is the Netflix Originals library. The streaming platform now churns out food-centric television, too, much of which garners praise — “Nailed It!” cheers us up with silly creations and host…

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Surge in illegal California marijuana shops undercuts legal market
Jul 5, 2018, 4:00 pm By Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A slight marijuana smell wafted out as a steady stream of customers walked into a warehouse, its doors and windows covered by bars. Suddenly, police swooped in. “Sheriff’s department! Search warrant!” a Los Angeles County deputy…

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Marijuana festivals, and businesses that benefit from them, are hurting now that cannabis is legal in California
Jul 5, 2018, 12:35 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian
Marijuana festival organizers were banking on this to be their biggest year yet, now that recreational cannabis is legal in California and the state is legitimizing such events by licensing them for the first time. Promoters say they planned to stop operating…

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Pomona nails down some details for future marijuana law
Jul 4, 2018, 10:00 am By Liset Márquez, The Cannifornian
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…

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Los Angeles ready to begin long-delayed licensing for pot growers
Jul 3, 2018, 8:15 pm By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press
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…

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Parents reunited with son after state took custody because of medical marijuana-use
Jul 3, 2018, 7:30 pm By The Associated Press
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia teenager taken from his parents after they allowed him to smoke marijuana to treat frequent seizures was allowed to return home Monday. The 15-year-old boy suffers daily epileptic seizures, according to a brief filed in…

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Marijuana shops struggle to keep shelves stocked as new state rules roll out
Jul 3, 2018, 6:45 pm By Nicholas Ibarra, The Cannifornian
SANTA CRUZ — The shelves at some local cannabis dispensaries are bare as the budding businesses scramble to adapt to a new set of statewide testing and packaging rules that took effect Sunday. The apparent shortage of cannabis follows months of low prices…

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Humboldt County contests lawsuit challenging marijuana tax
Jul 3, 2018, 6:00 pm By Will Houston, The Cannifornian
Humboldt County is contesting a lawsuit filed last month that alleges the county Board of Supervisors made illegal changes to its cannabis cultivation tax. Filed last month by local attorneys Eugene Denson and Frederic Fletcher, the lawsuit calls for the…

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Antioch paves way for cannabis retailers and related businesses
Jul 3, 2018, 5:15 pm By Rowena Coetsee, The Cannifornian
ANTIOCH – The city now is developing rules for marijuana retailers and related businesses, which can start requesting permits to operate in Antioch later this month. Over the objections of most residents who turned out for last week’s council meeting,…

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Cannabis tax bound for Mountain View’s November ballot
Jul 3, 2018, 4:30 pm By Kevin Kelly, The Cannifornian
Mountain View voters will decide in November whether the city should impose a special tax on marijuana businesses that may start operating by early next year. If approved, the cannabis tax would be the second one in Santa Clara County after San Jose’s, which…

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Authorities raid multi-state marijuana ring based in Northern California
Jul 3, 2018, 3:30 pm By Patrick Grove, Marysville Appeal-Democrat
A Northern California drug and gang task force busted an alleged multi-state marijuana growing and distribution operation this week, authorities said. NET-5 Capt. Ron Nelson said law enforcement served a search warrant Tuesday at a house in the 500 block of…

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New rules, local opposition may force Cannifest marijuana festival out of Humboldt County
Jul 2, 2018, 12:24 pm By Hunter Cresswell, The Cannifornian
The organization behind cannabis events such as Cannifest and the Yes We Cann! Parade and Hulabaloo have hit local regulatory roadblocks in trying to organize Cannifest 2018 so they are considering taking the show on the road. Stephen Gieder, executive…

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The first cannabis lounge in Southern California is coming to Palm Springs, and neighbor isn’t pleased
Jun 29, 2018, 2:16 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian
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…

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Victorville refuses to approve Chalice marijuana festival; faces lawsuit
Jun 29, 2018, 1:51 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian
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…

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Landlords where illegal dispensary operated ordered to pay $388,000
Jun 29, 2018, 1:30 pm By Karen Kucher, San Diego Union Tribune
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…

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Analysts slash forecast on California cannabis market as slow licensing takes toll
Jun 29, 2018, 12:00 pm By Jack Kaskey, Bloomberg News
New state rules are killing the buzz on California’s cannabis sales. Legal pot that was once expected to generate $3.7 billion in revenue this year now is forecast to total just $2.9 billion, Greg Shoenfeld, vice president for operations at BDS Analytics,…

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Milpitas: Voters may decide whether to levy marijuana sales tax
Jun 29, 2018, 11:30 am By Joseph Geha, The Cannifornian
MILPITAS — Milpitas residents likely will be asked to consider approving a November ballot measure that would levy a tax on marijuana sales. The Milpitas City Council last week directed staff to prepare the ballot measure as a way to raise more money. The…

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