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Long Beach to weigh recreational marijuana regulations
Jun 14, 2018, 4:25 pm By Chris Haire, The Cannifornian
Long Beach dispensaries may soon be allowed to sell recreational marijuana, pending City Council approval. On Tuesday, June 19, the council will weigh whether to approve a series of code changes that would pave the way for dispensaries to sell both medical and…

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Pop-up brings luxury glass and a touch of class to popular L.A. dispensary
Jun 14, 2018, 3:44 pm By Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times
A temporary retail space inside the Pottery dispensary in L.A.’s Mid-City makes shopping for smoking accoutrements — water pipes, dabbing rigs, trays and the like — feel a whole lot more like you’re browsing a Robertson Boulevard boutique and a whole…

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10th marijuana business wins a permit in Costa Mesa
Jun 13, 2018, 7:45 pm By Luke Money, Costa Mesa Daily Pilot
With a unanimous vote by the Planning Commission on Monday night, Leaf Concepts LLC became the 10th marijuana-related business to obtain a conditional use permit to operate in Costa Mesa. The medical marijuana manufacturing facility still needs a medical…

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New cannabis initiative proposed in Oceanside
Jun 13, 2018, 7:07 pm By Philip Diehl, The San Diego Union-Tribune
A new group seeking to legalize recreational marijuana sales in Oceanside has filed an initiative that, if approved by voters, would supersede a medical marijuana ordinance the city approved March 28. Members of Oceanside Advocates for Safe Access held a news…

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Why is this SoCal community only licensing one marijuana distributor — with a ‘lifetime’ permit?
Jun 13, 2018, 6:01 pm By Christopher Yee, The Cannifornian
Baldwin Park could enter into another lifetime development agreement with its lone-permitted marijuana distributor, Rukli Inc. The first development agreement with the city and Rukli entered into in December was to set up operations at 14824 Ramona Blvd. The…

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Fed uncertain on banking for marijuana firms
Jun 13, 2018, 5:14 pm By The Cannifornian
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the U.S. central bank has not resolved how financial institutions should deal with marijuana businesses. Marijuana usage is permitted in some states, but not by federal law. Powell says the disparity puts…

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Senate GOP leader says he has “won the argument” to legalize hemp
Jun 13, 2018, 4:30 pm By Adam Beam, Associated Press
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Declaring he has “won the argument” on hemp, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the Senate is on track for a vote to legalize the crop that comes from the same plant that produces marijuana. The Senate…

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Marijuana shops will have glut of cheap weed, followed by a possible shortage after July 1
Jun 13, 2018, 10:00 am By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian
Cannabis consumers soon should be able to shop at licensed stores in California without worrying about whether products on the shelves are laced with pesticides and other contaminants often found in black-market weed. Customers also will be able to see, on the…

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California linked to scheme using bank fraud to fund illegal marijuana grow houses
Jun 12, 2018, 7:11 pm By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s top federal prosecutor has charged nine people with financial and drug crimes in a scheme that involved defrauding banks and using the money to start illegal marijuana grow houses and fund an interstate pot distribution ring,…

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Opinion: States should control marijuana enforcement
Jun 12, 2018, 4:54 pm By Ramesh Ponnuru, Special to Bloomberg News
When Colorado voted to legalize marijuana in 2012, Republican Cory Gardner was on the losing side. As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Gardner rebuked Eric Holder, the attorney general under President Barack Obama, for making the enforcement of…

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Budget dispute hinders state crackdown on illicit marijuana market in California
Jun 12, 2018, 4:07 pm By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
A dispute between the governor and lawmakers over how to pay for a crackdown on the illicit marijuana market in California has resulted in the $14 million for the effort being left out of a proposed budget, officials said. Last month, Gov. Jerry Brown proposed…

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Three cannabis measures could be on Banning’s November ballot
Jun 11, 2018, 8:24 pm By Craig Shultz, The Cannifornian
Voters in Banning may see three cannabis-related measures on the November ballot. The city already approved a measure asking voters if they will allow and tax commercial cannabis cultivation, manufacturing and testing laboratories. On Tuesday, June 12, the…

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Pomona to draft guidelines for accepting ‘Nordstrom-caliber’ cannabis operators
Jun 11, 2018, 6:30 pm By Liset Márquez, The Cannifornian
Nearly seven months ago, Councilwoman Ginna Escobar requested Pomona look into regulating cannabis operations as a form of generating much-needed revenues for the city’s coffers as well as creating resources to crack down on illegal shops. Last week, the…

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California mayors join group asking to get marijuana removed from federal list of illegal drugs
Jun 11, 2018, 6:00 pm By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Mayors from six U.S. cities in states with legal marijuana said Monday they have formed a coalition to push for federal marijuana policy reform just days after President Donald Trump expressed support for bipartisan congressional…

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$8.6M marijuana load found in truck at San Diego border
Jun 11, 2018, 5:30 pm By The Cannifornian
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities say a 7-ton load of marijuana, worth about $8.6 million, was found inside the trailer of a truck trying to cross into the U.S. from Mexico. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers said Friday the load was discovered during an…

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Congressional Black Caucus seeks to decriminalize marijuana
Jun 11, 2018, 4:29 pm By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are calling for decriminalizing marijuana use. The group wants the federal government to get out of the prohibition business when it comes to the drug, a position it says is supported by an…

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Imperial Beach pushes back marijuana vote
Jun 11, 2018, 3:50 pm By Gustavo Solis, San Diego Union Tribune
Imperial Beach moved closer to regulating recreational marijuana, with the City Council voting 3-2 on Wednesday night to place an ordinance that would allow one dispensary to open on the July 18 agenda for a final vote. They were originally scheduled to vote…

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Renewed proposal for medical marijuana business awaits Costa Mesa Planning Commission review
Jun 11, 2018, 12:33 pm By Luke Money, Costa Mesa Daily Pilot
A previously withdrawn proposal to develop a medical marijuana manufacturing facility in Costa Mesa is back on, with city planning commissioners set to review plans for the operation on Monday. Leaf Concepts LLC will ask for the commission’s blessing to open…

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Trump signals support for allowing states to legalize cannabis
Jun 11, 2018, 10:00 am By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he was inclined to support a bipartisan effort in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana, a proposal that would dramatically reshape the nation’s legal landscape for pot users and businesses.…

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A cryptocurrency for marijuana is backing Dennis Rodman’s trip to Singapore
Jun 8, 2018, 10:00 am By The Cannifornian
If Dennis Rodman travels to Singapore next week for the historic summit between North Korea and the United States, an obscure digital currency for marijuana purchases stands to benefit from a wave of newfound publicity. On Wednesday, an agent for the…

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