East Bay seniors push city to allow cannabis dispensary
Seniors at a Walnut Creek retirement community are pushing for a local cannabis dispensary but the city remains opposed. Kenny Choi reports. (12-21-23)
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Seniors at a Walnut Creek retirement community are pushing for a local cannabis dispensary but the city remains opposed. Kenny Choi reports. (12-21-23)
Three teenagers were arrested following the burglaries of two Union City cannabis dispensaries early Tuesday morning, including one where a vehicle was used to ram into the front of the building.
A Bay Area college has a new program for training in the cannabis industry. Cal State East Bay in Hayward is teaming up with education and training company Green Flower to offer these courses online. Interview with Max Simon, CEO and founder of Green Flower.
A bill to allow Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes in California has been vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to Assemblymember Matt Haney, who authored the legislation.
A Bay Area lawmaker's bill that would legalize Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes in California is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
A fire swept through a two-story home in Daly City early Monday that had been converted into a marijuana-growing operation, fire officials said.
The Martinez Police Department has released the names of four officers involved in a fatal shooting of an unarmed person after they responded to a burglar alarm at a cannabis dispensary last week, while the victim's family said it was filing a civil rights lawsuit against the department.
Four Martinez police officers shot and killed an unarmed person after responding to a report of a burglary at a cannabis dispensary early Friday morning, police and the state attorney general's office said.
Santa Rosa police say they arrested five people, including three juveniles, after a late-night car chase involving a stolen vehicle which was reportedly used in a marijuana dispensary burglary in Cotati earlier this week.
Authorities in California's Central Valley say they've found dozens of people working and living in "horrible" conditions at an illegal marijuana plant.
Police in Santa Rosa are searching for multiple suspects following break-ins at two cannabis dispensaries early Sunday morning.
In a unanimous vote last week, the City Council passed legislation that temporarily exempts the city's medical and recreational cannabis businesses from the collection of cannabis industry-designated taxes.
An oversaturated market has pushed the cannabis industry and city leaders in San Francisco to try to slow down the number of businesses opening up over the next four years.
An oversaturated market has pushed the cannabis industry and city leaders in San Francisco to try to slow down the number of businesses opening up over the next four years. Shawn Chitnis reports. (7/18/23)
Four people were arrested after police in Santa Clara checking on a report of suspicious activity at a vacant home found an active marijuana growing operation.
Police in Union City have launched an attempted murder investigation and are searching for multiple suspects after an attempted robbery and shooting at a cannabis dispensary early Friday morning.
New cannabis store applications will not be permitted in San Francisco for the next four-and-a-half years, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday.
Some shops are saying they are facing an extinction event.
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors gave preliminary approval Tuesday to new business tax rates for cannabis cultivators in unincorporated areas of the county that would nearly double the top rate for indoor growers.
For Bill Jones of the California Department of Cannabis Control, it was just another Tuesday.
Medical marijuana has been legal in California for more than a quarter of a century, but the impact of the federal ban is still apparent all these years later. One Bay Area man is finally free after serving 15 years in prison for opening a licensed medical cannabis shop.
Luke Scarmazzo is adjusting to his life back in Modesto after serving nearly 15 years of a federal sentence for selling medical marijuana. Lauren Toms reports. (3-2-23)
Though it has been just more than six years since recreational cannabis was approved in California by voters, many counties, municipalities and lawmakers are still grappling with adjusting to the new industry, and Sonoma County is no different.
Santa Cruz County is looking at years of projected budget deficits despite rising property tax revenue, the county Board of Supervisors was told by staff during the board's regular meeting Tuesday.
A state bill would legalize marijuana cafes. Some lawmakers think that's what the state needs to do to help the struggling cannabis industry. Kelsi Thorud reports. (2-16-23)
