Sacramento officials Thursday night presented a plan to cap the number of marijuana dispensaries in the city at a dozen and impose strict requirements for their operations.
Faced with a packed room of pot shop owners and medical marijuana advocates, City Manager Gus Vina asked for measured input on “an emotional issue,” the Sacramento Bee’s Peter [...]
Sacramento dispensary scene gets hazy with proposed restrictions
Court orders Monterey medical marijuana dispensary to close
A Monterey medical marijuana dispensary has been ordered by the court to close immediately, city officials said Friday.
Superior Court Judge Robert O’Farrell issued a preliminary injunction in favor of the city, requiring MyCaregiver Inc. at 554 Lighthouse Ave. to shut down, said Assistant Monterey City Attorney Christine Davi.
Davi said the order would be finalized once [...]
Collective efforts of Nevada County couple lead to medipot documentary
For five years, Nevada County filmmakers Charlie and Bevin Hall have been documenting the trials and tribulations of California’s first medical marijuana collective.
With the help of Nevada City music promoter Mikail Graham as their sound man, the Halls expect to premiere their first feature length documentary, “La Vie en Verte: The WAMM Movie,” at the [...]
Former Red Bluff dispensary owners convicted, fined for misdemeanors
RED BLUFF – The short history of the city’s only medical marijuana collective ended this week with the sentencing of a mother-daughter team that operated Blue Toad Inc.
Lana Aguiar and Ashley Arnold were each fined $90 in Tehama County Superior Court on misdemeanor violations of land use and occupancy ordinances, a court clerk said. They [...]
Cotati council vote gives OK to fifth medipot dispensary in Sonoma County
Over the passionate objections of a neighboring church congregation, the Cotati City Council said Wednesday that a medical marijuana dispensary can open on the city’s west side.
(Where the hell is Cotati? Click here for map.)
The Mercy Medical Dispensary Collective will be the first such business in Cotati, where last year a dispensary’s application was rejected [...]
L.A. dispensary employee robbed of cash, cannabis in Thousand Oaks
An employee of a Los Angeles cannabis club was robbed of a backpack containing some cash and a jar of marijuana Wednesday night as he returned to his home in Thousand Oaks, according to Ventura County authorities.
The robbery was reported about 8:45 p.m. in the area of Sunset Drive and Los Robles Road in Thousand [...]
