Bud’s note: Jennifer Squires of the Santa Cruz Sentinel files a “Spice” story that’s more measured and better sourced than similar stories on the subject. It bears mention that “Spice” derives its value from cannabis prohibition laws. ====== SANTA CRUZ — A new synthetic marijuana and the resurgence in popularity of a hallucinogenic drug have police and community leaders worried because both substances are legal and for sale in the Santa Cruz area. “I don’t know enough about this stuff,” Watsonville Police Chief Manny Solano said. “That’s what concerns me.” “Spice” is a relatively new [...]
Aug 302010
The bad news is Santa Cruz County government appears to have its own medical marijuana pot shop problem. The good news is the county won’t have to look too far to find a solution, the Santa Cruz Sentinel opines in this “As We See It” editorial. The city of Santa Cruz has already figured out how to deal with the unregulated proliferation of storefront operations selling marijuana. Last week, the Sentinel reported that a Soquel entrepreneur, Chris Morganelli, has applied for a use permit from the county to set up a legal medical marijuana dispensary. [...]
Jul 222010
LIVE OAK — Sheriff’s deputies seized 25 pounds of processed marijuana, hundreds of pot plants, five guns and nearly $2,000 cash when they raided five locations in Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties Wednesday, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office reported. Two men were arrested and a third is wanted in connection with the large-scale commercial marijuana growing and selling operation, according to Sgt. Mark Yanez, the Santa Cruz Sentinel reports. The probe began when a deputy on a routine alarm call at a Live Oak warehouse smelled marijuana and reported the odor to the [...]
BOULDER CREEK — Last month, Marc Whitehill opened a small shop just off the main drag of this quiet Santa Cruz Mountains town to sell medicinal marijuana, the Santa Cruz Sentinel reports here. The budding entrepreneur, who offers a selection of marijuana topical creams, pot cookies and green, leafy plants, envisions a thriving collaborative where local growers can make a living serving the medical needs of the community. “I’m a small-town person,” Whitehill told the Sentinel’s Kurtis Alexander. “I’m trying to do something good here.” But Whitehill’s venture, a spinoff from his 20-year career as [...]
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