Cannabis Issues

Legalization of marijuana off to sluggish start in Sonoma County

LLegalization of marijuana off to sluggish start in Sonoma County Le A year later, the thought that legalization would fill tax coffers and tamp down the illegal market has not yet materialized. JULIE JOHNSON THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | January 19, 2019, 6:43PM The massive buildings on Giffen Avenue in southwest Santa Rosa had been vacant …

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New Cannabis Regulations Approved by the Office of Administrative Law

New Cannabis Regulations Approved by the Office of Administrative Law 16 January 2019 Hello CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing Stakeholders: CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing, a division of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, is proud to announce the approval of the new regulations for cannabis cultivators in California. Please see the News Release below for more details. …

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New York Times: Now for the Hard Part: Getting Californians to Buy Legal Weed

Wine & Water Watch supports sensible regulations that protect the quality of life for all and protection of the environment. Sonoma County: Thomas Fuller, San Francisco Bureau Chief, has written another article for the New York Times. It is the number 8 story in the evening digital edition. See the link below. Supervisor Hopkins is …

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FOG: Friends of Graton Update # 15

FOG: Friends of Graton Update # 15 A Letter to the Editor in the Press Democrat, Friday 12/28/18: An unhealthy business EDITOR: For the majority of voters, Proposition 64 was meant to decriminalize marijuana use and possession, not promote a massive new marijuana industry with hundreds of manufacturing operations throughout Sonoma County. Notably, both Napa …

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San Francisco Chronicle: ‘Death by a thousand cuts:’ California’s first year of legalized pot is no smooth trip

‘Death by a thousand cuts:’ California’s first year of legalized pot is no smooth trip By Peter Fimrite Updated 10:14 am PST, Friday, December 28, 2018               The legal marijuana market, so long a twinkle in the eye of the cannabis cognoscenti, has hit hard times in California, where high prices, red tape and competition from the …

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