| Medical Pot Shops Could Close |
| Tahoe Daily Tribune - July 28th, 2010 |
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — South Lake Tahoe will pursue a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries following direction from the City Council at a special meeting on Tuesday.
The Council is also set to approve regulations surrounding the cultivation of medical marijuana at an Aug. 19 meeting. Read More |
| Marijuana Tax On Nov. Ballot In Stockton |
| Recornet - July 28th, 2010 |
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STOCKTON - The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to place a measure on the November ballot that would put a 2.5 percent tax on sales at medical marijuana dispensaries. Read More |
| Sex Sells Medical Marijuana, Too - Meet The $5 Joint Lady On Federal |
| Denver West World Blogs - July 27th, 2010 |
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"Did you see the woman in a bikini twirling a '$5 joints' sign on Federal?"
In the hyper-competitive and growing field of medical marijuana sales, any advantage to catch a potential buyer's attention is being explored, including catering to the most basic compulsions. And what's worked for beer, cigarettes, chicken wings, clothing and ... Read More |
| Grow Houses Gobble Energy |
| Press Democrat - July 26th, 2010 |
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Energy use in Mendocino County has risen 27 percent — more than three times the state's average — since medical marijuana was legalized in 1996. Humboldt County's usage has risen 51 percent, more than six times the state's average, according to PG&E.
Growers and law enforcement officials attribute the spike to indoor pot growing, ... Read More |
| Humboldt Medical Marijuana Panel Urges Industry To Seize Opportunities |
| Contra Costa Times - July 25th, 2010 |
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As Humboldt County's well-known marijuana industry faces potential legalization, cannabis experts gathered in Bayside Saturday to share information about how it might seize the opportunities of the day and prepare for a different future. Read More |
| Medical Marijuana Not Welcome In 'Mellow' Marin |
| SF Gate - July 23rd, 2010 |
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The Oakland City Council just approved an ordinance which would allow large-scale marijuana growing operations to provide medical pot to Oakland's medical marijuana dispensaries. That's right folks, Oakland.
Meanwhile, Marin is fighting tooth and nail to get rid of its existing cannabis dispensaries. Corte Madera just filed a lawsuit ... Read More |
| Medical Marijuana Dispensary Founder To Run For City Council |
| KHSL TV 12 - July 24th, 2010 |
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He may not be your run of the mill city council candidate, but Ken Prather the Tehama Herbal Collective founder say's he has the experience needed to improve the city of Corning. "I've worked for large corporations, I've worked for corporations that take over other corporations and streamline processes. I think that will help in our city ... Read More |
| Medical Marijuana Exempted From Smoking Ordinance |
| Why Prohibition - July 23rd, 2010 |
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SEBASTOPOL – Medical marijuana will not be subject to the city’s revamped smoking ordinance adopted at its first reading by the city council Tuesday.
At least for the time being.
The council unanimously voted to remove medical marijuana from the proposed ordinance and focus only on the use of tobacco after a ... Read More |
| Who’s Profiting From Medical Marijuana In Your Market? |
| Reynolds Center - July 22nd, 2010 |
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Drug enforcement choppers for Operation Hemp spotted 500 marijuana plants yesterday in a rural Michigan community right near me. Of course, that’s chump change compared to the 300,000 pot plants authorities have snuffed out this month in California’s Shasta County, where lawbreakers have been putting state park land to interesting ... Read More |
| Medical Pot Exempted From Smoking Ordinance |
| Sonoma West - July 21st, 2010 |
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SEBASTOPOL – Medical marijuana will not be subject to the city’s revamped smoking ordinance adopted at its first reading by the city council Tuesday.
At least for the time being.
The council unanimously voted to remove medical marijuana from the proposed ordinance and focus only on the use of tobacco after a series of ... Read More |
| Guest View - Cannabis Patients' Suit Against County |
| Daily News - July 22nd, 2010 |
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In response to the newspaper's statements about our lawsuit against Tehama County, several corrections must be made in order for local residents to understand the facts and to have an informed, intelligent discussion about the merits of this case.
We identify ourselves accurately as qualified patients in this lawsuit, not as "pot ... Read More |
| Mixed Reaction To Tough Sebastopol Smoking Ban |
| Press Democrat - July 22nd, 2010 |
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Chris Ranta usually lights up outdoors. Even as a fan of heavy-hitting Marlboro Reds, he doesn't want to be surrounded by the odor in his house.
But news that he soon may not have the choice to smoke at home strikes him as preposterous. The Sebastopol City Council voted Tuesday to ban cigarette smoking in multi-unit dwellings, while ... Read More |
| Burglars ‘Clean Out’ Mount Shasta Pot Collective |
| MT Shasta News - July 19th, 2010 |
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Mount Shasta, Calif. — The Green Heart medical marijuana collective is offering a $1,000 reward to anyone who can identify two men who broke into their store last week and made off with an estimated $10,000 worth of pot, cash and supplies.
The theft occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 14, at the store located on Chestnut ... Read More |
| Eureka Council Set To Consider Medical Marijuana Ordinance |
| Mercury News - July 18th, 2010 |
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While the big item on Tuesday's Eureka City Council agenda is the city's 2010-2011 budget, the others aren't exactly lightweights.
City staff is recommending that the council introduce a medical marijuana ordinance on Tuesday that has been months in the making. The council is also scheduled to consider the city's comments on a draft ... Read More |
| Redding City Council To Examine Medical Cannabis Tax |
| 215 Consulation - July 18th, 2010 |
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Redding could join a host of California cities considering a tax on marijuana.
Vice Mayor Missy McArthur has asked her fellow City Council members to discuss the idea Tuesday of taxing medical cannabis sales at the city’s 19 permitted collectives.
McArthur said she wants Redding to be ready with a local tax in case voters ... Read More |
