Tempers flared as the evening of July 22 wore on, turning an Oakland City Council meeting into a marathon debate over the future of medical marijuana in one of the country’s most pot-friendly cities.
For months the media had chronicled the unfo…
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Rise of a ‘Ganjapreneur’
September 8, 2010 | 0 views | No Comments
Posted in NewsPot Shop Owners Appeal To City Council for Help
September 8, 2010 | 1 views | No Comments
Incensed by the city’s determination that just a quarter of the registered Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensaries are qualified to remain open, about 80 operators and advocates held a subdued rally Tuesday and then trooped into City Hall t…
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LA Strictly Interprets Restriction on Dispensaries
August 29, 2010 | 0 views | No Comments
Calif. — When the Los Angeles City Council adopted its medical marijuana ordinance, it aimed to rout unscrupulous dispensary operators whose unruly customers irritated residents and operators who opened up willy-nilly across the city, ignorin…
Posted in NewsMarshall Talks Marijuana
August 18, 2010 | 0 views | No Comments
The Marshall City Council is using its six-month moratorium on medical marijuana businesses to research the sticky issue and develop standards for local pot proprietors.
At a workshop Monday, the council decided it would seek input from medical mari…
Posted in NewsCouncil Backs Tougher Zoning For Medical Marijuana Businesses
August 12, 2010 | 0 views | No Comments
Medical marijuana businesses will probably be confined to a few small areas of the city after the City Council took a big step in that direction Monday night.
And the council also approved placing a mill levy for planning services on the ballot.
While …
Posted in NewsMarijuana Tax to Appear on Ballot – San Jose Inside (blog)
August 4, 2010 | 0 views | No Comments
Marijuana Tax to Appear on BallotSan Jose Inside (blog)The tax, which could reach up to 10 percent, would encompass business that sell medical marijuana both legally and illegally in the city. …SJ City Council Approves Marijuana Business Tax MeasureK…
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