Measure A would nearly double the amount flowing from the city’s cannabis business tax to the fund dedicated to childhood development programs, and would insulate it from possible future elimination in a city council vote by writing it into the city charter.
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Newsom vetoes bill that would have allowed cannabis advertising on freeway billboards
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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With cannabis edibles everywhere, dogs are getting stoned on neighborhood walks
Reports are increasing of dogs getting stoned on walks through their neighborhoods, possibly by ingesting discarded or dropped cannabis edibles. “Avoidance is the only prevention,” one UC Davis veterinary professor said. “Dogs get into many things outside and inside the house.”
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COVID-19 took the joy out of social pot-smoking. Then I found a way to bring it back
Cannabis consumption is inherently social. Then came the pandemic. “Consuming cannabis in a social setting is not so very different than all the things we do in a social setting,” one professor said. “There is an inherent risk of everything.” That said, there are ways to make it safer.
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‘Trying to find equilibrium’: County weighs in on weed-growing tussle with temporary license moratorium
Cannabis business owners say the 45-day freeze approved Tuesday by supervisors “is another curveball to people that are trying to do this correctly.” Meanwhile, families who live nearby cannabis cultivation say they worry about their children, about potential crime and the odor given off by marijuana, among other concerns.
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‘They deserve to stay safe and alive’: Fentanyl risk, even in marijuana, has county leaders concerned
Based on the county coroner’s data from May 2021, fatal overdoses from fentanyl nearly quadrupled from five in 2019 to 19 in 2020. According to the findings, fentanyl has been found in a variety of other illicit drugs, from methamphetamine and heroin to cocaine and Xanax — even in cannabis.
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Thieves are stealing California’s scarce water. Where’s it going? Illegal marijuana farms
As drought grips most of California, water thefts have increased to record levels. Thieves tap into hydrants, pump water from rivers and break into remote water stations and tanks.
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The 7 things to look for at the new weed wonderland not far from Disneyland
Digital waves, interactive sand and more await at California’s newest — and biggest — cannabis dispensary.
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California offers $100 million to rescue its struggling legal marijuana industry
Los Angeles will be the biggest beneficiary of the money, which was proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to help cannabis businesses acquire permanent licenses.