Lompoc leaders could enact a moratorium on new cannabis businesses in the city amid concerns that a glut in the market is resulting in too much competition.
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved ballot language last week for a November measure that would tax retail marijuana businesses in unincorporated areas.
Retail cannabis shops are slated to open in Madera in the coming months. City Manager Arnoldo Rodriguez recently sat down with The Madera Tribune to discuss what it means for the city.
Clean weed represents about 1% to 2% of the market share right now. But as demand grows, so will supply.
City leaders hope the vote could help blunt momentum for a Nov. 8 ballot measure that would allow up to two retail cannabis facilities in the city.
Suspense Day is over in the California Legislature.
The measure needs a simple majority to pass.
C.R.A.F.T. Cannabis in Oakland was robbed of $100,000 in product on Aug. 6. Owner Alan Sorrentino says he called the police after his alarm company flagged the break-in, but the cops never came.
Wholesale weed prices have plummeted since California legalized recreational marijuana, and it’s a problem for growers that is only getting worse.
It would have been unimaginable just 10 years ago, but most employers in the state of California soon won’t be able to discriminate against employees who use marijuana off the job.
National City will soon welcome the first cannabis consumption lounge in San Diego County.
