With Prop. 64 on the Nov. 8 ballot, California voters will decide whether cannabis should become legal for recreational use among adults age 21 and older.
An open bidding process doesn't appear to be in the cards.
There were 574,641 marijuana possession arrests in 2015 -- the lowest number since 1996.
With the 2015 regulatory package and bills such as AB 2679, the state has reaffirmed it commitment to establish a regulatory process for an industry that has historically operated in the shadows.
A plan that would have required marijuana businesses to give the city 25 percent of profit and a seat on their Board of Directors stalled in Oakland's Public Safety Committee Tuesday.
Welcome to Walnut Creek, a gilded Bay Area enclave where booze and food and entertainment flow from lively bistros, but where cannabis is considered a demon weed.
Santa Cruz is keeping up with the times.
An anti-pot group is being investigated by the Fair Political Practices Commission for allegedly failing to disclose how it is funding a campaign against California’s recreational marijuana legalization measure, Proposition 64.
A group of agencies led by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department uncovered 500 illegal cannabis grows worth $50 million dollars in the Antelope Valley last Tuesday.
A group of marijuana businesses is suing the City of Sacramento for allegedly overstepping its regulatory authority by slapping an additional fee on their operations.
Fresno’s marijuana retail industry is expanding before it even gets off the ground. The City Council has increased the number of allowable marijuana retail permits from 14 to 21.