Ex-Mayor Pro Tem David Romero and ex-Economic Development Commissioner Bruno Suarez-Soto took $35,000 in what they thought were cash bribes from an undercover FBI agent last year.
The 40-acre site was discovered by park rangers in a secluded area known as Jail Canyon near the California-Nevada border.
Das Williams’ candidacy elicited a swarm of criticism from anti-cannabis activists in the Carpinteria Valley. They have accused him of prioritizing the marijuana industry over local interests. It’s not clear if that contributed to his rejection.
The momentum for cannabis liberalization drums along, but it doesn’t come cheap. In addition to grassroots efforts, millions in lobbying dollars have been spent to affect policy change.
As we get closer to the end of federal marijuana prohibition, our leaders in Washington could learn a lot about cannabis policy from states like California. Bipartisan legislation introduced in Congress last week would ensure that they do.
Deputies with the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office seized around 6,000 plants and arrested two individuals during a raid of an illegal marijuana grow last week.
Nearly 1 in 10 adults aged 50 or older use cannabis, recent research has found. But most of them aren’t telling their doctors.
Former Hawthorne Mayor Chris Brown has started his own cannabis brand — and he’s got the perfect name for it.
The National Park Service has discovered a sprawling marijuana grow, illegally nest
The momentum for cannabis liberalization drums along, but it doesn’t come cheap. In addition to grassroots efforts, millions in lobbying dollars have been spent to affect policy change.
