Antioch Council Approves Cannabis Business Agreements
The Antioch City Council last week approved operating agreements that will turn a defunct Kmart and a former dance studio into cannabis operations....
23
Aug
16
Aug
New Antioch Cannabis Stores Required to Support Equity
A social equity program requires approved cannabis retailers to support local nonprofits that serve communities disproportionately impacted by the War on Drugs....
16
Jul
Cannabis Business Tax Will Be on San Pablo Ballot
San Pablo City Council approved a cannabis business license tax ballot measure. The tax could generate millions in revenue while the city faces a deficit....
09
Dec
Supervisors Vote to Allow Cannabis Sales in Unincorporated Contra Costa County
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to allow non-flavored cannabis and vaping products to be delivered and sold in unincorporated areas....
05
Dec
Supervisors to Consider Allowing Cannabis Sales in County Areas
The Contra Costa Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider an ordinance allowing the sale and delivery of non-flavored cannabis vaping products....
20
Apr
This 4/20, California’s Famous Weed Culture Took A Hit, Too
Like every other activity and public function, 420 will be happening, if it does at all, privately, away from public spaces, as the global COVID-19 pandemic that has now killed...
15
Jul
Cannabis Businesses See Federal Legalization as the Key to Growth
By Ilana Sawyer | Photo via Fiona Ma's office Operating a legal cannabis business in Richmond, while the federal government still considers it a crime, was a major theme of the...
08
Jul
PR for Pot in the Point: Andrea Burnett Public Relations
By Michael J. Fitzgerald | Photo By David Meza The spacious and stylishly decorated Point Richmond office of Andrea Burnett is tucked in the back of the same building that holds...
04
Mar
Pot and Pregnancy: A Trend On the Rise
While more women may be using marijuana while pregnant, the effects – positive or negative – on the fetus are still largely unknown....
03
Jan
From Legal Pot to Pay Gaps, Know Your New State Laws
Locally and statewide, these new laws affect hourly workers, the prohibition on marijuana, and various fees and penalties....
01
Oct
The Marijuana Industrial Complex Comes to Richmond
We need to be far more thoughtful and strategic about how we work with the new marijuana industrial complex if we are truly looking out for the most vulnerable in...
