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Tag Archives: medical marijuana
Pot Dispensary Berkeley Patients Group to Close, Looking to Relocate
By Michael Montgomery and David Downs, California Watch One of California’s biggest medical marijuana establishments – embraced by local officials as a model business that donates to the poor and pays millions in taxes – has become the latest target … Continue reading
In Mendocino County, a Sheriff's Department Split Over Marijuana Permitting
ContentsFirst, here's an edited transcript of my interview with Sheriff Tom Allman, who worked closely with some growers to come into compliance with the program. Stipulations included limitations on cultivation locations; limitations on noise, odor, and lighting; fencing requirements, and … Continue reading
Mendocino County Ends Medical Pot Permitting Program
Bowing to federal pressure, Mendocino County will no longer issue permits to medical marijuana growers. The County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to end the popular permit program, which was the first of its kind in the nation. The vote … Continue reading
Federal Crackdown Leaves Mendocino's Pot Program Seemingly on Last Legs
The always-complicated relationship between the federal government and California officials over the issue of medical marijuana became even more strained last October when the four U.S. Attorneys for the state announced an enhanced enforcement strategy designed to crack down on … Continue reading
Prosecutors Move to Shut Down Mendocino Pot Permit Program
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From California Watch Mendocino County’s ambitious effort to regulate marijuana production – the first of its kind in California and the nation – is facing growing uncertainty following new threats of legal action by federal prosecutors. The controversial program, which … Continue reading
Marijuana Prices Rising After Federal Crackdown
from California Watch A crackdown by federal prosecutors is casting a long shadow over the state’s marijuana industry, but there is one bright spot, at least for some Northern California growers willing to risk prison time: Wholesale prices appear to … Continue reading
Raid on Mendocino's Pot Co-Op Northstone Instills Fear That "No One is Safe"; Interview With County Supervisor; Federal Memo on Enforcement Criteria
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Yesterday on PBS NewsHour, KQED and California Watch's Michael Montgomery took a look at the fallout over the DEA raid of Northstone Organics, a county-sanctioned medical marijuana co-op in Mendocino. Watch the segment, which includes an interview with Cohen, below: … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: PG&E May Have "Junked" Pipe in System; Medical Marijuana - Tenderloin Clinic Probably to Close, Sacto Suspends Permit Process
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State: PG&E could have 'junked' pipe in its system (SF Chronicle) State regulators have uncovered evidence that suggests Pacific Gas and Electric Co. installed "salvaged or junked transmission pipe" on its natural-gas system in the 1940s and '50s, raising fears … Continue reading
Northstone Organics' Matt Cohen, Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman on Yesterday's DEA Raid
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Update Monday, Oct 17: From the Ukiah Daily Journal, late Friday night: Northstone dispensary workers facing charges in Sonoma Co. Two employees of Northstone Organics, a Redwood Valley medical marijuana dispensary raided Thursday by federal agents, face charges in Sonoma … Continue reading
DEA Raids Pot Grower Licensed by Mendocino County; "They Came in Guns Blazing," Says Grower
Update Friday, 4:20 p.m. Click here for an interview with Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman. Update Friday, 1:10 p.m. Northstone Organics owner Matthew Cohen spoke to the Ukiah Daily Journal: "They came in, guns blazing," Cohen said of the Thursday … Continue reading
