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High Drivers
NORML opposes proposed stoned driving bill San Mateo State Sen. Jerry Hill introduced a bill this year that would permit police officers to drug-test drivers who are under 21 for marijuana and suspend...
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Rise Up
It's time to reclaim the pot industry This is an open letter to the so-called cannabis community, a community that is unable to stand together and express any political power; that is unable to see...
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Expunge
Marin DA candidates would overturn low-level pot charges Unlike the office's current occupant, each of the three candidates for Marin County District Attorney this year supports a push to proactively...
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Synergy
Mushrooms and CBD go together On the eve of April 20 —a global rite of spring spawned by the mystic Waldos and their quest for the secret garden of cannabinoid splendor— the embrace of legalization...
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Higher Education
SSU hits the books on drugs At the start of the spring 2018 semester, Sonoma State University emailed all undergraduates reminding them that "despite the change in state law, using, possessing,...
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Bake Shops
Retail cannabis lounges proposed in Santa Rosa Santa Rosa may soon join a small number of California cities that permit "cannabis lounges," retail businesses with on-site cannabis consumption. While...
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High Taxes
Bill may lower taxes to raise state revenue Tom Gogola Late last week the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration announced that first quarter revenues from cannabis sales in 2018 came in...
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Unpenal Code
Nonprofit deploys algorithm to expunge pot offenses A story popped up in the New York Times last week about a San Francisco company that has developed an algorithm to assist local district attorneys...
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Why So Low?
Analyzing low pot sales California is on track to generate $1.9 billion in legal marijuana sales this year, according to New Frontier Data, a financial analysis firm tracking the market. That's a lot...
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Highs and Lows
Notes from the Cannabis Cup Well, the High Times Cannabis Cup came to town this past weekend, and it's hard to not compare it to our more or less local Emerald Cup, especially since this is Sonoma...
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Sounding Off
Officials get earful from cannabis-industry constituents At the annual California Citizen Lobby Day on June 5, cannabis activists from Sonoma County gathered in Sacramento to speak to their elected...
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Illegal No More
Once demonized, hemp is now a commodity Among the many illogical aspects of federal drug policy, the classification of hemp as a Schedule I narcotic is near the top. But that may be over with the...
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Maple Spliffs
Canada legalizes cannabis Canada, our quiet neighbor to the north, now has something to boast about other than having a better head of state: the full legalization of cannabis. Last November, the...
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Days of Malaise
Six months into legalization, mood is grim We're halfway into the first year of recreational cannabis sales and taxation under Proposition 64. So how goes it for the rank-and-file growers and...
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Owner Beware
Some cities break law with fees, liens Cannabis regulation in California is heavily focused on local control. As predicted, new lawsuits are cropping up all over challenging the authority of local...
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Sonoma Says No
No dispensaries in city for now As tourists filled tasting rooms and boutique shops in Sonoma Plaza, citizens of Sonoma gathered at city council chambers on Monday, weighing a proposal to allow...
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Fickle Fusion
Symposium plays matchmaker for wine, weed Keynote speaker Dr. Bill Silver kicked off the second annual North Coast Wine & Weed Symposium last week by conjuring a vision of long ago: picture a...
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Hammer Time?
Trump admin moves against pot Trump is ramping up his unwieldy war on weed. Earlier this month, it was revealed that President Donald Trump created a Marijuana Policy Coordination Committee, one in...
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Exodus
Ground shifts for small-scale growers This is a story about Dave. That's not his real name, but his story is real enough for the many small-time cannabis growers in California feeling the shakeout...
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Senior Strains
Cannabis club vs. pickleball at Oakmont The medical marijuana dispensary located on Todd Road in Santa Rosa is hosting a field trip of sorts for the recently established Oakmont Cannabis Club. Members...
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