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Report: L.A.’s Cannabis Equity Program Needs Improvement

07/01/2019 - 9:12 PM By Brittany M.

Los Angeles’ cannabis equity program could use some work, according to a new analysis from The Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA).

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Santa Barbara’s Liberal Marijuana Rules Spark Concerns in Carpinteria

06/24/2019 - 8:08 PM By Brittany M.

Carpinteria City Council members passed a resolution on June 17, articulating a litany of community concerns over the widespread cultivation of cannabis in Santa Barbara County.

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WeHo Extends Licenses for City’s Oldest Dispensaries

06/19/2019 - 9:10 PM By Brittany M.
They're the OGs of West Hollywood cannabis — dispensaries that have served the city for as long as 15 years.
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Op-Ed: Banning Facial Recognition Technology is the Wrong Way to Go

06/12/2019 - 8:10 PM By Brittany M.
Should governments think twice before banning facial recognition technology?
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L.A. Just Can’t Get a Handle on Its Illegal Weed

06/03/2019 - 10:06 PM By Brittany M.

The city has raided them, cut off power, fined them, and threatened them with jail. Still, Los Angeles’ illegal marijuana dispensaries endure.

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Benicia Does a Reversal on Pot Shops

05/27/2019 - 9:41 PM By Brittany M.

The Benicia City Council has reversed last year’s decision to permit two marijuana dispensaries.

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Thousand Oaks to Allow — and Regulate — Marijuana Deliveries

05/22/2019 - 10:22 PM By Brittany M.

Thousand Oaks isn’t happy about new BCC rules allowing cannabis delivery companies to operate statewide. But as long as that’s the reality, it will seek to regulate them.

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Beverly Hills Moves Forward With Tobacco Ban

05/08/2019 - 7:14 PM By Brittany M.

Beverly Hills could become the first city in the United States to ban tobacco sales.

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Over 20 Cities Attend CityNews Workshop on Cannabis Policy

05/05/2019 - 5:25 PM By admin

CaliforniaCityNews hosted its first Municipal Cannabis Policy Workshop on May 1 in Long Beach.

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Redo of Bill to Extend Alcohol Sales to 4 A.M. Passes First Hurdle

04/18/2019 - 2:22 PM By Felipa

If at first you don't succeed...

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