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San Jose Council to Finalize Medical Marijuana Rules
An ordinance that would limit medical marijuana collectives to just 1 percent of the city comes up for a final reading at the City Council this week. The regulations voted in last week by the council...
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San Jose Pot Clubs Continue Fight as Judgment Day Nears
They call it the War Room. A cramped burgundy-walled nook tucked to one side of the All-American Cannabis Club. Stacks of signed petitions clutter the tabletops, waiting to be tallied. On one wall...
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How the State’s New Medical Marijuana Laws Affect San Jose
Two decades after California sanctioned marijuana as medicine and a year out from possibly outright legalization, Gov. Jerry Brown approved a plan Friday to regulate the world’s largest cannabis...
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Activists Revive Effort to Overturn San Jose’s Pot Laws
UPDATE: The City Council deferred the discussion about its medical marijuana ordinance to next week. Frustrated by what they call unworkable regulations, activists have revived an effort to replace San...
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San Jose Approves 16 Pot Clubs to Operate in City Limits
It’s official: 16 cannabis clubs have passed legal muster to operate in San Jose. The city posted the list of collectives online just after the 5pm deadline Friday, a year-and-a-half after enacting its...
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Medical Marijuana Ordinance Slated for June Special Election
An initiative that would replace San Jose’s medical marijuana ordinance is headed to voters. On Tuesday, the City Council will likely task Mayor Sam Liccardo with penning an argument and rebuttal to...
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Ex-SJ Mayor Chuck Reed to Join Forces with Pot Clubs on 4/20
Marijuana aficionados on Wednesday will celebrate what’s become a hallowed date on their calendar: 4/20. Thousands will flock to San Francisco’s Hippie Hill to commune under a heady haze, while in San...
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Measure C Author Urges Voters to Oppose His Pot Club Proposal
The author of Measure C, a ballot initiative that would replace San Jose’s medical marijuana laws, announced today that he opposes his own campaign. “We won that battle,” said James Anthony, the...
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Cannabis Sellers Slam Local Rule Allowing Delivery But Not Pickup
When California Gov. Gavin Newsom last month gave the emerald light allowing cannabis dispensaries to remain open and sell marijuana during the shelter-in-place order, Assemblyman Ash Kalra (D-San...
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Governments Wrestle with ‘Medical’ vs. ‘Recreational’ Pot
Is cannabis really an “essential” business? The food business obviously is. But the legal cannabis industry didn’t exist a few years ago, while gathering and making food—contrary to the popular cliché...
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City Delays Vote on Medical Marijuana Restrictions
After three hours of public testimony and discussion, city leaders tabled a vote on how to better regulate medical marijuana collectives. The City Council will revisit the matter next week. One...
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Governments Wrestle with ‘Medical’ vs. ‘Recreational’ Pot
Is cannabis really an “essential” business? The food business obviously is. But the legal cannabis industry didn’t exist a few years ago, while gathering and making food—contrary to the popular cliché...
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