The Berkeley City Council has finally set criteria for the medical cannabis grow houses voters approved in 2010.
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Cannabis club robbed at gunpoint
Armed robbers hit a medical cannabis dispensary on Sunday night drawing a significant police response to South Berkeley.
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Former chair of Berkeley cannabis commission pleads guilty to money laundering
Dan Rush served on the Medical Cannabis Commission for many years, but now admits he was using his position as a union organizer to enrich himself.
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Berkeley cannabis dispensary at risk of losing permit
Even though The Apothecarium has an agreement, the property owner is refusing to let the company gain entry to the space.
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Op-ed: Berkeley City Council should allow ‘nursery only’ dispensaries
Cannabis nurseries can provide an alternative to industrial crop production.
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Berkeley council picks Amoeba, Apothecarium as new cannabis dispensaries
Supporters of The Cannabis Center line up for public comment at last night’s city council meeting. Photo: Lance Knobel Supporters of The Cannabis Center line up for public comment at last night’s city council meeting. Photo: Lance Knobel Berkeley City Council last night approved the city’s fifth and sixth cannabis dispensaries, four months after approving the […]
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Cannabis accelerator program opens, but some worry about a corporate cannabis industry
Acro-Vape, one of the start-ups participating in Canopy’s accelerator program for cannabis-start-ups, produces a vaporizer. Photo: Acro-Vape Acro-Vape, one of the start-ups participating in Canopy’s accelerator program for cannabis-start-ups, produces a vaporizer. Photo: Acro-Vape As California edges closer toward cannabis legalization for adult recreational use in November, a marijuana-focused business accelerator program has announced a […]
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Neighbors express frustration with cannabis club
The Cannabis Buyers Club of Berkeley sits on the edge of a residential neighborhood and neighbors complain that some of its clients are not respectful. Photo: Google Street Maps Outside the Cannabis Buyers Club of Berkeley at Shattuck Avenue and Essex Street, the scene is busy. A black-clad security guard mindfully scans the street, making […]
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Berkeley may soon have 6 cannabis dispensaries
After Berkeley residents voted in 2010 to increase the number of medical cannabis dispensaries in town from three to four, it took the City Council six years to approve the first new one. Two months later, the council is on the verge of approving another two new dispensaries, which means Berkeley may soon have six […]
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Bike lane opens by near-fatal crash site; DUI charges filed against driver
There’s a new bike lane on Fulton Street and Bancroft Way in Berkeley. Photo: Kent Chen A new “protected” bike lane — set off from vehicular traffic — has been completed this week in Berkeley on Fulton Street with a ribbon cutting scheduled for 8 a.m. Thursday just in time for Bike to Work Day. […]
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Berkeley names iCANN as next cannabis dispensary
There was a full house at the Berkeley City Council on Tuesday night for the selection of the city’s fourth medical cannabis dispensary. Photo: Emilie Raguso There was a full house at the Berkeley City Council on Tuesday night for the selection of the city’s fourth medical cannabis dispensary. Photo: Emilie Raguso Tuesday night, the […]
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Berkeley commission shortlists 3 for cannabis dispensary
More than 50 people crowded into a room at City Hall on Feb. 4 to listen as the Medical Cannabis Commission selected three finalists for the fourth dispensary. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Berkeley’s Medical Cannabis Commission selected three finalists for the city’s coveted fourth dispensary opportunity Thursday. This despite the fact that a number of the commission’s members […]
