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Storm damage photos, outages linger, 30-year wait to underground utility lines is nearly over | Historic Asian American bookshop closing

Medical marijuana

Posted inBusiness

Berkeley Patients Group is moving its cannabis operations to University and San Pablo avenues

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel Jan. 28, 2020, 8:15 a.m.August 4, 2022

A number of neighbors oppose the move, expressing concerns about allowing customers to consume on-site and its proximity to a library.

Posted inSponsored

Berkeley Patients Group celebrates 20th 4/20 with up to 50% off products, tips for consumers

by Local sponsor April 18, 2019, 10:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

[Sponsored] This year is Berkeley Patient Group’s 20th 4/20 and it will commemorate the day with significant discounts, a fun 4/20 event and, as always, making a community impact with donations from the week’s sales.

Posted inSponsored

Berkeley Patients Group, nation’s longest operating dispensary, leads cannabis industry in corporate social responsibility

by Local sponsor Oct. 30, 2018, 9:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

[Sponsored] As it prepares to mark its 19th anniversary on Oct. 31, BPG is doubling down on its mission to provide safe access to quality cannabis and is supporting local efforts to end homelessness in Alameda County.

Posted inCity

Berkeley first city in nation to become a ‘sanctuary’ for cannabis

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel Feb. 14, 2018, 4:30 p.m.October 4, 2022

The City Council voted to prohibit city employees, including police officers, from spending city money to help the federal government crack down on cannabis businesses.

Posted inCity

Berkeley halves business tax on recreational cannabis

Avatar photo by Lance Knobel Feb. 14, 2018, 12:45 p.m.October 4, 2022

Only a few weeks after the start of recreational cannabis sales, Berkeley decided to lower the business tax

Posted inSponsored

Here are the benefits of obtaining your medical marijuana card in 2018

by Local sponsor Nov. 30, 2017, 12:00 p.m.October 4, 2022

[Sponsored]: If you think obtaining a medical weed card in 2018 isn’t worth it, these benefits may make you become a cannabis patient in the new year.

Posted inCrime

Former chair of Berkeley Medical Cannabis Commission sentenced to 3+ years in federal prison

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel Nov. 14, 2017, 1:00 p.m.August 4, 2022

When Rush could not pay back $600K he borrowed from a cannabis businessman, he promised not to unionize the man’s dispensaries in exchange for slashing the loan by $250K.

Posted inCity

Medical cannabis grow sites are now almost legal in West Berkeley

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso July 24, 2017, 11:15 a.m.August 4, 2022

The Berkeley City Council has finally set criteria for the medical cannabis grow houses voters approved in 2010.

Posted inCrime & Safety

Cannabis club robbed at gunpoint

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso June 25, 2017, 11:51 p.m.October 4, 2022

Armed robbers hit a medical cannabis dispensary on Sunday night drawing a significant police response to South Berkeley.

Posted inCrime & Safety

Former chair of Berkeley cannabis commission pleads guilty to money laundering

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel June 23, 2017, 10:30 a.m.August 4, 2022

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.

Posted inBusiness

Berkeley cannabis dispensary at risk of losing permit

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel June 08, 2017, 10:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

Even though The Apothecarium has an agreement, the property owner is refusing to let the company gain entry to the space.

Posted inOpinion

Op-ed: Berkeley City Council should allow ‘nursery only’ dispensaries

by Rick Kelley, Matthew Witemyre and Natalie Koski-Karell Jan. 30, 2017, 2:00 p.m.October 4, 2022

Cannabis nurseries can provide an alternative to industrial crop production.

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