Medical marijuana Archives

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

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.

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.

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.

City

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

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.

City

Berkeley halves business tax on recreational cannabis

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

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.

Crime

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

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.