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...
View ArticleSan Jose Rules Committee to Discuss Pot Laws, Rent Control
San Jose Councilman Ash Kalra says the city should look to the state for guidance on regulating pot clubs, but also fight to protect local control. In a memo to Wednesday’s Rules and Open Government...
View ArticleEx-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...
View ArticleMeasure 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...
View Article‘No’ on Measure C: San Jose Has Solid Medical Marijuana System
San Jose’s clumsy process to enact a medical marijuana framework began more than half a decade ago with elected officials snickering like nerds about getting high at the dais and then knee-jerked into...
View ArticleSan Jose May Allow Pot Delivery, Multiple Cultivation Sites
UPDATE, Oct. 19, 2016: In a 10-1 vote, the council agreed to allow collectives to have more than one cultivation site and make deliveries. If California votes to legalize small amounts of cannabis for...
View ArticleSan Jose Approves the Sale of Recreational Cannabis for 2018
San Jose’s 16 licensed pot shops can sell non-medicinal cannabis to anyone over the age of 21 starting in the New Year. The decision came Tuesday by a unanimous vote of the City Council, which decided...
View ArticleSan Jose’s Buddy’s Cannabis One of First to Earn State License
A San Jose collective this week became one of the first in the state to obtain a license to sell recreational pot in 2018. Buddy’s Cannabis plans to open an hour earlier than usual on New Year’s Day to...
View ArticleProposed State Law Would Automatically Clear Thousands of Cannabis...
Thousands of weed-related convictions may be automatically overturned throughout California next year after lawmakers ushered through a bill ordering a review of criminal records with old marijuana...
View ArticleOp-Ed: San Jose Took Away My Medical Cannabis Patient Rights
I am no longer a medical marijuana patient. Yes, it’s official. My medical cannabis card expired last week. I’ve been a patient for over 15 years and could pay $40 to renew it for another year, but...
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