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DA set to dismiss more than 2,700 Sonoma County marijuana convictions
The pending dismissal of 2,735 marijuana convictions was announced Friday as part of a program by Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch that uses a state software application to...Read More
Thousands of Contra Costa County marijuana convictions to be dismissed
Thousands of marijuana convictions out of Contra Costa County will be dismissed as part of a push by the district attorney’s office to abide by the terms of Proposition...Read More
Salinas to approve eight more commercial cannabis permits
The city of Salinas announced Friday it is making eight commercial cannabis business permits available for applications. The city’s Community Development Department will accept applications between this coming Monday...Read More
Survey asks cannabis growers about legal market barriers
The University of California is conducting an anonymous survey to find out why cannabis farmers are not joining the legal market. The survey’s objective is to identify barriers to...Read More
Over 9,000 marijuana convictions being cleared, sealed with tech help
More than a year after the state legalized recreational marijuana, more than 9,300 convictions for marijuana-related offenses in San Francisco dating back as far as 1975 have been expunged,...Read More
SF DA announces tech partnership to expedite marijuana conviction dismissals
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon and a tech-based civil rights advocacy group will be hosting a news conference Monday to announce what is being billed as a “unprecedented...Read More
Alameda DA plans to dismiss pot convictions
Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley announced Tuesday that her office plans to dismiss nearly 6,000 old marijuana cases.Read More
Ed Lee floats limits on indoor pot growing
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee today introduced legislation that would require a conditional use permit for indoor agriculture including marijuana.Read More
Newsom hails ‘milestone’ against war on drugs
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom today celebrated the passage of state ballot measures he backed legalizing recreational marijuana use and imposing new gun controls. Speaking at a press conference in...Read More