When retail marijuana sales become legal in Sacramento on Jan. 1, once-discreet dispensaries may start receiving a lot more attention. BY BRAD BRANAN bbranan@sacbee.com December 18, 2017 03:55 AM Updated December 23, 2017 02:25 PM Trying to find medical marijuana dispensaries in Sacramento can prove challenging. In some cases, they’re hidden in alleys, lost in… Read More Start of retail pot sales puts spotlight on Sacramento’s ‘discreet’ dispensaries

CORE will also waive certain start-up fees for women and people of color entering the business, and fast-track permits and approval processes. “The intent of the program is to really promote and establish some equity within the cannabis industry,” Joe Devlin, Sacramento’s cannabis policy chief, told FOX40. “We just wanna make sure opportunities for ownership… Read More California Weed Laws: What New Regulations Mean for Buyers and Sellers

Marijuana Business Daily reporter John Schroyer is on the ground in California, posting firsthand accounts detailing the historic, Jan. 1 launch of the state’s recreational marijuana market. Scroll down for an inside account from cannabis business executives Published January 9, 2018 | By John Schroyer Marijuana Business Daily reporter John Schroyer is on the ground in California,… Read More Reporter’s California Notebook: Recreational marijuana companies overwhelmed during new market launch

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento dispensaries are finally being issued state licenses to sell recreational marijuana ahead of Jan. 1. A Therapeutic Alternative at 3015 H Street in Sacramento got the word after 6 p.m. on Friday and wasted no time proudly displaying its new state license. “We were relieved. We’ve been checking every hour on… Read More Sacramento Dispensary Ready To Start Selling Marijuana On New Year’s Day

  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — “I was on eight Vicodin a day,” said Triska Millia, a recovering opioid addict. For millions of Americans, pain pills have consumed their lives. “I had drug tremors. I had sweats, I don’t think I was any different than a heroin addict,” said Millia. In states like California with legal marijuana,… Read More Solution To Opioid Epidemic May Come From Cannabis

Part one in a three-part series looks at three local trailblazers in the medical marijuana movement. N&R Publications by Ken Magri This article was published on 03.29.18. Advocates since the early years of unregulated medical cannabis, Aundre Speciale, Lanette Davies and Kimberly Cargile are also among Sacramento’s first dispensary owners. Aundre Speciale was living in… Read More Meet Three Women Who Helped Create Sacramento’s Dispensary Community – Reads – Cannabis Guide – March 29, 2018