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Friday, March 20, 2020

Cannabis dispensaries stay open during ‘shelter in place’ period

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Cannabis dispensaries around the city of Berkeley are remaining open during the mandated “shelter in place” period, albeit some with limited hours and restrictions on customers.
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Local Businesses

Friday, January 31, 2020

Berkeley dispensary to move locations, sparks public debate

Berkeley’s oldest medical cannabis dispensary, Berkeley Patients Group, or BPG, is moving to a new location on University Avenue. Throughout its 20-year history, BPG has faced multiple threats of asset forfeiture from the federal government that ultimately drove the dispensary from its original location.
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City

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Berkeley City Council approves vaping lounges, cannabis delivery

At its regular meeting Tuesday, Berkeley City Council unanimously passed revisions to five of the city’s existing ordinances related to the cannabis industry and further discussed options for a proposal allowing safe overnight parking of recreational vehicles at designated city lots.
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City Government

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

City Council to discuss cannabis regulation, Pathways STAIR Navigation Center progress

The council will evaluate the Pathways STAIR Navigation Center’s first six weeks of operation after its opening in June 2018. It is set to review a Berkeley Health, Housing and Community Services, or HHCS, staff report that compiled data “on existing program metrics” and included five interview responses from center clients.
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City

Monday, February 12, 2018

Berkeley to consider resolution to become a sanctuary city for marijuana

Marijuana enforcement has never been high on Berkeley’s priority list, but now City Council will discuss a resolution to make Berkeley a sanctuary city.
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City

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Berkeley Cannabis Commission, cannabis business owners discuss reducing Berkeley’s marijuana sales tax

The city of Berkeley currently taxes medical and recreational marijuana sales by 2.5 percent and 10 percent, respectively, which was strongly protested by many Berkeley cannabis business owners at a Cannabis Commission meeting Thursday.
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City

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Up in smoke: Jeff Sessions intensifies crackdown on marijuana sales

Four days after the recreational sale of cannabis became legal in California, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lifted an Obama-era policy that allowed states to legalize marijuana with minimal federal interference.
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City

Monday, January 1, 2018

First sales of recreational marijuana in Berkeley usher in ‘whole new era’

In a city with a history of advocacy for marijuana legalization and decriminalization, the pre-dawn ribbon-cutting ceremony at Berkeley Patients Group was a victory celebration of what has been decades of activism and lobbying efforts by many in the community.
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Notes from the Field

Saturday, December 30, 2017

Jan. 1 is almost here. Here’s how to (legally) buy and use recreational pot in Berkeley

Berkeley’s been blazing a trail for legalized cannabis use for decades, and now — with the passage of Proposition 64 last year — residents will soon be able to buy and use marijuana recreationally in the city.
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City

Friday, December 29, 2017

How Berkeley’s oldest dispensary will celebrate the ‘end of marijuana prohibition’

Berkeley Patients Group, one of the first California dispensaries to receive its retail license for adult-use marijuana, will open its doors Monday.
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