Charles Pappas

Berkeley City Council will vote on a proposal to lower taxes on recreational marijuana sales at its regular meeting Tuesday night, potentially easing the burden on the city’s newly licensed cannabis dispensaries.

Canopy, a cannabis industry investor, is currently hosting a 16-week entrepreneurial bootcamp in Berkeley for nine cannabis ancillary startups.

Six applicants vied for the distinction of being the city’s fourth medical cannabis dispensary during a special meeting Thursday at the North Berkeley Senior Center.

In an effort to increase revenue, Amoeba Music is looking to expand its business beyond selling music as it competes for a permit to open Berkeley’s fourth medical marijuana dispensary.

A member of the city’s Medical Cannabis Commission was arraigned in federal court Wednesday for allegedly taking bribes, laundering money and attempting extortion.

The Berkeley City Council will discuss increasing the limit on medical cannabis dispensaries from four to six at Tuesday’s meeting.

The Berkeley City Council postponed discussion on a medical cannabis ordinance and dispensary reform at its council meeting last week, delaying the addition of a fourth dispensary indefinitely.

Although a date of reopening has not yet been determined, construction to renovate the interior and exterior areas of the new property at 2366 San Pablo Avenue in the commercial district has already begun.