Month: October 2023

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department seized marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms on Monday at a suspected illegal dispensary on California Avenue.

Officers conducted a search at suspected illegal dispensary in the 200 block of California Avenue and found 6.2 ounces of suspected marijuana, 2.5 ounces of suspected psychedelic mushrooms and other controlled substances, police said in a statement.

City code enforcement marked the location as uninhabitable, according to BPD.

One man was arrested on suspicion of charges associated with marijuana sales, possession of a controlled substance for sale and maintaining a location to sell controlled substance.

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/FOX58) — A 28-year-old Bakersfield man was arrested on drug charges on Monday, Oct. 30, when an alleged illegal marijuana dispensary was shut down on California Avenue, said the Bakersfield Police Department.

At around 1 p.m., BPD detectives with the Major Narcotics Unit searched an illegal marijuana dispensary on a warrant. Officers said they found 6.2 ounces of marijuana, 2.5 ounces of psychedelic mushrooms, and additional controlled substances which were seized. The building was posted as uninhabitable by city code enforcement.

Luis Cruz was arrested on the following charges: Maintaining a location to sell a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance for sales.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111.

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The new location is the first to service the southern section of metro Atlanta.

STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. — The third Botanical Sciences Medical Marijuana Dispensary opened its doors Tuesday in Stockbridge, coming just five months after the state approved the in-store sale of medical cannabis to patients.

The new location is the first to service the southern section of metro Atlanta and has those in need of the medication celebrating. Now, wherever you are, you are less than 30 minutes from a dispensary. 

One such patient is Cheryl Faulkner, who has stage four liver cancer.

“All of my doctors had given me all this medicine; I had 46 different medicines,” she explained.

However, it was the eventual shift to cannabis, which she credits with changing her life.

“To this day, as I stand here in front of you, I don’t take options as I’m battling cancer. I choose medical cannabis every single time. I’m functional. I can live where opioids were causing me to be on the couch the whole time,” she explained.

Yet, despite the benefits of medical cannabis to people like Faulkner, many have been slow

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A politically connected firm pushing to open dozens of pot shops in Illinois is suing to prevent a dispensary from opening in the former River North Rainforest Cafe — and to restrict how close minority-owned cannabis shops can be to one another.

The lawsuit filed Monday in Cook County by GRI Holdings, a clouted firm with deep ties to state government, claims that the proposed Consume Cannabis dispensary at 605 N. Clark St. violates state law by opening within 1,500 feet of its Green Rose Dispensary at 612 N. Wells St.

Both pot businesses are owned by social equity applicants, and therefore not restricted by a state law preventing pot shops from opening within 1,500 feet of an existing weed shop.

The idea behind the exception was to give minority-owned pot businesses a leg up on big weed shops that claimed some of the best territory years before the social equity licenses were issued.

But the suit claims that the exception — that social equity pot shops can open right next to each other — is a misinterpretation of the state law by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which issues state cannabis licenses and is named as a defendant.

That misinterpretation creates a

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Press Releases 2023.10.31 Workers are at the Forefront of Organizing Booming Industry in Missouri

Press Contact: Matt McQuaid Phone: (202) 624-6877 Email: mmcquaid@teamster.org

(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) – Budtenders and inventory clerks at Home State Dispensary have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 955. They are the first group of cannabis workers in the Kansas City metropolitan area to unionize and the first to join Local 955.

“At the current rate of sales, the Missouri cannabis industry is on track to gross over $1 billion in revenue for this year alone,” said Jerry Wood, Local 955 President. “These workers are smart. They know that they need to strike while the iron is hot if they want a fair share of that windfall, and by joining the Teamsters, they can get it.”

“These workers have the courage, tenacity, and solidarity that it takes to win a strong contract, and we’re here to make that happen,” said Peter Finn, Teamsters Western Region International Vice President and Food Processing Division Director. “We’re going to do in Missouri the exact same thing we’re doing in California, Illinois, and every other state where cannabis workers are organizing with

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The Honeybee Collective

The Honeybee Collective’s full line of sustainably grown and packaged pre-roll products will be available from The Cannabis Place delivery service and Union Square Travel Agency dispensary

NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via IBN — The Honeybee Collective, a cannabis brand known for its commitment to a sustainable planet and people-friendly practices, will be available for purchase in New York starting Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. The brand first launched in 2021 after a record-breaking crowdfunding campaign and is available in 45 dispensaries across Colorado, where they’ve seen 28% average monthly growth in sales of their 10-pack and 2-pack pre-rolls.

“Customers choose our pre-rolls because they’re convenient and reliable. They can grab a pack on their way out to an event or hike and trust in the quality of its effects,” said Business Development Representative Dre Miller, who manages The Honeybee Collective’s Colorado business.

The Honeybee Collective has partnered with leading Hudson Valley cannabis grower and manufacturer Hepworth Pura to provide New Yorkers with high-quality, environmentally friendly cannabis products. Gail Hepworth, co-founder/ president of Hepworth Pura, said, “We chose to partner with The Honeybee Collective because their founders share our passion for ethical business practices and environmental sustainability.”

Honeybee co-founder

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FLATBUSH, NY — Good Grades is already at the head of its class.

The shop was New York’s first woman-owned cannabis retail dispensary and is now the first store to legally sell recreational cannabis in Queens and Kings County.

And in their entrepreneurial-minded family, co-owners and cousins Michael and Extasy James are hoping to set a precedent by creating a legacy family business.

“Business requires you to grow… It’s been great learning to work off of each other’s strengths and weaknesses,” Michael James said. “You want to like who you work with.”

After a successful opening in Queens, Good Grades opened a pop-up at a former T-Mobile store on Flatbush Avenue near Beverly Road in October. The pop-up will remain open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Sunday until the end of the year.

Obviously, the store is not for college students under 21 — but the name is a riff on the immersive learning environment on a college campus, Michael James said.

With walls covered in local art, music and an interactive whiteboard, Good Grades’ Brooklyn location will school locals on more than just good weed.

“You may come for cannabis, but you may leave with lessons

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The Zoning Board of Appeal today rejected a plans to replace Cathedral Station, 1222 Washington St. in the South End, with a marijuana dispensary.

But that doesn’t necessarily mean one of the city’s few remaining LGBTQ-focused bars will stay open. Michael Ross, attorney for would-be dispensary operator Nike John, said his client didn’t force Cathedral Station out; its owner wanted to retire. In chat for the Zoom hearing, though, Jeremy Cattani, who has worked at the bar since 2014, called that “misrepresentation” and said it’s a rumor that John and Ross made up.

Following a long hearing, the board initially voted 4-3 to approve John’s proposed Boston Garden dispensary, but zoning votes require at least five votes, so the vote lost. On a second motion, the board then voted 5-2 to reject her plans without prejudice – which means she can re-apply for the conditional-use permit she needs within a year. Or she could sue in Suffolk Superior Court to seek to “annul” the vote.

Board members Norm Stembridge, Katie Whewell, Jeanne Pinado and Dave Collins initially voted in favor, while Gio Valencia, David Aiken and Chairwoman Sherry Dong voted against. On the second vote, to deny, Stembridge, Valencia, Collins, Aiken

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STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. — Channel 2 Action News got a chance to get a first look at Georgia’s first physician-owned medical cannabis provider.

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Botanical Sciences opened the dispensary in Stockbridge on Tuesday. It’s located on Rock Quarry Road.

The Georgia-based company provides tinctures, capsules, and topicals.

“The wonderful thing about having this dispensary is that they have a knowledgeable staff,” said customer Jennifer Conforti. A pharmacologist is helping parents and patients decide what’s the best medicine for them.”

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The company hopes the dispensary provides relief to Georgia patients who suffer from any of the state’s qualifying medical conditions.

According to the Georgia Medical Cannabis Commission, some of those conditions include Crohn’s disease, Tourette’s syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and many more.

Botanical Sciences has locations in Cobb County and Chatham County, with plans to open more across the state.

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STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. — Channel 2 Action News got a chance to get a first look at Georgia’s first physician-owned medical cannabis provider.

[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]

Botanical Sciences opened the dispensary in Stockbridge on Tuesday. It’s located on Rock Quarry Road.

The Georgia-based company provides tinctures, capsules, and topicals.

“The wonderful thing about having this dispensary is that they have a knowledgeable staff,” said customer Jennifer Conforti. A pharmacologist is helping parents and patients decide what’s the best medicine for them.”

TRENDING STORIES:

The company hopes the dispensary provides relief to Georgia patients who suffer from any of the state’s qualifying medical conditions.

According to the Georgia Medical Cannabis Commission, some of those conditions include Crohn’s disease, Tourette’s syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and many more.

Botanical Sciences has locations in Cobb County and Chatham County, with plans to open more across the state.

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IN OTHER NEWS:

VIDEO: Man breaks into Cherokee restaurant, makes off with 2 drinks and food delivery tablet

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