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The state is allowing more on-street alcohol sales and food in cannabis lounges. Supporters say the laws will boost downtown economies. -
Advocates say the recent ban will especially affect vulnerable individuals, including children. -
The proposal still faces a potentially lengthy review process, but if is approved it could have wide-ranging effects. It could make marijuana research easier. It could reduce taxes for legal cannabis businesses. -
In another step toward a commercial cannabis ordinance, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors Wednesday voted 3-2 in favor of a social equity program that advocates say will allow people affected by previous criminalization efforts to participate in the regulated market. -
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country. -
The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a Vista, California, CBD hemp oil company fighting a lawsuit from a truck driver who says he got fired after using a product falsely advertised as being free from the active ingredient in marijuana. -
The city is not looking to open more cannabis dispensaries. Rather, the report is preparation for when the city considers other types of cannabis businesses. -
City staff initially recommended 36 cannabis equity licenses. They just announced they'd only issue half that. -
Black people account for 3% of the city's population but 6% of all cannabis-related arrests.
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San Diego is deciding how to spend $1 million allocated to its cannabis social equity program.
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