Tag Archives: medical marijuana

Feds move to seize Midtown marijuana dispensary property

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Isaac Gonzalez

The federal government to moving to close a Downtown Sacramento marijuana dispensary by seizing the property the operation currently conducts its business out of. “Grass on 10th”, the dispensary maintained by the Sacramento Holistic Healing Center, has been providing patients … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , , | Comments Off

Sacramento Sheriff’s Department to return 2 pounds of improperly seized pot

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Isaac Gonzalez

The Sacramento Sheriff’s Department will have to return 2 pounds of medical marijuana that a judge says they illegally seized during a code enforcement inspection. The department has no plans to challenge the judge’s order, and even says they “respect … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , | Comments Off

Free marijuana this Friday

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Isaac Gonzalez

Giving into pressures from local and federal lawmakers, Orangevale’s Magnolia Wellness has announced that they’re shutting down their operations at the end of the week. But instead of going out with a whimper, the medical marijuana dispensary is throwing a … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

Trio arrested after pot grow break-in, high-speed chase

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Isaac Gonzalez

Three men from Stockton traveled all the way to Watt Avenue early Saturday morning with only one intention in mind: break into and steal the grow equipment from a large-scale medical marijuana warehouse operation. Too bad for them, Sacramento law … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Sacramento County bans marijuana dispensaries

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Isaac Gonzalez

The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved a single-sentence change in their zoning codes last night that will effectively ban all current and future medical marijuana dispensaries from doing business within the unincorporated parts of the county. While the language … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

Sacramento County suing pot dispensaries and their landlords

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Isaac Gonzalez

Sacramento County has filed a lawsuit in Superior Court as part of a crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries it says are stepping outside of the law. The suit claims that the Capital City Health & Wellness shop on Fulton Ave … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

Church wants dispensary moved, pot issues still cloudy

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Chris Cook

Reverend Kevin Ross of Christ Unity Church, is not happy about a medical marijuana dispensary that has opened close to his church, near Folsom & La Riviera.  He told reporters that when he went to the new location of Millennium … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

What does a new federal memo mean for local pot shops?

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Isaac Gonzalez

A June 29th memo released by U.S. Deputy Attorney General James Cole could be the beginning of end for large scale marijuana operations in the Sacramento region, and beyond. After two years of lax enforcement of federal guidelines, this memo … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off

Sacramento 1st annual Hempfest set to begin August 19th

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Isaac Gonzalez

Sacramento’s Mayor Kevin Johnson has said on many occasions that he would like to see this city spurt an “Emerald Valley”. I wonder if this is what he intended. Organizers are currently putting the finishing touches on what they’re calling … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Grand Jury reports paints Isleton in corrupt light, Pot growers as illegitimate

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Isaac Gonzalez

The Sacramento County Grand Jury released a scathing report looking into the city of Isleton’s dealing with the Delta Allied Growers today and it’s chock full of shady dealings, politicians blinded by the promise of money, equipment and jobs, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Local leaders send mixed signals about medical pot dispensaries

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Isaac Gonzalez

On the one hand, officials in Sacramento would rather you not operate a pot shop in their jurisdiction.  On the other hand, they sure wouldn’t mind the tax revenue. In a classic example of having ones cake and eating it … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off