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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Cannabis’s Banking Problem” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]**** 3/8/19 Edit: since the publication of this blog, a bipartisan coalition of more than 100 co-sponsors has reintroduced The Secure
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”The WHO in Favor of CBD and other PSAs” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]Local: Cultivation Workshop Santa Barbara is hosting Cannabis Worker Health & Safety Training. There will
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”What’s the What on Cannabis Remediation ” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]All cannabis products must be tested before retail sale, but what happens if your product doesn’t pass
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Scot Candell & Associates’ “Best of Marin 2019“ Recommendation List for Pacific Sun” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][vc_column_text] Don’t forget that voting ends February 7th! Click to Vote:
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Vote Scot Candell & Associates” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”10198″ img_size=”medium” overflow=”yes”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Pacific Sun’s annual Best of Marin readers’ poll is here! Please take a
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Changes in State Regulations” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]The beginning of 2019 marked many changes in the California cannabis landscape. Below are some of the major changes that
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Jared Schwass Named Cannabis Law Expert” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]Scot Candell & Associates’ Jared Schwass has been named a Cannabis Law Experts by Databird Research Journal! The
Canadian Cannabis Is Now Open For Business Canada passed a bill to legalize recreational cannabis in June of 2018, becoming the 2nd country to do
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”BCC Crackdowns” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]The Bureau of Cannabis Control (Bureau) and the Department of Consumer Affairs’ Division of Investigation-Cannabis Enforcement Unit (DOI-CEU) announced on Monday enforcement
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Are You Delivering Illegally?” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]On July 13th, the proposed permanent California cannabis regulations were released. In hopes of shoring up loose ends and making
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Water Regulations” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]Contra Costa is moving steadily forward on the path to regulate commercial cannabis in their jurisdiction. However, at the Board of Supervisors
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]A new bill to decriminalize and regulate marijuana at the federal level, called the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act,
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Legislative Approval of Marijuana” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]New bi-partisan legislation could protect the California cannabis industry from federal crackdowns. Thursday a bill was introduced in both the
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Amendments to the Emergency Regulations (Part 2)” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]The state has released proposed revisions to the emergency regulations originally codified in November of 2017. While
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Marin County Application Has Dropped” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]On Friday the Marin County medicinal cannabis delivery applications dropped. Applications will be accepted through July 5th. To submit
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Amendments to the Emergency Regulations” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]On Friday, state agencies released proposed amendments to the current emergency regulations governing cannabis commercial operations. Most of the
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”World Health Organization and Cannabis” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]From the 4th to the 8th of June the World Health Organization (WHO) is holding a meeting that could
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Youtube Is Heavily Censoring Cannabis” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]Youtube has turned its back on creators who post cannabis-related content. For the past month they have been cracking
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Marin County Applications Coming Soon” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]Marin County dispensary applications are to be released within a few weeks. The County, north of the Golden Gate
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”PSA: Inspections for State Licenses” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]Both the Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) have been ramping