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When adult-use becomes legal on Jan. 1, it won't be the beginning of marijuana sales in California. People have been running cannabis operations peacefully for years – but they might be the ones left out of its legalization. On Saturday, Oct. 21, the future of legalized cannabis was discussed...

The City of Oakland this week debuted a new process for issuing permits for people interested in becoming medical cannabis entrepreneurs. It's a bid to close the racial disparity gap it found in the industry during an analysis by the city's Department of Race and Equity earlier this year...

Anyone who owns and operates a pot business in Oakland will have to live in the city, Oakland's lawmakers have decided. That's bad news for established businesses like Dark Heart Nursery, run by a San Leandro resident who's worked in the city for more than a decade and whose family has lived...

Do you remember childhood challenge games? I remember competitions to see who could hold their breath the longest. It was a fun contest that required no resources. As an adult, I've learned that these challenges aren't just for kids. Holding one's breath is actually a skill many grownups seek...

It is no secret that the war on drugs became a war on Black and Brown people and disproportionately filled prisons to bursting with Black men. It's also not a secret that Prop 64, legalizing recreational marijuana use, signals the starting line for the official rush for the gold represented in...

The City of Oakland held a medical cannabis mixer on Sunday, to allow Oaklanders interested in medical cannabis permits and who satisfy the equity program criteria to explore partnership opportunities and learn more about the city's upcoming permit application process. Several hundred...

The City of Oakland held a medical cannabis mixer on Sunday, to allow Oaklanders interested in medical cannabis permits and who satisfy the equity program criteria to explore partnership opportunities and learn more about the city's upcoming permit application process. Several hundred...

The Oakland City Council is considering a proposal from an organization that calls itself the Oakland Diversity and Equity Cannabis Coalition that would reduce the benefits of a recently passed ordinance that gives preference to Oakland drug-war victims for city cannabis selling permits. Under...