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It took two attempts, but the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors, by a 4-1 vote, passed a final extension on Tuesday of the county's much-maligned cannabis urgency ordinance, keeping regulation and enforcement in place at least until May 3. That is the day after voters will have cast their...

Pismo Beach's urgency ban on most marijuana business activity will expire on Friday, following a city council vote Tuesday. Last month, despite stiff opposition from Councilman Erik Howell, the Pismo Beach Council adopted an urgency ordinance prohibiting outdoor cultivation, manufacturing...

The City of Chino Hills has banned all commercial marijuana activity in response to last month's passage of Prop. 64 that legalized marijuana use for adults 21 and older. The new law allows recreational use of marijuana but does not forbid cities from adopting ordinances to regulate or ban...

The fate of the commercial cannabis industry in Calaveras County remained unclear on Monday, following the defeat of an initiative to enact permanent regulation on the Nov. 8 ballot and a nearly full-on replacement of the Board of Supervisors in January. Despite uncertainty in the wake of the...

With less than a week left before California voters decide if recreational marijuana will be legal to use, Campbell is among cities adopting urgency ordinances regulating non-medical marijuana uses before the Nov. 8 election. The city council unanimously voted to adopt an urgency ordinance at...

In a move to get the jump on the potential legalization of marijuana if a November proposition is approved by voters, the Solvang City Council adopted an interim urgency ordinance essentially banning the drug from within its boundaries. The Solvang Municipal Code already prohibited medical...