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The PotPlus Guide to California’s Proposed Cannabis Regulations: Part Three

  Last week we wrote two of four posts summarizing the new comprehensive rules drafted by the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation (BMCR). (You can check out the first post here and the second, here.) The proposed rules are essentially a rough draft for the commercial medical cannabis industry– not recreational– and apply to areas such as dispensaries, patients, business …

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The PotPlus Guide to California’s Proposed Cannabis Regulations: Part Two

  Earlier this week we wrote the first of four posts summarizing and dissecting the new comprehensive rules drafted by the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation’s (BMCR). (You can check out that post here.) The proposed rules are essentially a rough draft for the commercial medical cannabis industry– not recreational– and apply to areas such as dispensaries, …

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The PotPlus Guide to California’s Proposed Cannabis Regulations: Part One

  On April 28th the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation (BMCR) released their proposed licensing regulations for California’s medical cannabis industry. The rules are lengthy, dense and conservative. But they set specific licensing and enforcement criteria for commercial cannabis businesses. So although these comprehensive rules might seem over-the-top, it’s a step in the right direction. The …

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The Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulations Takes Road Show to LA

  Last Thursday, the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulations (BMCR) gathered in downtown Los Angeles for a public hearing regarding the new statewide medical cannabis rules. We’re in the midst of a 60-day commenting period that ends on June 20, and the public is urged to give feedback on the proposed regulations. Last week’s hearing …

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Proposed State Law to Protect Beach Bonfires Draws Attention of Air-Quality Regulators

A bill by two Orange County legislators aimed at protecting beach bonfires has caught the attention of California air-quality regulators, who this summer imposed restrictions that call for the removal of some fire rings. According to the agenda posted Thursday, the South Coast Air Quality District Board of Directors meeting in Diamond Bar at 9:30 …

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Santa Ana City Council Delays Action On Commercial Cannabis Ordinance Due To Potential Problems

The Santa Ana City Council met on Tuesday night for another four-hour doozy of a meeting. The council was supposed to take action on three cannabis items: Ordinance Amendment No. 2017-03 to create chapter 40 in the city’s municipal code to regulate commercial, i.e. recreational cannabis; an “in-lieu fee agreement,” or added tax, to mitigate any …

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Santa Ana’s Taco Truck Owners Mull Lawsuit Against City Council’s War On Carne Asada

Loncheras of SanTana, unite! Taco truck owners held a meeting yesterday afternoon at a food-truck commissary in the city with famed lawyer Federico Sayre to mull their legal options against the council’s war against carne asada. Organizers expected about 20 of their colleagues to show up; instead over 70 people appeared. Men, women and children …

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Advocates for the Undocumented Seek Removal of Obstacles to Getting CA Drivers Licenses

A report on California recently joining 10 other states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia in allowing undocumented immigrants to apply for drivers licenses puts a spotlight on the Mexican Consulate in Santa Ana, where five-hour driver's ed classes are being offered for free to … ick … excuse me. I need to clean …

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California Department Of Conservation Proposes New Fracking Rules

We can't help but imagine former Vice President Dick Cheney loudly grinding his teeth in response to an announcement Friday by the California Department of Conservation (DOC), which proposed several regulations for the oversight of the oil drilling practice known as fracking. The DOC's draft regulations stem from the recent passage of State Senate Bill …

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