Oakland has $332,000 to help dispensaries and more, but the application deadline is closing.
Tag: Cannabis
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Oakland Cannery artists are getting squeezed out by the cannabis industry
Residents of one of Oakland’s oldest live-work warehouses are facing an Ellis Act eviction.
Posted inArts & Community
‘Oaksterdam’: New documentary tells the story of local underdogs who helped legalize cannabis
‘American Pot Story: Oaksterdam’ follows a small group of Oakland activists who transformed drug policy.
Posted inBusiness
Will Oakland’s old Parkway Theater be reborn as a pot-friendly movie lounge?
Ivy Hill Cannabis, which currently operates a dispensary at the former theater east of Lake Merritt, is hoping so. But legal troubles have slowed the process.
Posted inBusiness
California cuts cannabis taxes to heal ailing industry
California is overhauling its cannabis tax structure, including entirely eliminating a tax on growers.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
Will the ‘Emerald New Deal’ make it onto Oakland’s November ballot?
Proponents want cannabis tax revenue dedicated to repairing communities harmed by the drug war. But others are concerned about withdrawing millions from the city’s general fund.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
Oakland’s cannabis industry reeling from car caravan burglaries — again
The most recent wave of thefts in November caused an estimated $5 million in damages and lost inventory for one of Oakland’s most important industries.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
Oakland takes first step to end cannabis testing of city workers
Employees suspected of consuming marijuana at work could still be tested under a proposed change.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
City Council this week: Pot testing city workers could end, outside law enforcement in Oakland
Finance committee will hear about unfilled city jobs while public safety will consider ending cannabis tests.
Posted inBusiness
Meet the mother-son duo delivering cannabis and building community in Oakland
Tee Tee Brown and Bryce Savoy opened Euphorium Oakland with the help of Oakland’s Cannabis Equity Program. Now they’re giving back through a nonprofit, The Black Neighborhood.
