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COACHELLA, Calif. –  After approval in Desert Hot Springs and Cathedral City, the City of Coachella is next to open their doors to the marijuana industry and it became official tonight with a unanimous city council vote. ” I think more than anything its an opportunity to really diversify our economy, to bring in more jobs, to be first and be a trend setter.” Mayor Steven Hernandez said. “Really wise for the city leaders, they

With medicinal marijuana becoming more regulated and the possibility that California voters will legalize pot in November, Cloverdale is pursuing a local tax on cannabis-related businesses. A majority of Cloverdale voters would need to approve the tax, which the City Council is likely to place on the November ballot. Mayor Mary Ann Brigham said there is no shortage of people wanting to set up dispensaries or other cannabis businesses in Cloverdale, and it makes sense

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The city of Clearlake continues to work through the early stages of its new marijuana cultivation permitting process, enacted earlier this year. The Clearlake City Council passed a new city marijuana cultivation ordinance in February that was based on the work of an ad hoc committee that included council members, business people and a dispensary owners, as Lake County News has reported. In addition to banning commercial cultivation, the ordinance requires a