Monterey County

Monterey >> With one successful medical marijuana dispensary and a manufacturing plant in Monterey County, along with the prospect of voter approval for recreational use of the drug come Nov. 8, five cities in the county will have either a cannabis business tax or commercial cannabis tax measure on the ballot in anticipation of new marijuana-based businesses taking root. It is a turnabout by many in the last year or two after Del Rey Oaks 
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Monterey County is holding off on expanding commercial medical marijuana cultivation rules to allow outdoor grows. Currently, only indoor medical marijuana grows are allowed in Monterey County. While no one from the county was immediately available to talk about the decision on Tuesday, the county report states outdoor grows bring up regulation challenges because of space and environmental issues like illegal grading and water diversion. But there are some benefits. “But outdoor growers are generally 
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