Luis Chavez says he’s on the right track to increasing prosperity in southeast Fresno. Paula Yang counters she can do better, especially with bringing the community together. Voters in District 5 will choose to keep Chavez, as he runs for his first full term on the Fresno City Council, or...
California Could Reshape Pot Rules as Legal Market Struggles
LOS ANGELES — The nation's largest legal marijuana market is struggling. Illicit sales continue to thrive. A shaky supply chain has customers looking at barren shelves in some shops. There are testing problems. And a proposal to allow home marijuana deliveries in cities that have banned pot sales could lead...
Up in Nevada, Folks Really Love Their Cannabis
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Tax collections on recreational marijuana sales in Nevada have exceeded projections for the entire fiscal year in just the first 10 months since they became legal last July. Nevada Department of Taxation Director Bill Anderson says the $6.5 million in pot tax revenues in April slipped...
You've Got Until Saturday To Buy Cannabis at Bargain Prices
LOS ANGELES — Bargain basement bud is on the menu in California, but you need to act fast to cash in on the cheap weed. Regulations being phased in six months after the state broadly legalized marijuana require that pot sold after Saturday meet strict quality standards, so retailers unloading...
The Greening of Fresno? Voters Will Decide Cannabis Tax.
Fresno voters will decide whether they want to tax cannabis. The city council enacted step one Thursday (June 14) — deciding by a 5-1 vote to place the item on the November ballot. However, the tax would have to earn the approval of two-thirds of Fresno voters to become law....
The Great Fresno Cop Debate: 1,000 or 900 Officers?
When he campaigned for mayor two years ago, Lee Brand often cited 1,000 sworn officers as the goal for the Fresno Police Department. Listen to any of his recent speeches, like during a recent campaign fundraiser, and his goal remains 1,000 officers. Does Chief Jerry Dyer agree that 1,000 is...
Q&A With Councilman Clint Olivier on Marijuana Tax
The following is a transcript of GV Wire's interview with Fresno Councilman Clint Olivier. Watch it by clicking on the video above. GV Wire: Where do you stand on marijuana regulations in Fresno? Olivier: I'm personally in favor of adult use uses within the city that include manufacturing, cultivation, distribution,...
Cannabis Backers Loving Trump's Apparent Support
Entrepreneurs and other cannabis enthusiasts are doing backflips over President Donald Trump's statement last week about marijuana. The president said Friday that he "probably" would support bipartisan federal legislation protecting legal marijuana activities in states such as California that have approved the drug. Trump's announcement follows his April declaration that...
Legal Marijuana Sales in Fresno? Council Will Vote on Ballot Measure
As GV Wire reported last week, voters could decide whether to allow marijuana sales in Fresno. In the just-released agenda for the June 14 Fresno City Council meeting, council members will vote whether to place a marijuana measure on the Nov. 6 general election ballot. The proposal calls for the...
High Times: Fresno Medical Marijuana Could Be on November Ballot
Fresno's newly-released budget proposal could have the city seeing green, and that's not just the color of money. Fresno voters could decide on allowing medical marijuana shops in a potential November ballot item. And, the city would create two new staff positions involving the dispensaries. That, perhaps, is the most...