A third member of an interstate marijuana shipping ring pleaded guilty on Monday morning in Fresno federal court. In a plea deal, Elias Zambrano Jr., 41, of Fresno, admitted to his involvement in the operation, according to a news release from acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert. He entered guilty...
Who Wants to Be a Marijuana Millionaire? You Might Recognize These Names
Matt Garza is pitching something new. The Fresno native and former Major League Baseball pitcher has applied for city licenses to open two retail cannabis businesses. He sees them as platforms to raise money for his philanthropy. "My main motivation is to help build up our community to it, to...
Hanford Cannabis Hub is Company’s ‘Fastest Growing” Delivery Outlet. Now Offers Jay-Z Brand.
If you like your cannabis with "notes of grape, diesel and citrus," rapper Jay-Z can hook you up — and you won't have to leave home to get it. Jay-Z, also known as Shawn Carter, has created the Monogram line of cannabis products that's been selling out at Caliva retail locations...
Is a Marijuana Shop Coming to Your Neighborhood? Fresno is Reviewing Proposals.
More than 110 companies are vying to become the first legal retail marijuana dealers in the city of Fresno. But navigating the process and regulations can be "very complicated" one applicant said. "It does make it more costly and difficult to operate than if you like to just be open...
Smoking Cigarettes Inside SF Apartments Outlawed, but Pot is OK
SAN FRANCISCO — City officials in San Francisco have banned all tobacco smoking inside apartments, citing concerns about secondhand smoke. But lighting up a joint inside? That’s still allowed. The Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 Tuesday to approve the ordinance making San Francisco the largest city in the country to...
7 Fatally Shot at Illegal SoCal Marijuana Growing Site
RIVERSIDE — Seven people were found fatally shot at an illegal marijuana growing operation in rural Southern California, authorities said. The crime scene was discovered before dawn Monday after deputies responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon at a home in the unincorporated community of Aguanga,...
Clovis, Other Cities Battle State Over Marijuana Home Deliveries
California faced off in a Fresno court Thursday against Clovis and 24 other local governments that want to overturn a rule allowing statewide home marijuana deliveries. Clovis officials have said that every community should be able to decide how to handle the legalization of recreational marijuana in California. In a potential...
High Times Owner Scores 13 California Marijuana Dispensaries
LOS ANGELES — The owner of High Times is going to start selling marijuana after championing its use in the pages of its magazine for nearly half a century. Hightimes Holding Corp. said Tuesday is acquiring 13 dispensaries from Harvest Health and Recreation, one of the largest multi-state producers and...
4/20 Fizzle: Pot Industry Tested as Virus Slams Economy
LOS ANGELES — The unofficial holiday celebrating all things cannabis arrives Monday as the nation’s emerging legal marijuana market braces for an economic blow from the coronavirus crisis, with many consumers reducing spending or going underground for deals. It was supposed to be a long weekend of festivals and music...
A Pot Shop at Your Door: Home Delivery Surges Amid Outbreak
SAN FRANCISCO — One company rushed to expand its delivery fleet. Another has seen sales triple. The global coronavirus pandemic has left millions of people locked out of bars, restaurants and theaters, but it’s been an unexpected boost for some U.S. pot shops. Marijuana users in the nation’s largest legal...