recreational Archives

Downtown Hanford’s First Marijuana Store Gets Council Greenlight

September 23, 2019

Hanford's first downtown shop selling medical and recreational marijuana to adults could open as soon as early 2020 in downtown, and another downtown marijuana dispensary is on the horizon, Mayor Sue Sorensen tells GV Wire. The City Council voted Tuesday to...

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English Classes, Legal Services Cut for Immigrant Kids

AP News

June 5, 2019

PHOENIX — Immigrant children in the care of the U.S. government may no longer have access to English-language courses and legal services, officials said Wednesday. "We have a humanitarian crisis at the borde...

Medical and Recreational Cannabis Finally Get the OK in Fresno

gvwire

December 13, 2018

More than two decades after California voters legalized medicinal marijuana, the Fresno City Council finally followed suit Thursday. Seven medicinal retail outlets will be allowed in the first nine months of...

With Council Poised to OK Recreational Cannabis, What Will Mayor Do?

David Taub

December 12, 2018

With the Fresno City Council slated to pass regulations for the cannabis business on Thursday (Dec. 13), Mayor Lee Brand remains against allowing recreational shops in the city. After an initial debate last week, the council will vote to adopt regulations a...

Canada Now World’s Largest Legal Marijuana Market

AP News

October 17, 2018

MONTREAL — Ian Power was among the first to buy legal recreational marijuana in Canada but he has no plans to smoke it. He plans to frame it. "This is going to going to make a real difference for people who ...

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Up in Nevada, Folks Really Love Their Cannabis

Bill McEwen

June 29, 2018

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 Depart...

California May Require Beverage Makers to Handle Recycling

Borgeas Targets Controversial AB 5 With Town Hall, Legislation

Lawmakers Eye Limits on Local Housing Project Fees

Poll: Most Americans Support Equal Rights Amendment

What Is SGMA? Here Are the Basics.

How Is This Poor, Rural District Keeping Kids in School?

‘Opportunity Fresno’ Links Investors With Projects in Low-Income Zones

The New Thing for California Politicians? Sweet Charity

LA City Council Says Dodgers Should Be Awarded Series Titles

Expert Panel Says 113 Species Need Urgent Attention After Australia’s Bushfires

Hard Practice Energizes Bulldog Women in Bounce-Back Win

Auschwitz Museum Upset at Scene in Amazon Series ‘Hunters’

LA Times' Steve Lopez Is All Wet. Finish High-Speed Rail in Valley.

How Is This Poor, Rural District Keeping Kids in School?

Karbassi, Neighbors Respond to Tragedy With Good Ideas

Rediscovering America: A Quiz on the US Census

Video: Dyer vs. Janz in GV Wire Mayoral Forum

ICYMI: ‘How Not to Die’ by Dr. Michael Greger

Video: Alonzo vs. Maxwell in GV Wire City Council Forum

Rabbi Rosove: Two-State Solution Only Road to Peace for Israel, Palestine

Democrat Julián Castro Drops out of 2020 Presidential Race

It Looks Like People With No Real Interest in Bloomberg Are Signing up to Be Grassroots Campaigners Because He Pays $2,500 a Month

Sanders vs. Bloomberg Scenario Is Like a Jewish Joke Turned Ominously Real

Debate Night Brawl: Bloomberg, Sanders Attacked by Rivals