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...

Palm Springs Officers Exposed to Coronavirus by Spitting Man

California’s Bill for Fighting Trump in Court? $41 Million So Far

Fresno County Asked for 38,000 COVID Vaccine Doses. It Got Just 8,000.

Schumer: Trump Impeachment Trial to Begin Week of Feb. 8

Called Out for Nearly 500% Increase in COVID Cases, Madera County Pushes Back

Water Partnerships Between Cities and Farms Would Help Prepare for a Changing Climate

California’s Bill for Fighting Trump in Court? $41 Million So Far

US Should Return to Nuclear Deal, Says Iranian Expert Parsi

Chuck Norris Manager Says Actor Was Not at US Capitol Riot

Hank Aaron, Baseball’s One-Time Home Run King, Dies at 86

Dog Spent Days Outside Turkish Hospital Waiting for Owner

Coaches Want to Restart Football in Spring, Even if Local COVID Infections are ‘Substantial’

In Pandemic-Era Budget, Newsom Tries to Nestle Friends and Neutralize Enemies

Small Businesses Need Support Through COVID-19 Pandemic

How to Realize the Promise of California’s Youth Justice Transformation

Water Partnerships Between Cities and Farms Would Help Prepare for a Changing Climate

GV Wire Unfiltered - January 12, 2021

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Valley GOP Lawmaker Valadao Votes To Impeach Trump

Biden Win Confirmed After Pro-Trump Mob Storms US Capitol

Trump Says He’ll ‘Fight Like Hell’ to Hold on to Presidency

Final (!) Election Day: Georgia Deciding US Senate Control