As cities grapple with budget deficits, some leaders in two separate college towns are more open to exploring legalizing and taxing cannabis retail stores to bring in new revenue than others.
Tag: Cannabis
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Costa Mesa Considers Another Cannabis Shop, Inches Closer to 35-Store Cap
Costa Mesa officials are slated to consider allowing another cannabis retailer, sparking discussion about overcrowding of these businesses and potential negative effects of cannabis sales in the city.
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Costa Mesa Approved Another Cannabis Shop After Overhauling Local Laws
After several weeks of adjusting cannabis laws in Costa Mesa, city council members approved a new cannabis shop while anticipating more changes ahead.
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Costa Mesa Looks to Increase Cannabis Storefront Buffer Zones
The planning commission will first consider how to update the city’s cannabis ordinance to address public concerns.
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Orange County’s City of Seniors May Allow Cannabis Businesses
Laguna Woods, a city where 80% of the residents are aged 65 and older, may become Orange County’s newest city to allow cannabis storefronts.
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Cannabis Sales Are Paying for New Public Library Services in Santa Ana
In a city where libraries usually get smaller slices of the annual budget, marijuana sales have financed what officials hope to be a first step in upgrading the Santa Ana library.
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Santa Ana’s Cannabis Shop Policies Praised for Boosting Community Investment, But Questions Remain
Orange County grand jurors question whether there’s true oversight over the city’s spending of its cannabis-fueled tax revenue.
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Lake Forest Repeals Ordinance Allowing Marijuana Testing Labs, But Tightens Guidelines
The labs can continue operating as legal nonconforming uses.
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Lake Forest Could Tighten Rules For Marijuana Testing Labs, Santa Ana Uses Cannabis Revenue to Fund Youth Programs
Santa Ana will give an update on how it plans to use cannabis revenue to keep funding youth services
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Fullerton, La Habra and Costa Mesa Look To Regulate Commercial Cannabis
The Fullerton City Council will take a final vote to repeal the commercial regulation of cannabis on Tuesday.
