Forward motion: 1. This evening, the city council voted Yes on the first reading of the revised ordinance that will permit a second dispensary. If there’s no hitch, it could take full effect May 19. 2. The city council decided on Option 1, allowing past and new...
All points in the supply chain matter. Without cultivators, there is no product on dispensary shelves. Overall, this is a good thing, though there are caveats. You can read the entire article here. “The special status that cannabis cultivation permitting has enjoyed...
New Councilmember Kelso Barnett was interviewed on KSVY’s Morning Show this past Wednesday. Among other things, he commented on the current cannabis issue. He has no problem with a second dispensary. He understood that the city council originally wanted two...
Good evening to the city council. First, as a private citizen, I’d like to thank the city council and staff for all their hard work in choosing a new city council member, it was no doubt a tough job, but very well managed. And I’d like to congratulate councilmember...
Thank you letter to the city council, sent on Friday: Hello City Council and Staff, We would just like to thank the city council for addressing our cannabis question to the candidates. There are many people out here, not just in Sonoma, but in the entire Valley, who...
The following Letter to the Editor by former Mayor Ken Brown was published in today’s IT. Below it, is the Comment we posted to the letter. Loss of enthusiasm EDITOR: I find it a bit ironic that, as the Sonoma City Council reviews its selections for Rachel Hundley’s...
All things considered, kudos to the city council for moving through the evening’s process so smoothly. Here is an edited view of all the candidates responses to the cannabis question. Thank you to the Mayor and the city council for...
The city council will be interviewing candidates to fill the seat from which Councilperson Rachel Hundley recently resigned. We are asking the council to please include a question regarding their stands on cannabis business in Sonoma. The meeting is scheduled for...
As we stated above, on January 20, the city council voted to amend our ordinance to permit an additional walk-in retail dispensary. A very good thing! A second retail outlet will provide additional service to the 45,000 people living in the greater Sonoma area....
After a full year of negotiating and approving a single retail cannabis dispensary for Sonoma, the city council at its Jan. 20 meeting opened the door to a second retail dispensary. Gil Latimer, who said he was speaking for Justice Grown applicants Ken Brown and his...