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March 17, 2020 By Lauren Mendelsohn Today, the Sonoma County Department of Health Services issued a “Shelter in Place” Order directing all county residents to stay inside unless engaging in certain essential and health-related activities. The Order specifically includes “licensed cannabis businesses” in the list of “Healthcare Operations” that can […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn, Esq. January 14, 2020 (updated Feb. 4, 2020) On Monday, January 6, 2020, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors took a major step towards lifting the county’s moratorium on hemp cultivation by unanimously approving the first reading of an ordinance that would replace the current moratorium […]
December 20, 2019 By Lauren Mendelsohn Earlier this week, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted to approve recommendations from the Cannabis Ad Hoc Committee regarding exploring changes to the county’s cannabis program. The committee’s presentation for the item can be viewed here. The motivation behind this was the fact […]
Each year the North Bay Bohemian (Sonoma County) does a survey to determine the best local businesses of the year. In the past, we’ve been honored to win the “Best Cannabis Lawyer / Law Firm” and “Best Intellectual Property Lawyer / Law […]
By Omar Figueroa & Lauren Mendelsohn October 9, 2019 [Updated 10/25/19] Utility company Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has announced a Public Safety Power Shutoff Event starting in the early hours of Wednesday, October 9, across many regions of California. It is anticipated that numerous licensed cannabis businesses across […]
By Associate Attorney Lauren Mendelsohn August 8, 2018 Overview On August 7, 2018 the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors discussed proposed updates to the county’s commercial cannabis ordinance, which was initially adopted in December 2016. Implementation of the commercial cannabis program […]
March 12, 2018 – On March 6, 2018 the Sebastopol City Council approved a comprehensive cannabis ordinance that would allow a number of different cannabis uses within the city. The ordinance will go into effect on April 6, 2018 at which point the City will start accepting applications. The new […]
March 8, 2018 – Monday, March 5, Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch announced that her office would be proactively reviewing past marijuana-related crimes to see which were eligible for expungement under Proposition 64. This is a complete shift from Ravitch’s initial position, when she initially said last month that […]
The California Department of Food and Agriculture, CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing, released proposed regulations on April 28, 2017 that would create a new license type, the “Processor” license, for “a cultivation site that conducts only trimming, drying, curing, grading or packaging of cannabis and nonmanufactured cannabis products.” While licensed processors may […]
North Coast marijuana producers react t…l marijuana rules | The Press Democrat JULIE JOHNSON THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | May 1, 2017, 7:55PM The first draft of rules for California’s medical marijuana industry would establish a highly regulated business environment, with strict limits on the hours of operation and the amount […]