February 12, 2019 10 Compete for 4 Commercial Weed Permits in Mountain View By Jennifer Wadsworth A host of viable contenders, including heavyweights MedMen and Caliva, are vying for a small number of cannabis permits in the South Bay city. Read More 9
November 22, 2018 Op-Ed: Pot Record Clearance is Critical for Our Communities By Williams Armaline and Diana Varela SJSU will host an educational forum on cannabis record clearance on Nov. 28 in the Student Union Theater. Read More 1
November 14, 2018 Pot Shots: Voters Pass Cannabis Tax Measures in Mountain View, Santa Clara, Morgan Hill By Julia Baum Bay Area voters last week ushered in more than a dozen local weed ordinances, all but one concerning taxes. Read More 0
October 2, 2018 Gov. Brown Signs Slew of Laws on Criminal Justice, Cannabis, Net Neutrality, #MeToo and More By Silicon Valley Newsroom In his 16 years as governor, Jerry Brown has signed nearly 20,000 bills, including 1,016 this year and the final one on Sunday. Read More 1
August 29, 2018 Proposed State Law Would Automatically Clear Thousands of Cannabis Convictions in 2019 By Julia Baum Thousands of weed-related convictions may be automatically overturned throughout California next year thanks to AB 1793. Read More 0
August 16, 2018 Santa Clara County Considers Permanent Prohibition on Pot By Jennifer Wadsworth While San Jose rakes in $10 million-plus a year in tax revenue from cannabis, Santa Clara County is leaning toward prohibition. Read More 5
July 5, 2018 South Bay Police Struggle to Enforce Laws Against Stoned Driving in Wake of Legalization By Grace Hase Families who lost loved ones to drugged driving worry that the state’s inability to consistently enforce DUI laws will put other lives at risk. Read More 10
April 24, 2018 Silicon Valley Cannabis Clubs Celebrate 420 in High Style By Julia Baum Instead of trekking up to Hippie Hill in San Francisco, Silicon Valley locals celebrated the stoner holiday at San Jose pot clubs. Read More 2
April 19, 2018 How San Jose Went from Being the ‘Wild West of Weed’ to a Bastion for Legal Cannabis By Lauren Hepler While many neighboring suburbs still cling to cannabis prohibitions, San Jose has become the de facto weed capital of Silicon Valley. Read More 0
April 18, 2018 While San Francisco Wipes Out Thousands of Pot Convictions, Santa Clara County is Slow to Act By San Jose Inside Some hoped Santa Clara County would take a cue from San Francisco and other cities that erased pot convictions in the wake of Prop. 64. Read More 0
April 18, 2018 By the Numbers: San Jose’s Budding Cannabis Sector By Silicon Valley Newsroom The local pot industry has seen enormous growth since San Jose adopted its regulatory framework for cannabis in 2016. Read More 2
January 5, 2018 State Bill Would Lift Penalty on Recreational Cannabis Sales By Silicon Valley Newsroom A Bay Area lawmaker has introduced a bill that would waive a 10 percent penalty on cash payments for recreational pot sales. Read More 9
January 3, 2018 The Year in Preview: Important Local Issues to Watch in 2018 By Jennifer Wadsworth There’s no telling the future, but here we give you some cursory predictions about a handful of local issues. Read More 3
December 15, 2017 San Jose’s Buddy’s Cannabis One of First to Earn State License By Jennifer Wadsworth A San Jose collective this week became one of the first in the state to obtain a license to sell recreational pot. Read More 11
November 15, 2017 San Jose Approves the Sale of Recreational Cannabis for 2018 By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s 16 licensed pot shops can sell non-medicinal cannabis to anyone over the age of 21 starting Jan. 1. Read More 31
November 10, 2016 Puff, Puff Passed: How Legal Weed Will Work in California By Jennifer Wadsworth Recreational marijuana is now legal in California, but it will take some time to fully implement. Read More 9