March 14, 2019 Op-Ed: San Jose Took Away My Medical Cannabis Patient Rights By Crystal Campisi Since the city has chosen not to waive its cannabis tax for medical patients, there is no advantage to renewing one’s Rx card. Read More 6
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
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
October 17, 2016 San Jose May Allow Pot Delivery, Multiple Cultivation Sites By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose will consider allowing multiple cultivation sites for cannabis collectives as well as sanctioned delivery services for licensed operators. Read More 12
May 25, 2016 ‘No’ on Measure C: San Jose Has Solid Medical Marijuana System By Silicon Valley Newsroom It seems counterintuitive, but if you care about safe access to medical marijuana in San Jose, vote “no” on Measure C. Read More 73
May 13, 2016 Measure C Author Urges Voters to Oppose His Pot Club Proposal By Jennifer Wadsworth The author of Measure C, a ballot initiative that would replace San Jose’s medical marijuana laws, announced today that he opposes his own campaign. Read More 58
April 19, 2016 Ex-SJ Mayor Chuck Reed to Join Forces with Pot Clubs on 4/20 By Jennifer Wadsworth Chuck Reed spent half his tenure as mayor of San Jose battling pot clubs. Now he’s joining forces with collectives for 4/20. Read More 68
March 15, 2016 San Jose Rules Committee to Discuss Pot Laws, Rent Control By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s Rules Committee will consider a proposal by Councilman Ash Kalra to revise its medical marijuana ordinance. Read More 9
February 29, 2016 Medical Marijuana Ordinance Slated for June Special Election By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose may assign Mayor Sam Liccardo to pen argument and rebuttal against an initiative that aims to replace the city's medical marijuana ordinance. Read More 5
February 12, 2016 Legalization Proponent Offers 10,000 Pounds of Free Weed By Jennifer Wadsworth A local activist says he’ll divvy up 10,000 pounds of free weed to people who support legalization in California. Read More 21
February 10, 2016 Startups Race to Corner Market on Medical Marijuana By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil Sean Parker plunked down $250,000 and recruited other techies to fund a ballot measure to legalize marijuana in California. Read More 33
February 4, 2016 San Jose Pot Club Accused of Fraud, Money Laundering By Jennifer Wadsworth A criminal grand jury indicted owners of a San Jose pot club on felony charges of illegal marijuana sales, fraud and money laundering. Read More 6
January 4, 2016 2016 Year in Preview: Jails, Rep. Honda, Police and Pot By Silicon Valley Newsroom Last week we ran through the biggest stores of 2015 in our annual Year in Review. As we pivot to a New Year, here's a look at the stories to come. Read More 5
December 11, 2015 San Jose’s Top Marijuana Official Denies Threatening Collectives By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s top marijuana official has been accused of threatening collectives at a meeting earlier this month. The city disputes the claim. Read More 11
November 30, 2015 Activists Revive Effort to Overturn San Jose’s Pot Laws By Jennifer Wadsworth A political action committee has revived an effort to replace San Jose’s pot ordinance with one approved by voters. Read More 16