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Costa Mesa Residents Lash Out Over Proposed Marijuana Dispensary

August 3, 2022
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After nearly a dozen residents voiced opposition last week to a proposed cannabis dispensary, Costa Mesa’s planning commissioners stalled a vote on whether to approve it. The vote was postponed to Aug. 8 upon request by the applicant who was absent from the meeting; but it didn’t stop residents from expressing their disdain for its…

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Costa Mesa Residents Oppose Proposed Marijuana Dispensary

August 3, 2022
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After nearly a dozen residents voiced opposition last week to a proposed cannabis dispensary, Costa Mesa’s planning commissioners stalled a vote on whether to approve it. The vote was postponed to Aug. 8 upon request by the applicant who was absent from the meeting; but it didn’t stop residents from expressing their disdain for its…

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Costa Mesa Considers Applications for 70 Cannabis Dispensaries

November 4, 2021
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Costa Mesa could soon have more than 70 cannabis dispensaries, despite only having around 20 pharmacies and drug stores, according to a city document. Costa Mesa currently has no legal cannabis dispensaries, according to the city’s spokesperson, Tony Dodero. The city has not placed a cap on the number of retail cannabis businesses allowed. After…

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California Dispensaries Lack Adequate Screening to Keep Out Minors

September 1, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—California prohibits children from cannabis dispensaries and shields them from cannabis marketing, but those statewide restrictions are not working as well as policymakers had hoped, according to a USC-UC San Diego study released on Aug. 31. The study in JAMA Pediatrics evaluates how regulations designed to protect minors have held up five years after…

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LA County Board to Crack Down on Illegal Grows, Reconsider Cannabis Ban

July 13, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted July 13 to collaborate with federal, state and local officials to shut down illegal cannabis grow operations in the Antelope Valley, while agreeing to reconsider a longstanding county ban on commercial marijuana. Supervisor Kathryn Barger warned three weeks ago that commercial cannabis and hemp grow…

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Fullerton Cracks Down on Illegal Cannabis Dispensaries 

April 15, 2021
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A quick online search for Fullerton dispensaries reveals 10 stores open for business. However, each one is operating illegally. To combat under-the-table cannabis sales, the city in April approved the hiring of a new code enforcement officer who will focus solely on closing illegal cannabis businesses. The pilot program is expected to run for two years at a cost of about $72,000….

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