Tag: illegal cannabis dispensaries

California Dispensaries Lack Adequate Screening to Keep Out Minors

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…


Fullerton Cracks Down on Illegal Cannabis Dispensaries 

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….