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Lawsuit accuses Central Coast retailer of trafficking cannabis

Written on 19 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE After years of whispered allegations, a recently filed lawsuit accuses the owner of five cannabis retail stores in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties of being the largest, or one of the largest, black marketeers of... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man guilty of trafficking cannabis, gets probation

Written on 15 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Paso Robles man on Thursday pleaded guilty to trafficking black market cannabis on Interstate 44 in Missouri and received five years supervised probation. Silvestre Avila Villanueva, 31, pleaded guilty to delivery of a controlled substance in... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach cannabis shop closes, industry in crisis

Written on 9 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Grover Beach cannabis shop that opened in 2018, 805 Beach Breaks, is now closed. It was the first pot shop in San Luis Obispo County and it’s the first to shut its doors. Trulieve, a Florida-based... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo changes pot shop rules

Written on 2 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE In an apparent attempt to curtail marijuana mogul Helios Dayspring’s involvement in the cannabis industry, San Luis Obispo recently tweaked its rules for pot shop applicants. During the city’s previous pot shop application process, applicants were required... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man accused of trafficking cannabis

Written on 20 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Paso Robles man is headed to trial following an arrest for allegedly trafficking black market cannabis on Interstate 44 in Missouri. On Thursday, Silvestre Avila Villanueva, 31, waived a preliminary trial. The court then set Avila... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County pot grow in line to be largest in California

Written on 24 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Barbara County cannabis farm could become the largest contiguous outdoor cultivation site in California. [Pacific Coast Business Times] Farming First Holdings obtained permitting for a 134-acre outdoor cannabis farm located near Los Alamos. Previously, Glass... (Continue reading)

Fact check: Did SLO County ban investments in marijuana farms?

Written on 22 Feb, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | No comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors did not vote Tuesday to “tweak the county’s marijuana ordinance,” to disallow selling application rights, despite claims by the Tribune and a marijuana consultant. While it takes at least four votes to... (Continue reading)

Court says cities can ban pot stores

Written on 22 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A federal appeals court known for its liberal leanings has affirmed a city’s ability to ban medical marijuana dispensaries without violating disability mandates. [San Francisco Chronicle] The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco issued its ruling Monday,... (Continue reading)

Wine, weed, and a new buzz

Written on 17 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Marijuana-laced wine may be coming to the Central Coast. In fact, it may already be here. [DailyBeast] While wine fermented with cannabis is nothing new — it gained a level of popularity in the 1980s — it appears to be... (Continue reading)

Paltry pot inventory pushes prices up

Written on 10 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 58 comments

Supply, demand, plant mold, and federal busts are pushing up the price of marijuana in California. [California Watch] And braced by threats from the U.S. Justice Department, property owners who rent to dispensaries now face the possibility of their property... (Continue reading)