By his permission, we'd like everyone to know that our good friend Ken Brown is currently recovering from a recent seizure. As you can see by the photo, he sends all a message of peace. We could say he is in fair spirits, but he would certainly appreciate an...
"As we (Press Democrat) noted before the election in 2016: 'If we learned anything from California’s medicinal marijuana law it’s the danger of passing a poorly worded ballot measure with the intent to fix it at some later date.'""...it’s time to declare Proposition...
Eli Melrod and Solful continue to outshine the competition at nearly every turn... Says Mike Benziger, founder of Glentucky Family Farm in Sonoma Valley: “Most dispensaries want to control the farming. They want to control the distribution. But Eli had a different...
Congrats to Eli Melrod's Solful for being recognized by the North Bay Business Journal as one of seven companies making a positive difference in their communities. “Solful regularly collaborates with both North Bay and national philanthropic organizations to donate a...
Hi All, Prior to the upcoming Meet the Candidates night at the Sonoma Community Center (Oct 10, 5:30-7 PM), we have sent an introduction letter to all 5 candidates. October 4, 2022 Hello (Candidate Name), This is Gil Latimer, founder of the Sonoma Valley...
"A Sausalito cannabis initiative will be removed from the November ballot after a Marin judge ruled that the measure is invalid because its proponents are not residents of the city." Never mind that Pearson’s initiative was thrown out because neither he nor Paul...
This is a message that needs to be repeated over and over again in some quarters. We've forwarded this to the Sonoma City Council as a reminder that patients should not be restricted to only one retail outlet in the middle of a cannabis desert. Dear City Council and...
All politics is local. Decisions made by city councils, mayors and commissioners have a direct and immediate impact on the lives of residents in their communities. Per California’s DCC, 56 percent of cities and counties prohibit the licensing of all cannabis business...
Unfortunately, the city of Sonoma created, and continues to support, a monopoly that favors Sparc’s dispensary and limits service to our local patient community. Regardless that there is now service here, its availability remains seriously limited, no thanks to many...
In her latest column for the Sonoma Sun, "If it works for veggie burgers…", SVCG member Josette Brose-Eichar writes, "Do we need a second cannabis dispensary in the City of Sonoma? My little personal story, I think points out, yes we do." It's well worth the read. Her...