At the council meeting on Monday, July 23, Jon Early’s petition to place a cannabis ballot measure petition on the November was postponed to November of 2020. The council decided to order a 30-day, $25,000 study on the proposed ordinance. The delivery of this study...
This by way of the Sonoma Index-Tribune: CHRISTIAN KALLEN INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER | July 26, 2018, 2:06PM “When faced with two clear paths – to approve a validated petition to legalize cannabis businesses in Sonoma, or put the measure up for a vote in November –...
SONOMA — The Sonoma City Council postponed for two years a public vote on a citizen-initiated measure that would have allowed cannabis businesses in the town known for wine. The measure will not go before voters until November 2020 — two years later than advocates had...
As they say, we have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that the Council is likely to allow three personal cannabis plants to be grown outdoors. It’s not a done deal yet, but the Council directed the staff to draw up an ordinance to that effect. Stay...
Where: City Council Chambers, 177 First St West, SonomaWhen: Wednesday, May 30 at 6 PM The Sonoma City Council has decided to shoehorn our two major cannabis issues into one meeting: Here The council seeks to ban all personal outdoor cultivation and possibly reject an...
Sonomans overwhelmingly vote Yes on outdoor cultivation poll ... Results of Sonoma-Index Tribune's recent poll couldn't be any plainer – 79% Yes and 16% No.
When: Monday, April 16 at 6 PMWhere: City Council Chambers, 177 First Street West The Sonoma City Council will have a first reading of a draft ordinance that includes banning all outdoor, personal cultivation. Public Comment is encouraged. Other cities in Sonoma...
Mar 9, 2018 — A response to ‘Pipe Dreams’ articlePosted on March 7, 2018 by Sonoma Valley SunThanks to Jonah Raskin for his article, “Pipe dreams: Will Sonoma miss out on the marijuana boom?”, (Feb. 23, 2018).However, I would like to put a finer point on a couple of...
Despite its newly-legal status in California, cannabis remains a topic that runs long on controversy. Legal to some degree in 29 states and the District of Columbia, cannabis is nonetheless illegal at the federal level, and its industry generates vast sums of cash...
This letter was presented in person by Ken Brown and Jewel Mathieson to the City Manager this past Tuesday. I'll be sending it to all council members and staff via email on Monday and Ken will present hard copies of same at the Dec 4 City Council meeting. November 21,...