Category: News

Those in the weed business have discovered that the black market is still more profitable in many ways than the newly legal industry. Photo illustration from a photo of weed jars in a legal dispensary. Photo by Thomas Philip Galvez/Getty It was 2004 when William P. first got into the weed game. He was 18 years old…
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ABC News piece on the skunk works over on Adobe Road and the federal RICO lawsuit filed against it. “If they had a permit, would it be OK? No.” Good Answer! ABC News August 30 2018 Video

If you’re concerned about the proliferation of butt-ugly, putrid-stinking, toxic, water sucking, crime attracting, environmental basket cases known as Pot “farms” in our rural countryside – then please support the efforts of Save Our Sonoma Neighborhoods in fighting the Board of Supervisors intent to make Sonoma County the new cannabis mecca. Keep Big Canna out…
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For Immediate Release SONOMA COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD SUES ILLEGAL POT GROW FOR RICO VIOLATIONS PETALUMA, California, August 28, 2018 – Residents of the south Adobe Road neighborhood in Sonoma County filed suit yesterday against a nearby canna-bis grower for violations of federal racketeering law. The grow, located at 3062 Adobe Road near Petaluma, has been operating…
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In County documents and staff reports, one finds somewhat reasonable sentences like: Setbacks are often used to ensure neighborhood compatibility and mitigate impacts of a particular land use such as odor, noise, or light. Setbacks are effective ways to mitigate these impacts as they focus on site design elements rather than regulating ongoing behaviors. Yet,…
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People living in unincorporated Sonoma County are the only one that are going to be impacted by the proliferation of outdoor commercial cannabis grows. The majority of the people living in the incorporated cities in Sonoma County won’t be impacted by the odor, noise, and crime associated with growing marijuana. All the cities in Sonoma…
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AN OPEN LETTER TO THE SONOMA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Not many of us in this life have the power and opportunity to safeguard the well-being of thousands of our neighbors. But, at this moment, you do. I attended the Planning Commission meeting on June 28th during which changes were recommended to the Cannabis Ordinances…
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By CHRIS MORRIS April 20, 2018 As cannabis enthusiasts celebrate 4/20, the unofficial stoner holiday, the state that has led the nation in legalization says it may not always be so open to the drug. Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper tells CNN he is not ruling out making marijuana illegal again, as the state’s crime rate has been rising since recreational…
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After 3 town halls where hundreds of residents turned out to express their opposition After a dozen or more small group meetings where residents showed supervisors first hand the destructive and unsightly pot grows next to them After receiving thousands of letters from affected rural residents (Apparently, according to Supe Zane, it’s the people who…
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