After issuing Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for cannabis-related businesses in town, City Manager Lorie Tinfow announced that nine proposals had been received for cannabusinesses in the city’s weekly newsletter. In early 2018, the Benicia City Council approved ordinances related to cannabis business related operations. The council limited the number of retail businesses no more than […]
Letter: Downtown dispensaries will happen eventually
Downtown dispensaries will happen eventually A speaker at the recent City Council meeting discussing cannabis activity on First Street asked where we (the “pro-cannabis crowd”) were since the chamber was dominated by an organized assembly of anti-cannabis citizens and, unfortunately, youth that have been indoctrinated that cannabis is all bad no matter what and has […]
Council denies downtown dispensaries
The potential for cannabis dispensaries on First Street went up in smoke for the time being at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, as the board voted 4-0 to prohibit such dispensaries downtown. However, the debate over other potential locations will continue at a future meeting. Cannabis has been a hot button issue in several communities ever […]
Letter: Reconsider dispensary location
Reconsider dispensary location I am not one that writes letters to the editor often, but I felt compelled to do so after watching the most recent Benicia City Council meeting. As a teacher in the Benicia Unified School District, I was disheartened when watching the council take action on whether or not to allow cannabis […]
Benicia voices opinions on cannabis
The people have spoken about cannabis in Benicia. Citizens from all over the city participated in a survey offered by the city’s virtual online Benicia Town Hall. This was the first survey issued by the site, which was established to help seek community input on issues facing the city. The issue on the table for […]