The Benicia City Council advised staff to begin looking at land use regulations for permitting cultivation, manufacturing and delivery of retail or wholesale marijuana in commercial and industrial zones at Tuesday’s meeting. In 2015, Gov. Jerry Brown signed three bills regulating the cultivation, testing and distribution of marijuana in what came to be known as […]
Council to discuss marijuana land use at Tuesday’s meeting
The City Council will review a report on recreational marijuana use and discuss potential changes to city law at Tuesday’s meeting. On Oct. 9, 2015, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a trio of bills which provided a regulatory system on governing the cultivation, testing and distribution of medical marijuana as well as physician recommendations. The bills […]
Parks Commission to discuss amendments to smoking ordinance
The Parks, Recreation and Cemetery Commission will discuss amending the city’s coming ordinance to include marijuana at a special meeting Wednesday. At a recent Benicia City Council meeting, the council discussed minor updates to the city’s smoking ordinance during discussion on the passage of Proposition 64, which legalized marijuana for personal use in California, and […]
City Council extends local emergency declaration, marijuana prohibition Tuesday
At its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, the City Council approved the extension of both a temporary moratorium on marijuana-related activities and a declaration of local emergency due to recent storms and flooding, among other issues. MCE The council discussed a staff report on city cost savings achieved from solar collectors and the Marin Clean Energy […]
Letters: The pot ordinance
The pot ordinance I am writing to express my point of view regarding the upcoming Benicia City Council meeting’s discussion on the moratorium on all marijuana related activities in the city. I have smoked recreational marijuana for many years, beginning in college in 1969. I have used it to relax, to inspire myself, to enjoy […]
Council considered pot regulation, police radios Tuesday
At its regular meeting Tuesday, the Benicia City Council heard arguments regarding a new marijuana ordinance in light of the passage of California Proposition 64, and the purchase of an $850,000 contract with the East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA, or “E-Bricksa”) for a new police and fire radio communication system, among other items. […]
Council to consider six-figure contract approvals, interim marijuana ordinance Tuesday
At its regular meeting Tuesday, Dec. 20, the City Council will consider approval of a $214,626 contract with Elizalde Construction, Inc. for Measure C First Street sidewalk replacement; an $800,000 Safe Routes to School project; an $850,000 agreement for Benicia Police and Fire Departments to join an East Bay radio communications system; and a 45-day […]
Teen marijuana use to be discussed at Benicia High forum
The legalization of marijuana for responsible recreational use has been a hot-button issue in recent years, and the push has only grown. Colorado and Washington state have legalized the plant, and a marijuana legalization initiative— Proposition 64— is on the ballot in California for the general election. The debate over the drug’s effect on revenue […]
Thompson backs tougher penalties for illegal marijuana grow operations
By Donna Beth Weilenman Staff Reporter The medicinal use of marijuana may be legal in California, but growing the plants on trespassed land is not, and U.S. Representative Mike Thompson, Benicia’s member in the House, said he applauds actions that would reduce environmental destruction caused by such illegal operations. The United States Sentencing Commission has […]