Put DMUMP amendment on ballot Accurate community sentiment about cannabis on First Street can be measured by placing the Downtown Mixed Use Master Plan (DMUMP) amendment on the ballot with the local cannabis tax measure next year. This is the only certain and indisputable method of determining how we feel about it, otherwise it will […]
Craig Snider: Ready or not, here cannabis comes
Thursday was a milestone in California’s regulation of cannabis with 20 recreational/medical retail permits being issued by the state Bureau of Cannabis Control. Retail sales of recreational cannabis can begin in San Diego, Santa Cruz, and tiny Shasta Lake as early as 9 a.m. on Jan. 1 with first-quarter adult use cannabis taxes due April […]
Letters: Highway litter and cannabis ‘potency’
Open letter to City Council I am a longtime Benicia resident and would like to make a comment about an observation I made recently. I drove along Highway 780 not long ago, and I could not get over the amount of trash along the section that encompasses the five exits for Benicia. Every yard of […]
Council to resume cannabis discussion Tuesday
The Benicia City Council will continue to tackle cannabis at its Tuesday meeting, this time focusing on areas outside the downtown. Following the passage of Proposition 64 in November 2016, communities have been working to come up with their own rules regarding cannabis. The issue has been hotly debated at 14 public meetings throughout the […]
Letter: Dec. 19 is decision day
Dec. 19 is decision day Dec. 19 will be a night to remember. I am hoping for an advance Christmas present from the city of Benicia. It may not be a big Christmas present, cut some members on the City Council are now going to have to back up their words. The first would be […]
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 […]
Stan Golovich: Support the majority
Support the majority The present substantial majority voter support for regulated adult-use cannabis in Benicia has its roots in the 2010 Proposition 19 results in our town. Prop. 19 was the first attempt to measure voter sentiment in California with regard to legalization and regulation of cannabis. Although the measure failed at state and Solano […]
Bob Livesay: Safety is the most important duty of the City Council
By Bob Livesay Special to the Herald Tonight is the night the City Council will decide on cannabis in the city of Benicia. As a council, their most important issue is safety. When folks are looking for a place to move or set down their roots, safety is the single most important issue. The city […]
Council to hold cannabis vote on Tuesday
Next week’s City Council meeting is all about cannabis. The council will discuss amending several cannabis rules within Benicia at its regular meeting. First, on the cannabis-related agenda, the council has to decide if it will amend the moratorium prohibiting cannabis uses and adopting a resolution prohibiting such uses in the Downtown Mixed Use Master […]