Cannabis was the topic of discussion at the Benicia City Council meeting Tuesday. In June, the city of Benicia created the Benicia Town Hall website, a place where citizens could participate in an online survey as a way for the city to better garner the community’s zeitgeist. The cannabis survey opened on June 7 and […]
Cannabis survey results on City Council’s slate for tonight
Since California voted to legalize recreational cannabis in November, cities all over the state have debated on what to do with the plant. Some have high ambitions of complete freedom to smoke wherever they want. Others want strict regulations on where smokers can light up. The Benicia City Council will discuss the results of an […]
Dennis Lowry: Benicia should not adhere to Proposition 64
Benicia is and has been recognized over the decades as one of the best places to live and grow your family. We moved to this wonderful city in 1986 because of the great schools, the warm friendly people and the ambiance of its small town feel. Over time, Benicia has worked to embrace that image […]
City Council to discuss cannabis survey results at tonight’s meeting
A recent survey found a majority of polled Benicia citizens supported commercial cannibals dispensaries operating within the city. The City Council will discuss the findings of the survey and propose relegations and timelines for cannabis at tonight’s meeting. The discussion of cannabis in Benicia began when the city debuted its online town hall and created […]
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 […]
Dennis Lowry: Further research needed on cannabis in Benicia
This is written to provide some input on the question of marijuana. I want to preface my comments with the fact that my granddaughter is a cancer survivor at the tender age of 15. Her treatment involved significant levels of chemotherapy and radiation. There were ongoing complications, including severe nausea. The treatment was a liquid […]
Letters: The retail cannabis issue
The retail cannabis issue Just where is retail storefront cannabis sales headed for? Is it going to be medical only, medical and recreation, all products for both recreational and medical? There are many issues that must be resolved: site issues, distance issues, types of products, outdoor versus indoor growing, Industrial Park retail, Industrial Park distribution/manufacturing, […]
Cannabis: Budless in Benicia
Smoke has played a prominent role in the succession of humankind, from rudimentary heating and cooking fires to elaborately staged ceremonies featuring smoke from incense burners, or ritual smoking pipes. Few cultures, if any, are devoid of traditions and practices that include smoke of some sort, as a meat preserver, signaling device, in cremation processes […]
Andrew Kelly: 5 issues Gen Z-ers should care about
By Andrew Kelly Special to the Herald I’m proud to belong to Generation Z. We’re a generation that grew up in the shadow of 9/11, the 2008 Recession, disease outbreak panics like Swine Flu and Ebola, and more recently, attacks on our nation by ISIS. And yet, we’ve still managed to retain the optimism and […]
Planning Commission selects members for meditation group, cannabis committee
During the Planning Commission’s meeting Thursday, commissioners selected members for a meditation group, a representative for a cannabis committee and went over business from the city. Selection of commission member The first agenda item the Planning Commission discussed was the selection of a commission member to the Foundry and Office building meditation group. The two […]