This is a message that needs to be repeated over and over again in some quarters. We've forwarded this to the Sonoma City Council as a reminder that patients should not be restricted to only one retail outlet in the middle of a cannabis desert. Dear City Council and...
Innovation, tailored customer experiences, competitive pricing, broader selection of products…These are the benefits of competition, something that Erich Pearson and Amy O’Gorman Jenkins of sparc and the Sonoma City Council are bound and determined to deny the...
Recently, one our our SVCG members said, “It is too bad our city council is “deaf” to the reality of how Pearson does business.” My response? I don’t know how you get those who are deaf and dumb to hear and speak. It’s absolutely infuriating that not one of them,...
The City, having stonewalled past the initial election deadline, is now finalizing its own ordinance. Early is waiting for an update from City Hall. “Please inform me within the next two weeks (now expired), one way or another, if the ballot measure meets all the...
Sonoma Cannabis Access, a signature-driven initiative approved for the 2020 ballot by the Sonoma City Council in 2018, permits multiple cannabis businesses in the city’s commercial zones, without a use permit or regulatory fees – unlike many of the other uses...
On June 24, 2019, the City Council conducted a second reading and adopted an Ordinance adding Chapter 5.36 to the Sonoma Municipal Code (Ordinance 03-2019) permitting and regulating commercial cannabis businesses. This ordinance will go into effect on July 24, 2019....
Done. The city council adopted the second cannabis ordinance this early Sunday morning and it was a pleasure to be there and see it happen. Thanks to Ken Brown for being there too, in some ways this has been an even longer road for him. Once again, thanks to the city...
Congratulations! We did it. The regulatory ordinance was finally passed on a 3-2 to vote. The first reading of the zoning ordinance also passed 3-2 and its second reading should be completed this Sunday in a special, short meeting. There are a number of loose ends...
Hello SVCG members! June 10, 2019, 6 PM City Council Chambers, 177 First Street West This is the time to make your presence known and voice heard. Please come show your support! The Council will discuss and act on the Planning Commission’s 15 recommendations for 2 new...