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Every year when the Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner releases the annual crop statistics, I place bets with Weekly photographer Nic Coury as to whether strawberries or lettuce will claim the top revenue-generating spot…
Medical pot has speculators investing in old Salinas Valley greenhouses.
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A dozen people are seated around a long, stately table with a wood finish so smooth it reflects the lights above. They’re reviewing zoning pol…
Last week, Salinas attorney Aaron Johnson was in Denver, attending the National Cannabis Industry Association's summit and expo. He went to th…
Monterey County Supervisor John Phillips chuckles when he talks about his interest in regulating and protecting the medical cannabis industry.…
10. Legalization is coming. Some version of cannabis legalization will appear on the November 2016 ballot, a monster voting year due to the pr…
Bill Uretsky stands in the hallway of a law firm in South Salinas and surveys the crowd. The smell of carne asada and onions frying on a cater…
Three years ago, a remarkable thing happened to Karen Mankins, a registered nurse who manages an assisted living community (a private pay one, meaning, it’s pricey) in Carmel. She had an elderly patient who was jacked up on all kinds of prescriptions: Norco for back fractures, anti-nausea to knock down the effects of the Norco, anti-anxiety pills, sleeping pills. Taken together, they barely knocked down the pain, but they wiped out her appetite and turned her into a zombie.