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Berkeley council picks Amoeba, Apothecarium as new cannabis dispensaries

By Lance KnobelSept. 21, 20163 p.m.March 24, 2019

Berkeley City Council last night approved the city’s fifth and sixth cannabis dispensaries, four months after approving the fourth. A long night of public comment and testimony was followed by a relatively brief discussion by councilmembers before selecting Berkeley Compassionate Care Collective (BC3), 2465 Telegraph Ave. (led by the owners of Amoeba Music), and The Apothecarium, 2578 Shattuck Ave. (from an established San Francisco dispensary).

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Berkeley may soon have 6 cannabis dispensaries

By Frances DinkelspielJuly 19, 20163 p.m.March 24, 2019

After Berkeley residents voted in 2010 to increase the number of medical cannabis dispensaries in town from three to four, it took the City Council six years to approve the first new one.

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Berkeley names iCANN as next cannabis dispensary

By Emilie RagusoMay 11, 20161:07 p.m.May 9, 2017

Tuesday night, the Berkeley City Council unanimously named the iCANN Health Center on Sacramento Street as the city’s fourth medical cannabis dispensary.

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Finalists pitch for Berkeley’s fourth cannabis dispensary

By Guest contributorFeb. 1, 201612 p.m.March 24, 2019

By Lisa Tsering

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6 groups vying for dispensary permit hold meetings

By Frances DinkelspielNov. 10, 20157 a.m.May 9, 2017

When David Prinz goes before a gathering of Telegraph Avenue neighbors Thursday to talk about the cannabis dispensary he would like to open at Amoeba Music, he will emphasize how his experience selling records will help him create a welcoming spot for cannabis patients. Plus, it will help revitalize the street, he will argue.

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11 groups vie to open Berkeley’s 4th cannabis dispensary

By Frances DinkelspielMay 6, 20153 p.m.May 9, 2017

The owner of Amoeba Music, former managers of the largest cannabis dispensary in Oakland, a current Berkeley medical cannabis commissioner, and a group that has filed numerous lawsuits against the city, have all applied to open the fourth dispensary in Berkeley.

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How Quirky is Berkeley? From Lucky’s to Amoeba at 2455 Telegraph Avenue

By Tom DalzellDec. 18, 20147 a.m.October 19, 2017

The quirky-looking building on the southeast corner of Telegraph and Haste, now Amoeba Music, has a colorful history that illustrates several chapters in Berkeley’s proud, independent history.

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What goes around comes around: ‘Vinyl’ at OMCA

By Andrew GilbertApril 18, 20143 p.m.April 29, 2019

Vinyl, it’s not just for DJs anymore. The Oakland Museum of California’s new interactive exhibit Vinyl: The Sound and Culture of Records, highlights the resurgence of the LP and the enduring appeal of leafing through a bin of albums searching for unexpected aural pleasure.

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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend

By Natalie OrensteinApril 17, 20142 p.m.April 17, 2014

RESOURCES ROUNDTABLE California has been quite dry this year — but Friday’s roundtable on the drought will be anything but. The Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative is hosting its annual day of panel discussions and lectures on April 18. This year’s Resources Roundtable is titled “California’s Drought: Challenges and Opportunities.” Speakers — including several UC Berkeley professors — will trace the deep history of dryness in the state, and consider the current obstacles to, and potential for, addressing drought. The $10 tickets provide access to all events from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the David Brower Center at 2150 Allston Way. (more…)

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It’s a Berkeley world after all as music hits streets, park

By Andrew GilbertMay 31, 20127 a.m.June 18, 2017

Just as Berkeley starts settling into its pleasingly sleepy summer rhythm, the 9th Annual World Music Festival takes over Telegraph on Saturday, infusing the avenue with a jolt of energy. Running from noon to 9 pm, the free musical fest brings an international array of music to cafés and shops south of campus, with the action centering on the Amoeba-sponsored People’s Park stage from 1-6 pm.

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Shop Telegraph to help it recover from fire

By Frances DinkelspielNov. 25, 20119:11 a.m.January 9, 2017

Update, 5:18pm: Writing in the Berkeley Voice, Doug Oakley reports that the owner of the Sequoia Building will begin tearing it down Monday, but it remains in danger of collapsing and is a public safety problem until that happens, according to city officials.

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The Sequoia Building: At heart of Berkeley’s rich heritage

By Guest contributorNov. 23, 20113:30 p.m.June 18, 2017

By Steven Finacom

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