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Ontario’s marijuana industry players make progress in licensing

ONTARIO – As the state’s cannabis regulators reopen applications, a bumper crop of budding entrepreneurs is getting ready to cash in on Ontario’s emerging recreational marijuana industry, some moving forward with building permits.  As of Monday, Dan Cummings, Ontario’s Community Development director, has approved seven conditional use permits. This comes after[Read More…]

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Ontario continues search for police chief

ONTARIO – A nationwide hunt for Ontario’s next police chief drew just five applicants last month, and only one has been invited to interview in person. That candidate is due to visit the city next week. All five applications came from out-of-state – Hawaii, California and Illinois. Officials say they[Read More…]

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Ontario names interim police chief

ONTARIO — The city of Ontario has a new interim police chief. City Manager Adam Brown has appointed Lieutenant Jason Cooper to take the reins of the Ontario Police Department following the resignation of Chief Cal Kunz. The city is still searching for a new police chief and will be[Read More…]

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Belushi is coming to town for pro-pot party

ONTARIO – Actor Jim Belushi will join a Boise band as entertainment on Saturday for a community party hosted by a pro-marijuana political action committee. AmeriCanna, led by the owners of Hotbox Farms in Huntington, supports repealing Ontario’s ban on recreational marijuana sales in this November’s election. The group has[Read More…]

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