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2010

City of Long Beach passes 5.87, the first ordinance allowing cultivation and dispensing of medical cannabis within the city "It is the purpose and intent of this Chapter to regulate the collective cultivation of medical marijuana in order to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the City of Long Beach.” Long Beach Green Room opens as the first legal dispensary in Long Beach.

2011

Long Beach Collective Association is established, consisting of all the legal operators at that time. By undergoing all legal processes and passing check-points from the Departments of Fire, Planning, and Health, Long Beach Green Room is also one of the first dispensaries in Southern California to receive a Certificate of Occupancy on September 15, 2011.

2012

Pack vs. City of Long Beach court case leads to the ban of medical cannabis collectives within the City of Long Beach. On August 12, 2012, Long Beach Green Room closes its doors and becomes the Long Beach Cannabis Campaign Headquarters.

2013

With political efforts from Long Beach Green Room and Long Beach Collective Association gathering 50,000+ signed supporters, a Medical Marijuana initiative is placed on the ballot. When the ballot initiative was submitted to the city, the City Clerk office deemed that 18 signatures were invalid to qualify for a one-to-one count, stalling the election initiative. Medical Marijuana did not make it to the 2014 ballot.

2014

FIle boxes stacked in the corner of a room

Due to the 32,000 valid signatures of registered voters from the Medical Marijuana initiative efforts in 2013, City Council acknowledges the efforts and places Measure MA, a marijuana tax initiative, on the 2014 ballot. It passes. The Long Beach Cannabis Task Force is created by the city to carry out a citywide study. The Cannabis Task Force is comprised of eighteen people, two per district, that includes former law enforcement, federal judges, and other community residents (including members from Long Beach Green Room and Long Beach Collective Association).

2015

The Long Beach Cannabis Task Force provides a recommendation for cannabis regulation to Long Beach City Council. At the end of the year, City Council votes 5-4 against cannabis regulations. Long Beach Collective Association partners with United Food and Commercial Workers Union to gather another 50,000+ signatures for a Medical Marijuana initiative for the upcoming November 2016 ballot.

2016

Ballot initiative MM reaches the Long Beach November 2016 ballot with more than enough signatures, including 60% of Long Beach votes. Statewide, Prop 64 is on the same ballot and passes with 63% of Long Beach votes. These results ring in recreational, adult-use regulations to California residents.

2017

Long Beach Green Room re-opens as the first legal medical cannabis dispensary…for the second time.

2018

Long Beach Green Room and Long Beach Collective Association rally for recreational regulations. Summer 2018, Long Beach City Council votes in favor of recreational, adult-use regulations (including sales) with a new ordinance beginning August 2018. Long Beach Green Room begins recreational access summer 2018.

2019

Long Beach Green Room continues to join policy change efforts for fair business practice and safe access.

2020

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Long Beach Green Room expands in-store service offerings to include local delivery and curbside pickup options for guests.

2021

LBGR owner and employees during a community event

Long Beach Green Room partners with neighborhood charitable organization AOC7 and other community sponsors to host the first ever Harvest Resource Festival. LBGR co-organizes a space for families and friends to experience local businesses and helpful resources, while raising money to rebuild Admiral Kidd Park playground.

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Found this GEM, and let me just say, this is my new favorite place, Alex helped me out and is very knowledgeable, I told him what I needed and he for sure delivered. This place is nice and clean, easy to access, is so easy that if you get lost or can't find it, there's definitely something wrong with you. This is now my new go to!

Stephanie B.
(Yelp)

My Budtender was Esther and she knocked it out of the park with the Lowell recommendation. Non-GMO cannabis FTW. 😎🔥🌲💨

Cody Walker (Google)

Absolutely the freshest flowers in town, and knowledgeable staff that knows their products! 🤗When I walked in, Jessica could see I was having a pretty rough day, and she gave me just what I needed to turn my grey skies blue. 🌅 You guys are the best. 💚Thank You!

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