The Riverside Police Department, which assisted with the city’s study, said crime increased in neighborhoods surrounding cannabis dispensaries. Cannabis outlets in Riverside showed an average ...

But in October 2023, Riverside cleared the path for cannabis storefronts. At a meeting Jan. 7, the council voted 4-3 to direct staff to study possible cannabis storefront regulations.

In response to objections from Friends of Riverside’s Hills to their original application, the Lofgrens also submitted a revised five-lot subdivision map that complied with conventional zoning ...