Cannabis dreams go up in smoke: Applicants lacking as Stockton nixes 2025 weed lottery

by Chris Woodyard, Stocktonia August 13, 2025August 11, 2025

Zen Garden Wellness at 7832 Pacific Ave. is among a handful of legal cannabis businesses operating in the city of Stockton. A city lottery to distribute business permits for future cannabis sellers was canceled this month after three applicants were rejected, leaving a winner by default. (Google image)

THE DREAM OF SOME for selling legal marijuana in Stockton appears to have gone up in smoke.

The city has canceled its 2025 Commercial Cannabis Business Lottery due to lack of interest. Only four applications were received for the random drawing. Of those, only one was deemed eligible to participate.

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