EXCLUSIVE: A SoCal city’s permitting enters uncharted terrain

Two years ago, the retail permitting situation in Chula Vista, south of San Diego, was a “disaster.” Today it’s beyond that.

And a recent judicial order could force it to revoke the permits of dispensaries that are currently operating, an apparently unprecedented move in California, where lack of retail access is a key bottleneck for the industry. The potentially affected shops include March & Ash, a San Diego-based retailer with about . . .