Heather Burke

February 13, 2020 – As Nevada County heads into its second year of commercial cannabis permitting, I feel compelled to share my perspective of the ordinance issues that arose in Year 1 in an effort to shape the collective mindset for the coming cultivation season. Without a doubt, last year was a huge win for […]

September 23, 2019 – A resolution to approve sweeping changes to the County’s ordinance enforcement rules for ALL LAND USE violations was quietly placed on the Board of Supervisors’ agenda for Tuesday. It is critical to note the County is now treating cannabis enforcement in the same manner as non-cannabis enforcement. But, rather than reduce […]

February 7, 2018 – As a Nevada City attorney with at least four cases affected by the numerous complaints of misconduct against Nevada County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jason Mackey, I strongly contest the current DA’s characterization of the investigation as resolved. Far from it, our local Courts are only beginning to look more deeply at […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. January 29, 2017 – We are excited to announce that local attorney Heather L. Burke will be joining our panel for tomorrow’s “Town Talk: The Future of Cannabis” at the Nevada Theater at 401 Broad Street in Nevada City. Ms. Burke will be joining an esteemed panel of local experts, including Forrest […]

November 7, 2016 – In light of the Nevada County Cannabis Alliance’s recent position on Prop 64, and beloved local advocate Jonathan Collier’s opinion piece about the initiative on YubaNet, I thought a bit of additional information about Prop 64 was warranted. Here is a slightly more of a technical perspective that Nevada County farmers […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. November 4, 2016 – Admittedly, Prop 64 does nothing to alter the corrupted capitalist economic system in our nation.  That means that if-and-when cannabis enters the commercial market, it enters a capitalist commercial market where traditional market forces will be in play, for better or worse.  And I’m still voting yes. Here’s […]