L.A. suburb engaging in kickback scheme for cannabis permits, suit says
A lobbyist allegedly working with city officials in the Los Angeles suburb of Commerce has been soliciting kickbacks in exchange for help […]
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Synthetic cannabinoid partnership devolves into $881 million lawsuit
A cannabis research and development deal hailed just last March as a $300 million partnership has morphed into a nearly $1 billion […]
New lawsuit filed over Los Angeles’ marijuana social equity licensing
The city of Los Angeles and its cannabis regulators are facing yet another lawsuit over the city’s controversial and much-delayed social equity […]
California lawmakers approve two marijuana bills, kill hemp regulations
On the final day they could approve bills this year, California lawmakers gave the go-ahead to a pair of marijuana measures but […]
True cost of wildfires still unclear for California cannabis farmers
Many California marijuana farmers are struggling with the aftermath of recent wildfires in the state, even if their farms went untouched by […]
California wildfires claim several marijuana farms, threatening growers with financial losses
The series of wildfires ravaging Northern California have inflicted major damage on several marijuana farms, with possibly more outdoor grow operations threatened […]
Battling insurers in the aftermath of lootings: Q&A with California cannabis executive Keith Stephenson
Keith Stephenson’s 14-year-old Oakland cannabis shop, Purple Heart Patient Center, was one of scores that were ransacked the weekend of May 29 […]
Predicted California marijuana business failures haven’t happened, and COVID played a role
In late 2019, many in the California marijuana industry confidently predicted a rash of companies would go under this year, citing the […]
California judge fines licensed marijuana firm $500,000 for violations
In a first-of-its-kind enforcement case in California, a judge ruled in late July that a licensed cannabis business must pay the state […]
Divide opens over L.A. cannabis social equity licenses, management contracts
Months of anger over prized marijuana social equity licenses in Los Angeles boiled over recently, when the California Minority Alliance (CMA) accused […]