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 […]
Category: California Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News
New recreational cannabis markets are seeing quicker starts to sales
As public opinion changes and state regulators learn from those who have gone before them, the time it takes from the approval […]
Week in Review: Illinois cannabis permits redo, Vermont adult-use progress, Oregon wildfires & more
Seventy marijuana dispensary applicants for recreational cannabis business licenses in Illinois dropped a lawsuit against the state after the governor allowed the […]
California won’t increase cannabis taxes for a year thanks to new law
California cannabis companies won’t see their state taxes go up until at least next year. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly […]
High Times may have lost two California cannabis retail leases from Harvest deal
Los Angeles-based High Times Holding apparently lost the leases on both San Francisco marijuana properties that were a key part of a […]
Extreme weather patterns force cannabis growers to rethink cultivation strategies
As extreme weather events ravage the country from coast to coast – including wildfires, floods and early freezes – marijuana growers are […]
Consumers’ cannabis buying patterns change markedly in wake of COVID-19 pandemic
Consumers’ purchasing patterns involving marijuana have changed noticeably over the past several months in response to the coronavirus crisis. Marijuana shoppers are […]
Cannabis operator MedMen inks financing commitments of about $20M
Multistate marijuana operator MedMen Enterprises has raised roughly $20 million of financing, with $11.7 million committed now, in a series of complex […]
Marijuana vape firms say one year after vaping crisis, customers turning to legal suppliers over illicit market
A year after the vaping health crisis upended the cannabis industry, marijuana vape companies report that sales have rebounded as consumers grasp […]
California marijuana tax revenues stall in wake of pandemic, job losses
A global pandemic, record job losses and massive budget shortfalls all contributed to what California Gov. Gavin Newsom called “no normal year” […]