Big changes in Los Angeles marijuana licensing: Q&A with cannabis czar Cat Packer
As executive director of the Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation, Cat Packer has overseen one of the most turbulent marijuana licensing […]
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San Francisco advises marijuana businesses to prep for possible attacks
San Francisco cannabis companies were warned this week that expected July Fourth weekend protests could lead to further burglaries, akin to how […]
California cannabis market a challenge, but it’s not all doom and gloom
Experts agree the California recreational marijuana market is extremely challenging because of high tax rates, huge illicit production and consumption as well […]
California cannabis regulators extend license fee deferrals amid coronavirus
The trio of regulatory agencies that oversee California’s marijuana industry announced Monday that they’re again offering license fee payment deferrals for up […]
Black marijuana business executives address bigotry in the sector
To contribute to the conversation about institutional racism in the cannabis industry, Marijuana Business Daily spoke with several Black MJ business owners […]
Week in Review: AG Barr blasted for marijuana merger reviews, more M&A deals altered, L.A. shifts course & more
U.S. Attorney General William Barr ordered investigations into 10 proposed marijuana industry mergers – a move that a career Justice Department prosecutor charged […]
California’s new organic certification plan could help cannabis growers’ bottom line
A plan to roll out a novel organic marijuana certification in California could generate more business opportunities for brands looking to differentiate […]
Initial closing of $61.5 Harvest-High Times cannabis retail deal completed
Multistate operator and vertically integrated marijuana company Harvest Health & Recreation finalized a deal to sell eight California retail stores to Los […]
Los Angeles proposes ‘major course change’ for cannabis business licensing, social equity
In a series of recommendations to the Los Angeles City Council, L.A.’s Department of Cannabis Regulation proposed an immense overhaul of its […]
High Times’ cannabis retail bid complicated by web of owners, social equity partners
The owner of pioneering High Times magazine is scrambling to close a marijuana retail acquisition in California that includes a tangle of […]