Wildfires that damage marijuana crops are focus of new federal group
In response to the 2020 wildfires that engulfed the western U.S. and harmed many marijuana cultivators, two federal departments are banding together […]
Category: California Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News
Judge: California has 30 days to inform marijuana firms about billboard ban
A California judge ruled this week that state marijuana regulators have 30 days to inform businesses of a new ban on billboard […]
A marijuana pioneer changes course: Q&A with Harborside co-founder Steve DeAngelo
Steve DeAngelo is one of the marijuana industry’s most high-profile pioneers. But earlier this month, DeAngelo and the Oakland, California-based company he […]
1-gram cannabis flower sales fell in 2020 amid pandemic, but don’t write off the small packet
Sales of 1-gram cannabis flower packages tumbled in multiple North American marijuana markets last year, likely related to consumers who shopped less […]
Colorado hits $2B for 2020 marijuana sales – with December still to count
The oldest adult-use marijuana market in the United States, Colorado, hit a milestone in 2020 when sales surpassed $2 billion for the […]
California marijuana regulatory merger on track for July
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2020 proposal – to merge the three regulatory agencies that oversee the state’s marijuana industry into one new […]
Are recreational marijuana sales in Illinois underperforming given the state’s large population?
While Illinois topped $1 billion in total cannabis sales in 2020 as consumers scooped up adult-use products, the new recreational marijuana market […]
Edibles outperform cannabis industry growth in 2020 on COVID-spurred sales surge
Cannabis edibles sales grew at a rate exceeding the overall growth of the marijuana industry in 2020, prompting manufacturers to invest in […]
Some cannabis growers still counting cost of wildfires, but most say industry dodged a bullet
Although the West Coast wildfire season has been over for months, some marijuana companies are still picking up the pieces from a […]
L.A. marijuana businesses seek hearings over expired city permits
A small band of the roughly 57 companies whose marijuana business permits expired on New Year’s Eve filed a lawsuit asking a […]