California says some highway marijuana billboards must go January 24, 2021 AggregatedNews California 0 Comments In a downer for California’s legal marijuana industry, regulators say some highway billboards advertising such products must come down. The state Bureau of Cannabis Control on Thursday ordered billboard companies to stop selling space for cannabis marketing and take down… Read More→
Cannabis Business in the Wake of COVID-19 March 30, 2020 Robert Finkle Coronavirus, Policy & Legal 0 Comments As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact individuals and businesses throughout the world, cannabis businesses in the United States once again find themselves confronting their own set of unique challenges. On the one hand, many State and local jurisdictions throughout… Read More→
California legalized marijuana 2 years ago. So why is the state seizing so much of it? January 24, 2020 AggregatedNews California 0 Comments California voters made marijuana legal to purchase and consume, but that hasn’t stopped state and local law enforcement from seizing tons of it from black market growers and retailers. By the end of 2019, agents at the California Bureau of… Read More→
Gov. Newsom wants to simplify California’s marijuana rules: ‘The devil is always in the details’ January 13, 2020 AggregatedNews California 0 Comments California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to bring all of the state’s cannabis licensing programs under one roof, aiming to better coordinate a complicated mix of regulators. In his 2020-21 budget plan, Newsom is proposing to create a Department of Cannabis… Read More→
California officials side with marijuana company in new fight over home deliveries December 3, 2019 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments Escalating a legal battle with California cities and counties over where marijuana can be sold, state officials are intervening in a new court fight over home delivery of cannabis in communities that have banned or restricted pot shops. Earlier this… Read More→
California Suspends Hundreds of Marijuana Supply Businesses November 8, 2019 AggregatedNews California 0 Comments California has suspended 394 marijuana business permits in a move that critics say will temporarily reduce the number of legal cannabis shops in the state. The suspension affecting about 5% of California's legal cannabis supply chain comes after the businesses… Read More→
California Marijuana Products Are Failing Tests At An Alarming Rate September 11, 2018 AggregatedNews California, Lab Testing 0 Comments Nearly 20 percent of marijuana products in California have failed tests for potency and purity since the state started requiring the checks on July 1, a failure rate some in the industry say has more to do with unrealistic standards and technical… Read More→
Doing it for the Right Reason and Way: Humboldt Apothecary July 24, 2018 Rob Meagher Company Stories, Processing, Spotlight 0 Comments Humboldt County, CA, the heart of the Emerald Triangle, is known for its ideal climate for producing sun grown cannabis (and arguably the  main source of much of the black market marijuana that has made its way across the United… Read More→
California Cannabis Outlook Slashed by BDS on Slow Licensing July 11, 2018 AggregatedNews California, News & Insights 0 Comments Forecast for 2018 marijuana sales reduced for second time, Research firm cites new regulations that have hit the industry New state rules are killing the buzz on California’s cannabis sales. Legal pot that was once expected to generate $3.7 billion in… Read More→
As the top pot-producing state in the nation, California could be on thin ice with the federal government October 2, 2017 AggregatedNews California 0 Comments California produced at least 13.5 million pounds of marijuana last year — five times more than the 2.5 million pounds it consumed.Where did all that extra pot go?  The answer, experts say, is that much of it ended up in… Read More→