L.A. Cannabis: Is An Overhaul on the Horizon?

by Hilary Bricken, Co-founder, Harris Bricken The Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) in the City of Los Angeles is making a big push for a comprehensive overhaul of certain parts of the City’s cannabis licensing protocols and its Social Equity…

L.A. Cannabis Update: Little Fires Everywhere

By Hilary Bricken, Co-Founder, Harris Bricken The City of Los Angeles is no stranger to change and struggle around its local cannabis industry. Since the passage of Proposition M back in 2017, the City has made great strides but also…

Why Marijuana Legalization Hasn’t Ended Reefer Madness: The Los Angeles “Hash Oil Factory” That Isn’t

The cause of the enormous explosion and fire that destroyed a downtown Los Angeles building on Saturday evening and sent 12 firefighters to the hospital is not yet known. As for the effects, they were immediate, decisive — and entirely…

12 firefighters injured in downtown Los Angeles explosion

Engine 9 was the first truck to respond to a call on Saturday night about a fire in downtown Los Angeles. Firefighters entered the one-story commercial building and climbed to the roof — a standard procedure to extinguish a blaze.…

L.A. should suspend vetting applications for pot shops amid concerns, Wesson urges

Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson has called on the city to suspend the approval process for new shops selling cannabis products, arguing that the latest round of the licensing process was “compromised” by some people gaining early access…

You Can Bring Your Marijuana to the LA Airport Now

September 28, 2018
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It looks like travelers in Los Angeles won't have to cram their weed inside balled-up socks or stash it in their ibuprofen bottles next time they fly—because LAX is totally chill about bringing pot into the airport now, ABC 13 reports.…

Cannabis Consumers Want Hollywood To Abandon Marijuana Stereotypes

If Hollywood plans to capitalize on the average cannabis consumer, a new survey finds that it needs to abandon the use of stoner stereotypes in its productions. It seems that marijuana users, the same market targeted with the recently canceled Netflix series ‘Disjointed’,…

Voting on Cannabis Regulation in Los Angeles…Measure M or Measure N?

2018 is approaching, meaning the State of California will be REGULATING cannabis! In my previous corporate life I was never exposed to, nor realized the complexities of public policy, politics, and true government regulation. Three years later, I now read senate and…

LA City Council May Push for Ballot Measure to Expand Marijuana Businesses

Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson is planning on introducing a motion that will direct city staffers to explore a ballot measure that would ask voters to amend marijuana dispensary rules and possibly legalize back-end cannabis businesses in town.…

Los Angeles Is Shutting Down Speed Weed Delivery Service

May 16, 2016
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Movement-averse stoners across Los Angeles will be shedding a collective tear today as word spreads that the popular marijuana delivery service Speed Weed will soon be no more. City Attorney Mike Feuer announced Friday that his office had secured the…

LA County Launching a Crackdown on Illegal Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to adopt an ordinance that makes it explicitly illegal to rent space to medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Marijuana dispensaries have been illegal in unincorporated areas since 2011.…

LA County Supervisors Vote to Crack Down on Illegal Dispensaries

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors vowed today -- in a 4-0 vote -- to crack down on illegal marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas. Supervisor Michael Antonovich recommended setting up an enforcement team of representatives from the Department of…

LA City Attorney Suing to Shut Down SpeedWeed Delivery Service

SpeedWeed, the service that delivers medical marijuana straight to your door, is being sued by the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, who is alleging that it violates Proposition D. City Attorney Mike Feuer announced that his office has filed a…

LA City Council Decides to Crackdown on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday voted in favor to stop issuing new business tax certificates to medical marijuana dispensaries. According to city leaders, maintaining a tax certificate does not indicate that the business is legal, but rather implies that…