In a state with 40 million people, only 4,551 patients obtained the official patient card last fiscal year.
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Vape injury update: CDC confirms vitamin E acetate as ‘very strong culprit’
The CDC identified vitamin E acetate, a cutting agent used in illicit market THC vape cartridges, present in 29 of 29 lung fluid samples from patients in 10 states.
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Here’s why there are so few legal cannabis stores in Los Angeles
The city of 4 million has no target dates for more licensed, operational stores in the next two years.
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Gifting cannabis to sick, dying becomes tax-exempt in California
Under Prop. 64 it actually cost money to give away medicine to patients in need. But how much can growers afford to give?
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Farmers rejoice: Harvest season flips to seller’s market
Prices are up for outdoor cannabis in the legal states, buoying farmers, but frustrating deal-hunters.
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Rudy Giuliani’s Ukraine fixers indicted in US cannabis corruption scheme
Three Soviet Union-born US citizens linked to Rudy Guilani and Ukraine have been indicted for illegal campaign donations in Nevada.
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Massive power outage threatens NorCal cannabis harvest
Countless millions of dollars of crops could spoil over five days.
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Farm to freezer: Why ‘fresh-frozen’ is taking over the cannabis harvest
Freezing a cannabis harvest has gone from bizarre to mandatory. Here’s why.
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California vape maker Kushy Punch caught making illegal products
State officials suspect legal products were going out the front door, while illegal products slipped out the back.
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Vape pen lung injury: Here’s what you need to know
Throw away any street-purchased vape carts. Pen makers are cutting them with dangerous additives including Vitamin E oil.
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