Health warning labels will be required for all cannabis products sold in California starting Jan. 3, a mandate that will likely create a wave of new product-liability lawsuits targeting marijuana and hemp companies, industry attorneys predicted. The wa…
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Still struggling after looting that hit marijuana firms, iconic California business turns to fellow company
The lootings and robberies that inflicted millions of dollars in damage on marijuana companies nationwide in May and June might have been the last straw for a storied cannabis business in Oakland, California. Magnolia Wellness, an 11-year staple of the…
California’s first cannabis czar reflects on her time at the helm as she steps down
In early 2016, Lori Ajax accepted the job of running the first-ever California agency dedicated to overseeing the state’s sprawling legal marijuana industry. Since then, Ajax has broken considerable new ground as the chief of the state’s Bu…
California cannabis companies will have to pivot, again, under new stay-at-home order
Facing the prospect of a new stay-at-home order, California marijuana businesses might have to scramble yet again to stay in compliance with business restrictions designed to combat a surge in coronavirus infections. The new order takes effect Saturday…
Los Angeles names 200 social equity marijuana retail license winners
The city of Los Angeles issued a much-anticipated list of the 200 finalists in the contentious battle for social equity marijuana retail permits. But it’s unclear when any of those businesses may be able to open their doors to customers. The L.A….
California judge rules against cannabis billboard ads on interstate highways
Billboards for marijuana companies are commonplace in California, but that advertising option for cannabis businesses is about to shrink based on a district court judge’s ruling. According to TV station KSBY, San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge …
Longtime California cannabis czar Lori Ajax is stepping down
After nearly five years of overseeing the rollout of California’s statewide marijuana regulatory system, Lori Ajax is retiring. Alex Traverso, spokesman for the California Bureau of Cannabis Control, confirmed Ajax’s resignation on Friday t…
Court rules in favor of California’s statewide cannabis delivery policy
A California judge threw out a legal challenge to a controversial policy enacted in 2018 by marijuana regulators that allows cannabis products to be delivered anywhere in the state, regardless of local bans on the industry. In a ruling issued late Wedn…
Two more lawsuits filed over L.A.’s social equity cannabis licensing
Lawsuits filed by two former social equity applicants brings the total to at least six that have been filed against Los Angeles regulators over the city’s social equity licensing for cannabis businesses.
Two more lawsuits filed over L.A.’s social…
Judge hears arguments in California cannabis delivery case
A Fresno County Superior Court judge heard oral arguments Monday in a long-awaited case that could have major ramifications for California’s legal cannabis businesses. At issue is a policy enacted by the state Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) in …