San Francisco officials decided to hold off by one year the implementation of a new cannabis sales tax. According to Law360, the city’s Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a delay of the new tax until the end of 2021. The tax was slated to …
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Regulatory maze, money prevent craft marijuana farmers in California from offering own brands
California marijuana is world-renowned. But since the state’s legal market launched in 2018, the small Emerald Triangle farmers arguably most responsible for that reputation are largely getting left out when it comes to credit for the quality of the st…
San Francisco cannabis market expands slowly but surely via social equity program
San Francisco is the birthplace of the modern medical marijuana industry.
But the city’s cannabis industry has been fairly stagnant the past two decades, with regulators approving only a few dozen storefront dispensaries to sell MMJ.
San Francisco cann…
More FBI raids near L.A. highlight ongoing corruption tied to marijuana licensing
Three raids conducted by FBI agents in recent weeks have again put the spotlight on potential corruption related to marijuana business licensing in California.
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California cities, counties OK pro-cannabis measures, paving way to scores of new licenses
Election Day not only ushered in marijuana legalization wins in five states, it also brought more than two dozen victories at the city and county levels in California, opening the door to new local markets for cannabis businesses up and down the state….
Los Angeles hit with another marijuana social equity lawsuit
Another group of frustrated social equity marijuana applicants filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles. In this suit, eight companies and individuals contend business applications they filed in September 2019 for social equity retail storefront licenses we…
MedMen sues Pasadena, California, over rejected retail cannabis application
California-based MedMen filed suit against the city of Pasadena, claiming that its application for a cannabis retail location was improperly disqualified. According to the Pasadena Star-News, MedMen called the city’s decision “arbitrary, ca…
L.A. marijuana delivery lawsuit could be flashpoint among industry stakeholders
The most recent legal fight facing Los Angeles’ marijuana licensing process is a lawsuit seeking to overturn a new requirement that all delivery permits go only to qualified social equity applicants. The legal action has divided the social equity…
L.A. opens licensing round amid waning interest among cannabis entrepreneurs
Los Angeles might be losing its luster – for marijuana entrepreneurs, that is. Long considered the largest cannabis market in the world, and with a customer base that would be the envy of any business owner, L.A. on Tuesday opened its latest mari…
San Diego goes to court to collect marijuana business taxes
San Diego filed what appears to be a first-of-its-kind lawsuit to force a local cannabis grower to pay taxes the city says the business owes. Grizzly Peak Farms, which is based in Oakland, owes San Diego roughly $10,000 in unpaid city taxes for marijua…