GrowGeneration Corp., the Denver-based cannabis cultivation company which owns a chain of specialty hydroponic and organic garden centers, signed an agreement to purchase The GrowBiz, a chain of hydroponic garden centers, with five stores in California…
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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…
Judge dismisses California cannabis racketeering suit
A federal judge dismissed a $200 million civil racketeering lawsuit filed by a Southern California cannabis farmer against another grower, ruling the claim had no standing because marijuana is illegal under federal law. The case was an unusual twist on…
Marijuana MSO 4Front enters $30M sale-leaseback deal to pay down debt
Multistate operator 4Front Ventures is utilizing a $30 million sale-leaseback transaction to rid itself of debt to a corporate lender, the company said. The all-cash deal with California-based Innovative Industrial Properties (IIP) involves the sale of…
Tobacco firm spends $15 million to bring L.A. marijuana line to THC-free markets
A Kentucky tobacco company is investing $15 million in a Los Angeles marijuana vape company that plans to expand its footprint by building out a line of THC-free CBD products.
Tobacco firm spends $15 million to bring L.A. marijuana line to THC-free mar…
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…
California’s marijuana legalization law, Prop 64, is broken and needs reform
I’ve been outspoken about the need to amend California’s Proposition 64, which legalized cannabis in the state, since it became clear that the framework had failed and our community was suffering. Here are the three ways to fix it.
California’s marijua…
Harborside acquires San Francisco social equity marijuana retailer
Oakland, California-based Harborside said it acquired a majority stake in FGW Haight, a company that in June was awarded a conditional-use permit for a retail marijuana shop in San Francisco. Under the terms of the deal, Harborside will receive 50.1% e…