A marijuana businessman and two trade associations filed suit against Los Angeles, asking a judge to throw out a new city ordinance that devotes all MJ delivery business permits to social equity applicants until 2025. At issue are 20 delivery licenses …
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UFCW unionizes California marijuana delivery company
Employees at Stachs, a cannabis delivery operator in the Northern California towns of Clearlake and Cotati, ratified a three-year contract with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW). In its announcement of the agreement on Monday, the uni…
Week in Review: California cannabis designations, Supreme Court loss, union victories & more
A new state law lets California’s outdoor marijuana growers claim a wine-like “appellation of origin” for their sun-and-soil-grown crops. California outdoor producers told Marijuana Business Daily they hope the law will help them dist…
New $102 million equity fund targets ancillary cannabis businesses
Pennsylvania-based Intrinsic Capital Partners said it raised $102 million in a fund that will invest in science and technology businesses focused on the legal marijuana and hemp industries. “We believe this is . . . a rare opportunity to invest in a sp…
How the new California cannabis appellations law borrows from the wine industry
California’s marijuana industry has no further to look than the Napa Valley when establishing regional identities for its cannabis products. The Napa Valley Vintners Association, in fact, offers a blueprint for California cannabis producers to fo…
California outdoor marijuana cultivators to designate products by growing region
California’s marijuana market is borrowing a page from the state’s world-famous wine industry thanks to a new law intended to help outdoor cannabis growers brand and market their products by highlighting where and how they’re produced…
Sacramento, California, opens 10 retail cannabis permits for social equity
The capital city of California is adding 10 more retail marijuana storefronts to its existing 30, yet another sign that the state’s legal market is continuing to grow over time. The change stems from a unanimous vote by the City Council this week…
Sunniva, CA$58 million in debt, granted initial creditor protection
Vancouver-based marijuana firm Sunniva Inc. has received an initial creditor protection order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia as it pursues restructuring. The cross-border firm made the announcement in a news release on Monday, joining a num…
San Francisco cannabis store workers OK union-negotiated pact
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union scored another victory in the legal marijuana market when workers at a San Francisco retail store voted in favor of a UFCW-negotiated contract. According to a news release, workers at Stiiizy-Mission, locate…
Week in Review: Vermont OKs adult-use marijuana, Maine sales begin, WHO plan questioned & more
Vermont became the 11th state in the U.S. to fully legalize marijuana for adult use when Republican Gov. Phil Scott let a bill to allow recreational sales become law without his signature. MJBizDaily takeaway: Setting aside the governor’s half-he…