National cannabis brands are common in several sectors including infused products, vape pens and retail. But the industry has not seen many national flower brands.
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California Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News
Lawsuit: Kushy Punch’s illicit marijuana market reach more than first known
Vertical Bliss’ reach into the illegal cannabis market when the company, operating as Kushy Punch, was busted in 2019 was more than three times what was estimated when it first landed in state regulators’ crosshairs. That’s according …
L.A. suburb engaging in kickback scheme for cannabis permits, suit says
A lobbyist allegedly working with city officials in the Los Angeles suburb of Commerce has been soliciting kickbacks in exchange for help with obtaining marijuana business licenses, according to a new lawsuit filed by a cannabis company. Law360.com rep…
New recreational cannabis markets are seeing quicker starts to sales
As public opinion changes and state regulators learn from those who have gone before them, the time it takes from the approval of medical marijuana by voters or lawmakers to the first recreational sales in a market is getting shorter. That could bode w…
Week in Review: Illinois cannabis permits redo, Vermont adult-use progress, Oregon wildfires & more
Seventy marijuana dispensary applicants for recreational cannabis business licenses in Illinois dropped a lawsuit against the state after the governor allowed the losing bidders to make corrections and try again. The lawsuit argued that the state’s lot…
Extreme weather patterns force cannabis growers to rethink cultivation strategies
As extreme weather events ravage the country from coast to coast – including wildfires, floods and early freezes – marijuana growers are being forced to reevaluate their risks and consider changes to their cultivation practices. Outdoor mar…
High Times may have lost two California marijuana leases from Harvest deal
Los Angeles-based High Times Holding apparently lost the leases on both San Francisco marijuana properties that were a key part of a much-vaunted $80 million retail acquisition from Arizona multistate operator Harvest Health & Recreation. The deal …
California won’t increase cannabis taxes for a year thanks to new law
California cannabis companies won’t see their state taxes go up until at least next year. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1872 (same language as Senate Bill 827), which prohibits the California Department of Tax and Fee Administra…