All posts tagged "Bureau of Cannabis Control"

Legal

Lowell Farms Is California Cannabis Regulators’ Biggest Test Yet

Civil complaint claims company processed cannabis in an unlicensed facility.

Economics

The Trouble With Corruption in the Cannabis Industry

Legalization was supposed to take cannabis out of the hands of criminal networks, but state models...

Legal

Militarized Raids in Trinity County Recall Prohibition-Era Policing

Several homes were raided by state police and National Guard forces — exactly the kind of...

Joint Opinions

Farming On the Edge

Emerald Triangle farmers grow worried as California bureaucrats fumble their way through legalization — costing growers...

Politics

California to Send National Guard to Raid Pot Farms

Troops will be removed from President Donald Trump’s border fiasco to head north and destroy unlicensed...

Industry Events

ICBC Kicks Off the 2019 Program in San Francisco

The International Cannabis Business Conference returns to San Francisco for the fifth consecutive year this February...

Culture

California Pot Events Can Happen at Locally Approved Private Locations Next Year

The signing of Assembly Bill 2020 by California Governor Jerry Brown will reignite the California cannabis...

Cultivation

Glyphosate Case Highlights Pesticide Dilemma in Cannabis Industry

A verdict against glyphosate producer Monsanto has brought world attention to the dangers of pesticides and...

Politics

Is California’s Marijuana Legalization Actually Bad?

Spoiler: No, but it needs some serious improvement. Even the LA Times thinks so.

Economics

California Expands Cannabis Insurance Access as Fires Ravage the State

The bureaucracy overseeing California's cannabis industry is moving fast to facilitate insurance coverage for businesses, a...

Medical

Compassionate Care Programs Pushed Out of California’s New Regulations

Donating medical marijuana to the ill, or compassionate care, was what first opened up California's legal...

Legal

California Bans Hemp-Derived CBD Oil

California health authorities dealt a blow to the burgeoning CBD industry by banning preparations of CBD...

Politics

The Best & Worst of California’s Proposed Permanent Cannabis Regulations

California’s proposed final cannabis regulations allow for adult-use and medical licensees to work together, but they...

Legal

California is Destroying Marijuana

An estimated $350 Million of California cannabis was destroyed this month.

Politics

Humboldt Mega-Busts Continue Despite Legalization

In Humboldt County, long famous as the heartland of Northern California's cannabis-growing Emerald Triangle, big police raids...

Politics

Elastic Deadlines for California’s Regulated Cannabis Industry

Five months into legal cannabis in the Golden State, the temporary licenses issued by authorities to get...

Economics

California Pot Inspections Ramping Up

Track-and-trace cannabis is coming to California.

Politics

These Cannabis Products Are Now Outlawed With California’s New Rules

When California’s recreational market comes online on Jan. 1, the industry will have to adjust and...