All posts tagged "California"

Joint Opinions

Who’s Still Standing in the Cannabis Industry?

A veteran cannabis grower reflects on the lessons of the past decade.

In History

Legendary Emerald Triangle Freedom Fighter B.E. Smith Dies at 72

The Trinity County grower, who did time in federal prison for openly cultivating cannabis under California's...

Economics

California Cannabis Operators Adjust to Metrc, the State’s Track & Trace System

The new era of cannabis tracking has arrived in the Golden State.

Legal

Lowell Farms Is California Cannabis Regulators’ Biggest Test Yet

Civil complaint claims company processed cannabis in an unlicensed facility.

Industry Events

The Best Strains of the Emerald Cup 2019

We reveal the cultivators and strains that stood out among the crowded field of the best...

Industry Events

A Much-Needed Morale Boost for California Cannabis at the 2019 Emerald Cup

It wasn’t quite group therapy, but the premier outdoor cannabis competition provided a venue for California’s...

Legal

A Group of California Trimmigrants Sue for Worker Protections

A new potential class action lawsuit highlights a key difference between a legal cannabis market and...

Politics

Corruption & Crime Seems to Follow Restrictive Dispensary Permitting

Limited permitting seems to welcome graft and boodle, just like one former California mayor warned.

Joint Opinions

2019 Emerald Cup: Kicking Into High Gear

With the prestigious Emerald Cup, the world’s best cannabis is on display.

Edibles

How California Is Killing off High-end Cannabis Edibles

Edibles makers using quality ingredients have tiny margins, meaning tax increases could spell the end for...

Politics

California’s CROP Project Responds to Toxic Threat of ‘Trespass Grows’

Cannabis may be legal in California, but illicit cultivation persists, especially in the National Forests, where...

Economics

Wave of Layoffs Strikes Legal Cannabis

MedMen, GrupoFlor, CannaCraft and FlowKana all shed workers at double-digit rates.

Cultivation

A Quick Guide to Cannabis Appellations: What You Need to Know

California is moving toward adopting official appellations for cannabis, certifying a strain's regional origin. Here’s your...

Economics

OSHA Training Comes to California Cannabis

California just mandated two people for every cannabis permit have to take the state’s 30-hour occupational...

Legal

Cops Claim a ‘$1 Billion’ Cannabis Bust

Sheriff’s deputies in California seized 10 million cannabis plants, claiming that the haul was worth $1...

Economics

California Pot Farms Dealing With Fires & Blackouts Get Tax Relief

When California declares a state of emergency, businesses are given leeway around tax deadlines and interest...

Medical

Cannabis Compassion Is Re-Legalized

It’s now again legal for California’s cannabis retailers to give product away for free, an act...

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...

Joint Opinions

Overcoming Fear & Doubt, With a Little Help From Cannabis

Longtime cannabis cultivator Nikki Lastreto explains how the experience of getting high is one way to...

Politics

Low-Income Cannabis Patients Await CA Governor’s Signature on Compassion Bill

After California legalized adult-use cannabis in 2016, new regulations and taxes put a squeeze on the...