All posts tagged "California"

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...

Culture

Roy Choi Confronts His Cannabis Demons

The acclaimed chef and noted cannabis enthusiast faces his own marijuana biases through his new show...

Culture

Cannabis Gadgets in the Heart of Tech

Moe Green’s smoking lounge provides the ultimate place to try out new THC tech.

Strains

The Transbay Challenge: Growers Battle for San Francisco Bragging Rights

Over the past weekend, Cannabis Now was the exclusive media partner for Jimi Devine’s Transbay Challenge....

Industry Events

Cannabis Brand Wars: ‘Immersive Experiences’ Dominate Hall of Flowers

At the epicenter of the world’s cannabis cultivation industry, good pot alone can’t always garner attention....

Industry Events

Hall of Flowers: Oh the Weed We Smoked

The collective experience of consuming cannabis took center stage at the industry event.

Strains

California’s Weed of the Moment

Our top strains from the Hall of Flowers include one exceptionally gassy pheno and another you...

In The Magazine

Town Business: The Successes & Shortcomings of Oakland’s Equity Program

What Oakland, California’s cannabis equity program can teach the nation.

Culture

The Only Good Cigar Is a Cannagar

Purple Rose Supply’s “cannagar mold” kit is the best way to spin one up.

Industry Events

Cannabis World Congress and Business Expo LA Event Preview

For a crash course in everything the cannabis industry has to offer, the Cannabis World Congress...

Cultivation

Hemp Licenses Quadrupled from 2018 to 2019. Will There Be a CBD Surplus?

Advocates warn that this could be the year that the supply of CBD outpaces demand. Plus,...

Legal

Advocates Push Workers’ Right to Cannabis Use

Advocates increasingly assert that cannabis legalization is not fully realized unless workers are guaranteed their right...

Legal

Need Legal Advice? Michael E. Cindrich, APC Could Help You

The Law Offices of Michael E. Cindrich, APC has considerable experience representing cannabis businesses and consumers...