California cannabis rules
Southern California recreational cannabis firms struggle with product shortages, licensing and black market
“Growing pains” is an understatement to describe Southern California’s tumultuous recreational marijuana marketplace.
New regulations that took effect July 1 are rattling what was already a turbulent part of the California MJ industry. The industry there also is suffering from product shortages, slow license approvals and a thriving black market.
Higher prices and barer shelves: California cannabis retailers face frustrated customers
Licensed marijuana retailers in California are struggling to cope with customers angry about price hikes and less product choice – a direct result of the state’s new packaging and testing regulations that took effect July 1.