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John Schroyer

A Sacramento-based journalist, John had focused on Colorado politics for most of his career, which included covering the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. In 2012, he covered the Amendment 64 campaign to legalize recreational marijuana for The Colorado Springs Gazette. As then-video editor for The Gazette, he was on hand for the first-ever legal recreational marijuana sale in Denver on Jan. 1, 2014. He’s been writing about the cannabis industry since joining Marijuana Business Daily over the summer of 2014.

Judge throws out class action lawsuit against cannabis delivery giant Eaze

Published 2 mins ago | By John Schroyer

A class action lawsuit filed against cannabis tech platform Eaze – a major player in the California marijuana delivery world – was dismissed by a federal judge, who ordered the plaintiff to enter into arbitration with the company. U.S. District Court Judge James Donato dismissed the lawsuit brought by former Eaze customer Farrah Williams, after ruling […]

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Prospects brighten for cannabis farmers in California’s Emerald Triangle: Q&A with Humboldt Alliance’s Terra Carver

Published October 22, 2019 | By John Schroyer

Terra Carver has lived in California’s Humboldt County nearly her entire life. Since January 2017, she’s served as executive director of the Humboldt County Growers Alliance (HCGA), a coalition she co-founded with the aim of helping longtime local marijuana farmers transition successfully into the new legal market. The first year of California’s legal marijuana market […]

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Cannabis firm Harborside owes $11 million under 280E, US Tax Court rules

Published October 21, 2019 | By John Schroyer

After a lengthy legal fight with the Internal Revenue Service over the applicability of 280E business deductions to state-legal marijuana companies, Harborside on Monday got its final tax bill from the case: $11 million in back taxes from 2007 to 2012. The case dates to 2016, when Harborside, based in Oakland, California, took the IRS […]

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California water board sends warnings to cannabis growers

Published September 26, 2019 | By John Schroyer

The California Water Boards sent at least 270 letters to farmers in the Emerald Triangle, warning them to come into compliance with regulations or face possible fines and even the loss of their cultivation licenses. The agency posted on Twitter that its Division of Water Rights’ Cannabis Enforcement Section sent the letters to “residents in Trinity, Humboldt […]

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California health officials urge residents to stop vaping tobacco, marijuana

Published September 25, 2019

A California health agency joined the chorus of officials across the country urging consumers to stop vaping all substances immediately, saying it’s still unsure what’s caused the recent epidemic that has sickened at least 530 and claimed nine lives in the U.S. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) also announced that 90 Californians with a […]

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Marijuana industry reaction to California’s 2019 legislative session: Some wins, but many MJ business issues still outstanding

Published September 25, 2019 | By John Schroyer

California’s 2019 legislative session drew to a close earlier this month, and it was a lackluster year for cannabis business priorities, industry watchers noted, with no victories on issues such as tax relief, banking or the opening of more jurisdictions for business licensing. “It’s a mixed bag,” Amy Jenkins, chief lobbyist for the California Cannabis […]

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Longtime Bay Area cannabis trade school sues former CFO

Published September 18, 2019

The oldest marijuana-focused university in the country, Oakland-based Oaksterdam University,  filed a lawsuit against its former chief financial officer. The lawsuit, among other things, alleges: Assault in 2015 and 2018. Breach of contract. Breach of fiduciary duties. Computer fraud. Oaksterdam CEO and owner Dale Sky Jones alleged in the suit that former CFO Aseem Sappal […]

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