Online cannabis advertising platform Weedmaps and a Southern California vape shop have been targeted with a wrongful death lawsuit in civil court by a mother who claims both are to blame in the shooting death of her son.
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San Diego County starts work on marijuana social equity program
One of the few remaining major metro California markets that doesn't have a marijuana social equity program began down that path when the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to begin crafting such a law. According to San Diego TV...
Arizona medical cannabis firms qualify for second grow permit, regulators say
Arizona's longstanding 130 medical cannabis businesses - which are vertically integrated, by law - may now each snag a second cultivation license under a relatively new interpretation of the recreational marijuana legalization initiative approved by voters last...
Metrc loses court fight over ‘tag fees’ for Missouri marijuana businesses
Florida-based marijuana inventory tracking firm Metrc lost an appeal in Missouri over whether the company was contractually allowed to charge licensed medical cannabis businesses extra money for state-mandated plant tags.
With Democrats in charge, cannabis advocates upbeat about US reforms – but legalization uncertain
Now that President Joe Biden has been sworn in and Democrats have taken control of Congress, many cannabis industry executives might expect some reform of federal marijuana policy within the next two years - and perhaps even full legalization. The key question is how...
Judge reaffirms that marijuana firm MedMen must pay ex-CFO’s legal fees
A California judge again ordered marijuana multistate operator MedMen to pay the company's former chief financial officer at least $500,000 to cover his legal fees in an ongoing lawsuit over whether the executive was wrongly terminated. According to Law360, Judge Mark...
Cannabis sales records smashed or set in 2020, and insiders expect the gains to continue
The COVID-19 outbreak that began about a year ago has proved devastating for many mainstream industries - including airlines and restaurants, for starters - but for those in the cannabis business, 2020 turned out to be a record-setter. Sales of medical and...
California trade group offers marijuana banking services through credit union
The California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA) on Tuesday unveiled a new partnership with North Bay Credit Union under which CCIA-member marijuana companies can obtain an array of financial services.
Biden health nominees have history of supporting legal marijuana
Two of President-elect Joe Biden’s top picks to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have track records of defending and supporting state-legal marijuana programs, positions that could prove positive for the overall MJ industry.
A marijuana pioneer changes course: Q&A with Harborside co-founder Steve DeAngelo
Steve DeAngelo is one of the marijuana industry's most high-profile pioneers. But earlier this month, DeAngelo and the Oakland, California-based company he co-founded in 2006, Harborside, formally parted ways. Moreover, the role of chair emeritus, which DeAngelo held...
Judge: California has 30 days to inform marijuana firms about billboard ban
A California judge ruled this week that state marijuana regulators have 30 days to inform businesses of a new ban on billboard advertising.
Colorado hits $2B for 2020 marijuana sales – with December still to count
The oldest adult-use marijuana market in the United States, Colorado, hit a milestone in 2020 when sales surpassed $2 billion for the first time in a calendar year. And that total did not include sales figures for December. According to the...
