Although the California cannabis industry probably won't see any state-level tax relief anytime soon, at least the excise tax won't go up in July. The state Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) confirmed in an email to Marijuana Business Daily that the 60%...
Volatile. Transitional. Coasting. Fragmented. Dumpster fire. Passionate.
Those were the answers from half a dozen speakers last weekend at Meadowlands, a retreat in Mendocino County for cannabis industry insiders sponsored by San Francisco-based marijuana technology firm Meadow.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom alarmed many Northern California cannabis growers during his state of the state address in February when he announced 150 National Guard troops serving at the U.S.-Mexico border would redeploy, in part, to "go after illegal cannabis...
Maryland's Medical Cannabis Commission is extending the application period for cultivation and processing licenses because of technical glitches. Applicants will now have until June 24 to get paperwork filed, because the commission's online...
The federal government has given back $257,733 that was seized by law enforcement officers from a licensed California cannabis distributor last fall. It's a big legal win for state-authorized cannabis companies, an attorney in the case said Wednesday. [include_post...
Alabama won't become the latest state to legalize medical cannabis this year, but it took a potential step forward for 2020. Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law a bill that would set up a medical marijuana commission to study the issue and then make recommendations to the...
The largest medical marijuana company in Maine threatened to sue the state if it doesn't alter course on proposed residency requirements for recreational cannabis business permits. According to the Portland Press Herald, MMJ provider Wellness Connection has financial...
On the heels of a cannabis trade group letter last week threatening a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles over its alleged lack of enforcement against illegal marijuana shops, another MJ-focused organization sent a note to city leaders. Instead of a threat,...
In a bid to help reverse the trend of Big Tech's unfriendliness to marijuana-related smartphone apps, a California lawmaker who represents Silicon Valley recently sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook asking that the company's app shop carry cannabis apps from licensed...
The business assets of The Guild San Jose, a California-based, vertically integrated cannabis business, were sold at auction Friday in an apparent first for a marijuana business in the world's largest MJ market. The winning bid, $8.25 million, was submitted by San...
After filing suit against MedMen in January alleging serious mismanagement and a breach of fiduciary duty – and asking a court for nearly $220 million in damages – two early investors in the California marijuana company announced this week they’ve withdrawn their lawsuit and are seeking arbitration.
Cannabis tech platform and delivery giant Eaze Solutions is facing a new legal challenge to its business model, this time from a Canadian competitor that also runs a delivery platform in California. Toronto-based DionyMed filed suit against Eaze in San Francisco...
