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California reports record illicit cannabis seizures as cultivation tax cut

California authorities reported seizing a record amount of illicit cannabis and cash in 2025, but legal market struggles…

News January 28
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California cannabis tax cut inches forward as state industry lags behind

A push to cut the California cannabis tax from 19% back to 15% by Oct. 1 is moving…

News September 11
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2 California municipalities approve cannabis business tax cuts

Two California jurisdictions have approved cutting cannabis business taxes as the industry lobbies for more relief from local…

News April 17
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Hundreds of Humboldt marijuana farmers expected to lose licenses over tax debt

Hundreds of marijuana farmers in California’s Humboldt County are in jeopardy of losing their business licenses as a…

News March 12
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Retail operator files lawsuit challenging California marijuana excise taxes

One of California’s largest cannabis retail chains is challenging an emergency rule change that state tax collectors implemented…

News January 5
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California localities extend tax relief to marijuana companies in absence of state action

Since state lawmakers have been slow to lower marijuana taxes, local governments throughout California are scrambling to grant…

News February 28
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Week in Review: Illinois cannabis permits redo, Vermont adult-use progress, Oregon wildfires & more

Seventy marijuana dispensary applicants for recreational cannabis business licenses in Illinois dropped a lawsuit against the state after…

News September 26
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California governor delays proposed cannabis regulatory changes

The coronavirus has further derailed systemic reforms to the California regulatory agencies that oversee the state’s marijuana industry…

News May 14
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Tax bill that could have boosted California marijuana businesses fails to advance

A proposal to temporarily lower taxes on marijuana products in California likely will not pass the state Legislature…

News May 16
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