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California’s first cannabis czar reflects on her time at the helm as she steps down

In early 2016, Lori Ajax accepted the job of running the first-ever California agency dedicated to overseeing the…

News December 7
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California cannabis companies will have to pivot, again, under new stay-at-home order

Facing the prospect of a new stay-at-home order, California marijuana businesses might have to scramble yet again to…

News December 5
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Los Angeles selects 200 social equity cannabis retail license finalists

Los Angeles regulators issued the much-anticipated list of 200 finalists in the contentious battle for social equity marijuana…

News December 3
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California judge rules against cannabis billboard ads on interstate highways

Billboards for marijuana companies are commonplace in California, but that advertising option for cannabis businesses is about to…

News November 24
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Longtime California cannabis czar Lori Ajax is stepping down

After nearly five years of overseeing the rollout of California’s statewide marijuana regulatory system, Lori Ajax is retiring.…

News November 20
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Court rules in favor of California’s statewide cannabis delivery policy

A California judge threw out a legal challenge to a controversial policy enacted in 2018 by marijuana regulators…

News November 19
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Two more lawsuits filed over L.A.’s social equity cannabis licensing

Lawsuits filed by two former social equity applicants brings the total to at least six that have been…

News November 18
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Judge hears arguments in California cannabis delivery case

Learn more about state programs at MJBizCon 2020.   A Fresno County Superior Court judge heard oral arguments…

News November 16
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San Francisco officials delay new cannabis tax by a year

San Francisco officials decided to hold off by one year the implementation of a new cannabis sales tax.…

News November 16
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