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California governor approves consumption cafes, vetoes cannabis events bill

The day after California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed small farmers to sell…

News September 30
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Lawsuit seeks to block California ban on intoxicating hemp-derived products

Six hemp companies and a major lobbying group for the industry filed a lawsuit seeking to block California's…

News September 25
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California hemp stakeholders celebrate as restrictions are scuttled – for now

California hemp interests are celebrating after a push by marijuana regulators and the governor to strictly regulate intoxicating…

News August 16
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How cannabis-friendly are potential Biden successors?

Names floated as potential replacements for Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden have at least one thing in common:…

News July 9
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California task force seizes more than $53M of illicit cannabis in first quarter

A multiagency task force in California seized more than $53 million worth of illegal cannabis products in the…

News April 15
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No tax relief for California cannabis operators in governor’s initial budget

If legal California cannabis businesses teetering under the weight of heavy taxes will see any relief this year,…

News January 12
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California governor rejects marijuana marketing curbs, consumption cafes

California marijuana businesses scored a key win when the governor spiked a bill that would have imposed marketing…

News October 10
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Mendocino growers ask California to address county’s cannabis licensing

A trade association representing cannabis growers in California's Mendocino County has asked the state government for an "urgent…

News February 22
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New California task force eradicates $15 million of illegal marijuana

A newly formed California task force eradicated 11,000-plus illegal marijuana plants and destroyed more 5,000 pounds of illegal…

News October 17
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