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Opinion: 4 ways to empower women in the marijuana industry

Numbers, as they say, don’t lie. But they don’t tell a full story, either. The number of women working…

News March 8
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Judge orders ex-MedMen exec to repay marijuana company $612K in legal fees

Former MedMen Holdings executive James Parker must repay the company about $612,000 that the business was previously ordered…

News March 3
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Why California’s third-largest county remains a marijuana industry desert

The vast majority of Orange County cities still maintain bans on medical and recreational marijuana businesses, despite solid…

News March 3
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Small-scale cannabis social equity success stories emerge amid stumbles among big programs

While negative headlines pour in about cannabis social equity program delays, barriers and failures, success stories also are…

News March 1
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MedMen sells Florida medical cannabis license, assets for $83 million

California-based MedMen Enterprises said Monday it is exiting the Florida medical cannabis market with the sale of its…

News February 28
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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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Cannabis MSO MedMen seeks to recoup $612,000 in legal fees from former CFO

Cannabis multistate operator MedMen Enterprises is trying to recover $612,000 in legal fees it previously was ordered to…

News February 23
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California wholesale cannabis prices rebound from slump

A bear run in California’s volatile wholesale cannabis market appears to be over. The price of bulk flower…

News February 18
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CA city’s marijuana equity residency requirement unconstitutional, suit says

A Michigan marijuana entrepreneur filed a federal lawsuit against Sacramento alleging that the California city's residency requirement for…

News February 17
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San Diego rolls back cannabis taxes for manufacturers, growers

San Diego, home to one of the largest municipal cannabis markets in California, is lowering tax rates on…

News February 17
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