Latest In: California

Cannabis tax excise tax Marijuana tax marijuana tax increase sales tax tax Tax Foundation tax increase taxes The Center for New Revenue
Image of $100 bills swirling into a hole

3 states increase cannabis levies as ideal tax rate remains elusive

Three states are raising cannabis taxes this year in response to budget deficits, with more predicted shortfalls looming…

News July 9
cannabis marijuana recreational marijuana weedmaps WM Technology
Image of Weedmaps' marijuana delivery app on an iPhone

Principals of cannabis ad platform Weedmaps back out of stock purchase

WM Technology co-founders Douglas Francis and Justin Hartfield are backing out of a deal to purchase the company's…

News June 26
california cannabis tax california marijuana tax excise tax Gavin Newsom marijuana taxes
Image of the California state capitol building with downtown Sacramento in the background

California lawmakers fail to include cannabis tax relief in budget bill

Faint hopes for California cannabis industry excise tax relief evaporated Wednesday when lawmakers failed to squeeze a freeze…

News June 26
beverages cannabis hemp-derived thc Jones Soda Co. marijuana Mary Jones MJ Reg Disrupters recreational marijuana
Image of a marijuana leaf atop beverage cans

Jones Soda sells marijuana beverage business for $3 million

Jones Soda Co. sold its marijuana beverage business to MJ Reg Disrupters for $3 million.

News June 23
cannabis cultivation Dispensaries High Times magazine hightimes holding corp. marijuana raw rolling papers recreational marijuana
Photo illustration of High Times' website with a crack down the middle

Marijuana brand High Times to return after $3.5 million acquisition

Raw Rolling Papers founder Josh Kesselman and Matt Stang, a former co-owner of High Times, paid $3.5 million…

News June 17
berner brand cookies cookies cannabis cookies creative consulting promotions cookies dispensary Cookies marijuana cookies real estate cookies store TRP TRP Co.
Image of a Cookies van in front of a Cookies store

Cookies wins $22.7 million from partner; fate of branded cannabis stores unknown

Cookies, one of the most recognizable brands in the cannabis space, is set to collect $22.7 million from…

News June 17
California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control California Gov. Gavin Newsom California hemp-derived THC ban California intoxicating hemp ban
Image of California state Capitol building

California moves to make hemp-derived THC ban permanent

California health officials are moving to make permanent the state’s emergency ban on hemp-derived THC products.

News June 16
Biden marijuana biden trump Donald Trump marijuana rescheduling Trump Trump cannabis Trump marijuana trump marijuana rescheduling white house white house marijuana
Image of White House in front of sky with cannabis leaves

Marijuana industry insiders bullish on federal reform under Trump

It might happen soon, but President Donald Trump will deliver on major marijuana reform, according to two cannabis…

News June 13
CRB Monitor Steven Kemmerling
Image of a woman stamping approval on a business

US marijuana business licensing stable in early 2025

The U.S. marijuana licensing market remained stable in early 2025, with the total number of active licenses growing…

News June 12
cannabis diversion diversion lawsuit Marcus Estes metrc metrc diverson whistleblower
Image of a stack of court filings sitting next to a judge's gavel

Whistleblower suit against cannabis firm Metrc dismissed; related case continues

An Oregon judge on Monday agreed to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit brought against cannabis seed-to-sale tracking software provider…

News June 10
MJBizCon Logo