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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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Appellation program, cooperatives might give small California cannabis farmers a boost

Small marijuana farmers in California who've struggled in recent years - either to launch their own brands, expand…

News November 23
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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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Industry reacts to California cannabis delivery lawsuit outcome: ‘It’s not a win’

As news spread of an important ruling in a lawsuit over California's statewide cannabis delivery policy, industry executives'…

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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Regulatory maze, money prevent craft marijuana farmers in California from offering own brands

California marijuana is world-renowned. But since the state's legal market launched in 2018, the small Emerald Triangle farmers…

News November 16
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Nerds candymaker files suit against California cannabis firm

Chicago-based Ferrara Candy Co. filed suit in a federal court against California-based Tops Cannabis, alleging the delivery company…

News November 13
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