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L.A. marijuana delivery lawsuit could be flashpoint among industry stakeholders

The most recent legal fight facing Los Angeles' marijuana licensing process is a lawsuit seeking to overturn a…

News October 23
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L.A. opens licensing round amid waning interest among cannabis entrepreneurs

Los Angeles might be losing its luster – for marijuana entrepreneurs, that is. Long considered the largest cannabis…

News October 23
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San Diego goes to court to collect marijuana business taxes

San Diego filed what appears to be a first-of-its-kind lawsuit to force a local cannabis grower to pay…

News October 22
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California’s marijuana legalization law, Prop 64, is broken and needs reform

I’ve been outspoken about the need to amend California’s Proposition 64, which legalized cannabis in the state, since…

News October 21
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Harborside acquires San Francisco social equity marijuana retailer

Oakland, California-based Harborside said it acquired a majority stake in FGW Haight, a company that in June was…

News October 20
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Cannabis delivery operator, trade groups sue L.A. over social equity rules

A marijuana businessman and two trade associations filed suit against Los Angeles, asking a judge to throw out…

News October 20
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UFCW unionizes California marijuana delivery company

Employees at Stachs, a cannabis delivery operator in the Northern California towns of Clearlake and Cotati, ratified a…

News October 19
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Week in Review: California cannabis designations, Supreme Court loss, union victories & more

A new state law lets California's outdoor marijuana growers claim a wine-like "appellation of origin" for their sun-and-soil-grown…

News October 17
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New $102 million equity fund targets ancillary cannabis businesses

Pennsylvania-based Intrinsic Capital Partners said it raised $102 million in a fund that will invest in science and…

News October 16
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How the new California cannabis appellations law borrows from the wine industry

California’s marijuana industry has no further to look than the Napa Valley when establishing regional identities for its…

News October 15
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