How Social Media Censorship is killing the Marketplace
In the last couple of weeks, it has become clearer than ever that the long reaching arms of social media companies have the power to control the way we express ourselves to the public as…
Category: Cannabis Law
Marijuana: 6 things to watch for in California in 2020
From key court cases to clearing criminal records, it’ll be another big year for cannabis policy. As California enters its third year of legal recreational cannabis sales, many expect upcoming new laws, high-profile court cases…
California agency recommends major overhaul to state’s marijuana taxes
Legislative Analyst’s Office calls for taxing marijuana based on potency and dropping cultivation taxes. California’s struggling cannabis industry didn’t get the recommendation many hoped for — a call to sharply lower the industry’s tax rate…
California’s budding cannabis industry prepares for another hit
High taxes, outlaw competitors make it tough for legal operators to make a buck As year two of legal cannabis sales in California comes to a close, shoppers are still more likely to buy marijuana…
How Long Beach plans to help residents expunge marijuana misdemeanors and other low-level convictions
With tens of thousands of marijuana-related convictions in California potentially eligible to be overturned following the legalization of recreational pot, Long Beach is launching a program offering residents free legal help clearing low-level criminal convictions.…
Couple’s suit over marijuana smell could have big effect on U.S. cannabis industry
DENVER (AP) — A federal trial in Colorado could have far-reaching effects on the United States’ budding marijuana industry if a jury sides with a couple who say having a cannabis business as a neighbor…
California cannabis conference highlights justice, compliance issues
While a packed room at the California Cannabis Business Conference in Anaheim cheered on inspiring speeches from marijuana rights activists Melissa Etheridge and Steve DeAngelo, audience member Chaney Turner couldn’t join in. The co-founder of…
California marijuana policies at play on Election Day, even in Republican strongholds
Marijuana will once again be a hot topic on Election Day, with the future of local, state and federal cannabis policies in the hands of voters Nov. 6. But this time, voters in states that…
Is marijuana legalization leading to more stoned drivers on the roads?
As the push to legalize marijuana gains momentum, so is evidence that more permissive policies on the drug are putting motorists at risk. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found, in a study to be…
Court: CA law-enforcement officers must return seized legal marijuana to arrestee
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California court ordered police to return a small amount of marijuana seized from a suspect’s backpack during an arrest for disturbing the peace. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday…