Marijuana advocates told us that legalizing the drug would curb the black market. We’re still waiting. The opposite has happened in California, where a glut of illegal weed is undercutting legal purveyors. Now progressives are proposing an interstate compact to export their pot and rescue the industry. California voters in 2016 approved a ballot measure allowing the … [Read more...] about California’s Marijuana Paradise Lost
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New Bill Could Bring Amsterdam-Style Cannabis Cafes to California
On Friday, Haney introduced legislation to make it easier for cannabis dispensaries to sell food and beverages. “If an authorized cannabis retail store wants to sell someone cannabis, a cup of tea and a sandwich, we should allow cities to make that possible and stop holding back our economy and a service that people want. Those things are all illegal under state law now,” Haney … [Read more...] about New Bill Could Bring Amsterdam-Style Cannabis Cafes to California
Feds: Mobile ring laundered marijuana profits through casino chips, California cannabis firms
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Prichard police pulled over a car in December 2019, finding thousands of dollars in cash and a driver who offered contradictory explanations about the money. It was no lucky bust. Court records show that federal law enforcement officers had been on to the driver and his partners for months, tracking a sophisticated network that regularly smuggled marijuana … [Read more...] about Feds: Mobile ring laundered marijuana profits through casino chips, California cannabis firms
$33.9 million in illegal cannabis found in massive Oakland raids
Authorities found thousands of pounds of illegal pot and plants at this Oakland warehouse, at 1217 48th Ave. Authorities seized over 30,000 marijuana plants, 2,720 pounds of marijuana and multiple firearms at an illegal cannabis-growing operation in Oakland last week, according to the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC). The agency estimated that the illegal cannabis was worth … [Read more...] about $33.9 million in illegal cannabis found in massive Oakland raids
I-Team Discovers Illegal Marijuana Grow Houses Could Be Operating Next Door to You
Recreational marijuana use was legalized in California in 2018 but the NBC4 I-Team discovered that hasn’t stopped illegal grow operations from popping up across Southern California, sometimes in homes, sometimes even near schools. The NBC4 I-Team got exclusive access to go along with the California Department of Cannabis Control as they busted, what they say, were several … [Read more...] about I-Team Discovers Illegal Marijuana Grow Houses Could Be Operating Next Door to You
How Cannabis Legalization Killed This Town’s Economy
The town of Garberville in Humboldt County was once the poster child for California’s green rush. Today, it’s an example of the green collapse. “The economy here has crashed,” Laura Lasseter, Director of Operations for the Southern Humboldt Business and Visitors Bureau, told SF Gate. “...The economy in Southern Humboldt is in crisis mode, and 90% of that crisis mode is because … [Read more...] about How Cannabis Legalization Killed This Town’s Economy
California’s legal marijuana market goes to pot: Relatives of late stoner Jerry Garcia pull his cannabis brand out of Golden State as high taxes and regulation sees profits dive – and the black market surge
A marijuana brand bearing the name of one of the world's most famous stoners has pulled out of California as the state's cannabis taxes gut legal operations and allow the black market to thrive. Garcia Hand Picked - founded by the relatives of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia - removed its products and operations from California as the state's laws coupled with Federal … [Read more...] about California’s legal marijuana market goes to pot: Relatives of late stoner Jerry Garcia pull his cannabis brand out of Golden State as high taxes and regulation sees profits dive – and the black market surge
‘Crisis mode’: Failing pot farms are killing this California town’s economy
Not long ago, Garberville could have held the title of California’s busiest town without a stoplight. Thousands of tourists filled this small town’s restaurants and bars after spending the day craning their necks at the towering redwood trees of the nearby Avenue of the Giants. And hundreds of cannabis farms in the surrounding hills of Humboldt County brought millions of … [Read more...] about ‘Crisis mode’: Failing pot farms are killing this California town’s economy
Universities are studying weed’s health effects — and being funded by Big Cannabis
When UCLA started its cannabis research initiative five years ago, the university hailed the undertaking as one of the first academic programs in the world dedicated to studying the health impacts of pot. Legalization was quickly taking hold around the country, and the cannabis industry was attempting to transform the plant’s image from an illicit substance that gets you high … [Read more...] about Universities are studying weed’s health effects — and being funded by Big Cannabis
Los Angeles Selects 100 More Social Equity Applicants Following Lawsuit
The city of Los Angeles’ Department of Cannabis Regulation last week announced that it had “successfully conducted the retail application lottery, also known as the Phase 3 Retail Round 2 Lottery,” during which it “selected 100 verified Social Equity Individual Applicants (SEIAs) for the opportunity to apply for a cannabis retail license in the City of Los Angeles.” “The … [Read more...] about Los Angeles Selects 100 More Social Equity Applicants Following Lawsuit
