The light-filled dining room at Irie, which features a tropics-inspired design and a menu overseen by former Hatchet Hall chef Wes Whitsell. For decades, marijuana has hardly been considered luxurious. After all, many folks were introduced to cannabis in a dingy basement at a friend’s house. But the forward-thinking city of West Hollywood is aiming to change all that. With the … [Read more...] about Cannabis Pairs With Elevated Dining at West Hollywood’s New Irie Restaurant
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California wants to rollback environmental rules for cannabis. That won’t help ailing growers
Legalizing recreational cannabis in California was supposed to bring illegal growers out of the shadows and into a robust, safe and regulated market. When voters approved Proposition 64 in 2016, the measure promised to end the damage to our lands and water that had long been part of the illegal marijuana industry. Instead, while some of the small growers who characterized the … [Read more...] about California wants to rollback environmental rules for cannabis. That won’t help ailing growers
Homicide investigation launched after man fatally shot at marijuana dispensary in Hyde Park
A man was fatally shot inside of a marijuana dispensary in Hyde Park on Friday evening. Circumstances leading up to shooting remain unclear, but Los Angeles Police Department officers say that they were called to the dispensary, located in the 6600 block of Crenshaw Boulevard at around 6:20 p.m. Upon arrival, they found a man in his 20s suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. … [Read more...] about Homicide investigation launched after man fatally shot at marijuana dispensary in Hyde Park
Despite 11-count federal indictment, no regulatory action taken against Chula Vista cannabis licensee
The federal indictment of Chula Vista’s first cannabis licensee has forced city officials to consider how seriously they want to police the people they allow to sell pot legally in their own backyard. So far, they are taking a cautious approach. Andres Camberos, who became the first person licensed to market recreational marijuana in Chula Vista, was indicted by the U.S. … [Read more...] about Despite 11-count federal indictment, no regulatory action taken against Chula Vista cannabis licensee
Gov. Newsom vetoes Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes in California
Cannabis, also known as marijuana among other names, is a psychoactive drug from the Cannabis plant. Native to Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent, the cannabis plant has been used as a drug for both recreational and entheogenic purposes and in various traditional medicines for centuries. Courtesy U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. A bill to allow Amsterdam-style cannabis … [Read more...] about Gov. Newsom vetoes Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes in California
SF cannabis struggles amid saturation, loss of foot traffic
Gov. Gavin Newsom has been presented with a bill to allow Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes across California, a bid to help invigorate an industry that has suffered from intense market saturation and a post-pandemic drop in customers. But while San Francisco cannabis dispensaries would regard this change as positive, many proprietors said it would do little to address their … [Read more...] about SF cannabis struggles amid saturation, loss of foot traffic
Santa Barbara’s wine industry declared war on weed. Pot is winning.
FILE: Rows of plastic hoop houses, generally used to grow agricultural crops such as rasberries and blueberries, have become popular shaded shelters to grow marijuana as viewed in this aerial photo taken over Santa Rosa Road on June 16, 2021, near Buellton, Calif. George Rose/Getty Images When pot farms showed up in Santa Barbara County in 2017, the wine industry went on the … [Read more...] about Santa Barbara’s wine industry declared war on weed. Pot is winning.
Opinion: I’m the Black owner of a California cannabis company. Here’s why there aren’t many others
A vendor makes change for a customer at a cannabis marketplace in Los Angeles. (Associated Press) As a Black man who grew up in Orange, N.J., in the 1980s and witnessed the effects of the war on drugs in my family and community, I never thought I’d be in the cannabis business. But then again, I never thought I’d be in the NBA either. I started in the cannabis industry more … [Read more...] about Opinion: I’m the Black owner of a California cannabis company. Here’s why there aren’t many others
California bill that would legalize Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes hits Newsom’s desk
SACRAMENTO – Cannabis cafes could soon become legal in California – that is, if the governor signs the bill into law. Right now, it's illegal for cannabis smoke lounges to sell drinks and food that don't have pot in them. But this new legislation could change that. AB-374 is now in the hands of Gov. Gavin Newsom after passing through with broad bipartisan support. The bill … [Read more...] about California bill that would legalize Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes hits Newsom’s desk
California’s pot industry has a ‘fake union’ problem
Cannabis farmworkers surveys marijuana plants at Glass House Farms in Camarillo, Calif., on Feb. 9, 2023. It looks like it’s time to add “fake unions” to the long list of problems facing California’s multibillion-dollar legal pot industry. Some of the biggest legal cannabis companies in California appear to be violating state law by working with organizations that claim to be … [Read more...] about California’s pot industry has a ‘fake union’ problem
