LA County Handing Out 30K Daily Fines To Illegal Grow Operations
In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, January 11, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors implemented an ordinance to fine illicit cannabis operations $30,000 per day. However, another vote is neede...
California’s Black Market Is Thriving Compared To Legal Industry
The legal cannabis industry was established, in part, to eradicate the illicit market. However, there’s been a disconnect between the lawmakers enforcing rigid rules and regulations and the actual ...
CA Cannabis Executives Express Concerns Over “Collapsing” Industry In An Open Letter
Taxes, taxes, taxes. It’s really what it all comes to when any new, exciting sector emerges in the government’s eyes. The cannabis industry has grown immensely since Proposition 64 in California, ...
Cannabis Taxes Suspended in San Francisco Amidst Struggles With Crime & The Illicit Market
Last week the city of San Francisco’s supervisors held a unanimous vote to suspend the city’s Cannabis Business Tax. This suspension is currently in effect and will last through December 2022; dur...
Supernova Women Shining A Light On The Need For Equity In Cannabis
Unlike so many longstanding and entrenched businesses, the nascent cannabis industry has the opportunity to have a profound impact on social equity. To date, although many independent activism gro...
The Potential Extinction Of Cannabis Growers In The Emerald Triangle
Cannabis cultivators in the Emerald Triangle are concerned about their futures as prices continue to plummet for their products. Johnny Casali, the owner of Huckleberry Hill Farms, a marijuana far...
California Reports Record-Breaking Second-Quarter Cannabis Tax Revenue
California’s second-quarter cannabis tax revenue weighed in at an impressive $333.2 million, but many feel that large number may be misleading as it pertains to the legal market’s actual health. A...