California Is Falling Short Of Their Supposed Cannabis Equity Goals
In 2018, the California Equity Act was passed to empower minority business owners impacted by the War on Drugs. The California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA) recently released an accountabil...
California’s Newly Opened CBD Market Is Enticing A Global Market
For years in California, low-THC, high-CBD products had been on retailers’ shelves with little regulation. A 2018 ban on hemp-derived CBD in foods, drinks, and dietary supplements attempted to reg...
Gavin Newsom Passes AB-45, Legalizing Smokable Hemp & Hemp-Based Food Products
Wednesday, October 6, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 45, establishing a veritable regulatory foundation “for the manufacture and sale of hemp-derived products in the state, including s...
California Lawsuits Mount Over Revocation Of Provisional Licenses
Lawsuits from various businesses alleging they were not afforded adequate due process after the Department of Cannabis Control pulled their provisional, or temporary, permits are on the rise in Ca...
NorCal Judge Places Injunction On Water Transport Ban To Hmong-Operated Cannabis Grows
A Northern California judge ruled earlier this month that Siskiyou County officials may no longer stop vehicles transporting water to unlicensed Hmong cannabis growers in the Mount Shasta Vista su...
California Assembly Bill 45 Draws Both Praise & Ire From Various Stakeholders
California Assembly Bill 45 was fully approved by the state’s Legislature late last week but as it heads toward Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk for his signature, impending legal woes against the bil...
California Lawmakers Approve Divisive Marijuana Bill
After easily passing both the California State Assembly and State Senate, Assembly Bill 45 is now headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom for his signature. The long-debated bill establishes new hemp rules in...
