The Road to Recreational Marijuana in Florida Starts Next Week
FloridaMarijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaRecreational Marijuana January 6, 2019 0
The California Cannabis Packaging and Labeling Mess Will Soon Begin
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized January 4, 2019
In early December, California’s cannabis regulators released their proposed final regulations. If the regulations aren’t changed, it’s expected that they will take effect at some point this month, or shortly after. These regulations have some pretty important changes from the current readopted emergency regulations. One of the notable areas of change is the packaging and…
Read moreArizona ‘very much on the map’ as marijuana companies expand, consolidate
ArizonaMarijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaRecreational Marijuana January 3, 2019 0
2019 Will Be a Banner Year for Cannabis Mergers and Acquisitions
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized January 2, 2019
We handle a lot of cannabis M & A in our Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Portland offices. Over the years, it’s become pretty clear that in robustly regulated cannabis states, the secondary market for buying and selling businesses really peaks (after initial legalization) as local and state governments finally begin to settle their…
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Happy New Year!
Medical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized January 1, 2019
Here’s to great things for all of our readers and for the cannabis industry in 2019!
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2018 Was a Huge Year for Cannabis
Medical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized December 31, 2018
We had a blast celebrating all of the big wins for cannabis on this blog this past year. Looking back, it was a monumental year for cannabis reform, both in the United States but also internationally. At this point, it feels like there is no realistic scenario in which prohibition carries the day: Federal legalization…
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California Cannabis: The Pasadena Permitting Countdown is On
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized December 29, 2018
On January 1, 2019, the City of Pasadena in Northeastern Los Angeles County will open up its 30-day window to apply for one of six retail, four cultivation, or four testing facility permits. These 14 licenses will be highly coveted and sought after, and the winners will not be derived from a lottery system, but…
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Top 10 Unknowns About California’s Cannabis Regulations
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized December 27, 2018
In California, under the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis and Regulation Safety Act (MAUCRSA), temporary licenses began issuing to cannabis businesses on January 1, 2018. Since then, the state agencies in charge of MAUCRSA’s implementation (the Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC), the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)) have…
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Missouri begins to process toward medical marijuana
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical Marijuana December 20, 2018 0
ICYMI: Los Angeles Updates Its Phase 2 Cannabis Licensing Process
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized December 18, 2018
The ups, downs, and unknowns around L.A. cannabis licensing have abounded from the passage of Measure M back in March 2017. This is not uncommon, especially in large cities, as regulators determine how to handle things on the fly and as issues arise (see, for example, social equity in L.A. and the ability to re-locate…
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