The California Cannabis Industry Association published a white paper addressing the state of the cannabinoid market. Featuring main author Tiffany Devitt, as well as other contributors, the white paper entitled “PANDORA’S BOX The Dangers of a National, Unregulated, Hemp-Derived Intoxicating Cannabinoid Market,” refers to the hemp industry as a... Read more
Founded by Vince C. Ning and Jun S. Lee, California wholesale cannabis delivery platform Nabis has seen steady growth since it first hit the ground driving in 2018 with a model that over time has added helpful services such as ACH payment integration and a two-day delivery guarantee. The... Read more
As a California lawmaker called for a statewide task force to crack down on corruption in the legal cannabis market, new details are emerging in a bribery scandal that has ensnared local government officials from the Inland Empire to the San Gabriel Valley and southeast Los Angeles County. Federal... Read more
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced new efforts to address unlicensed marijuana cultivation in the state, saying that the market for illicit weed still outpaces the regulated cannabis industry. Bonta also announced that the Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP), the annual effort to eliminate illicit cannabis cultivation sites in... Read more
The state will expand its nearly four-decade multi-agency seasonal eradication program — the largest in the U.S. that this year scooped up nearly a million marijuana plants — into a year-round effort aimed at investigating who is behind the illegal grows. The new program will attempt to prosecute underlying... Read more
Exclusive Interview with Planet 13 Co-CEOs Bob Groesbeck and Larry Scheffler Planet 13 (CSE: PLTH) (OTCQX: PLNHF) Co-CEOs Larry Scheffler and Bob Groesbeck last spoke to New Cannabis Ventures in March. Since then, the company has been navigating the tough economic environment. It has been able to maintain its... Read more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is drawing plaudits from drug reform advocates after signing a bill into law last month that will create the option for an alternate plea to individuals facing certain drug convictions. Titled the “Alternate Plea Act,” the law enables prosecutors to offer some defendants who have... Read more
In 2016, Californians voted to legalize recreational adult-use marijuana. Proponents of Proposition 64, including then-Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, argued that it would generate massive revenue, while decreasing illicit cannabis and drug cartel activity in the state. Now, nearly six years later, it’s clear that promise has not been kept.... Read more
By Mack Bush, King Palm There has been a steady movement for the decriminalization of cannabis worldwide. Many organizations call for their governments to allow recreational and medical cannabis, and it’s hard to deny how valuable the cash crop can be for the local economy. Learn how some cannabis... Read more
