In light of the recent protests over the murders of George Floyd, Breyonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, two out of the three different regulatory agencies in California temporarily removed their online databases so that dispensaries will be less easy to find for looters during protests. A Call To Action... Read more
The market for CBD, or cannabidiol, products is exploding in California — but the state says even if the active ingredient, derived from marijuana, doesn’t make you high, it still must be licensed.
This fall will mark four years since California voters signed off on a measure legalizing recreational marijuana, but the state’s illicit weed market continues to dwarf the regulated one. Regulators are aiming to change that, with the California Bureau of Cannabis Control reportedly asking state legislators to approve a... Read more
California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control is looking to beef up its law enforcement presence. The bureau in a new state budget request is asking lawmakers to let it build an 87-member police force that would enforce the 2016 law voters passed legalizing recreational cannabis. It’d create the law enforcement... Read more
Cannabis dispensaries up and down California were looted over the weekend as protests sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police turned violent in cities across the state. A growing list of California retail cannabis shops impacted by looting compiled on social media included... Read more
A cannabis dispensary in Sonoma County, California is taking summertime entertaining to a new level with the launch of Cannabis Beverage Week, a virtual event designed to showcase libations infused with cannabinoids. The festivities, held online in respect of the state’s continuing stay-at-home order issued to help stem the... Read more
First wine, now cannabis. As Richard Mendelson, author of “Appellation Napa Valley” has noted, appellations apply to many things, but wine has been a focus point as it has been long standing in both the old world (Europe) and new (United States) – with lessons that apply to cannabis. Still, appellations may... Read more
Innovative Industrial Properties Acquires California Property and Expands Long-Term Real Estate Partnership with Kings Garden SAN DIEGO, May 12, 2020–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (IIP), the first and only real estate company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: IIPR) focused on the regulated U.S. cannabis industry, announced today... Read more
(Editor’s note: This is part of a series on California’s hemp industry. To read the previous installment, click here.) A proposal to legalize hemp-derived extracts in food and beverages in California is on hold as lawmakers focus on coronavirus-related legislation to help the economy, but the bill’s sponsor says she’s... Read more
Plus Products Reports Audited 2019 4th Quarter and Year-End Financial Results SAN MATEO, Calif., May 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Plus Products Inc. (CSE: PLUS) (OTCQX: PLPRF) (the “Company” or “PLUS”), a cannabis branded products company in the U.S., today released its audited financial and operational results for the... Read more
