Get Ready Now for the California Cannabis Licensing Logjam

A backlog of cannabis license applications has no doubt happened in almost all of the other states that have medical and adult use licensing. You wouldn’t normally think this is such a big or concerning development, but in cannabis licensing delays can mean angry investors, a complete 180 for your business plans and even insolvency….

Read more
Montebello City Council remains deadlocked over marijuana issue

A deadlock hardened by the resignation of a city councilmember seeking higher office will force the city to put off marijuana legislation until next year.

The post Montebello City Council remains deadlocked over marijuana issue appeared first on The Cannifornian.

Read more
City’s residents say they’d allow marijuana businesses; leaders ignore them

The majority of Corte Madera residents said in a recent survey they’d like to allow cannabis businesses, dispensaries and outdoor grows, but town officials say they want to take prohibition as far as state law will allow.

The post City’s residents say they’d allow marijuana businesses; leaders ignore them appeared first on The Cannifornian.

Read more
These 6 Riverside County cities will vote on new marijuana laws

Two years after Californians voted to legalize recreational cannabis, voters in half a dozen Riverside cities will decide Nov. 6 the details of what that means in their areas.

The post These 6 Riverside County cities will vote on new marijuana laws appeared first on The Cannifornian.

Read more
Editorial: Don’t worry about cannabis deliveries

The groups freaking out about cannabis deliveries should chill.

The post Editorial: Don’t worry about cannabis deliveries appeared first on The Cannifornian.

Read more
In this month’s member spotlight we caught up with Maureen Ryan of RoseRyan, a finance and accounting consulting firm based in Silicon Valley that officially launched its cannabis solution this April. Finance is the language of business, and her firm, since 1993, has helped hundreds of companies get their financial... Read more
The Perplexing State of Industrial Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Sales in California
Hemp and Hemp-CBD in California is wild right now. As readers of this blog know, California is on its way to developing robust laws governing the sale (and all other aspects) of cannabis and cannabis products. So, it’s somewhat surprising that California’s laws concerning the sale of industrial hemp... Read more
Laguna Woods cannabis collective urges repeal of city ban on dispensaries
LAGUNA WOODS — It was standing room only at Laguna Woods City Hall as pro-cannabis residents filled the room with bodies and black-and-white signs reading “Legalize it,” “Keep our cannabis local” and “Don’t ban the bud.” The protesters were gathered to fight the next statewide plight for cannabis consumers... Read more
California cannabis conference highlights justice, compliance issues
While a packed room at the California Cannabis Business Conference in Anaheim cheered on inspiring speeches from marijuana rights activists Melissa Etheridge and Steve DeAngelo, audience member Chaney Turner couldn’t join in. The co-founder of The People’s Dispensary in Oakland stood from her chair and raised her voice to... Read more
Editorial: Local marijuana taxes would harm legal pot market
More local taxes threaten to undermine California’s fledgling legal pot industry and drive consumers underground to purchase their weed. Voters should reject proposals on the Nov. 6 ballot for new marijuana business taxes in Union City (Measure DD), Emeryville (Measure S) and unincorporated Contra Costa (Measure R), One key... Read more
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )