California Cannabis Cultivation: DFA’s Proposed Permanent Rules
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized October 24, 2018
On Friday, the three California agencies charged with issuing and enforcing rules for cannabis business licensees issued a stack of proposed changes to the final rules it had previously proposed in July. Many of the most dramatic changes came from the BCC and will likely motivate more than a... Read more
Cannabis sellers change marketing tactics to reach female consumers
CaliforniaUncategorized October 23, 2018
Long before marijuana showed up in fancy dispensaries, the weed market mostly consisted of young guys who love to get high. So it stands to reason that early purveyors of legal weed mostly emphasized the potency of their products and leaned heavily on stoner culture, including Instagram images of... Read more
Cannabis vaping startup Pax valued at $5 billion
CaliforniaUncategorized October 22, 2018
Passing a joint is becoming increasingly passe. Pax Labs Inc., a San Francisco-based startup that makes marijuana vaporizers, is now valued at $5 billion, said two people familiar with the company who asked not to be identified discussing the terms of a private deal. The company raised $20 million... Read more
California marijuana policies at play on Election Day, even in Republican strongholds
CaliforniaUncategorized October 22, 2018
Marijuana will once again be a hot topic on Election Day, with the future of local, state and federal cannabis policies in the hands of voters Nov. 6. But this time, voters in states that typically lean Republican will be the ones weighing legalization measures at the ballot box.... Read more
Michigan Lawmakers Further Delay Marijuana Transport Bill
Marijuana Industry NewsMichigan October 22, 2018 0
Michigan lawmakers have delayed a promising bill that would overturn a law that declares the possession or transportation of marijuana in a vehicle a misdemeanor. According to the Kansas City Star, the Michigan Senate voted against the House-backed bill on Feb. 27, 2018, resulting in a 19-16 defeat. The... Read more
What You Need to Know Now: BCC Drops Revised, Proposed, Permanent Cannabis Rules
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized October 22, 2018
Huge changes ahead. Get your comments in by Nov. 5! Last Friday, we wrote about the amended proposed permanent cannabis regulations that are now in a 15-day notice-and-comment period for each California agency—the Bureau of Cannabis Control (“BCC”), Department of Public Health (“DPH”), and Department of Food and Agriculture... Read more
California’s Proposed Modified Cannabis Regulations Could Prohibit Intellectual Property Licensing (!)
CaliforniaUncategorized October 21, 2018
Get your comments in by Nov. 5 and help us fix this. On Friday, the California Bureau of Cannabis Control, California Department of Public Health, and California Department of Food and Agriculture issued 15-day notices of modification to the texts of their respective proposed regulations. The California Cannabis Portal... Read more
Paying Cannabis Workers Equally Under the Oregon Equal Pay Act: Part 2
OregonUncategorized October 20, 2018
In 2017 Oregon passed sweeping Equal Pay Legislation. Towards the end of August, Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) issued draft rules implementing the Oregon Equal Pay Act. This series of post is exploring those new rules and how they will affect cannabis businesses. In my last post,... Read more
Breaking News: California Cannabis Agencies Modify Proposed Regulations
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized October 19, 2018
Here we go again! This morning, the California Bureau of Cannabis Control, California Department of Public Health, and California Department of Food and Agriculture issued 15-day notices of modification to the texts of their respective proposed regulations. The California Cannabis Portal has published links to each notice and the... Read more
Watching Your Backside in California Cannabis: Indemnification Issues
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized October 19, 2018
Don’t skim over that indemnification clause! Coming from Seattle to Los Angeles, I’ve already seen one state flip from being a “gray medical cannabis state” to a fully regulated licensing system and I understand how painful a process this can be. So much of what I saw in Washington... Read more
