Court: CA law-enforcement officers must return seized legal marijuana to arrestee
CaliforniaUncategorized October 16, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California court ordered police to return a small amount of marijuana seized from a suspect’s backpack during an arrest for disturbing the peace. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday that a San Francisco trial judge refused to order the 21 grams of marijuana... Read more
Marijuana is emerging among California’s vineyards, offering promise and concern
CaliforniaUncategorized October 15, 2018
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY, Calif. — It is the fall harvest here in this fertile stretch of oaks and hills that produces some of the country’s best wine. This season, though, workers also are plucking the sticky, fragrant flowers of a new crop. Marijuana is emerging among the vineyards, not... Read more
After 5 code officers lawyer up, city probes whether top officials protected cannabis businesses
CaliforniaUncategorized October 15, 2018
ADELANTO — Five current city code enforcement officers, including the department’s supervisor, say Mayor Rich Kerr and new City Manager Jessie Flores have illegally shielded commercial cannabis cultivators from inspection and enforcement. The protection, they add, goes beyond stand-down orders. It extends into the more serious charges of making... Read more
North Coast cannabis marketplace sees surge among health and wellness users
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized October 15, 2018
The legalization of cannabis for recreational use this year has brought new consumers into the fold of the multibillion-dollar retail marketplace in California — but not all are looking to get high. In fact, the easing of the stigma over cannabis has caused a surge this year of people... Read more
Cannabis Tax Crimes: Don’t Even Think About It
OregonUncategorized October 15, 2018
Today let’s talk about Matthew Price, the Oregon marijuana businessman headed to jail for tax crimes. This story got a lot of coverage when it broke last month, partly because it was the first known tax-related prosecution for a licensed pot business owner, and partly because Price was fairly... Read more
Paying Cannabis Employees Equally Under the Oregon Equal Pay Act: Part 1
OregonUncategorized October 14, 2018
Back in 2017, the Oregon legislature passed equal pay legislation prohibiting employers from asking applicants about compensation history. The law is known as the Equal Pay Act. This law, like other employment laws, applies to cannabis businesses. The equal pay provision of the law goes into effect on January... Read more
California Cannabis: Does Your Business Have a Website? If So, You Probably Need a Privacy Policy.
CaliforniaUncategorized October 13, 2018
No longer optional for your canna business website. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you’ve probably read about the host of sweeping new laws in California, like its new Internet of Things law, cannabis privacy law, or net neutrality law, to name just... Read more
Cannabis dispensary giant MedMen boosts U.S. footprint with major deal
CaliforniaUncategorized October 11, 2018
MedMen Enterprises Inc., one of the most prominent companies in the expanding cannabis industry, agreed to buy medical pot firm PharmaCann for $682 million, boosting its presence across the U.S. The all-stock purchase, which will give MedMen 10 additional dispensaries and licenses for several more, is one of the... Read more
San Diego company testing marijuana-derived multiple sclerosis therapy
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized October 11, 2018
Emerald Health Pharmaceuticals of San Diego has begun using a marijuana-derived therapy to experimentally treat small numbers of people who suffer from multiple sclerosis and scleroderma, a pair of autoimmune diseases. The small, phase 1 safety trial involves CBD, a compound found in marijuana. CBD has caught the attention... Read more
If you had tickets to the now-cancelled Sacramento Cannabis Cup, read this
CaliforniaUncategorized October 11, 2018
Anyone who bought tickets to legally use marijuana at the Cal Expo the weekend before Halloween may be eligible for a refund. Hours after The Sacramento Bee reported Tuesday that the Oct. 27-28 Cannabis Cup concert/marijuana exhibition had been either canceled or postponed with next to no warning or... Read more
