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Session resignation prompts second cannabis-stock surge of the day

Uncategorized November 12, 2018

Cannabis stocks, already bolstered by wins in the midterm elections, got an added boost when anti-pot Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced his resignation Wednesday afternoon.

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How U.S. politics will affect rush to cash in on cannabis

California Uncategorized November 4, 2018

In the aftermath of pot legalization north of the border, attention has turned to the world’s largest economy and the potential for a U.S. marijuana market that could be worth $75 billion by 2030

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Cannabis companies pack boards with political and corporate heavyweights

Uncategorized November 1, 2018

As Big Marijuana seeks legitimacy in the national marketplace, the cannabis industry’s top companies are packing their boards with stars.

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

California Uncategorized October 29, 2018

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.

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Editorial: Don’t worry about cannabis deliveries

California Uncategorized October 29, 2018

The groups freaking out about cannabis deliveries should chill.

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Laguna Woods cannabis collective urges repeal of city ban on dispensaries

California Uncategorized October 25, 2018

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

California Uncategorized October 24, 2018

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

California Uncategorized October 24, 2018

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

Marijuana businesses will be allowed in unincorporated Riverside County

California Uncategorized October 24, 2018

Dispensaries and other marijuana-related businesses will be allowed in unincorporated Riverside County after the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Oct. 23 approved a long-awaited regulatory framework for cannabis commerce. The 3-2 vote came after a three-hour public hearing in which more than 30 speakers shared their views on whether... Read more

Cannabis sellers change marketing tactics to reach female consumers

California Uncategorized 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