Students with Drug Convictions can now Receive Federal Aid

Students with prior drug convictions are no longer excluded from obtaining federal student aid under a recently approved congressional appropriation package. Although the main goal of this bill is to keep the government appropriately funded, with these unprecedented times we are facing because of COVID19, it creates challenges. Provisions strike a 1998 law, subsection of […]

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House Votes to Decriminalize Marijuana, But…

The first good this to happen this year, the US House of Representatives just passed a bill to end the federal prohibition on cannabis (Friday 12/4/2020), But wait, there’s more…

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CBD-infused products are being sold everywhere in California — but are they legal?

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.

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California agency recommends major overhaul to state’s marijuana taxes

California’s struggling cannabis industry didn’t get the recommendation many hoped for — a call to sharply lower the industry’s tax rate — but a long-awaited state report did suggest a marijuana tax overhaul.

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California’s budding cannabis industry prepares for another hit

Prominent cannabis companies that a year ago were growing aggressively have, in recent months, laid off hundreds of workers. They say hefty taxes, onerous regulations and competition from a thriving illicit market are forcing them to scale back operations.

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Editorial: Don’t worry about cannabis deliveries

The groups freaking out about cannabis deliveries should chill.

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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
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
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