"California"

A state-by-state look at all 10 states allowing adult-use sales, as well as 12 key medical marijuana markets  

While the product may be green, one of the oft-heard criticisms of the cannabis industry relates to its high energy usage and the strain this…

Many cannabis companies have been designated “essential” businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic by state and local governments across the United States. Those that choose to…

The cannabis industry is growing faster than federal and state laws can keep up. While the gap between regulation and reality persists, entrepreneurs are investing…

Cannabis capital markets appear to be drying up. Headlines once dominated by successful capital raises and expensive strategic acquisitions are now consumed with reports of…

Do consumers care about where their cannabis was grown? If it was sprayed with pesticides? Or how many pounds of carbon were released into the…

As the top regulator in the world’s largest legal cannabis market, California Bureau of Cannabis Control Chief Lori Ajax has a lot on her plate.…

Cannabis entrepreneurs thinking they can avoid franchise laws by calling their licensing another name will suffer the same fate as “accidental franchisors.”

In every market that goes legal, customers first seem to flock to products that test highest in THC, the cannabinoid found in marijuana that gives…

As an attorney in California, I get a lot of questions from current and prospective cannabis professionals about how they can be sure they can…