California

Eric Sklar is the Co-Founder and CEO of Napa Valley Fumé, which encompasses three sustainability-focused cannabis gardens in Lake County, California.

Two former city officials for Calexico, California were sentenced to two years in federal prison for accepting bribes related to cannabis licensing.

Skittles-maker Mars Wrigley has filed lawsuits against cannabis companies in Illinois, California, and Canada for trademark infringement.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal case brought by California cannabis companies seeking to challenge their severe tax bills under Section 280E due to delayed paperwork.

An appeal of Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code filed by California-based Harborside Health Center was rejected in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday.

A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a 2018 cannabis warehouse robbery that resulted in the theft of nearly $650,000 in cash and over 1,000 pounds of cannabis.

Actor Jaleel White — famous for portraying Steve Urkel in “Family Matters” — is launching a cannabis brand called ItsPurpl in partnership with 710 Labs that will feature variants of the strain Purple Urkle.

An investigation into whether California cannabis dispensaries sell to underage customers found 100% of the shops investigated to be fully compliant with age-verification ID checks.

The California Senate Public Safety Committee has advanced a psychedelics decriminalization measure.

Dr. Trina Hazzah is the co-founder and president of the Veterinary Cannabis Society, which pursues the safe use of cannabis in pet medicine through education, advocacy, and promoting product standards.

A trademark dispute is brewing between California-based Farmacann, which was founded originally under California’s medical cannabis law, and the Chicago-based multi-state cannabis operator Pharmacann.

California officials are awarding $15 million in grant funding to localities, much of which will be distributed as low- or no-interest loans or grants for cannabis equity applicants.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra claimed in a recent court filing that the vast majority of California cannabis companies have no right to due process because they are still operating on provisional licenses.

A California Superior Court judge in San Diego County reduced some 26,000 felony cannabis charges to misdemeanors and fully dismissed another 1,000 misdemeanor charges.

Oakland’s Purple Heart, the city’s longest-running cannabis dispensary, is still working towards reopening after the business was besieged by criminals amidst last year’s sweeping social justice protests.

Alvin Edwards is the founder of Fruits of Our Labor, which hires former prisoners to provide professional services; David Moss is the chief development officer for cannabis dispensary From the Earth. Together, they have created an equity-building partnership in cannabis.

A recent BDSA report found that global cannabis sales reached nearly $21.3 billion last year.

A bill being considered in California would prohibit most employers from denying or terminating an employee due to a positive drug test for cannabis.

Seth Rogen said this week his cannabis company, Houseplant, is set for its U.S. launch this month. The products will be available in California through a Houseplant delivery service starting March 11 and in select dispensaries later in the month.

California nonprofit Battle Brothers Foundation has been approved to launch an observational study covering the use of medical cannabis to help treat PTSD in veterans.

A new report found that sales of cannabis products marketed for sleep have skyrocketed 635% since the start of the pandemic.

Elliot Lewis is the owner and founder of Catalyst Cannabis Co., a competitive chain of cannabis retailers in Southern California.

The U.S. Tax Court ruled that California-based San Jose Wellness, a subsidiary of Harborside, is liable for $4.2 million in taxes under federal law.