California

Cannabis industry consultant and lobbyist Jackie McGowan has launched her bid to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the state’s recall election in September.

California last week consolidated its three agencies for regulating cannabis into a single entity: the Department of Cannabis Control.

California’s legal outdoor cannabis farms use about the same amount of water as other crops and may not use as much water as previously thought, a new study suggests.

Los Angeles County, California authorities announced their largest-ever cannabis bust worth an estimated $1 billion in street value.

California’s legislature approved a budget bill last week that includes sweeping regulatory and licensing changes for the cannabis industry.

The California Assembly Public Safety Committee passed the Senate-approved psychedelic decriminalization bill on Tuesday.

The $100 million plan will help legal cannabis businesses transition from temporary to permanent licenses.

The “precedential decision” determined that urine samples do not accurately reflect whether an employee is under the influence of cannabis while at work.

WellgreensCA, Inc. in San Diego, California pled guilty last week to illegally dumping a 55-gallon drum of waste ethanol.

A social equity cannabis applicant in Los Angeles filed suit against the city over its first-come-first-serve licensing process, which reportedly allowed for online bots to reserve application spots.

The California Senate has approved a bill to legalize the possession of psychedelics including LSD, MDMA, psilocybin mushrooms, mescaline, and others.

Adult-use cannabis legalization in the U.S. has generated nearly $8 billion in tax revenue for the states that have passed the reforms.

Researchers at UC San Diego have launched a first-of-its-kind study into the effectiveness of cannabis as a treatment for acute migraines.

Employees at three March and Ash dispensaries in the greater San Diego area voted last week to join United Food and Commercial Workers Local 135.

Slipknot co-founder Shawn “Clown” Crahan is launching a cannabis product line featuring six half-gram pre-rolls made from 75% indica flower and 25% Paradise Citrus bubble hash.

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.