California

A recent study shows that nearly two-thirds of military veterans in California have replaced prescription medications with cannabis in the treatment of chronic pain, anxiety, PTSD, depression, and insomnia.

Cannabis possession convictions have been overturned for five prisoners by a California Court of Appeals. The ruling effectively legalizes cannabis possession for inmates, though consumption while incarcerated remains a felony.

Harborside Inc. officially started trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange on Monday, marking the company’s successful transition into a public equity firm.

UC Riverside researchers have received a $744,000 grant to research the long-term impact of cannabis use on metabolic disorders like Type 2 diabetes.

The bill, which would create state-chartered banks that would work with the state’s cannabis industry, passed the Senate 35-1 and now moves to the Assembly for consideration.

Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart has announced the creation of cannabis pre-roll brand Mind Your Head, the rock legend’s new collaboration with Left Coast Ventures in California.

Lawmakers in California have rejected legislation to reduce the state’s cannabis tax but also advanced a bill that would require municipalities to allow industry operations.

California’s high cannabis tax rates — which in some communities can reach as high as 50 percent — appear to have drastically stunted the marketplace’s growth, so much so that state officials have scaled back their estimated cannabis tax revenues through June 2020 by $223 million.

The vast majority of California’s cannabis industry is not currently using the state’s seed-to-sale tracking system. Instead, regulators are relying on a paper-based honor system that uses hard copy invoices and shipping manifests.

The cannabis-loving Sisters of The Valley found out that their bank account would be suspended after the trailer for their upcoming documentary was released.

The company will emphasize sustainable cultivation practices, ethical business practices, and will dedicate its profits to charity.

Los Angeles officials have filed their first civil lawsuit against an unlicensed cannabis dispensary, seeking $20,000 per day the shop was allegedly open and selling to customers illegally.

A California proposal could become the first law in the country specifically enabling veterinarians to recommend medical cannabis products for pets.

LA prosecutors and nonprofit tech organization Code for America are teaming up to help guide as many as 50,000 cannabis convicts down the path to expungement.

The deal, which is expected to be finalized in June, would give Origin House shareholders 0.8428 of Cresco stock for each share held.

San Diego could be the next California city to embrace the licensing of social-use cannabis lounges.

California cannabis firm Canndescent announced the completion of its solar-powered production facility in Desert Springs.

San Francisco will start issuing permits for events where patrons will be allowed to purchase and consume cannabis, starting with events that have historically attracted heavy cannabis use.

Using technology developed by Code for America, San Francisco is the first city in California to successfully complete the expungement of prior cannabis crimes.

The California legislature must pass emergency legislation to prevent a near-complete stoppage of cannabis production in the state by summer.

California’s tax revenue numbers have been released from the first full year of legalization, and are far lower than originally predicted.

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California has ordered several hundred National Guard soldiers to redeploy in order to find and eliminate unlicensed cannabis grows across the state.