LA Sued for Prioritizing Social Equity Licensees for Cannabis Delivery
Tue / Oct 20th
Los Angeles is being sued over plans to issue cannabis delivery licenses exclusively to social equity applicants until 2025.
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Tue / Oct 20th
Los Angeles is being sued over plans to issue cannabis delivery licenses exclusively to social equity applicants until 2025.
Thu / Sep 3rd
Eaze has expanded its Social Equity Partners Program to feature Los Angeles-based brands. The program allows customers to selectively view, purchase from, and support disadvantaged entrepreneurs.
Thu / Jul 9th
Social equity advocates who were suing the city of Los Angeles have dropped their suit after officials agreed to process additional applications.
Thu / Jul 2nd
The Los Angeles city council has unanimously approved new regulations that will tighten up the cannabis social equity program and create rules for licensing new dispensaries in city neighborhoods that have already reached their cap.
Tue / Jun 23rd
New cannabis licensing and social equity recommendations from the Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulations are under consideration today by the City Council.
Tue / May 19th
An explosive fire that rocked Los Angeles over the weekend and left 12 firefighters hospitalized has been tied to Smoke Tokes, a wholesale distributor of butane and other vape supply items.
Mon / Apr 20th
The Social Equity and Workers Association is suing Los Angeles over the city’s first-come, first-served cannabis licensing process.
Fri / Feb 14th
Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey has filed a motion to expunge some 66,000 cannabis-related convictions, including 62,000 felony convictions and 4,000 misdemeanors.
Fri / Jan 17th
High Times has signed a deal to purchase dispensary licenses in Los Angeles and Las Vegas; the company plans to open two flagship stores that will sell local Cannabis Cup award-winning strains.
Fri / Nov 1st
Los Angeles’ latest cannabis retail licensing round was thrown into turmoil this week after City Council President Herb Wesson called on regulators to stop issuing licenses and to launch an independent audit of the system.
Fri / Apr 19th
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.
Fri / Sep 28th
The new LAX marijuana policy will allow passengers to carry cannabis throughout the airport but not necessarily through any TSA… Read More
Tue / Sep 11th
The City Attorney of Los Angeles has cracked down on 105 unlicensed cannabis businesses since May, charging over 500 people… Read More
Fri / Aug 3rd
On January 1, California opened the largest legal adult-use cannabis market in the world. The marketplace, however, has experienced a… Read More
Tue / Jun 12th
The mayors of seven large U.S. cities in states with adult-use laws formed a coalition on Monday asking the U.S.… Read More
Thu / May 31st
A crackdown on unlicensed commercial cannabis locations in Los Angeles, California yesterday resulted in 160 arrests and 36 criminal cases… Read More
Mon / Jan 15th
The City of Los Angeles, California has granted its first licenses under the state’s new cannabis regime, according to an… Read More
Thu / Dec 7th
The Los Angeles, California City Council has approved regulations for the adult-use cannabis industry which include social equity provisions, rules… Read More
Wed / Sep 27th
Under the Los Angeles, California City Council adult-use cannabis industry rules proposal all currently operating dispensaries would be shut down… Read More
Thu / Sep 7th
Amid a boycott by the Minority Cannabis Business Association, a Change.org petition, and the loss of sponsors, and participants, Roger… Read More
Thu / Aug 17th
The former California coordinator for the Drug Policy Alliance has been tabbed to run the Los Angeles Department of Cannabis… Read More
Fri / Jul 28th
As part of their efforts to prepare for California’s legal cannabis industry, Los Angeles officials have proposed banning “volatile cannabis… Read More
Fri / Jun 9th
The city of Los Angeles, California has released the draft rules to regulate the forthcoming recreational cannabis industry, imposing restrictions… Read More
Tue / May 2nd
Regulators. Testing Labs. Service Providers. Operators. The Right People in One Place. An upcoming webinar scheduled for May 25, 2017 will… Read More
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