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California’s New Packaging Rules Bring Price Bump for Retailers
Hayley Fox - Published on December 27, 2017Read more“Most of the burden upfront is going to be on the retailer,” says Nick Kovacevich, CEO of LA-based packaging manufacturer Kush Bottles.
California Issues First Round of Cannabis Licenses
Hayley Fox - Published on December 14, 2017Read moreRoughly two weeks ahead of legal sales, state regulators have granted the first batch of temporary cannabis business licenses.
How to Save Water in a State of Drought
Hayley Fox - Published on December 13, 2017Read moreUnder strict new water rules in California, cannabis farmers who haven’t thought through their water use could be left out to dry.
Los Angeles OKs Cannabis Regs, Jan. 1 Launch Unlikely
Hayley Fox - Published on December 6, 2017Read moreLos Angeles has long been an unruly frontier in the cannabis industry. The legal marketplace is seen as a way to impose order.
LA Equity Program Aims to Undo Impacts of Drug War
Hayley Fox - Published on November 21, 2017Read moreLos Angeles wants to ensure that a fair share of what’s expected to be a lucrative legal market belongs to those most affected by the drug war.
6 Ways to Advocate for a Pro-Cannabis Local Government
Hayley Fox - Published on November 13, 2017Read moreHere’s how to rally support of local officials as members of a community that’s long carried social stigma.
Finding the ‘Green Zone’: How Specialty Realtors Are Cashing in on Cannabis
Hayley Fox - Published on October 31, 2017Read moreAs California creeps closer to legalization, a commercial land grab has led to soaring lease and sale prices.
After the Blaze: The Harrowing Accounts of Wildfire Victims in California’s Cannabis Country
Hayley Fox - Published on October 27, 2017Read more“You die multiple times when you think your children have passed,” one farmer said. “I still kind of tear up when I think about it.”
Undercover Agents Arrest San Diego Cannabis Delivery Drivers
Hayley Fox - Published on October 18, 2017Read moreSan Diego area cannabis-delivery services went on lockdown this week following a law enforcement sting on local delivery operations that put at least six drivers behind bars.
Will ‘Microbusiness’ Licenses Let Craft Cannabis Flourish in California?
Hayley Fox - Published on October 5, 2017Read moreThis special license allows small-scale operators to build the cannabis equivalent of microbreweries.