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Why Santa Barbara’s Idyllic Wine Country Embraced Cannabis Farms
Peter Hecht - Published on November 24, 2018Read moreWhen the cut flower industry departed, officials in the wine-growing region encouraged cannabis growers to move into its empty greenhouses.
Calaveras Cannabis Farmers File Class Action Lawsuit Over Cultivation Ban
Peter Hecht - Published on August 17, 2018Read moreSpurned farmers are demanding a refund of millions of dollars in taxes and fees—a sum that could cripple the county’s budget.
Success in the OC: How Santa Ana Became a Model Cannabis Market
Peter Hecht - Published on August 13, 2018Read moreYou may remember that infamous Santa Ana raid video. Now, 3 years later, dispensaries and the city are thriving. What happened?
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Legalization vs Mexico’s Powerful Cartels: Who’d Win?
Peter Hecht - Published on July 19, 2018Read more(Part three of a three-part Mexico Legalization Series) In Mexico City, 33-year-old businessman Bernardo Pérez Rojas wants to take a plunge into the cannabis economy, but first with measured steps. Pérez Rojas, a stylish man with longish hair wrapped in a ponytail, is the CEO of Grupo Perfumeros de México, a fragrance and flavoring company […]
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Mexico Takes Small Steps Toward Medical Marijuana Legalization
Peter Hecht - Published on July 16, 2018Read moreWhile Canada and the US move forward on full legalization, why is Mexico lagging?
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Why Vicente Fox Thinks Like a Capitalist, Acts Like a Radical
Peter Hecht - Published on July 13, 2018Read moreMexico’s ex-president pushes cannabis legalization as a moral cause that makes business sense—and could quell the narco-violence.
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Here’s Where California’s Next Governor Stands on Cannabis
Peter Hecht - Published on May 29, 2018Read moreCalifornia votes on June 5. So far it’s Gavin Newsom vs. five contenders. Will they help or hurt the state’s fastest-growing industry?
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Meet at El Presidente’s House: Vicente Fox to Host Cannabis Conference
Peter Hecht - Published on May 11, 2018Read moreThe former Mexican president, an outspoken advocate for legalization, welcomes the industry to ‘Centro Fox’ later this month.
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Strange Tactics Emerge in Utah’s Medical Marijuana Legalization Fight
Peter Hecht - Published on May 10, 2018Read moreProhibitionists are already resorting to distortion and confusion—and it’s only May.
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Interstate Smuggling? How the Vireo Incident Is Testing State Cannabis Laws
Peter Hecht - Published on May 4, 2018Read moreOne company, two states, felony charges: How a simple inventory problem blew up when cannabis oil—allegedly—crossed state lines.









