Items tagged with california and regulation
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| A tale of two cannabis legalization experiments [17.10.2023] | It’s been five years since the Canadian government legalized and regulated non-medical cannabis cultivation, commerce, and consumption. California is ... |
| A beachside city became California’s legal cannabis capital. Not everyone is stoked [03.08.2023] | Thanks to the most lenient policies in California for recreational marijuana, Santa Barbara county is now the state’s undisputed capital of legal can ... |
| Environmental justice, up in smoke [06.04.2023] | There is ample evidence that irresponsible outdoor cultivation can also be environmentally destructive, leading some to argue that indoor cultivation ... |
| Marijuana law reached peak absurdity in 2022 [24.12.2022] | Banning a plant with hundreds of industrial and medical uses was never going to work out well, but 2022 saw marijuana prohibition reach peak absurdit ... |
| California’s illicit marijuana market thrives as much of the state continues to restrict sales [04.10.2022] | In 2016, Californians voted to legalize recreational adult-use marijuana. Proponents of Proposition 64, including then-Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, argued ... |
| The reality of legal weed in California: Huge illegal grows, violence, worker exploitation and deaths [08.09.2022] | Proposition 64, California’s 2016 landmark cannabis initiative, sold voters on the promise a legal market would cripple the drug’s outlaw trade, with ... |
| Legalized pot was supposed to help build black wealth in Los Angeles. It failed [04.04.2022] | Back in 2017, Los Angeles was among the first places in the United States to legalize weed with social equity in mind. Today, social equity dominates ... |
| Inside California's cannabis crisis [21.02.2022] | California’s marijuana market, which reached an estimated $4.4 billion in sales in 2020, has seemingly reached peak cannabis capitalism. But the over ... |
| Up in Smoke: Is the legal-cannabis industry on the verge of collapsing? [15.12.2021] | When legalization proponents sold voters on Prop. 64 in 2016, one of their chief arguments in favor of the measure was that legal weed would yield a ... |
| California outdoor marijuana cultivators to designate products by growing region [15.10.2020] | California’s marijuana market is borrowing a page from the state’s world-famous wine industry thanks to a new law intended to help outdoor cannabis g ... |
| California cannabis industry strives for geographic branding, just like wine [11.07.2020] | California’s legal cannabis industry, not yet 4 years old, yearns for the same system of tying plants to the soil perfected by the French over centur ... |
| Lavish parties, greedy pols and panic rooms: How the ‘Apple of Pot’ collapsed [24.05.2020] | MedMen looked to become the Apple of pot, the first mainstream, nationwide consumer brand for the product that drove so many Americans to ingest and ... |
| 'This was supposed to be reparations': Why is LA's cannabis industry devastating black entrepreneurs? [03.02.2020] | A Los Angeles government program set up to provide cannabis licenses to people harmed by the war on drugs has been plagued by delays, scandal and bur ... |
| The Great Cannabis Crash of 2019 [14.01.2020] | Bad news about the so-called "Green Rush" rolled in slowly at first, picking up steam around the end of last summer. Stocks started to dive. Layoffs ... |
| What will 2020 mean for cannabis? [01.01.2020] | As 2019 slouched toward its end, many predictions of what might happen with cannabis in 2020 had been tinged with optimism. Chronic Town was no diffe ... |
| America’s marijuana growers are the best in the world, but federal laws are keeping them out of global markets [27.12.2019] | After 20 years of experience, legal marijuana growers in the U.S. have a reputation for creating the best product in the world, scientifically grown ... |
| The world’s largest pot farms, and how Santa Barbara opened the door [15.06.2019] | In a sandy draw of the Santa Rita Hills, a cannabis company is planning to erect hoop greenhouses over 147 acres — the size of 130 football fields — ... |
| Cannabis co-operatives: Can working together preserve small players? [01.05.2019] | Hezekiah Allen believes in small family farms, though he’s biased — he grew up on one. Born in an off-the-grid community of rural Humboldt County, Al ... |
| Legalisation: the chance to right wrongs [01.03.2019] | If New Zealand votes to legalise cannabis in 2020’s binding referendum, we will have a unique opportunity on our hands. Creating a licit market from ... |
| A California conundrum: How to crack down on illicit sales without echoing the war on drugs? [04.02.2019] | In October 2018, the California Department of Consumer Affairs’ newly-established Cannabis Enforcement Unit teamed up with the Los Angeles Police Dep ... |
| Now for the hard part: Getting Californians to buy legal weed [02.01.2019] | A billion dollars of tax revenue, the taming of the black market, the convenience of retail cannabis stores throughout the state — these were some of ... |
| Why L.A.'s recreational weed industry can't go straight [30.10.2018] | Given Los Angeles’ status as one of the largest cannabis markets in the world (and California’s status as a trailblazer for medical cannabis), it sho ... |
| Cannabis capitalism: who is making money in the marijuana industry? [03.10.2018] | The cannabis industry’s moral challenge is to ensure the groups who have suffered the most under the drug war can participate in the green rush and e ... |
| The plan to save California's legendary weed from 'Big Cannabis' [17.04.2018] | The cannabis industry in California historically has been anything but centralized. That has made the cannabis in the Emerald Triangle legendary. Tho ... |
| Tribes cut out of California pot market might grow their own [26.02.2018] | American Indian tribes that say they have been cut out of California's legal marijuana market have raised the possibility of going their own way by e ... |
| Report: 99% of California cannabis growers are still unlicensed [19.02.2018] | The backers of Prop. 64, the 2016 Adult Use of Marijuana Act, sold California voters on the promise that small and medium businesses would be the eng ... |
| Big Sur’s legendary weed growers being left behind in legal era [05.02.2018] | For decades, hidden in creases of the wild and rugged Santa Lucia Mountains, farmers have eked out a living growing some of the nation’s most esteeme ... |
| How legalization is already hurting California's small pot farmers [08.01.2018] | Legality is more nuanced than it may seem in a state that legalized weed. And California's mom-and-pop growers are up against a confluence of factors ... |
| California rings in new year with broad legalization of marijuana [01.01.2018] | The arrival of the new year in California brought with it broad legalization of marijuana, a much-anticipated change that comes two decades after the ... |
| Steve DeAngelo digs in [01.01.2018] | "We are looking in 2018 and 2019 at an extinction event for 75 percent of the existing cannabis industry in California," says cannabis activist/entre ... |
| Hippy dream now a billion-dollar industry with California set to legalise cannabis [30.12.2017] | On Monday, California, the US’s most populous state, and the world’s sixth biggest economy, will officially legalising cannabis. Overnight a shadow i ... |
| I grow pot in California for a living. I’m worried about legalization [29.12.2017] | As the daughter of a back-to-the-land homesteader and pot farmer, I learned never to speak of what my father did. We lived a simple life in times whe ... |
| Californian growers and retailers brace for cannabis competition [27.12.2017] | California has long been a cannabis pioneer. The state became a hub for the drug-induced counterculture of “turn on, tune in, drop out” of the 1960s, ... |
| California's top marijuana regulator talks about what to expect Jan. 1, when legal pot market opens [25.12.2017] | California's legal pot market opens for business on Jan. 1. The day will be a milestone, but what exactly will happen then and, especially, in the we ... |
| Lawmakers, pot growers say California's marijuana cultivation rules favor big corporate farms [18.12.2017] | California’s new rules allowing marijuana cultivation favor large corporate farms despite a promise in Proposition 64 that small growers would be pro ... |
| California’s limit on big growers just vanished. Here’s why [06.12.2017] | In an unexpected move that has small cannabis farmers and some state lawmakers up in arms, California regulators have created a licensing loophole th ... |
| Here are the new rules for legal marijuana in California, effective Jan. 1 [17.11.2017] | Cannabis businesses in California can’t be within 600 feet of schools. Shops have to close by 10 p.m., and they need 24-hour video surveillance. Thos ... |
| California proposes armored cars to transport pot tax money [07.11.2017] | California should use armored cars to transport hundreds of millions of dollars in cash tax payments expected next year with the state's legal mariju ... |
| High taxes on legal pot in California could mean black market will thrive [30.10.2017] | State and local taxes on marijuana could surpass 45% in some parts of California, jeopardizing efforts to bring all growers and sellers into a state- ... |
| California takes right steps in crafting state’s marijuana regulations [17.05.2017] | When Proposition 64 passed last November by the largest margin of any marijuana legalization ballot measure in history, it represented a resounding m ... |
| Marijuana goes industrial in California [15.04.2017] | The vast and fertile Salinas valley is often called the salad bowl of the nation for the countless heads of lettuce growing across its floor. Now Cal ... |
| ‘Building the airplane while it’s being flown’ [30.01.2017] | In the outskirts of Sacramento, a handful of government workers face a daunting task: By next year, craft regulations and rules that will govern Cali ... |
| Gang-ravaged Mexico stuck in weed ban as U.S. opens up [29.12.2016] | Mexican advocates for drug reform are voicing alarm about the country's widening gap with the United States on marijuana legislation, as criminal vio ... |
| 7 reasons President Trump is unlikely to fight legal marijuana [07.12.2016] | With Donald Trump nominating Cabinet members who have spoken out against legal marijuana, some are arguing that the war on drugs may make a comeback. ... |
| Medical marijuana is legal in California. Except when it’s not [21.11.2016] | California’s multibillion-dollar marijuana industry, by far the nation’s largest, is crawling out from the underbrush after voters opted to legalize ... |
| California scrambles to implement new recreational pot law [09.11.2016] | Passage of marijuana-legalization initiatives in California and other states this week has given momentum to a national movement to decriminalize pot ... |
| Marijuana legalization won big on Election Day. It will keep winning [09.11.2016] | In California voters approved legalization. The country’s most populous state and biggest economy will allow people to buy marijuana for recreational ... |
| The trend toward legalizing recreational marijuana [04.11.2016] | House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said that she plans to vote in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana in California. "I will vote for it, but ... |
| Marijuana's Moment [10.10.2016] | Measures to legalize and regulate the sale of cannabis are on the ballot in California, Arizona, Massachusetts, Maine, and Nevada, and recent polls s ... |
| California marijuana legalisation faces unlikely foe: growers [03.10.2016] | The executive director of the California Growers Association trade group, Hezekiah Allen has long sought an end to what he calls "prohibition". But h ... |
| Mexico president following California marijuana vote - state lawmaker [14.09.2016] | Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who has proposed liberalizing his country's drug laws, privately asked California lawmakers visiting Mexico abo ... |
| An unprecedented number of states will vote on marijuana this fall [01.09.2016] | More states than ever will consider easing restrictions on marijuana use this November: Voters in five states will decide whether to fully legalize r ... |
| California voters will most likely legalize recreational marijuana this November [18.08.2016] | California's Proposition 64 would legalize marijuana for adult recreational use. No disrespect to Colorado or Washington or Alaska, but California’s ... |
| These are the States that might legalize pot next [17.08.2016] | This November, voters in five states will decide whether to authorize recreational use: Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada. Anothe ... |
| Marijuana legalization in California [10.08.2016] | This November, a marijuana legalization measure will be put to voters in the most populous and influential US state. If Californians vote “yes” on Pr ... |
| The pot law that could be 'deal-breaker for the drug war' [04.07.2016] | California's pot legalization initiative, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), qualified for the ballot in November, setting the stage for a vote t ... |
| 'Marijuana superstore' wins legal battle over medical pot shops in California [11.05.2016] | The largest licensed medical cannabis dispensary in the US, once dubbed the “marijuana superstore”, has won a four-year legal battle with federal pro ... |
| California’s big chance to set the gold standard for marijuana policy [19.04.2016] | Californians will have the opportunity to support the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), based on key lessons and guidance from Colorado, Washington, ... |
| Drug expert says Australia's presence at UN summit a waste of money [07.04.2016] | The president of the Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation, Dr Alex Wodak, has questioned Australia’s attendance at the special session of the United ... |
| California’s leading legalization initiative gathers momentum [07.12.2015] | California’s leading legalization initiative is gathering momentum, and has announced amendments that add input from hundreds of stakeholders. Propon ... |
| After Ohio’s vote, these states will determine the future of legal marijuana [02.11.2015] | Drug law reformers in at least 16 states have already got ballot measures in the works for next year, according to vote-tracking site Ballotpedia. Tw ... |
| Oregon legalizes pot, and nobody cares [12.10.2015] | Oregon is the third American state to legalize recreational marijuana sales, following neighboring Washington, where legal pot debuted in the summer ... |
| Ohio prepares to vote on marijuana legalization: which states will be next? [16.08.2015] | Thus far, Ohio is the only state where voters will consider pot legalization in the 2015 election. But that’s not because many states aren’t already ... |
| Legislature considering plans to regulate medicinal pot shops, growers [02.05.2015] | California lawmakers are wading into the politically sticky issue of regulating medical marijuana, laying groundwork for state control of the sale an ... |
| The war on drugs is burning out [07.01.2015] | The conservative wave of 2014 featured an unlikely, progressive undercurrent: In two states, plus the nation's capital, Americans voted convincingly ... |
| California’s Attorney General thinks legal weed is inevitable [17.11.2014] | California was one of the first to legalize medical marijuana in 1996, but so far hasn’t legalized it for recreational use, like Colorado, Washington ... |
| Yes to marijuana ballot measures [05.10.2014] | The decision by California voters in 1996 to legalize medical marijuana produced a wave of similar initiatives around the country. Less than two deca ... |
| Major pot legalization group turns sights on California for 2016 [23.09.2014] | Marijuana legalization proponents are turning their attention to California and gearing up for a legalization campaign in 2016. The Marijuana Policy ... |
| High times: The next five states to tackle pot laws [02.06.2014] | Weed is legal in at least some form in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Most allow it for medical use only. Colorado and Washington this year ... |
| California ballot measure on pot legalization delayed until 2016 [17.02.2014] | A coalition of investors and strategists, which played a key role in passing most of the legislation to reform drug laws nationwide since 1996, has d ... |
| Marijuana legalization would bring fresh cash to California [26.12.2013] | At least two of three marijuana legalization measures vying for the November, 2014 ballot would be good for California, according to the state Attorn ... |
| Greener marijuana: can a budding industry grow sustainable agriculture? [29.10.2013] | The growing societal acceptance of cannabis in the U.S. has sparked what some call a "green rush" of people trying to cash in on what is already a mu ... |
| Few problems with cannabis for California [25.10.2013] | At a time when polls show widening public support for legalization California’s 17-year experience as the first state to legalize medical marijuana o ... |
| New laws chart course for marijuana legalization [19.10.2013] | Nearly a year after Colorado and Washington State voted to become the first states to legalize recreational marijuana, the detailed rules governing h ... |
| California is poised to legalize marijuana in 2016 [16.10.2013] | According to a Tulchin Research poll a "solid majority" of nearly two-thirds (65%) in California supports legalizing, regulating and taxing adult rec ... |
| Fate of LA pot shops left to voters [18.05.2013] | Los Angeles politicians have struggled for more than five years to regulate medical marijuana, trying to balance the needs of the sick against neighb ... |
| Rival marijuana measures thrown into the electoral pot [20.04.2013] | Dozens of medical marijuana activists rallied outside Los Angeles City Hall, declaring war on an enemy. Their target was not the federal government, ... |
| California high court seems inclined to uphold bans on pot shops [06.02.2013] | The California Supreme Court appeared inclined to uphold municipal bans against medical marijuana dispensaries. Meeting for oral arguments, the state ... |
| Reefer Madness Revisited [20.12.2012] | Rob Kampia, co-founder and executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), has co-authored most of the medical marijuana laws on the books. ... |
| The next seven states to legalize pot [18.12.2012] | By legalizing marijuana through direct democracy, Colorado and Washington have fundamentally changed the national conversation about cannabis. As man ... |
| Marijuana only for the sick? A farce, some Angelenos say [06.10.2012] | One year after federal law enforcement officials began cracking down on California’s medical marijuana industry with a series of high-profile arrests ... |
| Marijuana: A failure to regulate, but not by dispensaries [02.10.2012] | The Times' Sept. 27 editorial, "In a haze on pot policy," says, "In the face of this chaos, the federal crackdown is, to some, good news -- finally, ... |
| L.A. repeals its ban on pot stores [01.10.2012] | After struggling for years to regulate storefront pot shops, the Los Angeles City Council retreated Tuesday, voting to repeal the carefully crafted b ... |
| 10 Reasons to Revisit Marijuana Policy Now [12.06.2012] | For the first time ever, a solid majority of Americans supports legalizing marijuana for recreational use: 56%, according to the most recent Rasmusse ... |
| Agents in Oakland raid leader of medical marijuana movement [02.04.2012] | Federal agents struck at the heart of California's medical marijuana movement, raiding the nation's first pot trade school and a popular dispensary, ... |
| US Federal Government Data on Cannabis Prohibition [07.10.2010] | The report reviews 20 years of data from US government funded surveillance systems on government drug control spending, cannabis seizures and cannabi ... |
| California's Prop 19, on legalizing marijuana, could end Mexico's drug war [05.09.2010] | On Nov. 2, Californians will vote on Proposition 19, deciding whether to legalize the production, sale and consumption of marijuana. If the initiativ ... |
| Altered State? [07.07.2010] | To learn more about the possible outcomes of marijuana legalization in California, RAND researchers constructed a model based on a series of estimate ... |
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