Los Angeles is a bustling city with more than four million people and a large market for cannabis sales. Only the illicit market is much bigger than the legitimate one – with 189 licensed marijuana stores compared to literally hundreds of bootleg stores. The illegal outfits are able to freely…
California Vape Manufacturer, Kushy Punch, has been accused of operating both legal and illegal cannabis operations, according to state authorities. On October 3, state officials followed a tip to a warehouse in Canoga Park, where a raid turned up an illegal manufacturing operation seemingly run by the well-known state-licensed company,…
Californian cannabis consumers should be aware that the Golden State is now flooded with toxic vape pens sold at illegal marijuana stores. Recent tests run on cannabis vaporizer cartridges purchased at bootleg pot stores across California show frightening levels of contamination, both in the way of toxic pesticides and dangerous…
The terminally ill of California can soon receive more free marijuana, as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on October 12, making medical marijuana tax-exempt when donated to the sick, dying and poor. Beginning on March 1 of next year, as much as $53 million worth of “compassionate”…
Those following cannabis industry trends in recent months may be troubled by a spate of layoffs announced at half a dozen sizable marijuana businesses across the country. Some speculated this might be indicative of looming financial woes on the horizon for the entire industry. However, our Los Angeles cannabis lawyers…
Several marijuana-related bills were signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom recently. Among them: A measure to allow legal marijuana businesses to take advantage of more tax deductions – in a departure from IRS policy. A measure to provide free medical marijuana to low-income patients – and exempting those products…
A California-developed online tool, called ‘Clear My Record,’ which helps people with eligible convictions clear their criminal records, is set to change the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans previously convicted of marijuana related crimes. In 2016 when Californian voters legalized marijuana, state officials hoped to reverse decades of…
In the nation’s first ever vote on a stand-alone marijuana bill, the House of Representatives voted to allow federally insured banks to serve cannabis businesses in states like California, where marijuana use is legal. First introduced by Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colorado, the Secure And Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act simply…
Following a slew of vaping related lung disease cases, a Los Angeles City Council member calls for a year-long ban on all vaping sales. The proposed ban has many in the industry rushing to cut the motion off before it becomes law. The major concern is that such a ban…
The black market for marijuana in California is three times the size of the legal market, a recent audit has shown. The findings, made public in September, highlight the state’s ongoing battle to curb its illegal cannabis trade. Approximately 2,835 unlicensed dispensaries were listed as trading across California, according to…