A California bill that would ban discrimination of employees who use cannabis off-the-clock has passed the State Assembly and is now on its way to the State Senate. Assembly Bill No. 2188 calls for revision of the state’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) – specifically the provision that deals…
Marijuana first became legal for recreation among adult users in January 2018. With that, Los Angeles marijuana tourism is taken off, with several ancillary businesses cropping up specifically catering to those who are here for the cannabis. Among the various companies that have entered the fray: Shops Lodging Tours (including…
There are many questions that have been answered with the legalization of recreational marijuana in California. What? Proposition 64 was approved by voters and made legal adult-use marijuana. Who? Residents 21 years or older. When? As of Jan. 1, 2018. Where? Now, that’s a trickier matter. Firstly, the state law…
Three weeks after recreational cannabis sales officially became legal in California, select Los Angeles businesses were allowed to open their doors for commercial sales. While the Adult Use of Marijuana Act made recreational sales legal in the state Jan. 1, it is still up to city and county governments to…
Regardless of what the marijuana laws are in individual states, those who cultivate, process, store, package and distribute marijuana remain at risk for criminal penalties and civil forfeiture so long as federal statutes outlaw the drug. Case-in-point: In January, officials with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, alongside police officers from…