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Boulder’s cannabis data leader BDS Analytics scoops $3.5 million investment

Boulder’s cannabis data leader BDS Analytics scoops $3.5 million investment

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial June 3, 2018

One of the cannabis industry’s leaders in data repository has managed to bag a rather sizeable investment of $3.5 million. The Boulder-based company is BDS Analytics. With an investment of this magnitude,...

California may lower social cannabis taxes to compete with the black market

California may lower social cannabis taxes to compete with the black market

March 16, 2018

A group of California lawmakers has introduced a bill to reduce state cannabis taxes in an effort to compete with the illicit market. Taxes would be reduced for growing and selling cannabis for a three-year...

Weedmaps to California cannabis bureau: You can't police us

Weedmaps to California cannabis bureau: You can’t police us

March 15, 2018

Weedmaps, a longtime cannabis advertiser that posts map listings of dispensaries on their website, has told California's cannabis czar she does not have the authority to punish them for listing unlicensed...

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Wholesale cannabis prices fell fast in 2017, and they aren’t stopping

March 8, 2018

The price per pound of legal cannabis has been plummeting for a year and a half, and it isn't stopping, according to a new report. Analysts at Cannabis Benchmarks, an independent price reporting agency,...

Weedmaps may face fines, civil penalties for advertising unlicensed cannabis businesses in California

Weedmaps may face fines, civil penalties for advertising unlicensed cannabis businesses in California

March 8, 2018

The chief of California's Bureau of Cannabis Control sent Weedmaps a cease and desist letter last month, telling the company to stop promoting and listing businesses in the state that do not have licenses. The...

Native American tribes are fighting to get into California’s cannabis market

Native American tribes are fighting to get into California’s cannabis market

March 2, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor One group was left out when California drafted Prop. 64, which legalized cannabis in the state: Native Americans. Until emergency regulations were drafter...

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Cannabis tax slashed in Berkeley, more cities predicted to do the same

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial February 28, 2018

Just last week, a measure to reduce the local cannabis tax in Berkeley, California from 10 percent to 5 percent was approved by Berkeley City Council, making the recreational tax rate in city lower than...

Berkeley, California becomes the nation's first social cannabis "sanctuary city"

Berkeley, California becomes the nation’s first social cannabis “sanctuary city”

February 20, 2018

Last week, the Berkeley city council voted unanimously to become a sanctuary city for social cannabis – the first of its kind. What does a cannabis sanctuary city entail? City employees and agencies...

Colorado Governor looking to dismiss all non-violent cannabis related offenses

Colorado Governor looking to dismiss all non-violent cannabis related offenses

Annureet Kaur February 6, 2018

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper intends to follow California's footsteps to dismiss non-violent cannabis offenses. In an interview with news network Cheddar, the Governor discussed how he's looking...

Even after legalization, black Americans face most cannabis arrests

Even after legalization, black Americans face most cannabis arrests

February 3, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor It’s well known that the War on Drugs has disproportionately targeted people of color, and unfortunately, that doesn’t immediately change when a state...

California’s social use market is facing a cannabis shortage

California’s social use market is facing a cannabis shortage

February 1, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor California recently became the nation’s largest legal cannabis market, and it’s already facing a major problem: Supply. According to the Associated Press,...

California's social cannabis laws forcing compassionate care programs to halt

California’s social cannabis laws forcing compassionate care programs to halt

Annureet Kaur January 30, 2018

California might have experienced a revolutionary moment after social cannabis was legalized in the state. However, the new laws allowing social cannabis are taking a toll on compassionate care programs...

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