Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor
Social use cannabis sales began in California on the 1st of January, but there are still quite a few regulatory issues to address. California is currently...
Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memo, which provided protections for states with legalized cannabis, on Thursday.
The move comes only three days after the most populous state in the...
While cannabis for medical use has been legal in California for two decades, residents in San Diego, Oakland and Sacramento lined up at the dispensary on Monday to celebrate the state's social legalization...
Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor
Everyone in the cannabis world knows the industry has a banking problem. Since cannabis remains illegal at the federal level, federally-regulated banks are...
California regulators awarded 20 social cannabis business licenses on Thursday, including retail stores, extract and edible producers, distributors and "micro businesses" that grow, distribute and sell...
According to a recent survey, up to 65 percent of adults stated they consumed cannabis at least “a few times every week.”
The survey, which came from canna-business consulting firm Enlucem, considered...
Social cannabis could be on sale in San Francisco as soon as Jan. 5 if the mayor quickly signs legislation approved by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
The regulations, which were favored by cannabis...
When California legalizes social cannabis use on Jan. 1, medical cannabis patients are highly advised to hold on to their cards in 2018.
A medical cannabis card will allow patients to have access to...
California officials unveiled a comprehensive set of new rules on Thursday for the legal cannabis marketplace that begins Jan. 1.
The long-waited guidelines, released by the Department of Health, Department...
California growers will not be allowed to grow more than 1 acre of cannabis until 2023, according to an environmental review of proposed state regulations released this week.
Some in the industry claimed...
When legal social cannabis sales begin in 2018, California’s new taxes and fees on cannabis will cause a sticker shock for consumers.
A small bag of good quality medical cannabis costs $35 in Los...
Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor
States tend to approve legalizing cannabis because there’s a lot of tax revenue to be made. Many people want to buy cannabis without facing criminal charges,...
