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California Bill Aims to Repeal Cannabis Excise Tax Increase

The legislation would block the current 15% retail tax from automatically jumping to 19% on July 1.

February 19, 2025

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How the Perfect Union Navigated the Chaos Behind the KUSH Embargo in California

The cannabis retailer had just one of the 12 embargoed brands in its dispensaries but still ended up with nearly 4,200 units in quarantine.

November 18, 2024

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Eaze ‘Winding Down’ Operations, Will Update Employees About Cannabis Delivery Service’s Future

The company’s management is working with new ownership to determine if operations will reopen in 2025.

October 8, 2024

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USC Athletics, Cookies Announce Trailblazing CBD Partnership for College Football, Basketball Sponsorship

Cookies will be a CBD brand sponsor for three Trojans athletic teams for the 2024-2025 sports season.

September 6, 2024

Pesticides

California Recalls 2 More West Coast Cure Cannabis Products Contaminated With Deadly Pesticide

The state’s Department of Cannabis Control took vape cartridge and live resin diamond batches off the market, citing the presence of chlorfenapyr.

August 30, 2024

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Glass House to Appeal DCC Recall for Pre-Roll: ‘We’ve Gotten No Information’

The California Department of Cannabis Control issued a mandatory recall for a batch of the company’s Garlic Starship pre-rolls due to the presence of Aspergillus.

August 22, 2024

Pesticides

California Recalls More Cannabis Products Due to Deadly Pesticide

The state’s Department of Cannabis Control issued mandatory recalls for Kush Collective vape products, citing the presence of chlorfenapyr.

July 18, 2024

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Green Horizons Opens Initial 100K Square Feet of Mega Cannabis Cultivation Facility in California

State Treasurer Fiona Ma attended the company’s ribbon cutting for the first phase of its 1-million-square-foot cultivation campus in Coachella.

May 20, 2024

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California City in Cannabis Retail Desert Welcomes 1st Dispensary

Embarc opened the first cannabis store in Madera, located in the state’s Central Valley just outside Fresno.

May 3, 2024

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California Cannabis Drivers Reach Tentative Union Deal With Eaze, Avert Potential Strike Ahead of 4/20

After nine months of negotiations, the UFCW-represented workers agreed on a three-year first contract.

April 18, 2024

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500-plus Eaze Cannabis Delivery Drivers Threaten to Strike Ahead of 4/20

The workers, represented by four local chapters of the UFCW, recently rejected the company’s ‘final’ contract offer after months of negotiations.

April 4, 2024

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Velvet Cannabis's People-First Culture

Farid Harrison, co-founder and CEO of the California-based dispensaries, shares his insights into how Velvet established itself as a multi-award-winning retail company.

March 27, 2024