Cannabis was a clear winner on election night 2020, with four states passing adult-use legalization measures and two approving medical use. What was interesting though is the green wave splashing across traditionally “red states.” Four of the states passing cannabis legalization...
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“A debt trap:” Los Angeles market crisis deepens
“This is not equity, this is exploitation!” Evelyn Brinson co-owner of Mid-City Los Angeles social equity dispensary The Green Paradise seethed to a city council committee in April. “It’s a fucking fee trap.”Long simmering tensions between struggling businesses and LA’s...
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Calif. confirms 25% excise tax hike
California's tax agency confirmed Thursday that it would to raise the cannabis excise tax from 15% to 19%, the maximum possible increase, starting July 1. Stopping the tax hike is a top priority for the state's sputtering industry which argues...
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NuggMD Announces Winners of 2025 Patient Choice Awards
NuggMD, the country’s leading telehealth platform for cannabis, today announced the winners and the runners-up of the 2025 Patient Choice Awards for cannabis brands, products, and technologies.Key Takeaways (TLDR)TLDR provided byTop brands and products in cannabis industry recognized by 3,500...
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Federal Court Dismisses All Claims Against Flavorade Founder Nick Coburn “With Prejudice”
Flavorade Extracts celebrates a major legal victory as a Federal Court dismisses all claims brought by Greenmount LLC (dba Cold Fire Extracts)Key Takeaways (TLDR)TLDR provided byCourt dismisses all claims against Nick Coburn, founder of Flavorade Extracts, giving him a legal...
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BREAKING: Metrc “concealed” acquisition from state partners: Lawsuit
Regulatory software provider Metrc may have breached its agreements with state governments by attempting to "conceal" information about an acquisition, a whistleblower alleges. In a text message, Metrc CEO Michael Johnson told the plaintiff to take down a social media...
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BREAKING: Calif. DCC and Metrc “conspired” to allow diversion: Lawsuit
California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) engaged in a “conspiracy” with a software provider so the agency could collect taxes on illegal, interstate cannabis sales, a whistleblower lawsuit alleges.The suit, filed in Oregon federal court this month, alleges regulatory software...
