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An influential consultancy faces allegations of negligence and civil rights violations in the latest chapter of a six-year legal battle. In a federal lawsuit, an unsuccessful applicant alleges Hinderliter de Llamas (HdL) "conspired" with the city of Chula Vista (San...

California's cannabiz is still pushing to repeal a coming excise tax hike, despite Gov. Gavin Newsom leaving it out of his proposed state budget this week. If industry efforts fall short, flailing operators will be hit with an excise tax...

Police had to be called in after disruptive licensees and their allies shut down an oversight committee meeting in Los Angeles yesterday. There were no arrests, a source said.Footage posted, and apparently taken by, Elliot Lewis, CEO of 30-store retailer...

“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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

California’s struggling operators have put their differences aside to oppose an imminent tax hike. An open letter signed by several industry groups and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) says the hike, set to kick in July 1, “will...