L.A. TRIES LICENSING AGAIN

The world’s largest metropolitan cannabis market is set to begin accepting license applications again after a years-long process marred by lawsuits and recriminations.
WeedWeek

• It “comes after a turbulent year that saw [the Department of Cannabis Regulation] face allegations of corruption and a lawsuit from a group of disgruntled applicants accusing it of bumbling the rollout of its social equity program. That lawsuit led to an overhaul this summer of DCR’s licensing process. A different group of applicants sued the agency last month alleging that the changes favored some applicants over others.”

Also in California, the wildfires have cast a long shadow over the industry:

• SFist says the “entire west coast crop is threatened by fire smoke and ash.“
• CNN looks into the devastation.
• The fallout is highlighting the difficulty and expense potco’s face to obtain insurance.
  Politico
• ????WW California has more.