Calif. retail groups push back on farmers’ market bill

Trade groups representing retailers are fighting a bill that would allow some smaller cultivators to sell directly to consumers at farmers' markets. The conflict between the two ends of the supply chain shows the zero-sum nature of survival for California operators as observers warn the market is on the brink of collapse.

In an eight-page "Floor Alert" document sent out this week, the United Cannabis Business Association (UCBA), which . . .