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• Lawsuit accuses Jeeter parent of “systematic” potency fraud

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Industry makes case against Delta -8 and its brethren

The California Cannabis Industry Association published a white paper warning about the dangers of a “national, unregulated, hemp-derived, intoxicating cannabinoid market.” The California industry awaits a paper on the matter from the Department of Cannabis Control.

Called “Pandora’s Box,” the CCIA paper’s arguments include:

• Hemp manufacturers are producing “novel, synthetic cannabinoids many times stronger than THC.”
• Intoxicating, unregulated hemp products are “rife with contaminants, inaccurately labeled and brazenly marketed to children.”
• Approval of novel manufactured cannabinoids such as THC-O and THC-P should be regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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Statewide:

• Following the new law which requires California cities to allow MED delivery, The League of California Cities, which opposed the law, is preparing a draft ordinance to help bring cities into compliance.
• Libertarian site Reason calls Gov. Newsom’s promise to wipe out the illegal market a “progressive, environmentally conscious, labor-friendly war on weed.”

Business:

• Vince Ning, co-CEO of distributor Nabis, explained the company’s new policy of collecting excise tax on delivery.  
• Paul Bilzerian, a former corporate raider who served time for securities fraud, has thoughts on why the feds are after Ignite, the cannabis company founded by his Instagram celebrity son Dan.
  MJBiz
• Santa Cruz-based Jane Technologies, which facilitates online sales for retailers, introduced a new iPhone app which uses a patented technology to make personal product recommendations.
  TechCrunch

Local:

• A controversial ballot initiative to bring REC storefronts to Redondo Beach (Los Angeles Co.) fell short. Similar votes are set for election day in nearby Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach.
  WeedWeek, Easy Reader
• San Diego city council unanimously approved a new equity program.
  San Diego Union-Tribune
• Following a signature gathering effort, a proposal that growers say would effectively end legal growing in Humboldt Co., could come before voters in 2024. 
  Lost Coast Outpost
• Nick Welsh, executive editor of the Santa Barbara Independent, weighs in on the area’s odor wars. 

Fun and interesting:

• The L.A. Times finds the 13 scariest places to be high in L.A. Most intriguing? The Burbank Ikea, IMO.

Company milestones:

• Canadian parent company of Nevada producer Flower One said it had obtained an order of creditor protection.
  Benzinga
• Kiva has brought back its Blood Orange Camino gummies for October. (Pictured)
• Jones Soda’s Mary Jones line has a new 100 mg THC per can beverage. 
  Forbes
• B&R Labs, parent of brands Cosmic Fog and Kinda High, signed an exclusive distribution deal with Herbl.

Job moves:

• Eaze social impact executive Jennifer Lujan is leaving the company after more than four years.

On social:

• Attorney Ryan T. Kocot argues: The cannabiz “as we know it will likely cease to exist” by the end of this year.

Upcoming:

• An October 26 NCIA webinar will discuss the state of cannabis lending.

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