WHAT WE’RE READING — 12/10/20

What caught our eye:

• MedMen earnings suggest glimmers of hope.
  Green Market Report
• President-elect Joe Biden nominated California attorney general Xavier Becerra, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. Becerra has a “pro-marijuana track record.” The U.S. House of Representatives also passed a medical marijuana research bill which has little change of passing a Republican led U.S. Senate.
  Politico
• Former Gov. Jerry Brown, told progressives to have a joint and “just chill.“
  S.F. Chronicle
• A group representing growers is calling for lower licensing fees for light-deprivation farms.
  MJBiz
• Green Flower Media is launching Ganjier, a “cannabis sommelier certification program” for industry professionals.
• Outgoing pot czar Lori Ajax will lead the state’s craft brewers’ association.
  THCNet
• Some in the industry say a proposed LED mandate would devastate indoor quality.
  L.A. Weekly 
• REC legalization in Mexico might be delayed again.
  Marijuana Moment
• Eight brands that are nailing holiday marketing.
  MJ Brand Insights
• The Leafly strain of the year is Runtz from Ridgeline Farms in southern Humboldt.