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Ever since recreational marijuana was first legalized in the 2016 state elections, California law enforcement has struggled to strike a balance between regulatory oversight and freeing up the ...

Navigating the ever-shifting laws regarding cannabis businesses is difficult enough. But when you add the stress added by a booming black market marijuana economy, the pressure may be too much for ...

What Is the Marijuana Freedom & Opportunity Act? Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer recently introduced a bill called The Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act. The new act will remove marijuana ...

We’ve all had complaints with our employers from time to time. But sometimes a simple employee frustration can boil over into a serious legal complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ...

There are few things more exciting than venturing out on your own and starting a new home business, and at the end of the year, people tend to start thinking about their futures even more than usual. ...

Although often confused with a business partnership, a joint venture agreement looks very different. Unlike a partnership, your joint business venture will allow both parties to maintain a distinct ...

For decades now, there has been intense friction between states with legalized marijuana and the federal government. Because the United States still classifies weed as a Schedule I substance , the ...

The California weed market is facing a crisis at the moment. With continued competition from illicit black market sellers and a whole lot of red tape blocking business owners from the proper licenses, ...

As California adjusts to the process of cannabis legalization, many existing growers and sellers have been faced with increasingly onerous regulations. In spite of the rocky transition period to ...

The former manager of a Chipotle Mexican Grill in Fresno, who was accused of stealing over $600 dollars, was awarded nearly $8 million dollars by a California jury for wrongful termination. In 2015, ...

Your local planning department has established zones for mom and pop shops (commercial zones), large factories (industrial zones) and homes (residential zones). While certain local zoning ordinances ...