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The 2020 election is approaching, and a significant handful of local ballot measures may strengthen and expand the California cannabis industry. According to a recent article by Marijuana Business ...

Toward the end of 2019, market experts and economists predicted an extinction wave of sorts headed for California’s cannabis industry. Fighting against exorbitant taxes, a thriving underground market, ...

Licensed cannabis businesses struggle to compete with the black market, evidenced by the fact that roughly 80% of cannabis sales in California are illegal. Because they don’t pay taxes or comply with ...

Even before the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, running a cannabis business in the United States has been a tremendous challenge due to stringent compliance laws, high taxes, and competition with the ...

Your business might already be struggling to survive due to quarantines and non-essential business shutdowns. More difficulties may be on the horizon, however, as consumers and other parties may ...

You may assume your business insurance policies mitigate your risk of loss during unavoidable catastrophes like the COVID-19 pandemic . Unfortunately, every policy is unique, and some may support your ...

The rapid spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused significant disruption to our personal lives, professional lives, and business operations across California and the world. Many individuals ...

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 ...

One bewildering contradiction in the U.S. marijuana industry is the fact that cannabis is legal in some states but federally prohibited in all areas. Fortunately, the Justice Department has adopted a ...

In March, California Governor Gavin Newsom included the cannabis industry in the list of essential businesses that can remain open during the COVID-19 shutdown. Yet cannabis businesses throughout the ...

In November, California officials announced that taxes for cannabis excise and cultivation will increase next year. The excise tax will increase from 60% to 80% on New Year’s Day, while cultivation ...

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 ...