The United States Senate Appropriations Committee recently voted to grant the marijuana industry access to the banking system. It remains unclear if the banking issue will be resolved soon as a similar bill failed to reach a floor debate in...
LOS ANGELES – Today, the LA City Council Rules, Elections, Intergovernmental Relations, and Neighborhoods Committee heard public comments on Motion 14-0366-S5 for a proposed March 2017 ballot initiative to reform Proposition D. The Los Angeles Cannabis Task Force, a coalition...
From KABC: The first and largest marijuana cultivation farm in Southern California will be located in Desert Hot Springs. GFarmaLabs is spearheading this initial movement. "It's going to be filled with greenhouses. It's going to be an agricultural center out in the...
The New Jersey Assembly has passed a bill that would expand the state's medical marijuana program to include PTSD as a qualifying condition. The New Jersey Assembly vote in favor of the expansion won by a 55-14 margin.  Seven members...
From Eastbay Express Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom is supporting the leading cannabis legalization initiative, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, and will keynote a national cannabis business conference planned for Oakland next week. Newsom addresses the nation’s canna-business people Tuesday morning...
From the Office of the Sonoma County District Attorney, Jill Ravitch Santa Rosa, CA  –  June 16, 2016  –  Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch has issued the following statement in response to a law enforcement raid that occurred on...
Quest Dehumidifiers is creating a cleaner, high-quality cannabis. MADISON, Wis. – A long-time partner of the cannabis industry is looking to dry up the need for heavy pesticide use.  Quest Dehumidifiers, which sold its first dehumidifier to the cannabis industry...
Microsoft contributed significantly to the rise of the information age. Now the tech giant appears ready to contribute to another movement, the cannabis revolution. With over half of the United States and Canadian population living in jurisdictions that permit the...
Governor Gary Johnson Speaks about Cannabis at the CWCB Expo We were thrilled to watch Governor Gary Johnson address the crowd at the CWCB Expo. The former two term governor has been a longtime advocate for marijuana reform.  He is currently the...
Raids of Care By Design facilities were carried out in a coordinated effort by local authorities and the DEA. Care By Design produces cannabis sprays, tinctures, oil cartridges through the Absolute Xtracts brand and other products. On Wednesday, several of...