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California Senate Bill Would Allow Cannabis Delivery to ‘Dry Towns’
Peter Hecht - Published on May 3, 2018Read moreSenate Bill 1302 seeks to allow cannabis delivery to private residences for adult use and medical cannabis consumers—even to those in communities with strict bans on cannabis businesses.
Eaze’s Delivery Dominance Draws Scrutiny From California Regulators
Peter Hecht - Published on April 30, 2018Read moreCritics ask: If other delivery services have to obtain cannabis licenses, why doesn’t Eaze?
Feds Raid Illegal California Grow Houses Run by Chinese Mob
Peter Hecht - Published on April 5, 2018Read moreThe tightly organized network of grows, hidden in dozens of Sacramento houses, moved cannabis to out-of-state markets.
With Growers in the Shadows, California Faces Cannabis Shortage
Peter Hecht - Published on March 26, 2018Read moreWith many growers avoiding the legal market due to high costs and fees, where will California’s legal cannabis come from?
Dana Rohrabacher’s Last Stand: California Conservative’s Fate Could Hinge on Cannabis Vote
Peter Hecht - Published on March 16, 2018Read moreCaught up in the Trump-Russia affair, the congressman struggles to retain his seat as bipartisan cannabis allies rally behind him.
How Liberal Marin County Turned NIMBY on Cannabis
Peter Hecht - Published on February 27, 2018Read moreCalifornia’s dreamiest county, home of fine wine and redwood tubs, loves its cannabis. But stores are apparently too gauche to bear.
DAs Making it Easier to Clear California Cannabis Convictions
Peter Hecht - Published on February 12, 2018Read moreSan Francisco’s DA is proactively expunging cannabis convictions, but other counties are waiting for people to come forward before acting.
Will Cannabis Delivery Survive in California’s Legal Market?
Peter Hecht - Published on February 6, 2018Read moreMany independent operators are shutting down, concentrating the industry in the hands of delivery services with state licenses.
How a Cannabis Ban Turned One California County Into ‘Ground Zero for Chaos’
Peter Hecht - Published on January 22, 2018Read moreHungry for tax revenue, Calaveras County licensed hundreds of commercial cannabis farms in recent years. Now it wants them gone, leaving growers in the lurch.
CHP Seizure of Legal Cannabis Outrages California Farmers
Peter Hecht - Published on January 9, 2018Read moreThe California Highway Patrol seized a shipment of licensed cannabis, didn’t file charges, and won’t return the plants. What’s going on in Mendocino?