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The legalization of recreational marijuana in California has proven to be monetarily successful, but new opportunities have risen, the warehouses in which the cannabis is grown is creating a gold rush. This is because cannabis grown indoors is usually more consistent and has higher...

Laguna Beach, CA – It's been legalized. Marijuana legalization laws were immediately activated after the passage of Proposition 64. But what does this mean? According to the Laguna Beach Police Department, citizens are still confused as to what is and what is not legal when it comes to the...

For months, westbound commuters on Highway 50 were greeted with a towering billboard of pot culture icon Tommy Chong pitching his Chong's Choice marijuana products and directing motorists to a Sacramento dispensary, the Horizon Collective. A newer billboard greets eastbound traffic on the...

Known as Canna Vine, this California blend is, both, grape and marijuana. It is local to California and requires a medical marijuana card to purchase, though it is getting fantastic reviews. Melissa Ethridge and Chelsea Handler are two notable connoisseurs of the wine, with Ethridge...

Santa Rosa - Amid the euphoria of this weekend's famed Emerald Cup weed fest, there was this creeping buzzkill: the glacial rollout of legalization. Right when it seems like "The Great Pot Moment" is upon us, it turns out there are a lot of really tough regulatory issues to resolve first...

The morning after Election Day, California appeared to be on a very different path than much of the nation. But in voting to legalize recreational marijuana, Californians were very much in step with the rest of the country. In addition to California's Proposition 64 - which passed relatively...

Since passage of the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act in California ("MCRSA"), our California marijuana business attorneys have been getting calls nearly non-stop regarding what folks can do now to have a medical marijuana business later in the Golden State. The passage of Proposition...

Just because California legalized cannabis doesn't mean everyone in the pot industry will participate in the state's highly regulated, above-ground market. While many businesses will participate in the legal marketplace - estimated to be worth $4.3 billion by 2018 - those who remain in the black...

California Treasurer John Chiang has formed a group to study banking issues he says could hamper implementation of the voter-approved ballot measure that legalizes recreational use of marijuana in the state. Chiang plans to discuss the Cannabis Banking Working Group in a conference call with...

Californians have gone down in history as leading a nationwide charge to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. "Voters on Tuesday approved Proposition 64, making California the most populous state in the nation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana," the Los Angeles Times...

Arizona didn't wake up on Monday morning to a change in the vote-count - Prop 205's still failing miserably. Its chances of passing as officials count the remaining votes this week are about the same as Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk dabbing a hit of shatter on the evening news. Unless...

2016 was a huge year for legal marijuana. Four states - California, Massachusetts, Nevada, and Maine - all voted to fully legalize marijuana use, cultivation, distribution, and sales in the November 8 election. When the changes to the various state laws take effect, the number of states with...

In the orange glow of grow lights, Aaron Justis is checking on his crop of medical marijuana. It's a tiny room, not much bigger than an average kitchen, in the back of his dispensary in the Los Angeles suburb of Studio City. But after last week's election, Justis says, he'll need a bigger...

One of the major winners in Tuesday's California vote has been largely ignored: mother nature. An important consequence of the passage of Proposition 64: The Adult Use of Marijuana Act, isn't simply that it legalizes the recreational use of the once-prohibited drug. It's that one of its...

The recreational use of marijuana is now legal in California after voters on Tuesday approved Proposition 64. Here is what is now legal in California: California Votes to Legalize Recreational Use of Marijuana Anyone 21 and over can possess and smoke up to one ounce of marijuana...

The stunning upset win of Republican president-elect Donald Trump muted celebrations at marijuana legalization election watching parties in San Francisco and Oakland Tuesday night. "In case you haven't noticed, we legalized marijuana in California!" shouted Victor Pinho from a bullhorn into...

Tuesday night California, Massachusetts, and Nevada joined Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington state and Washington D.C. in legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. Similarly, medical use referenda passed in Florida, North Dakota and Arkansas, making the 2016 election the biggest...

California is the world's sixth largest economy, only outpaced by the US (as a whole), China, Japan, Germany, and the UK. The Golden State's economic output for 2015 came in at $2.46 trillion. Let's be clear: We're talking about a single US state economy compared with those of entire...

Californians overwhelmingly said yes to recreational marijuana on Election Day. Those in favor of the decision owe a big thanks to billionaire Silicon Valley fixture Sean Parker. The former Facebook president and founder of Napster contributed $8.5 million to the effort to legalize...

San Francisco - Americans across the country voted Tuesday for the right to inhale without going to jail, legalizing recreational marijuana in four states, and medical marijuana in three others. In California, where medical marijuana is already legal, voters approved recreational pot, a major...