Articles tagged with "Los Angeles"
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CBD Craze Hits LA’s High-End Juice Bars
Hayley Fox - Published on April 23, 2018Read moreMove over, blue spirulina. Cannabidiol is an emerging trend on Southern California’s stylish self-care scene.
Guest Opinion: Let Cannabis Provide Homeless Shelters and Services
Allison Margolin & Erin Williams - Published on April 11, 2018Read moreLet’s provide incentives for entrepreneurs in cannabis to build homeless shelters themselves.
Women Hold Fewer Than a Quarter of LA’s Cannabis Licenses
Hayley Fox - Published on March 20, 2018Read moreWomen-owned businesses make up roughly 13% of licensed retailers and distributors in LA, according to a Leafly analysis. Another 12% are co-owned by women.
Can LA’s Expanded Cannabis Staff Bring Equity to the Industry?
Hayley Fox - Published on March 5, 2018Read moreThe Los Angeles City Council has agreed to scale up the city’s cannabis staff eightfold in order to speed what some critics are calling a slow rollout.
Former Congressional Aide Convicted of Taking Cannabis Bribe
The Associated Press - Published on March 2, 2018Read moreThe aide was working in the Compton field office of Rep. Janice Hahn in 2015 when he told an illegal cannabis shop it would be shut down if he couldn’t reach a deal with owners, prosecutors say.
Tribes Cut out of California Cannabis Market Might Grow Their Own
The Associated Press - Published on February 26, 2018Read moreTribes floated the idea of setting up farms and retail sales on reservations after concluding that state rules would strip them of their right to self-governance.
California Scrambles to Speed Sluggish Expungement Process
Hayley Fox - Published on February 22, 2018Read moreA year after a law took affect allowing people to erase old cannabis convictions, nearly a million people still have criminal records more tarnished than they deserve.
LA’s Cannabis Office Is Woefully Understaffed, Chief Says
Hayley Fox - Published on February 16, 2018Read more“We have many responsibilities and not a lot of capacity,” the department’s director told Leafly. “We’re going to at least need to quadruple our team.”
Police Say Hundreds of Illegal Cannabis Shops Operate in LA
The Associated Press - Published on February 15, 2018Read morePolice have shut down eight illegal marijuana shops since Jan. 1, a pace that is unlikely to intensify as the department is focused on curbing violent crimes.
In LA, Legal Cannabis Stores Call for Crackdown on Illegal Pop-Ups
Dennis Romero - Published on February 12, 2018Read moreUnlicensed operators are killing LA’s licensed stores. It’s time for enforcement, say some, and there may be action from City Hall tomorrow.