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By C.D. Michel, Michel & Associates, P.C. Second Amendment Introduction In our prior articles for California NORML, we discussed how federal gun laws intersect with California’s legalization of recreational and medical marijuana use. We explained that, even though California law allows marijuana use, federal law continued to treat marijuana as a controlled substance and barred …
by Brandon Moore, Phenominal Consulting The Department of Cannabis Control publishes every recall and every enforcement action it issues on two public web pages.1 No login, no records request, no fee. Anyone can read them, search them by license number, and walk the entire history. Almost nobody in the industry does. That is the strange …
The California Cannabis Awards Celebrates Prop 215 Join us on July 18, 2026 in Sacramento for a Special California Cannabis Awards an exciting event during the California Cannabis Experience exhibit at the California State Fair. For five years, the California Cannabis Awards has honored the growers, makers, innovators, and visionaries shaping the Golden State’s cannabis …
by The Law Office of Shay Aaron Gilmore On April 22, 2026, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed the most consequential federal cannabis order in more than five decades. The order immediately moves both FDA-approved cannabis products and state-regulated medical cannabis products from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). At …
By Ed Rosenthal Introduction: Returning To India With Purpose When I first visited India in 1981, cannabis cultivation was still legal in certain regions. During that trip, I photographed a large, government-regulated ganja farm—an experience that left a lasting impression. The plants were grown openly, harvested responsibly, and taxed by the state. Today, cultivation is …
by Green Life Business Group®, Inc. Winning a cannabis license can feel like the hardest part: months (sometimes years) of applications, capital outlays, community positioning, and regulatory scrutiny distilled into a single approval. In limited-license states, that approval is scarce by design. It carries value the moment it’s issued. But a license is not yet …
A 50 year timeline of successful California NORML campaigns, showing our progress expanding and protecting the rights of California cannabis consumers since 1972.
By Thomas Andersen, BTA Cannabis CPA Tax The new tariffs have undoubtedly hurt the cannabis industry when it comes to manufacturing, packaging materials, and finished goods. However, as Q3 unfolds, we’re also seeing how tariffs have, perhaps surprisingly, been beneficial to other aspects of the cannabis industry — namely, the infused-beverage sector. Other developments include …
By Kate Dymedenko, CPA, CTC Growise CPAs Section 280E of the federal tax code looms over American cannabis operators like a dark cloud, severely impacting profitability in an already challenged regulatory landscape. But we’re not here to tell you about things you already know. You might not be aware that 280E does not apply at …
