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MG Magazine Reports On Luke Scarmazzo: California’s Last Federal Medical Marijuana Prisoner

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A victim of flawed federal law enforcement policy, he remains behind bars in the federal prison at Yazoo City, Mississippi. In 2006, the Drug Enforcement Administration raided Scarmazzo’s Modesto, California, medical marijuana dispensary, California Healthcare Collective, and arrested him and his business partner, Ricardo Montes.

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CCIA Policy Conference What’s Missing?

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CCIA Policy Conference What’s Missing? – On Wednesday, March 20, 2019, the California Cannabis Industry Association (“CCIA”) will host its 4th Annual Policy Conference in Sacramento, California. 2019 Policy Development & Legislation , moderated by Amy Jenkins, CCIA. Where is the California Growers Association?

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International Cannabis Brand COOKIES Reimagines the Traditional Dispensary With First-Ever “Superstore” Location

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foot dispensary features a COOKIES logo suspended from the ceiling and a two-tiered seating section that doubles as a DJ booth. The dispensary was built with additional space in mind to be used for future onsite grow and production. Each family of brands will have a dedicated featured shopping area within the store. The 11,000+ sq.

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New Study Says. Not One California Dispensary Caught Selling to Minors

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The perpetual myth that dispensaries are selling weed to minors refuses to die, but evidence shows this isn’t the case in California. Instead, adult-use dispensaries in the state are proving the system works by checking IDs as required by state law. All data collection was completed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. MRR writes.

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Advocating for Better Cannabis Business Regulations

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In the United States, many industries lack well thought out regulatory policy. Under-regulation of our financial market was part of what led to the Great Recession in 2008. Attorneys are usually the ones best positioned to critique bad business regulations and advocate for better policy. Here’s an answer in two parts: 1.

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How Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation Weathered the State’s Winter Storm

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In 2008, I was invited by a colleague to sit on the Board of the San Diego Medical Marijuana Collective, and subsequently ended up purchasing the company. After owning and operating that company I opened a second dispensary, Chi Holistic Collective. CB: Yes, the majority of dispensary owners in D.C.

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International Cannabis Brand Cookies Opens Its First U.S.-Based Consumption Lounge on West Coast

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The consumption lounge is located inside the new Cookies dispensary that features a full line of Cookies’ exclusive strain genetics and premium products. City ordinance allows any products sold in the Cookies Coalinga dispensary, including flower, concentrates and edibles, to be consumed in the lounge. Durian Ave. About Cookies.