Pot industry News

Marijuana Regulators in California Send Cease Order to Nearly 1K Businesses

Nearly 1,000 individual cannabis businesses have been sent cease-and-desist letters or emails by California regulators during an ongoing enforcement process, a first step in a long effort to ensure the state’s industry is fully regulated and operating like those in …

Internet Advertising by Unlicensed Marijuana Businesses Upset California Market

Online ads from unlicensed marijuana shops are creating turmoil in California’s emerging legal pot market. State regulators have warned the popular website Weedmaps to take down ads from illegal sellers or face possible penalties. But the company says it’s not …

California Marijuana Resort is Asking People to Light up Privately

Plans to turn the old California ghost town of Nipton into a marijuana paradise are on the back burner for now, although visitors to the area an hour outside Las Vegas are still encouraged to toke up privately. David Gwyther, …

First Surety Bond Program for California Cannabis Industry OK’d

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved the first surety bond program for the cannabis industry in the California. Continental Heritage Insurance Co. is the first insurer in the state to be approved to offer surety bonds for the cannabis …