Yearly Archives: 2019

California is the largest cannabis market in the United States, and since California also has the fifth highest Gross Domestic Product ranking, slightly higher than Great Britain, it could easily be the largest marketplace in the World.  As such, it serves as a good resource for entrepreneurs planning to open a cannabis dispensary business. Get fully involved and familiar with your state’s Cannabis Retail Dispensary laws. In California, the best place to start is the 
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California Cannabis businesses are on the brink of disaster. A California Senate panel recently Advanced Senate Bill 67 in a last-minute attempt to keep what could be thousands of California legal marijuana companies from being forced out of business. Cannabis entrepreneurs who are trying to run legal businesses are getting used to the confusion that is rampant in both state and local regulations. Compounding the problem is a general lack of reliable information. That is 
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Becoming a part of the cannabis industry is a wonderful idea.  The grow sector is highly lucrative and it is not surprising to see that so many people are looking to set up their own cultivation facilities.  Growing cannabis is both interesting and profitable.  But, is it still possible for anyone to get cannabis cultivation permits in California? If you are serious about growing your own legal cannabis, then you must know that it is 
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If you live in California, you may be thinking whether the local community can help you get your application for a California cannabis business license approved or not.  Setting up a cannabis business is nothing like setting up any other type of business.  The laws, as well as the legal requirements for setting up a cannabis business are unique to this industry.  There are also numerous challenges that you will have to face when you 
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COULD PASADENA’S CANNABIS APPLICATION PROCESS SIGNAL A NEW, COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO REGULATION? By Steve Crane On June 5, 2018, Pasadena voters approved Ballot Measures to allow a limited number of cannabis retailers, cultivators, and testing labs to operate within specific zoning areas in the City. In response to the voter mandate, City staff developed the application procedure, permittee selection process, and general administrative procedures for the issuance of commercial cannabis permits and the collection 
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PALS WINS FIRST DISPENSARY LICENSE IN BISHOP, CA When Jake and Alina Wagoner opened PALS Collective in Bishop, CA back in 2014, the environment surrounding medical marijuana was not quite as open and supporting as it is today. The idea that marijuana could be used as a medicine did not resonate with many of the locals in this small Eastern Sierra town. There was a small, but vocal resistance to their business, but they persevered 
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Do you want to set up your own cannabis dispensary business?  Since cannabis has been legalized in more than half of the states in the country, it is time now time to submit your application for dispensary business permits for a chance to start your own cannabis business.  But, are dispensary business permits limited? This question has raised a lot of concern among individuals who want to start out in the cannabis industry, but are 
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