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CCMA Greenbrief November 14: High Cannabis Taxes Could Give CA’s Black Market New Life… San Jose Considering to Lift Its Ban on Non-Medical Cannabis… NY Governor Approves Medical Cannabis as Treatment for PTSD…

  Political greenBrief Tuesday, November 14, 2017 ​A customer looks at items for sale at a medical marijuana dispensary in San Jose, California “It’s about honoring the will of the voters. And because San Jose has figured out how to regulate the medical market, they’re confident moving forward with the recreational market. If we don’t ...
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CCMA Greenbrief November 13: Long Beach to Decide on Recreational Cannabis This Tuesday… Yountville’s Town Council Avoids an Immediate Move Toward Legalizing a Dispensary… Jeff Sessions Sued By 12-Year-Old Girl with Epilepsy Who Wants to Legalize Medical Cannabis…

  Political greenBrief Monday, November 13, 2017 John Chiang, California State Treasurer “Washington has scared off so many banks, they fear doing business with cannabis operators will bring down the wrath of the federal government and law enforcement.” John Chiang, CA State Treasurer   “We don’t know what the rules are, it’s kind of ...
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CCMA Greenbrief November 8: FBI Accuses Adelanto Mayor of Shielding Commercial Cannabis Transport Business… Pasadena Doubles Down on Dispensary Ban, Allows Deliveries… Director of Community and Economic Development Pushes for Clovis’s First Cannabis-Related Operation…

  Political greenBrief Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Adelanto Mayor Pro Tem Jermaine Wright shown at a neighborhood ribbon-cutting in July. Wright was arrested Tuesday and faces two federal charges stemming from FBI public corruption probe in the city “High tax rates raise prices in legal markets, reinforcing the price advantage of black ...
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CCMA Greenbrief November 7: EPA Denies Requests from States to Allow Pesticides for Use on Cannabis… Cannabis Industry Suffered More Than $3.3 Billion in Damages from The CA Fires… New Insurance Lines Designed to Help Cannabis Industry…

  Political greenBrief Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Donnie Anderson, a Los Angeles pot retailer   “When you add to that high tax rates, you increase the number of reasons why someone might not be able to become regulated.” Nicole Howell Neubert, A Marijuana Industry Lawyer   “It’s important for local jurisdictions to do what they […]
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CCMA Greenbrief November 3: U.S. Attorney General’s Views on Marijuana Create Uncertainty Over Medical Cannabis… First Commercial Insurer to File Cannabis Business Insurance Is Approved by Insurance Commissioner… Gilroy Bans Commercial Cannabis…

  Political greenBrief Friday, November 3, 2017 Samples of medical Marijuana is available for costumers to smell before they purchase at Canna Care Inc., a medical marijuana dispensary in Sacramento “The regulation of an industry that has been illegal for more than 100 years is a significant challenge.” Joe Devlin, Sacramento’s ...
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CCMA Greenbrief November 2: Cannabis Industry Lacks Insurance Options… Trump Administration Unlikely to Crack Down on Cannabis… LA OKs Draft of New Regulations for Pot Industry…

  Political greenBrief Thursday, November 2, 2017 CCMA Board Members thank Insurance Commissioner and California AG Candidate Dave Jones for the robust discussion “Insurance companies are conservative in nature, before entering any new market, they want to have the law of large numbers on their side, meaning they are able to study the ...
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CCMA Greenbrief November 1: Marijuana Ads Are Appearing at TSA Checkpoints at California Airport… High Taxes on Legal Pot in California Could Mean Black Market Will Thrive… Santa Cruz County Supervisors Approved an Ordinance to Allow Medical Cannabis Dispensaries to Sell Recreational Cannabis…

  Political greenBrief Wednesday, November 1, 2017 An airport security tray has a public service announcement from cannabis manufacturer Organa Brands. Starting Jan. 1, the recreational use of marijuana by those 21 and older will be legal in California “High effective tax rates on California cannabis may complicate the state’s ...
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CCMA Greenbrief October 31: Corona Beer Owner Set to Buy into World’s Largest Cannabis Grower… Solar Alliance Signs Agreement for Development of 600 Kilowatt Solar Project with California Cannabis Grower… San Mateo County Invite Public to Attend the Outreach Session on Proposed Cannabis Rules…

  Political greenBrief Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Zach Taylor trims marijuana buds in Glen Ellen, California “The rapidly growing cannabis industry is energy intensive, and the current power infrastructure is not yet sufficient to supply demand in many areas,” he adds. “By removing power as the constraint to growth and offering financing ...
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CCMA Greenbrief October 30: CCMA Opens Memberships Opportunities… City Council to Prohibit All Commercial Cannabis Activities in Livermore… Former Blackrock Exec to Raise $250M to Invest in Pot Businesses…

    Political greenBrief Monday, October 30, 2017 Ashley Oldham looks over part of her marijuana farm that survived the Redwood fire “This is a pivotal time for our industry. We share many common goals which is why we’ve come to the Capitol to be the voice of the cannabis manufacturers in our state, the […]
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CCMA Greenbrief October 27: Nevada Rec Sales Reach $33M in 2nd Month… Ceres City Council Approved One Medical Cannabis Dispensary… Santa Cruz County Approves Rec Framework…​

  Political greenBrief Friday, October 27, 2017   ​Calfarms, a medical marijuana provider helps attendees at the High Times Cannabis Cup in California “Republican leaders in Congress are way behind where their constituents are on this issue, but it’s worth noting that a number of Democratic politicians — such as Sen. Dianne ...
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