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 ...

  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 ...

  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 ...

  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 ...

  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 ...

  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 ...

    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 […]

  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 ...

  Political greenBrief Thursday, October 26, 2017 Cannabis Consultant Dani Burkhart “In a brief filed late Monday in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, DOJ lawyers acknowledged that the department “was not authorized to spend money on the prosecution of the defendants after December of 2014 because the defendants strictly complied ...

  Political greenBrief Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Mormon Republican senator Orrin Hatch (Utah) is one of Congress’s leading champions for medical marijuana   “To be in the cannabis business you have to break a couple of laws, we’re all breaking federal law now.” The Agathist Collective Co-Founder Timothy Byars   “The evidence shows that ...