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HANFORD, Calif. (KFSN) -- Three state organizations are now in charge of regulating marijuana in California. They will begin licensing businesses in January. The Bureau of Cannabis Control is taking the...

As California continues to emerge from marijuana prohibition, consumers will have a glut of new options beyond traditional flower to achieve the optimal high. But it’s easy for newbies to...

Three state agencies spent more than a year drafting 211 pages of regulations for California’s medical marijuana market. And they’ve collected thousands of public comments on those proposed rules since...

Earlier this spring, the Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Cannabis Control, Department of Public Health and Department of Food and Agriculture released proposed regulations for the Medical Cannabis Regulation...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has prepared a Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) outlining potential environmental effects associated with the adoption and implementation of statewide cannabis...

The California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA), California's leading cannabis industry association, and the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA), the only national trade association representing the legal marijuana industry, announce Lori...

Slip a fresh $20 bill under the bulletproof teller window of Donnie Anderson’s Medex marijuana dispensary on Century Boulevard — perhaps for a gram of cannabis or some THC-infused toffees...

Starting a business is difficult, even under the best of circumstances. But starting a business without access to banking services puts even the most well-funded start-up in a real bind. That’s the...

State lawmakers on Monday unveiled compromise marijuana regulation legislation that attempts to meld rules for recreational and medical growing, sales and use. The 215-page bill was drafted over weeks of negotiations...

The Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation (Bureau) will hold its final public regulation hearing in Sacramento to receive comments regarding the recent release of the bureau’s proposed regulations for testing...

The Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation (Bureau) will hold its fourth public regulation hearing in San Jose to receive comments regarding the recent release of the bureau’s proposed medical cannabis...

The Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation (Bureau) will hold its third public regulation hearing in Sacramento to receive comments regarding the recent release of the bureau’s proposed medical cannabis regulations....

The Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation (Bureau) will hold its second public regulation hearing in Los Angeles to receive comments regarding the recent release of the bureau’s proposed medical cannabis...

The Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation (Bureau) will hold a public regulation hearing in Eureka to receive comments regarding the recent release of the bureau’s proposed medical cannabis regulations. The...

California’s chief marijuana regulator on Thursday told a gathering of growers, government officials and would-be entrepreneurs that the state will have a regulatory structure in place to oversee a developing...

The Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation (BMCR) today announced that its proposed testing laboratories regulations for medical cannabis have been posted and the 45-day public comment period is now underway. “These...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) today released proposed regulations for the state medical cannabis cultivation and licensing program. Release of the draft regulations marks the official start of...

The California Department of Public Health today issued a number of documents, including and related to its proposed regulations for medical cannabis. The documents include all of the following related...

The Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation (BMCR) today announced that its proposed licensing regulations for medical cannabis have been posted and the 45-day public comment period is now underway. “The proposed...

The Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation (BMCR) today announced that it is now accepting applications for the Cannabis Advisory Committee to advise the bureau on matters relating to both medical...

Many of the people at the Cannabis and Hemp Conference held at Bitwise Industries came to learn more about the challenge of creating a statewide marijuana marketplace. "They're trying to find...

For the International Church of Cannabis in Denver, there were three reasons to celebrate on Thursday. First, it was opening day. The church, a more than century-old building recently adorned with...

The California craft beer industry is worth upwards of $7 billion, and with approximately 750 breweries, the state is home to more brew operations than any other in the country....

A California Supreme Court committee advised judges in the state Wednesday to stay away from pot — as in, investing in pot businesses. Maintaining any interest in a business that involves...

They sit for hours at a time, hunched over tables with scissors in one hand and marijuana in the other. The work is tedious, but it pays well — for...

The Sisters of the Valley, California's self-ordained "weed nuns," are on a mission to heal and empower women with their cannabis products. Based near the town of Merced in the Central...

  SEATTLE (AP) — Thursday marks marijuana culture's high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. — in clouds of smoke on campus quads and when pot shops...

Today, April 20, is the most exalted day of the year for marijuana enthusiasts, but now that pot is legal in California aficionados predict that this 4/20 will likely be...