David Downs

Leafly.com

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California Bureau Chief for Leafly.com.

David Downs on KCRW

The cannabis industry is robust in the Golden State, and there’s a difference between products from Southern and Northern California.

LA has unbound illicit cannabis market — unlike NorCal

The cannabis industry is robust in the Golden State, and there’s a difference between products from Southern and Northern California.

from KCRW Features

California is cutting its cultivation tax and making other fixes for the state’s struggling weed industry, but local transformations may still be needed.

Can cannabis tax cuts stop CA pot industry from going up in smoke?

California is cutting its cultivation tax and making other fixes for the state’s struggling weed industry, but local transformations may still be needed.

from KCRW Features

The results of California’s primary elections suggest cannabis industry stakeholders want a balance between law enforcement and progressive criminal justice reforms.

Will California’s November ballot be cannabis-friendly?

The results of California’s primary elections suggest cannabis industry stakeholders want a balance between law enforcement and progressive criminal justice reforms.

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