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Still struggling after looting that hit marijuana firms, iconic California business turns to fellow company

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

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Local cannabis shops still open, some move to curbside pickup

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MARCH 17, 2020

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Monterey County would benefit from SAFE Banking Act passed in House

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

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Joe Biden Is Coming for Your Legal Weed

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AUGUST 5, 2019

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Marijuana has become big business. So why are small growers struggling to survive?

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JULY 11, 2019

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Salinas cannabis company expands to other states, goes public on Canadian stock exchange

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MAY 21, 2019

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California cannabis company launches industry’s first commodity trading desk

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APRIL 1, 2019

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Cannabis industry revenue increases as owners still face challenges

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FEBRUARY 25, 2019

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Monterey County supervisors vote to lower cannabis tax rate

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JUNE 15, 2018

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Grupo Flor: Leading California cannabis

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

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The high price

of cheap weed

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

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Grupo Flor co-founders make upstart list

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

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The Cannabis Consultants:

Expert works to help other growers

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MAY 14, 2017

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Entrepreneur talks

about cannabis

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APRIL 13, 2017

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Meet the

Willy Wonka

of Weed

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AUGUST 5, 2015

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Dixie Elixirs To Expand

Its Brand To

California

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JUNE 16, 2015

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Local food and wine personality dives into medical edibles with enthusiasm, a major project

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MARCH 19, 2015

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The

Cannabusiness

Kings

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MAY 29, 2014

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After being deemed ‘essential,’ cannabis companies settle into

a new normal

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APRIL 8, 2020

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Escalating weed-delivery turf war, state seeks to

join lawsuit against

Santa Cruz County

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

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Is Employee Theft In The Cannabis Industry A Curse That's Been Cured?

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

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Salinas cannabis dispensary sues Santa Cruz County

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JULY 17, 2019

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Cannabis: The Afghanistan of Entrepreneurs?

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JULY 5, 2019

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California lawmakers consider bill to create state-chartered cannabis banks

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MAY 14, 2019

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Countering the Counterfeiters

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APRIL  2019

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Salinas Valley

sees green in cannabis

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DECEMBER 20, 2018

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Forget the Emerald Triangle. The Central Coast is becoming California’s weed hotspot

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APRIL 11, 2018

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The California pot industry isn’t afraid of the US attorney general

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JANUARY 26, 2018

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Cannabis Lawyer Turned Operator - Gavin Kogan

 

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OCTOBER 2, 2017

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Grupo Flor Cannabis Group is Getting Organized Despite Uncertainty

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JUNE 30, 2017

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The commerce of cannabis can be wild — and wildly profitable 

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APRIL 27, 2017

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Altai Poised to Dominate the Legal California

Edibles Industry

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FEBRUARY 9, 2016

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Cannabis comes to

Salinas in

manufacturing form

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JUNE 20, 2015

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Dixie Elixirs to

expand its brand to California

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JUNE 15, 2015

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Strict parameters

for Monterey

pot club

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

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Anxiety, toilet paper and sale surges: How cannabis dispensaries are adapting to COVID-19

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MARCH 25, 2020

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Employee theft at cannabis retailers becoming more clandestine

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

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Gavin Kogan Discusses Entering the Cannabis Industry

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AUGUST 5, 2019

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Grupo Flor Launches California’s First Cannabis Industry Apprentice Program

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JULY 17, 2019

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It's Time to Recognize Cannabis Is a

Valid Business Career

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JUNE 19, 2019

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What Other States can Learn from California's Cannabis Legalization Process

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APRIL 22, 2019

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Cannabis industry’s first commodity trading desk introduced in Salinas

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MARCH 29, 2019

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Week in Review: Ohio’s odd ban on CBD sales, California acts on illicit firms & Nevada MJ market sizzles

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AUGUST 31 2018

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Leveraging Real Estate to build Their Piece of the Pie in the Golden State: Grupo Flor

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FEBRUARY 19, 2018

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California's Green Gold Rush Part II: The Money

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

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Upstart 50 Creative: Gavin Kogan and Mike Bitar, co-founders at Grupo Flor

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

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Oro Verde Parte 1

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JUNE 15, 2017

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California Cannabis Farmers Insist on Driving Their Own Trucks; Here’s Why

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APRIL 18, 2017

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Tasting notes from Altai Brands gourmet

medicinal marijuana chocolate session

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AUGUST 5, 2015

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Pot edibles

manufacturing plant

opens in Salinas

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JUNE 19, 2015

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Prominent Edibles Company’s Expansion Highlights Evolution of Cannabis Industry

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JUNE 11, 2015

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Finding Success

In A Growing Industry

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MAY 30, 2014

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