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California’s new cannabis license split lets one dispensary separate medical cannabis treated as Schedule III from recreational cannabis that remains Schedule I. Pot Culture Magazine found DCC’s public guidance may keep both businesses tied to the same track-and-trace account, complicating the clean separation operators may need for federal registration and relief from Section 280E.
California’s illegal cannabis crackdown exposes the failure behind legal weed. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest seizure numbers show real hazards, from toxic pesticides to firearms. However, they also reveal a legal market still blocked by local bans, high costs, and access gaps, leaving the old market alive long after legalization was supposed to replace it.
California's cannabis industry faces a credibility crisis as delayed recalls and lab fraud put consumers at risk. Learn about the systemic failures and the urgent need for regulatory overhaul
California cannabis company, Grizzly Peak Farms has recalled its product "Zoap," after finding it contaminated with a pesticide banned in 2020 - chlorfenapyr. The extent and duration of the contamination is unclear. The California Department of Cannabis Control has halted sales from the adulterated batch. The company, which claims to be pesticide-free, had faced a lawsuit in 2020 for unpaid taxes on cannabis products.