Michael R. Blood

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California marijuana demand greater than legal distribution network can handle

January 29, 2018 at 2:17 p.m.

Cannabis dispensaries and others are concerned that too few operators have been licensed to support a pipeline of growers, distributors and retailers.

Issa’s retirement hints at GOP’s woes in California

January 10, 2018 at 10:04 p.m.

Rep. Darrell Issa of California announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election, the latest sign that Republicans could face another grim year at the ballot box in the nation's...

According to the Computing Research Association, female students earned just 16 percent of computer science bachelor鈥檚 degrees in the U.S. in 2015.

First glitch in California cannabis sales: Computer tracking system not up yet

January 3, 2018 at 11:08 a.m.

Recreational cannabis sales began this week in California without the computer system in place for businesses, which are being asked to document sales manually, using paper invoices or shipping manifests.

A visitor looks at Cannabis indica marijuana plants as part of the "Altered State: Marijuana in California" exhibit at the Oakland Museum of California in May.

Will small businesses survive in California’s new cannabis market?

December 20, 2017 at 2:36 p.m.

Some fear corporate-level cannabis businesses will eventually doom mom-and-pop growers and sellers in California.

America’s biggest marijuana market finalizes rules for recreational sales, cultivation

December 6, 2017 at 3:02 p.m.

Los Angeles will become the nation's largest city with recreational marijuana after the City Council voted Wednesday to license sales next year.

Countdown to recreational California cannabis

November 20, 2017 at 10:25 a.m.

California has released regulations but there are important steps before legal recreational sales kick off on Jan. 1, and uncertainties about how the marketplace will function.

Sally Vander Veer of Colorado marijuana retailer Medicine Man, left, hands bags of cash to a security company that will transport $100,000 from the business to state offices for a tax payment.

California proposes coalition of marijuana states 鈥� and armored cars for tax cash

November 7, 2017 at 12:19 p.m.

California's treasurer John Chiang proposed among other things, forming a group of cannabis-friendly states, businesses and banks to push for changes in federal laws.

Bannon faults George W. Bush for “destructive” presidency

October 21, 2017 at 10:29 p.m.

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon depicted former President George W. Bush as bumbling and inept, faulting him for presiding over a "destructive" presidency during his time in the White...

A pedestrian walks past a marijuana-leaf neon sign advertising a medical-pot provider in Los Angeles.

Now hiring: California government seeks help as recreational marijuana sales approach

October 2, 2017 at 4:14 p.m.

Scientists. Tax collectors. Typists. Analysts. Lawyers. And more scientists. As recreational marijuana use becomes legal in California in 2018, one of the things to blossom in the emerging industry isn't...

DENVER MAY 19: Sally Vander Veer of Medicine Man, left, hands the bags of cash to the crews from Blue Line Protection Group. Medicine Man's security company transporting $100,000 in cash from the business to state offices. Denver, Colorado. May 19. 2014.

Riding along on a nail-biting trip to pay cannabis taxes

August 3, 2017 at 4:02 p.m.

Fear is a constant part of doing business in California's flourishing medical cannabis industry, in which transactions are conducted mostly in cash.

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