Legal & Regulatory Insights

A massive ICE raid on California’s largest cannabis farm sparks violence, injuries, and urgent questions about ICE raids, labor, and compliance.

California’s cannabis industry is in crisis, but crisis can be the turning point. Tax burdens, policy failures, and crashing valuations mark a hard reset. Yet with unmatched legacy, climate, and culture, California can rise again—stronger, smarter, and ready to lead the nation’s cannabis future.

Two governors. Two visions. As Texas narrowly avoids a hemp ban and California raises cannabis taxes, the future of each states' industries hangs in the balance. This blog dives into how executive leadership shapes cannabis and hemp policy, and why Governor Newsom must act now to save California’s legal market.