Hayley Fox

In a partnership of LA proportions, luxury cannabis brand Lord Jones and hotel chain The Standard are joining forces to open what they call, the country's first weed shop to be located inside a hotel. Slated to open next year on the ground floor of the West Hollywood location of the hotel chain, the shop will start by selling exclusively Lord Jones lotions and candies but may expand to offer a larger curated collection of cannabis products over time....

California’s cannabis market continues to explode with countless new products making their debut each month. While it can be a chore sorting through every new edible, smokeable and topical company, it's not all bad; all these options actually make it easier for medical marijuana patients and adult users to cater cannabis consumption to their personal needs. Here's a short-list of drinks, dusts and delivery services available to you....

Here's your step-by-step guide to obtaining a permit for everything from cultivation to retail, testing and distribution, starting on Jan. 1....

Terpenes give weed its notable aroma and flavor. While naturally occurring in the plant, they're rare in cannabis oils and concentrates because of the expensive and complicated processes involved in their refinement. Here's how some L.A. entrepreneurs are sidestepping these issues, and even using cannabis terpenes in food and cocktails....

A Venice startup is rolling out a new type of marijuana monitor that allows cultivators to keep tabs on temperature, humidity, light and other environmental factors even when they're outside the grow room. The Pulse Nano is intended to safeguard not only the product but the grower's sanity, as the system sends emails and text alerts if anything is amiss....

Competition is thick for marijuana cultivation, manufacturing and dispensary licenses, so these ancillary businesses, from tech start-ups to security services, cater to other demands of the trade....