Alex Halperin

As the world’s largest marijuana market, Southern California has also become a hub to a wide variety of cannatech ancilary businesses. Here are a few of notable cannatech companies based in the Southland....

Immediately infuse your marriage with marijuana by curating a cannabis-filled celebration that offers ample opportunities to maybe hit the bong with the groom's grandmother....

On Toke.tv, a marijuana-centric livestreaming app based in downtown L.A., users broadcast themselves rolling joints, packing bowls and admiring their bongs. Between hits, they talk about what’s on their mind....

If marijuana distribution regulations are't solved, L.A. dispensaries may not be able to acquire legal product....

The endless number of cannabis strain names can refer to famous activists, unlikely crossings and, probably more often, meaningless, silly shit that must have seemed funny at the time....

Industry leaders worry that the council’s proposed rules, released earlier this month, could force cannabis companies to relocate to more amenable cities, taking their jobs and tax dollars with them....

Headset CEO Cy Scott said the service is inspired by Wal-Mart’s “vendor managed inventory.” It also enables customers to identify opportunities for new business....

California legalized recreational marijuana in November. But as the city finalizes rules for the industry, the Los Angeles Police Department continues to enforce laws that are still on the books, even though voters have rejected them....

While voters have approved creating an above-ground marijuana industry, the process of writing these rules takes months. On Friday, City Councilman Paul Koretz introduced a motion to protect L.A. cannabis businesses, while the council writes permanent rules for the industry....

Beverly Hills real estate firm Starpoint Properties said it plans to invest $100 million in California marijuana companies over the next 12 months. The news catapults Starpoint CEO Paul Daneshrad, a figure previously unknown in the industry, into the first tier of cannabis investors nationwide....