Nicole Elliott

director of the California Department of Cannabis Control

Nicole Elliott on KCRW

Recreational marijuana has been legal in California for five years, but red tape and local resistance have made business tough for legal growers and sellers.

Help legal cannabis growers and sellers navigate complicated red tape — that’s the aim of new state agency

Recreational marijuana has been legal in California for five years, but red tape and local resistance have made business tough for legal growers and sellers.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

More from KCRW

A threat to public media — how that impacts KCRW and what you can do about it.

from KCRW Features

KCRW reacts to the mishandling of White House war plans. Donald Trump takes center stage in Canada’s snap election. Will any excuse for tariffs make sense?

from Left, Right & Center

Southern California saw its fire risk zones expand by 3.5 million acres in CalFire’s new hazard maps. Homeowners in those areas must now meet safety standards.

from KCRW Features

The U.S. Department of Education has announced that the collection of past-due student loans will resume on May 5. How will this affect your financial reality?

from KCRW Features

China says it’s limiting U.S. films being released there, in response to Trump’s tariffs. Hollywood has already been hit by worker strikes, streaming wars, and COVID shutdowns.

from KCRW Features

Trump’s latest ICE orders give Orange County officials the choice to either collaborate or distance themselves from federal immigration enforcement.

from KCRW Features

Trump’s tariffs could cause problems for Southern California’s logistics industry, from the ports to trucking and warehouses.

from KCRW Features

The FCC has published the raw transcript of a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris following Donald Trump’s claims of CBS commiting “election interference.”

from The Business

This is the political season to be thankful for small favors of optimism, and in this edition of Scheer Intelligence, host Robert Scheer and guest Joe Lauria, editor of the Consortium…

from Scheer Intelligence