California cannabis businesses weathered 2020 better than many industries, but challenges persist
California cannabis businesses weathered 2020 better than many industries, but challenges persist Brooke Staggs © Provided by LA Daily News Worker Jared Keim assists a customer at Sweet Flower, a licensed cannabis shop in Studio City on Thursday, April 16, 2020 during the coronavirus outbreak. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) No one would say Year Three was the charm for California’s legal cannabis businesses, as many in the industry spent 2020 struggling with a global pandemic, high tax rates and illegal competitors that the state just can’t stamp ...