Thirty years ago, buying cannabis was difficult, expensive and illegal. Buying cannabis in 2019 is somewhere between picking up a prescription from a pharmacy and buying beer from a liquor store. Read more...

Photo: Hilary Bricken is a Los Angeles-based attorney who specializes in cannabis law. She is a partnered attorney at the Harris Bricken law firm, which created Canna Law Blog. Daily Bruin columnist John Tudhope spoke to Bricken for this week’s installment of “Budding Los Angeles.” (Eli Countryman/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Thirty years ago, buying cannabis was difficult, expensive and illegal. Buying cannabis in 2019 is somewhere between picking up a prescription from a pharmacy and buying beer from a liquor store. Read more...

Photo: Punch Edibles manufactures cannabis-infused chocolates and fruit snacks from their 7,000-square-foot factory. Like many edibles companies, Punch’s Canoga Park facility has yet to receive its manufacturing permit. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)