Cannabis industry relief efforts underway across LA area

Added on 10 January 2025

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Cannabis industry relief efforts underway across LA area

An employee loads canned Gelato Canna Co. spring water into a company van that will deliver pallets of the product to the Dream Center in Los Angeles and the Pasadena Civic Center. (Photo by Gelato Canna Co.)

Los Angeles-area cannabis operators are prioritizing the safety and security of their employees and relief efforts amid historic wildfires raging across the region that have killed at least 10 people, displaced countless others and decimated thousands of homes and businesses.

While it’s far too early to assess potential damages in one of the world’s largest regulated marijuana markets, a handful of retailers in Malibu and around Altadena are in or near evacuation areas, according to maps published by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and cross-referenced with store locations.