Consumers may need patience under Vermont’s accelerated license timeline
CCB Chair James Pepper announced that his agency had already received 395 prequalification applications as of the Mar. 28 CCB meeting.
New Hampshire House narrowly passes adult use legalization with state monopoly
That bill, which is the third since 2019 to pass the House, would still need to pass the state Senate, which was where previous efforts to legalize have died.
Operators worry in Mass. that inflation raises illicit cannabis’ appeal
“With inflation being whatever it is on everything else, that discretionary income basically goes to zero for many people. But we know that cannabis consumers do not just stop consuming cannabis. They look for another alternative resource at a lower price,” said Mazin.
New Maine groups calls for tougher medical regs
Maine requires lab testing for potency and contaminants for its adult use market. Adult use operators must also track their products through Metrc. Neither requirement applies to medical cannabis.
NH legalization bill that would create state-owned dispensary monopoly moves to floor vote
“It would probably destroy that program. They might be able to survive by becoming suppliers for the adult used market, but why would anybody stay a patient?”
Theory Wellness sues another cannabis operator over state trademark
Theory Wellness, which owns the Hi5 brand of drinks and edibles, claimed that Beacon Compassion, a prospective cannabis retail operator, copied their brand when they named their three proposed storefronts HiFive.
Mass. border stores have more plans than worries about NY legalization
There are about nine New York municipalities along the Massachusetts border, none of which opted out of the new adult use market, unlike the 57% of New York municipalities that voted to bar retail adult use sales.
CT doubles down on mold and yeast content regulation change
Although the state decided to stay with the 10^5 limit, it did reject a public suggestion that the state allow producers to remediate cannabis that fails testing.
CT Social Equity Council to determine how $50 million will help applicants
Next week, the application window for the final license type will open, which will be for transporters.
Cannabis testing differences in New England’s old adult use markets
“There certainly is a trend in the industry overall for lab shopping, or finding a lab that will give you the results that you want. Is there a good incentive for honesty in the industry? No, not directly”
