Maine caregivers and patients attack new medical rules
Almost as soon as they were proposed, the rules faced opposition from medical operators concerned they would be too burdensome.
Mass. labor law provides smoother organizing path for cultivation workers
Massachusetts law boosts union organizing because the state’s labor board is allowed to recognize unions without an election if a majority of a location’s workers submit signed cards.
Competition tightens as Connecticut opens application period for adult-use licenses
Thursday, Feb. 3 was the first official day to apply for an adult-use license in Connecticut. The state will award nine separate types of licenses, with their respective application starts staggered week-to-week.
Maine bank regulators ratchet up oversight on cannabis businesses
Maine’s Bureau of Financial Institutions recently informed lenders that there would be a greater level of scrutiny in report data from cannabis businesses.
U.S. First Circuit Court: Feds can investigate medical cannabis providers
The feds aren’t barred from investigating medical cannabis businesses just because they have a state license, says an appellate decision.
Vermont regulators weigh sustainable packaging rules
“This is a massive amount of plastic waste that we’re necessarily going to create,” said Commissioner James Pepper.
Two more Mass. dispensaries petition for a union vote
A few dozen workers at two different cannabis dispensaries filed petitions for union representation with the National Labor Relations Board last week.
Supply chain problems delay new cultivation site openings in Mass.
Recently approved state licenses will soon allow over 100 new cannabis cultivation sites to open for business, but they are going to have to fight for construction materials amid ongoing supply chain woes.
Maine’s new proposed medical cannabis rules include caregiver seed-to-sale tracking – using paper forms
The new rules include new requirements for plant tracking and security, but not mandatory lab testing.
Massachusetts CCC calls for legal correction to allow social consumption rules
The commission voted 4-1 to approve the proposal during a Jan. 20 meeting.
