MA dispensary chain settle tip theft claims with AG
The company agreed to a settlement of $33,262.17 that will be distributed among 68 employees who worked at some point between March 1, 2021 and the end of 2021.
VT growers worried about missing season due to delayed licensing
“Here we are at the end of May,” one farmer said. “I submitted my app first of May and yet I haven’t been contacted with anything I’m missing.”
Federal law keeps state-sanctioned cannabis on Mass. islands a major challenge
The biggest challenge for island-based cannabis operators is that despite being legal under state law, transport over the ocean falls under federal law.
Rhode Island legislature advances amended adult use legalization bills
The new version of the bill will automatically expunge all civil and criminal cannabis convictions by July 1, 2024. Adult use sales can begin on Dec. 1 and it would eliminate fees for medical cannabis fees.
New Hampshire Senate kills adult use cannabis. Again.
Once again, it appears that adult use legalization in New Hampshire is officially dead for the year. The state’s Senate resoundly rejected, 15-9, the House’s attempt to insert legalized possession and home growing into a Senate bill related to escaped prisoners on May 12.
Vermont leg. passes adult use market rules with 60% cap in place
The bill which will govern how Vermont’s adult use cannabis industry operates, with a preserved 60% THC cap on solid concentrates, awaits Governor Phil Scott’s signature following approval from the State Senate on May 11.
Maine adult use delivery on the horizon
“This is actually our second go at getting a delivery bill through and of course, this time, the governor did not veto it, which is cool.”
On heels of Grown In report, MA CCC announces plans to scrutinize licensee diversity plans
The CCC requires all cannabis license applicants to submit a diversity plan to promote equity among minorities, women, veterans, people with disabilities and the LBGTQ community.
Maine’s leg. made it tougher to create new rules for the medical cannabis market
The law limits the Office of Cannabis Policy from enacting new regulatory rules without legislative approval.
THC potency cap amendment sends Vermont bill to conference
The legislation prompted concerns from industry advocates, since the underground market already sells 60%+ products – and is likely to fill whatever gap is created by state limits on legal industry.
