Massachusetts has a political veteran for a new CCC chair
Massachusetts’ Cannabis Control Commission finally has a new chair. O’Brien’s selection rankled a few activists and business owners because of her lack of experience in cannabis.
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A pot mecca exploiting legal gray zones emerges along the New York-Canada border
Tucked away in a rural corner of upstate New York, straddling the U.S.-Canada border is a growing mecca of legal cannabis on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation.
Missouri operators are betting big on November adult use referendum – and wading through oversupply
State cannabis operators, many of whom played a direct role in writing the language of the referendum’s proposed constitutional amendment, are confident of passage.
Now that they have licenses, Illinois craft growers run into real estate and capital barriers
No organization is directly tracking how many craft growers are building out a facility, but it seems you could count facilities under construction on two hands.
Aspiring New Jersey cannabis operators are struggling to find real estate and financing
As the first deadline in New Jersey for final license awards looms, the holders of over 300 conditional cannabis licenses are still scrambling for capital and real estate.
New York’s accepting dispensary applications this week, but it’s still unclear how the program will work
There are still a lot of questions that need to be answered before New York’s heavily subsidized social equity dispensary program can be deemed any kind of success.
1st Circuit strikes down residency requirement, affirms federal recognition of interstate cannabis commerce
The hammer finally dropped on Maine’s residency rule for medical operator ownership, after a federal appellate court found it in violation of the U.S. Constitution, striking it down.
Maine’s adult use market hits a milestone while competing with caregivers
Although a common refrain in states with nascent adult use markets is that the biggest competition comes from illicit sellers. In Maine, that competition largely comes from the medical caregiver market.
Maryland operators are trying to figure out what adult use sales in 2023 might look like
Maryland’s medical program had over $42 million in sales last June, between 103 licensed dispensaries and 18 growers. And all of that is expected to hit the rocket boosters, since voters are expected to approve adult use sales this November.
Massachusetts adult regs set for major overhaul
New England’s oldest adult use cannabis market is set for a regulatory overhaul now that Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker signed a major cannabis reform bill.
