Maryland legislature debates fine points of adult-use legalization
“When they talk about equity and inclusion, they aren’t thinking about people on the street corner. How many [applicants] are going to be Black, hispanic, or women?”
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New York legislature passes bill allowing hemp farmers to grow cannabis
The legislation will directly affect hemp farmers in New York, allowing them to switch their operational focus to THC cannabis, including both indoor and outdoor grow operations.
Maine AG puts Kittery cannabis license lottery under investigation
In Maine any game of chance that carries a prize and is conducted to raise money constitutes gambling and must be licensed by the state’s Gambling Control Unit.
Michigan mulls allowing conversion of CBD oil to THC, triggering fears of depressed product prices
“It is much less [expensive] because CBD is much cheaper. You can procure CBD with a much lower pricing system.”
How much illegal weed is getting into the U.S. from other countries?
“There is no comprehensive data on the total quantity of foreign-produced illicit drugs smuggled into the United States at or between official ports of entry because these are drugs that have generally evaded seizure by border officials.”
Court order not enough to stop Connecticut’s pot-swapping High Bazaar
The High Bazaar is made possible by the portion of the state cannabis law that allows two individuals to give each other cannabis in the form of a gift. Presenters at the event can request specific donations but are not allowed to make direct sales.
Missouri regulator says delta-8 sales and cannabis market forces not part of purview
While over 500 license appeals are still languishing in the state’s judicial system, Fraker denies the state is purposefully slow-walking those appeals.
Maine’s residency rule for medical cannabis hinders interstate investment, argues MSO
The state claims that the residency requirement does not violate the dormant commerce clause of the Constitution as long as there is a federal prohibition on cannabis.
Missouri Supremes rule state must open application archives to appealing cannabis license applicants
As a result of this decision, appealing applicants may demand regulators to provide other applications for comparison, which could lead to revelations of dozens if not hundreds of scoring errors and sloppy procedures.
Top ranked Ohio dispensary applicants largely out-of-state MSOs
However, the overwhelming majority of multistate operators that were highly ranked were not big, publicly traded companies.
