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.
Midwest
Coverage of Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio.
Senate president says no to recreational marijuana in Ohio; Signature drive likely required
“I’m not going to bring it to the Senate floor. And if that means people want to go put it on the ballot, have at it.”
Michigan operators reflect on lessons learned from last November’s recall
The only way many operators found out about the recall was through the MRA bulletin distributed through the agency’s public email list.
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.
Ohio to get its first unionized cannabis business
A Curaleaf-owned dispensary in suburban Columbus will be the first in the state to unionize.
How a traffic stop of Missouri dispensary cash in Kansas led to a federal lawsuit over $1.2M in seized marijuana profits
In a phone call between a Kansas sheriff’s deputy and a DEA agent, the two worked to try to come up with a way to identify exactly what is illegal about an armored car taking money from Missouri businesses to deposit in a financial institution in Colorado.
With a list of dispensary lottery winners, Ohioans sit tight as regulators sort through qualifications
Just because an applicant may be at the top of the lottery winner list they still have to pass the gauntlet of four requirements.
Shortened Illinois legislative session casts doubt on more licenses and regulatory changes
Because of how Illinois cannabis law is structured, most changes to how the market is regulated requires legislative approval – regulators are generally hog-tied from changing the big rules.
Three adult-use bills sit in Ohio legislature, creating a political pickle for lawmakers
“I do see them going back out and collecting more than enough signatures to put it on the November ballot.”
Illinois AG makes unusual motion to allow more plaintiffs in dispensary supercase while IL Supremes deny motion to award craft grow licenses
Resolution of the dispensary case holds the fate of 185 dispensary licenses, some of which were first supposed to be issued in April 2020.
