Ohio regulators announce dispensary license drawing date
The Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program announced Jan. 27 as the drawing date for the 73 eligible dispensary license applications.
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Cannabis unionizing steps up in Ohio, continues apace in Illinois
Two dispensaries in Ohio are scheduled for unionization votes in coming weeks as well as a dispensary and a call-in center in Illinois.
Michigan regulators announce three-year plan
The Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency released Executive Initiatives 2021, a three-year plan to “establish Michigan as the national model.”
Illinois issues infuser licenses, but it’s not clear where they’ll get oil to make products
A batch of 22 adult-use infuser and one transporter licenses were issued in Illinois last week.
As Illinois’ cannabis czar moves on, industry applauds her, amidst state’s mixed results
Toi Hutchinson, mostly drew plaudits and admiration from state industry leaders as she leaves her position as “Cannabis Czar” for Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Illinois dispensary license supercase delayed again until at least January 2022
Illinois’ dispensary license holders will have to wait at least another month more as a result of new legal maneuvering over who will hear their cases creates yet more delays.
Two more PharmaCann Illinois dispensaries unionize
Dispensary workers and sales consultants at PharmaCann’s Verilife Romeoville and Verilife Ottawa dispensaries voted to join Teamsters Local 777 for union representation this week.
Illinois underground market advocate trumpets problems with legal market testing
A leading advocate for the underground market says a recent Chicago Sun-Times report that legal cannabis sold in Illinois dispensaries is not always free of mold reveals that the legal market isn’t as good as advertised.
Missouri supremes hear case that could open up application data for review
A company denied licenses to grow medical marijuana in Missouri urged the state Supreme Court Tuesday to compel regulators to provide application info that the health department has argued it’s constitutionally obligated to protect.
