Coverage of Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio.
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.
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.
Most Midwest states and New England sales totals generally stayed flat during the summer months.
Andrew Brisbo, Michigan’s soon-to-be former chief cannabis regulator, is a stickler for detail, transparency, and for clear metrics for success. At the same time, he managed the explosive growth of his state’s cannabis industry.
Michigan’s Director of the Cannabis Regulatory Agency, Andrew Brisbo, will be stepping down September 17 to take another job as director of the state’s Bureau of Construction Codes.
We need to look at three numbers that have the rapt attention of investors and operators alike: the ratio of dispensaries in a state to population and price per pound.
“The taxes put into it go directly to helping benefit and reinvest in communities hurt by the War on Drugs. It’s a great opportunity for the state.”
The suit claims the IDOA granted veterans an unfair advantage in violation of state law, referencing the “Special Legislation Clause” of the Illinois Constitution.
The court hearing for administrative review is scheduled for July 22 and if it fails, Eckstein says he plans to follow up with a lawsuit scheduled for October.
The lawsuit coincides with two others filed in Detroit earlier this year, where medical operators are claiming the new ordinance would drive them out of business.
