Little Rhody’s sixth new medical license will have to wait until the new year
The fate of Rhode Island’s final medical cannabis license will likely remain unknown into 2022.
New England
Coverage of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Vermont cannabis authority issues enforcement guidelines and penalties
The Vermont Cannabis Control Board released their recommendations during its Dec. 10 meeting, for code compliance and penalties in the state’s upcoming adult-use cannabis market.
Mass. consumers turn noses up to low-THC product, demand stronger cannabis, say operators
Consumers have a strong preference for strong cannabis in Massachusetts, making it more difficult for cultivators in the wholesale market to move product with lower THC concentrations.
Non-social equity companies are working their way into Mass. delivery market
Cannabis delivery is supposed to be reserved for social equity applicants in Mass., but larger companies are finding a way.
Connecticut delays start of adult-use application process
Conn. regulators opted to delay final approval on its technical assistance accelerator program so that it can find a consensus on its details at an as-yet-unscheduled special hearing.
Squeezed between adult-use states, medical patients complain New Hampshire prices are not competitive
A recent hearing before the New Hampshire Cannabis Therapeutic Oversight Board brought a series of complaints from patients that local dispensary prices remain too high for regular customers.
Another Mass. dispensary challenges required community impact fees
One more Massachusetts cannabis company challenged the validity of required community impact fees as dispensary Happy Valley filed suit against the City of Gloucester.
Maine still looking for consensus on medical cannabis testing
Maine’s Medical Marijuana Work Group is still searching for consensus on testing standards.
Connecticut social equity group has steep climb ahead
There is a new coalition in Connecticut that seeks to promote social equity in cannabis.
Medical cannabis sales in New England a sunshine void – except for Massachusetts
Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont do not currently report nor collect sales figures for legal cannabis.
