Idaho Preparing Hemp Plan for USDA Review
Wed / Jul 28th
Idaho officials are preparing to submit a plan to regulate hemp to the U.S. Department of Agriculture by September 1.
Every new business operating in a legal market must obtain a marijuana license, much like a liquor license. License types range from producer/processors to retail and dispensaries and may vary depending on your state. Below are articles and news that touch on cannabis licensing.
Wed / Jul 28th
Idaho officials are preparing to submit a plan to regulate hemp to the U.S. Department of Agriculture by September 1.
Tue / Jul 27th
There is arguably nowhere in the world better known for its cannabis culture and cultivators than California’s Emerald Triangle—here is what several of the region’s advocates and legacy growers have to say about the state’s legal industry.
Tue / Jul 27th
Trulieve GA Inc. and Biomedical Sciences LLC were awarded the two Class 1 licenses to produce low-THC medical cannabis oil for Georgia’s medical cannabis program.
Thu / Jul 22nd
A New York proposal would create provisional licenses for cannabis cultivators, allowing them to start growing crops even if the Office of Cannabis Management doesn’t establish program rules by January 1.
Thu / Jul 22nd
Cannabis company Sozo Illinois Inc. has filed a lawsuit claiming a new law signed last week, which expands opportunities for social equity applicants, lowers their chances in an upcoming retail cannabis license lottery.
Wed / Jul 21st
A Utah medical cannabis company whose license application was denied has filed suit against state officials and companies that did receive a license claiming “corruption” in the licensing process.
Wed / Jul 21st
A New York adult-use dispensary that received a cease-and-desist letter earlier this month will be allowed to remain open under a recent Mohawk Tribal Court ruling.
Fri / Jul 9th
California’s legal outdoor cannabis farms use about the same amount of water as other crops and may not use as much water as previously thought, a new study suggests.
Wed / Jul 7th
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe has filed civil actions in Tribal Court against businesses they claim opened illegally to sell adult-use cannabis without permission from the tribe.
Tue / Jul 6th
Connecticut launched a website on Monday to provide information on the adult-use cannabis laws that are currently in effect and the state’s medical cannabis program.
Mon / Jul 5th
California’s legislature approved a budget bill last week that includes sweeping regulatory and licensing changes for the cannabis industry.
Thu / Jul 1st
A new study found that 70% of cannabis sales in Michigan happen outside of retail stores in the unregulated market.
Fri / Jun 18th
Detroit’s cannabis industry license ordinance giving preference to long-time city residents is “likely unconstitutional,” according to a recent federal ruling.
Wed / Jun 16th
The $100 million plan will help legal cannabis businesses transition from temporary to permanent licenses.
Fri / Jun 4th
Massachusetts cannabis delivery licenses are now available, but only for applicants who qualify under the state’s social equity and economic empowerment rules.
Thu / Jun 3rd
A social equity cannabis applicant in Los Angeles filed suit against the city over its first-come-first-serve licensing process, which reportedly allowed for online bots to reserve application spots.
Thu / Jun 3rd
The Vermont Cannabis Control Board said it will prioritize social equity opportunities in the state’s upcoming adult-use cannabis market.
Tue / Jun 1st
Rhode Island regulators are seeking to revoke the license of medical cannabis operator Colorado Ave LLC after its owner paid a bribe to Jasiel Correia, the disgraced former mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts.
Fri / May 28th
The licensing of new Rhode Island medical cannabis operators has been delayed until at least August after an applicant appealed their exclusion from the licensing lottery.
Thu / May 27th
The Illinois House of Representatives passed a social equity cannabis licensing bill this week; the proposal now moves to the Senate for consideration.
Thu / May 27th
Delaware is set to double its number of licensed medical cannabis operators ahead of likely adult-use cannabis reforms.
Thu / May 20th
A Missouri appeals court ruled that medical cannabis regulators in the state cannot keep secret the industry’s business license applications.
Mon / May 17th
The DEA informed some companies on Friday it was prepared to approve their cannabis research cultivation applications. The move will ultimately end the University of Mississippi’s decades-long monopoly on research-grade cannabis.
Mon / May 17th
Jasiel Correia, the former mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, was convicted on Friday of extorting cannabis businesses and other crimes.
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