Licensing

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.

California’s legislature approved a budget bill last week that includes sweeping regulatory and licensing changes for the cannabis industry.

A new study found that 70% of cannabis sales in Michigan happen outside of retail stores in the unregulated market.

Detroit’s cannabis industry license ordinance giving preference to long-time city residents is “likely unconstitutional,” according to a recent federal ruling.

The $100 million plan will help legal cannabis businesses transition from temporary to permanent licenses.

Massachusetts cannabis delivery licenses are now available, but only for applicants who qualify under the state’s social equity and economic empowerment rules.

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.

The Vermont Cannabis Control Board said it will prioritize social equity opportunities in the state’s upcoming adult-use cannabis market.

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.

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.

The Illinois House of Representatives passed a social equity cannabis licensing bill this week; the proposal now moves to the Senate for consideration.

Delaware is set to double its number of licensed medical cannabis operators ahead of likely adult-use cannabis reforms.

A Missouri appeals court ruled that medical cannabis regulators in the state cannot keep secret the industry’s business license applications.

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.

Jasiel Correia, the former mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, was convicted on Friday of extorting cannabis businesses and other crimes.

The city of Denver is set to license new cannabis businesses for the first time since 2016 but new applicants must meet the city’s social equity requirements, and some neighborhoods will be excluded as they are already oversaturated with cannabis businesses.

Two former city officials for Calexico, California were sentenced to two years in federal prison for accepting bribes related to cannabis licensing.

Medical cannabis proponents in Georgia are awaiting the governor’s signature on a recent bill to license new medical cannabis manufacturers and allow dispensaries to sell low-THC oils in the state.

Washington’s new cannabis social equity provisions, which will offer grant funding and expert advice for qualifying individuals, were signed into law on Monday.

New Mexico’s health department has revoked the license of cannabis company New MexiCann Natural Medicine after an accident last year left two employees seriously injured.

Ohio’s Board of Pharmacy approved raising the state’s number of licensed medical cannabis dispensaries from 60 to 130.

Oklahoma officials have revoked the license of cannabis testing lab Nationwide Engineering Testing, LLC over alleged public health and safety concerns and other violations.

A federal judge has halted Detroit’s cannabis licensing process due to a lawsuit challenging the local legacy licensing plan, which seeks to prioritize local Detroiters.

The mayor of Newport, Arkansas, and several other private entities have filed suit against Natural State Wellness Enterprises over allegations of fraud, conspiracy, and breach of contract.