Licensing

Detroit officials are set to issue the city’s adult-use cannabis business licenses this summer.

Missouri’s medical cannabis industry is experiencing product shortages two months after the market’s launch.

The application period for becoming a licensed hemp farmer in Louisiana next year is now open.

CannTrust, the embattled Canadian cannabis producer whose license was suspended amid multiple compliance violations last year, is launching two new brands after an 18-month remediation process.

Under new adult-use cannabis regulations in Massachusetts, social equity applicants will be given the first crack at delivery licenses for three years.

Nevada regulators have extended the expiration dates for cannabis industry employment ID cards by 90 days as the state works through a backlog of applications.

Shawn Kemp’s Cannabis has walked back its claim in a disputed press release last month that the shop is Seattle’s first Black-owned cannabis dispensary after it was revealed that Kemp holds just a minor stake in the company.

A combination of stricter regulations, the coronavirus pandemic, and industry consolidation has resulted in a dramatic 31% decrease in the number of hemp licenses in New Mexico this year.

Teddy Scott is the CEO and co-founder of Ethos Cannabis, a Mid-Atlantic and East Coast-focused multi-state cannabis operator.

MedMen has filed suit against the city of Pasadena, California in an effort to block the city’s cannabis business licensing process after the company was removed from consideration following a major ownership/management shift.

The West Virginia Democratic Women’s Caucus of the House of Delegates wrote in a letter to the state’s top cannabis regulator about concerns that cannabis processor and dispensary licenses will only be awarded to white males.

West Virginia has issued 10 medical cannabis cultivation licenses. Most of the licenses were issued to companies based in other states.

Washington state is one of the latest to address social equity in the cannabis industry, but business owners and potential social equity applicants say they have concerns about the state’s plan.

Washington state regulators have suspended the license of producer El Rey De La Kush for allegedly shipping cannabis products out-of-state.

Vermont is the 11th state to establish a legal cannabis marketplace after Gov. Phil Scott announced he would allow the tax-and-regulate bill to pass into law without his signature.

Oklahoma cannabis testing lab F.A.S.T. Labs has surrendered its license amid an ongoing investigation by state regulators.

Missouri House Democrats have accused the Department of Health and Senior Services of foul play during the state’s medical cannabis licensing process and of obstructing an investigation into the program.

A partner at one of the 21 companies chosen for Illinois’ upcoming cannabis license lottery is also an employee for the firm who graded the state’s cannabis license applications.

Nearly four years after its voters approved cannabis legalization, Maine has issued the state’s first adult-use cannabis licenses.

Maryland cannabis regulators have concluded their investigation into the state’s review process for medical cannabis license applications, finding “no evidence of bias” or influence by a former official who was prosecuted for accepting bribes.

Eight Canadian cannabis brands sent a joint letter to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police requesting law enforcement action against Weedmaps, who they say is hindering the legal industry by listing unlicensed dispensaries.

Oklahoma cannabis regulators plan to revoke the license of F.A.S.T. Laboratories, which they have accused of falsifying test results and putting patients’ safety at risk.

MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies, issued a public response to the DEA’s repeatedly delayed licensing of additional research-grade cannabis growers.

A former Baltimore lawmaker admitted to accepting bribes related to cannabis, alcohol, and opioid regulations. She was recently sentenced to two years in prison.