Regulations

The U.S. House Agriculture Committee held a hearing last week to discuss the state of the hemp industry and how the government can continue to support the crop.

Officials in Massachusetts passed a package of cannabis reforms including the reduction of ‘impact fees’ charged to cannabis businesses, the retooling of the state’s expungement process, and more.

The Great New York State Fair will allow cannabis consumption in areas where tobacco smoking is allowed. 

Proof of U.S. residency is no longer a requirement for owning a cannabis business in Denver, Colorado.

Since Thailand’s government legalized cannabis cultivation and trade last month, the country has seen a surge of commercial cannabis-based products including toothpaste, snacks, and more.

Kara Bradford and David Murét are Co-Founders (and CEO and COO, respectively) of Viridian Staffing, the cannabis industry’s original and oldest recruitment firm.

Guam is set to begin accepting adult-use cannabis license applications on August 29.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed a bill containing a statewide ban on smoking both cannabis and tobacco in many public spaces.

Several Minnesota towns have banned or are considering bans on cannabis-infused edibles and beverages following the statewide legalization of low-potency THC products.

School districts in Rhode Island will have to develop protocols for providing medical cannabis to students according to a revised regulation by the state departments of Education and Health. 

California’s Department of Cannabis Control may establish standardized cannabis lab testing methods to combat the prevalence of “lab shopping” within the state industry. 

New York regulators, after first refusing to publicly release the letters, have posted cease-and-desist letters sent to 66 retail businesses accused of violating the state’s cannabis regulations.

CannaSafe Labs has decided to phase out its cannabis lab testing services partially due to ‘lab shopping,’ which is when cannabis brands bring their products to different labs for testing and choose the most desirable results.

Medical cannabis patients in Washington DC are now allowed to self-certify that their consumption is for medical purposes and will no longer need a physician recommendation.

Nevada has approved the rules to regulate social consumption lounges within the state and plans to award the first licenses by this fall.

Washington D.C. Councilmembers are set to vote on an emergency bill today eliminating the need for a doctor’s note to purchase medical cannabis by allowing individuals to ‘self-certify’ that they use cannabis for medical purposes.

Three cannabis cultivators in Humboldt County are facing fines of over $200,000 by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board for alleged sediment discharge into tributaries of the Mad River.

According to a recent poll, 84% of cannabis consumers and 81% of Americans believe cannabis businesses should meet consistent environmental standards.

Kim Stuck is the founder of Allay Consulting, a hemp, cannabis, and psychedelics compliance consultant firm.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) has appointed 15 members to the Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee; the appointees include physicians, attorneys, medical cannabis advocates, and public health workers.

A California proposal would add new regulations for cannabis product packaging and require consumption risk warning labels.

Under a recent Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruling, medical cannabis vape products containing added terpenes can be sold in the state once again after being recalled for containing additives.

A recent letter by the director of Montana’s Department of Revenue revealed that tribes in the state are restricted to the lowest tier of cannabis cultivation license.

Oregon is banning the sale of synthetic cannabinoids by retailers not licensed by the OLCC due to concerns over chemicals used during the products’ creation.