Regulations

Officials in Portland, Maine have decided to keep the city’s cannabis residency regulations in place for licensees despite the state having dropped similar rules under legal pressure.

An explosive fire that rocked Los Angeles over the weekend and left 12 firefighters hospitalized has been tied to Smoke Tokes, a wholesale distributor of butane and other vape supply items.

Maine cannabis regulators, pressured by out-of-state operators, have removed the state’s residency requirements for its adult-use cannabis industry.

Massachusetts cannabis regulators are expected to open the application period for adult-use delivery services later this month.

Andi Novick and Brian Farmer are board members for New York Small Farma, a cannabis community group lobbying for regenerative and sustainable cannabis farming in the state of New York.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has unveiled its proposal for certifying organic cannabis products where the federal government, due to prohibition, cannot.

Mexico’s legalization proposal includes cannabis possession/cultivation for people 18+, a 12 percent tax rate, public consumption rules, and personal possession up to 1 ounce.

Ontario’s cannabis wholesaler has announced plans for new craft cannabis regulations and to allow on-site cannabis shops for licensed growers.

Pamela Althoff is the Executive Director of the Cannabis Business Association of Illinois, the state’s top cannabis industry trade organization, and a former state senator.

Less than a month after allowing cannabis caregivers to transfer their supply to the adult-use market, Michigan regulators have backtracked on that decision and say they will not authorize any additional transfers.

Denver officials have approved rules establishing a new research and development business license for the cannabis space.

Colorado’s emergency pandemic rules allow for the online purchase of adult-use cannabis products, but only via pick-up — recreational delivery services are still not available throughout the state.

The USDA approved state hemp program plans for Georgia and South Carolina this week.

The USDA has approved Iowa’s proposed industrial hemp plan; state officials, however, have specified that the program does not legalize the CBD industry.

A bill signed by Utah Gov. Hary Herbert (R) will allow cannabis patients to use a letter from their physician to purchase medical cannabis products until the Department of Health issues ID cards at the end of the year.

Washington cannabis regulators have updated their guidelines for medical and adult-use cannabis dispensaries in the state after the governor issued a statewide shelter-in-place order.

The Health and Human Services Committee in Maine has given its approval to new cannabis caregiver regulations that would require potency testing and product labeling.

Medical cannabis caregivers in Michigan will lose the ability to transfer or sell products to licensed cannabis growers and/or processors on September 30.

Vermont lawmakers in the House have approved a Senate plan to legalize adult-use cannabis sales; some final deliberations remain, however, before the bill can head to the governor’s desk.

Fifteen lawmakers in Arizona have co-sponsored legislation that would gut the state’s medical cannabis program by capping THC potency at just 2 percent.

The head of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission said he plants to cut the wait time for cannabis licenses in half for next year, from an average of 121 days to just 60.

Vermont lawmakers in the House Appropriations Committee have advanced regulations to establish adult-use cannabis sales in the state; a full vote by the House is expected soon.

New Mexico lawmakers approved legislation that stops out-of-state patients from signing up for the state’s medical cannabis program.

Oregon regulators have approved a rule to increase the amount of THC allowed in hemp-based concentrates, extracts, or tinctures. The move is expected to help reduce the amount of hemp and hemp products wasted due to high THC content.