Regulations

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.

The Bureau of Cannabis Control in California has approved emergency regulations requiring cannabis operators to post public QR codes that verify their business license.

A Washington bill with bipartisan support would cap the state’s adult-use cannabis concentrate products at just 10 percent THC, which would effectively kill the state’s concentrates market.

Washington’s Liquor and Cannabis Board has paid nearly $2 million for Leaf Data Systems, the seed-to-sale tracking system that has consistently frustrated the state’s cannabis industry.

Minnesota’s Office of the Legislative Auditor has reported inadequacies with the Health Department’s internal controls over the state medical cannabis program.

A bill introduced in Colorado would stop employers from firing employees for off-duty cannabis use; similar laws already offer protections for alcohol consumption.

California officials have updated the parameters of Proposition 65 to include cannabis smoke and THC as reproductive toxins that will require warning labels on all packaging.

At least two rural New Mexico water districts have complained about medical cannabis farms in their area putting a strain on local water supplies.

While the budget rider protecting medical cannabis from federal interference remained intact with the new omnibus package, recreational industry protections have been stripped.

The new insurance option will only apply to federally-eligible hemp producers in select counties and states, however.

Oregon cannabis regulators have issued a statewide ban on including CBD and THC in alcoholic beverages; the ban takes effect starting January 1.

Lawmakers in Massachusetts have proposed the banning of cannabis advertisements from billboards; proponents of the ban say that billboards flout state laws that prohibit the advertising of cannabis to minors.

Cannabis-infused edible products go on sale tomorrow throughout Canada, except for in three provinces — Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta — where the edibles rollout has been delayed.

Quebec officials announced the province will delay its cannabis edibles roll-out until January 1 as officials finalize rules and suppliers make the proper adjustments.

Ontario officials will move forward with a plan to let private businesses store and distribute cannabis products — a right currently reserved only for province-run stores.

The Nevada Bar warned in 2017 that attorneys working with cannabis companies could face discipline but, three years later, no disciplinary actions have been taken against lawyers who advise and invest in the cannabis space.

Detroit has joined the 79% of Michigan municipalities to opt-out of the adult-use cannabis industry, in return forfeiting their share of the state’s 10% excise tax imposed on adult-use sales.