Navigating the complex regulations surrounding legal cannabis businesses can be difficult. We strive to cover the policy news and changes in regulations affecting cannabis entrepreneurs on a daily basis, from city, to state, to national and international.
Mon / Apr 2nd
Starting today, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission will begin accepting applications for priority certification as registered marijuana dispensaries and economic… Read More
Fri / Mar 30th
Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory affairs have sent cease and desist letters to more than 200 medical cannabis businesses… Read More
Wed / Mar 7th
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission has finalized the regulations for the state’s voter-approved recreational cannabis industry, four months before the… Read More
Fri / Mar 2nd
West Virginia’s House of Delegates has passed a measure that would increase the number of cultivators, processors, and dispensaries allowed… Read More
Mon / Feb 26th
We’re not expecting the Wild West in Vermont – think pre-legalization California with its semi-legal dispensaries and quasi-legal delivery services… Read More
Mon / Feb 19th
The Oregon Secretary of State’s Office has released its audit of the state Liquor Control Commission’s cannabis regulation systems, identifying… Read More
Wed / Feb 14th
Kern County, California — somewhere along Highway 5 The driver belonged to a collective and was transporting about $2 million… Read More
Wed / Feb 7th
In testimony to the House Financial Services Committee, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he supports allowing canna-businesses access to banks,… Read More
Fri / Feb 2nd
Maine Gov. Paul LePage has agreed to delay the implementation of new medical cannabis rules that were set to take… Read More
Wed / Jan 31st
The Government of Canadian territory Nunavut has released their draft rules for cannabis regulation, setting the legal purchase and possession… Read More
Mon / Jan 29th
A temporary change in Oregon’s penalties for selling cannabis products to minors took effect last week, providing higher fines and… Read More
Wed / Jan 3rd
According to September 2017 data from the federal Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), more than 300 banks and nearly 100… Read More
Fri / Dec 22nd
Franwell’s METRC has been selected for California’s track and trace system and cannabis businesses throughout the state are scrambling to… Read More
Tue / Dec 12th
California’s Secretary of State has launched an online portal for would-be cannabis business owners – CannaBizFile – and enlisted Cheech… Read More
Fri / Dec 8th
Prince Edward Island, Canada has released its provincial cannabis industry regulations and the results of a public survey used to craft… Read More
Fri / Dec 8th
The legal purchasing age for cannabis Nova Scotia, Canada will be set at 19 and the provincial Liquor Corporation (NSLC)… Read More
Thu / Dec 7th
The Los Angeles, California City Council has approved regulations for the adult-use cannabis industry which include social equity provisions, rules… Read More
Thu / Dec 7th
Canada’s First Nation leaders are seeking the right to govern the sale and distribution of cannabis in their communities and… Read More
Wed / Dec 6th
The British Columbia, Canada government has laid out some of the details for how it will regulate adult-use cannabis sales… Read More
Thu / Nov 30th
The Oakland, California City Council has unanimously approved temporary regulations for recreational cannabis industry operations in the city, positioning the… Read More
Wed / Nov 29th
If Oregon’s licensed cannabis cultivators want to submit their products to competitions, such as the famed Cannabis Cup, the product… Read More
Wed / Nov 22nd PODCAST
James Yagielo is the CEO of HempStaff, a cannabis industry staffing agency that offers recruitment services to cannabis companies and… Read More
Mon / Nov 20th
The Montana Department of Health and Human Services has proposed draft rules for the medical cannabis program under the expanded… Read More
Fri / Nov 17th
Retail cannabis sales will begin on-time in California after regulators released an emergency rules package allowing operators a six-month transition… Read More
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