Regulations

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed a bill to extend the moratorium on new medical cannabis grower licenses and prohibit undocumented workers from working on state-licensed cannabis farms.

The Tennessee Legislature approved a bill to regulate hemp-derived cannabinoids including delta-8 and delta-9 THC, sending the proposal to Gov. Bill Lee’s (R) desk for his signature.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) signed a bill on Wednesday to implement the state’s adult-use cannabis legalization policy.

The Cannabis Industry Alliance of Oregon has asked state lawmakers to prevent the expansion of companies with “a flagrant disregard for state laws and fair business practices,” specifically calling out the cannabis retail chain La Mota for allegedly owing more than $1.5 million to other operators.

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan said she canceled her side gig as a consultant to La Mota, an embattled cannabis brand, after days of Republican lawmakers calling for her resignation and after the governor requested an ethics inquiry into the role.

Lawmakers in the Florida Senate have passed a hemp regulations proposal that includes no THC caps for products sold in the state. The bill moves next to the House for consideration.

The California Department of Cannabis Control this week announced the awarding of $20 million in cannabis research grants. The grants will fund studies investigating medical cannabis, cannabis cultivation, cannabis industry regulations, and more.

A second person has pleaded guilty to a bribery scheme between would-be cannabis operators and the former head of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Licensing Board.

A bipartisan House proposal reintroduced this week by Republican Rep. Dave Joyce (OH) and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY) would help prepare the federal government for the end of cannabis prohibition at the national level.

Per an enforcement order by Connecticut’s attorney general, law enforcement recently seized thousands of delta-8 THC, delta-8 THCO, delta-9 THCO, and other high-THC products at three vape shops in Stamford.

Washington state regulators shut down operations at several outdoor cannabis farms and processing facilities after testing revealed high levels of a dangerous pesticide used at the site, a former orchard, decades ago.

Katrina Skinner is the General Counsel and Chief Banking Officer for Simplifya, a cannabis regulatory and operational compliance software platform.

A Montana proposal seeks to eliminate the state’s adult-use cannabis dispensaries and raise the medical cannabis tax from 4% to 20%.

Vermont regulators recently fined a licensed cultivator $20,000 for product diversion and other violations after he posted a video of himself on Instagram delivering cannabis products to an unlicensed New York City dispensary.

Montana lawmakers in the House Business and Labor Committee advanced a bill to update the state’s adult-use cannabis regulations.

The Oklahoma Senate passed a bill this week to let the state’s top medical cannabis regulator shut down cannabis operations that are damaging the environment; the bill moves next to the House for consideration.

New York’s slower-than-expected adult-use cannabis roll-out could cost the state $2.6 billion in related tax revenues over the next eight years, according to a new report.

Lawmakers in the Texas House Public Health Committee held hearings for a bill this week that would raise the THC limit for medical cannabis products in the state from 1% to 5%.

Lawmakers in the Maryland House passed a bill to establish regulations for the state’s forthcoming adult-use cannabis market.

Oregon cannabis prices reached an all-time low of $4 per gram at the beginning of 2023.

Arkansas lawmakers introduced a proposal to ban products containing delta-8, delta-9, and delta-10 THC which are not directly regulated by the state.

The Virginia House and Senate passed a bill on Friday that caps THC levels in hemp products, expands the industry’s permitting system, and enacts stricter labeling rules for intoxicating hemp products like those containing delta-8 THC.

Cannabis regulators in Michigan have suspended the medical and adult-use cannabis business licenses of TAS Asset Holdings after discovering the company was adding unregulated cannabis to its products.