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.

Connecticut may establish a Cannabis Ombudsman position for the state’s medical cannabis program, which would be an independent liaison between patients and the state to address concerns about the program.

Weeks after the resignation of Oregon’s top cannabis and alcohol regulator, the state’s Department of Justice announced it will investigate officials who allegedly diverted rare bottles of Kentucky bourbon for their own use.

Massachusetts regulators voted to extend several pandemic-related cannabis policies including medical cannabis telehealth consultations and dispensary curbside pickup services.

A legislative proposal in Washington seeks to create a cannabis regulatory commission that would operate like the state’s other agricultural agencies.

Argentina has established a new federal agency to regulate the nation’s hemp and medical cannabis industries.

The head of Oregon’s cannabis and alcohol regulatory agency is stepping down per the governor’s request after nearly 10 years in the position.

The FDA will not regulate CBD products as dietary supplements but the agency said it would “work with Congress” to establish rules for hemp-derived cannabinoid products, which are federally legal but remain unregulated.

New York’s Committee on Open Government said the state’s Office of Cannabis Management has not been following the state open meeting laws.

A real estate developer has filed suit against the city of Pontiac, Michigan and its clerk over the delayed enactment of local cannabis industry rules.

Multiple physicians’ organizations in Vermont are urging lawmakers to maintain THC potency caps in state-legal cannabis products — currently, flower products are capped at 30% THC potency and there is a 60% max potency for concentrates.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) vetoed three proposals related to cannabis at the end of 2022, claiming the bills were “rushed through a lame duck session.”

Kentucky’s limited medical cannabis reforms took effect on January 1, allowing patients with a doctor’s recommendation to possess up to eight ounces of medical cannabis if purchased legally in another state.

The Vermont Cannabis Control Board is recommending the state drop THC potency caps for cannabis concentrates, arguing the limits will create a black market monopoly and lead cannabis companies to dilute their products with potentially dangerous filler.

The Washington D.C. City Council gave unanimous and final approval to a medical cannabis reforms package, capping a nearly two-year journey for the bill from its proposal to passage.

The Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board announced it is suspending the license of Port Angeles-based Dank Inc., claiming to have discovered “untagged” plants, evidence of potential cannabis product diversion, and other violations of state law.