has announced that the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority has authorized the company to supply cannabis directly to the province’s retail and wholesale markets.

“Since the legalization of recreational use cannabis last October, Delta 9 has focused on building capacity and market share in the Manitoba market. We have built out our supply chain and are now making regular shipments to all retailers in the province of Manitoba,” said John Arbuthnot, CEO of Delta 9. “As we build out our cultivation facilities and processing facilities and see increased capacity, we will be able to approach new provincial markets with a similar strategy. We are pleased to offer Saskatchewan retailers the opportunity to access Delta 9’s premium branded cannabis products.”

The company plans to make its first shipment to retailers in the province of Saskatchewan in the first quarter of 2019. Delta 9 is in continued discussions with other provinces, territories and private retail outlets and plans to enter into additional supply agreements during the course of 2019.

OKLAHOMA CITY - As state lawmakers continue to push a so-called “Unity Bill” on medical marijuana regulations, many in the cannabis business are left in limbo without new guidance for banking.

The bill is the product of nearly a year’s worth of negotiations among a bipartisan group of legislators tasked with addressing regulatory gaps in State Question 788.

From the beginning, banking within the medical marijuana industry has been a challenge. Most banks are federally insured and because marijuana is still federally illegal, most banks won't take money connected to a cannabis business.

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority has temporarily closed its customer service center to free up more staff to respond to the high volume of applications for medical marijuana cards.

The number of applications received per week rose from 1,200 in September to around 5,000 in February, agency officials said. The agency's policy requires a response to emails, requests and applications within 14 calendar days.

The authority has reassigned the call center's three to five employees from working the phones to processing applications full-time, KFOR-TV reported.

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In late February, Missouri's Department of Health and Senior Services posted its first draft of rules for the medical marijuana system that state voters overwhelmingly approved as a constitutional amendment in Nov. 2018.

The first batch of draft rules lists requirements and responsibilities related to ID cards for the program. State officials are writing other medical marijuana rules, too.

The rules are just drafts at this point, not finalized regulations. The state is asking for public input at forum meetings and online. The rules must be completed by early June, when applications and forms for the program go out, according to a timeline published by state officials.

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