Utah Delays Awarding Medical Marijuana Grower Licenses

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food will eventually issue ten licenses to growers.

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July 15, 2019

(KUTV) — The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food has postponed the date for awarding of medical cannabis grower licenses. The original announcement date was July 15.

UDAF will eventually issue ten licenses to growers.

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The language to prohibit hemp products with THC was removed after Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., vowed to hold up the underlying legislation.

Kentucky U.S. Sens. Rand Paul (left) and Mitch McConnell

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The Office of Cannabis Management notified retail licensees and applicants that its 2022 guidance for proximity from schools does not comply with state law.

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Texans Deserve Choice, Not a Monopoly: Texas Hemp Business Council Urges Lawmakers to Defeat SB 5

The industry organization released a statement on Senate Bill 5, legislation to ban consumable hemp products with detectable amounts of THC.

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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi (left) and DEA Administrator Terry Cole during Cole's swearing-in on July 23.

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The federally recognized tribe will allow visitors 21 and older to purchase cannabis on its native reservation in northeastern Nebraska.

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US House Subcommittee Advances Bill to Prevent Cannabis Rescheduling Under DOJ

The House appropriations bill would block the Department of Justice from using funds to reschedule or deschedule cannabis.

U.S. House Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) Subcommittee Chairman Hal Rogers, R-Ky., oversees a spending bill markup on July 15.

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