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Montana

Montana Judge Blocks ‘Cumulative’ Cannabis Dispensary Fee Hikes

Under a new law signed by the state’s governor, each additional store is more expensive than the previous one to license, but three operators are fighting it.

November 15, 2023

Vermont

Vermont to Halt Licensing of Larger Cannabis Grows to Protect Small Farmers

Cannabis Control Board Chairman James Pepper said regulators will not issue new licenses for large-scale indoor and outdoor cultivators for the foreseeable future.

November 9, 2023

California

California Dispensary Says Costa Mesa Stalling on Licensure; Demands City Issues Cannabis Business Permit

High Seas, a cannabis retail boutique, has charged that the city is intentionally harming it by preventing opening “without just cause.”

November 8, 2023

New York

New York’s Adult-Use Cannabis Retail Footprint Growing Again

New operators are opening the state’s first dispensaries in Astoria, Harlem, Lower East Side and Saranac Lake.

October 17, 2023

Alabama

Alabama Plans to Award Medical Cannabis Business Licenses by End of 2023 as Verano Lawsuit Dismissed

October 17, 2023

Missouri

Missouri Unveils 48 License Winners From Cannabis Microbusiness Lottery

The state held random drawings to award two dispensary and four wholesale facility licenses from each of eight congressional districts.

October 3, 2023

Alabama

With $50K Check From Verano in Hand, Alabama Cannabis Regulators Plan Another Licensing Do-Over

The term “void” as it relates to Alabama’s licensing statute is “made up,” Verano’s Executive VP of Legal, Regulatory and Government Affairs says.

September 6, 2023

Georgia

Georgia Medical Cannabis Regulators Approve 3 More Dispensaries

The state now has nine approved retail locations owned by two companies.

August 28, 2023

Ohio

Ohio’s Cannabis Language Approved; Voters Will Have Say in November

Should the legalization proposal pass, will state lawmakers honor its intentions?

August 25, 2023

Alabama

Verano CEO Says Alabama Patients Deserve Better Than ‘Years of Litigation’ in Open Letter to Governor

George Archos, whose company filed a lawsuit over a license that was voided, indicated that Verano remains ready to invest $40 million.

August 25, 2023

New York

New York Court Names 30 Dispensaries Allowed to Open; 410 Others Up Creek With No Paddle

Amid ongoing litigation casting doubt on New York’s adult-use cannabis business licensing process, a judge has allowed just a few dozen dispensaries into the market—for now.

August 24, 2023

Alabama

Verano Sues Alabama Regulators Over Voided Licenses

The multistate operator was one of 21 awardees in a medical cannabis licensing process that is now in question.

August 23, 2023