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Legislation and Regulation

Alabama Medical Cannabis Study Commission Begins Work on Legislation

The group is working on a medical cannabis legalization bill that will be introduced to the legislature early next year.

November 8, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Judge Rules Racial Quotas in Ohio Medical Cannabis Program Are Unconstitutional

A section of the law requires that 15 percent of licensed companies in the program are owned by members of “economically disadvantaged groups.”

November 8, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Missouri Seeks Public Comment on Emergency Rule for Medical Cannabis Facilities

The draft regulation focuses on how businesses should pay taxes, fees and penalties.

November 6, 2019

Medical Cannabis Access and Pricing

State Judge Rules Massachusetts Must Lift Ban on Vape Products in Medical Cannabis Market

The ban on nicotine and adult-use cannabis vape products would remain in place.

November 6, 2019

Compliance

Denver Dispensaries Racking Up 80-Percent Failure Rate in Random Testing

The news, first reported by Denver’s alt-weekly, comes at a time of heightened self-scrutiny in the business.

November 5, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

South Dakota Groups Submit Petitions to Qualify Marijuana Reform Ballot Initiatives for the 2020 Election

Marijuana reform groups have submitted petitions containing over 80,000 signatures to the South Dakota Secretary of State in order to qualify two separate marijuana reform ballot initiatives for next year’s election.

November 4, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Iowa Medical Cannabis Board Recommends Adding PTSD, Intellectual Disability to State’s Qualifying Conditions

The board rejected opioid dependency and Alzheimer’s disease.

November 4, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Kentucky Lawmaker Prefiles Medical Cannabis Legalization Bill

State Rep. Jason Nemes’ legislation will become House Bill 136 at the start of the 2020 legislative session.

November 4, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

USDA Releases Interim Hemp Regulations, Massachusetts Governor Pursues Emergency Regulation for Vape Ban: Week in Review

Now that the White House Office of Management and Budget has given the go-ahead to the USDA’s federal hemp regulations, the draft of interim rules for the industry is live.

November 2, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Kansas Legislative Committee Approves First Steps Toward Legalizing Medical Cannabis

The committee recommended that lawmakers consider allowing residents from legal medical cannabis states to use it in Kansas and suggested that the state study Ohio’s medical marijuana program.

October 31, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Iowa Medical Cannabis Board Contemplates New Qualifying Conditions, Lifting THC Cap

The board will consider adding PTSD and Alzheimer’s to the program, as well as replacing the 3 percent THC cap with a purchase limit.

October 31, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Federal Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against DEA Over Medical Cannabis Research

The DEA announced in August that it would expedite the review of cultivation license applications that have been pending for three years, making the lawsuit “moot,” according to the judge.

October 30, 2019