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Ohio

Ohio Secures Equipment Needed to Differentiate Hemp From Marijuana

Up until recently, Ohio state prosecutors were not pursuing low-level marijuana charges because the state didn’t have the equipment to differentiate hemp from its illegal counterpart.

May 5, 2020

California

California Releases Proposed Rules for Organic Cannabis Certification

Public comment on the regulations will be accepted through July 7.

May 4, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

New Zealand Releases Adult-Use Cannabis Legislation

New Zealanders will vote on legalization this September.

May 4, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

Illinois Delays Awarding New Cannabis Dispensary Licenses, Canopy Growth Lays off 200 More Workers: Week in Review

This week, Illinois regulators planned to issue 75 adult-use dispensary licenses, but instead announced that they will now wait until the governor’s disaster proclamation expires.

May 2, 2020

Coronavirus and Cannabis

Illinois Delays Issuing New Cannabis Dispensary Licenses Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

The state planned to award 75 new adult-use dispensary licenses May 1, but will now wait until the governor’s disaster proclamation expires.

April 30, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

Following Nearby Destruction of 500-Acre Hemp Crop, Arvin, Calif., Moves to Regulate Industry

The city aims to have local jurisdiction over growers and manufacturers, as well as work with them to obtain tax revenue and support the community and environment in other ways.

April 29, 2020

Zoning Laws for Cannabis Business Licenses

Appeals Court Sides with Cambridge, Mass., in Lawsuit Over Cannabis Licensing Moratorium

A medical cannabis dispensary sued the city last year over an ordinance that allows only economic empowerment applicants to receive adult-use dispensary licenses for two years.

April 29, 2020

Colorado

Denver Establishes Working Group to Help Advance Cannabis Business Licensing

The 24-member advisory board, made up of industry and community stakeholders, will issue recommendations on cannabis licensing and regulation.

April 29, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

Portland City Council Votes to Issue Temporary Cannabis Testing Lab Licenses

The move is an effort to ensure a quick launch of Maine’s adult-use market after the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 28, 2020

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Governor Says Legalizing Adult-Use Cannabis Won’t Help State’s Budget Shortfall

Gov. Kevin Stitt said the state’s medical cannabis program “looks a lot like recreational,” and that a taxed and regulated adult-use program wouldn’t do much to boost tax revenue.

April 27, 2020

Finance

Lawmakers Introduce House Bill to Extend Federal Aid to Cannabis Industry, Stay-at-Home Orders Keep 4/20 Sales Down: Week in Review

This week, Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Ed Perlmutter unveiled legislation that would allow cannabis businesses to access federal COVID-19 relief.

April 25, 2020

Interviews & Opinion

Inside the DEA’s New Promise to Expand Cannabis Cultivation for Research

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s draft rules for the program have been met with mixed industry reactions, but Colorado-based MedPharm is encouraged by the progress.

April 24, 2020