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Legislation and Regulation

U.S. House Plans December Vote on the MORE Act, New Jersey Lawmakers Consider Bill to Implement Adult-Use Cannabis Program: Week in Review

This week, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced plans to take up the MORE Act, which would federally decriminalize cannabis by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act.

November 14, 2020

Montana

Montana Prepares to License Adult-Use Cannabis Businesses

The Montana Department of Revenue will make cultivation and retail licenses available by Oct. 1, 2021.

November 13, 2020

Ohio

Ohio Regulators Consider Whether State Needs More Medical Cannabis Dispensaries

Officials will base their decision on the distance of existing retailers from patients’ homes.

November 13, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

Judge Allows Illinois Regulators to Rescore Cannabis Applications

Sangamon County Judge Adam Giganti denied a request to bar officials from rescoring the applications, which now allows the controversial licensing process to move forward.

November 13, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

State Regulators Start 'Cannabis Regulators Association'

The group will help navigate cannabis regulations at the federal, state and local levels.

November 13, 2020

Finance

Verano Holdings Announces Agreement to Acquire and Combine Operations with AltMed in Florida and Arizona, Creating One of the Largest U.S. Private Cannabis Companies

The deal combines two profitable, fully integrated platforms operating in limited-license, high-growth markets.

November 12, 2020

Outdoor Cannabis Cultivation

SKYMINT Brands Launches SKYMINT Farms

Located on 200 acres, SKYMINT Farms aspires to become Michigan's largest purveyor of regeneratively and sustainably cultivated sungrown cannabis.

November 12, 2020

Finance

The Green Organic Dutchman Announces Q3-2020 Results and Leadership Changes

Chief Financial Officer Sean Bovingdon will serve as Interim Chief Executive Officer, while Michel Gagné has been appointed Chief Operating Officer.

November 12, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

Incoming Senate Banking Committee Chairman Open to Cannabis Banking Reform

Sen. Pat Toomey says cannabis businesses should have access to banking services.

November 12, 2020

Texas

Texas Lawmakers Pre-File Bills to Expand Medical Cannabis Program, Legalize Adult-Use

The legislature will reconvene in January.

November 12, 2020

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Advisory Board Rejects Insomnia as New Qualifying Condition

Regulators also tabled a discussion on whether to add traumatic brain injuries to the list.

November 12, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

Gallup: Record Percentage of Americans Say 'Marijuana Should Be Made Legal'

Nearly seven in 10 Americans support legalizing the possession and use of cannabis by adults, according to nationwide polling data compiled and reported by Gallup.

November 10, 2020