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Pennsylvania Seeks to Increase Competition Among Medical Cannabis Licensees With SB773 Passage

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Recently enacted Pennsylvania Senate Bill 773 (SB773) introduces several amendments intended to expand opportunities and increase competition among existing cannabis licensees in Pennsylvania. The bill seeks to support...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Groundhog Day: Alabama Dispensary, Integrated Licenses Delayed (Again)

The Alabama Medical Cannabis licensing process has officially entered Groundhog Day territory. After previously directing that the AMCC participate in limited, expedited discovery (including the deposition of up to six...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

The New York marijuana business application window has opened, but will be over in a ‘New York minute’

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After months of anticipation, the New York State Office of Cannabis Management began accepting applications for five (5) types of licenses this week: cultivator, processor, distributor, and microbusiness. This is generally...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

Maryland’s Adult-Use Cannabis Market is Open for Business

With more than $10 million in retail sales during its opening weekend and more than $20 million in retail sales during the first week, Maryland’s adult-use cannabis market is open for business. Nearly 100 of Maryland’s...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

New Jersey Cannabis: Drastic Expansion in License Ownership Rights

Both Houses of the New Jersey Legislature just passed a law that would allow anyone – including operators already holding other licenses in the State of New Jersey – to obtain ownership in up to seven (7) diversely-owned...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission Announces Initial License Awards

Yesterday was a day years in the making for would-be medical cannabis operators in Alabama, as the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) announced its intent to issue 21 licenses to cultivators, processors, dispensaries,...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

Texas Legislature Poised to Expand Access to Medical Patients as Texas Dispensing Organization License Round Closes

Texas may soon dramatically expand its medical cannabis market and increase access to medical cannabis products to thousands of additional patients across the state. Currently, there are only three licensed “Dispensing...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

DC Medical Cannabis Bill Summary

Significant changes to DC’s medical cannabis program are currently unfolding after the Medical Cannabis Amendment Act of 2022 (MCA) went into effect last month. Previously, DC’s medical cannabis program licensed dispensaries,...more

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New Jersey CRC Recommends Eliminating Cap on Cultivation Licenses

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New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) recommended eliminating the current cap on the number of cannabis cultivation licenses at its February 8, 2023 meeting, among other actions. If that recommendation is adopted,...more

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Florida Expands Medical-Cannabis Industry with New Rules

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The long-awaited expansion of Florida’s medical cannabis industry appears to finally be in the works, with a potential major expansion of licenses on the horizon. Florida health regulators announced that the state is...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Judge in NY Issues Preliminary Injunction to Block Retail Cannabis Licenses on Constitutional Grounds

On November 10, 2022, in the matter Variscite NY One, Inc. v. State of New York, et al., the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York granted the plaintiff’s a motion for a preliminary injunction against the...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Connecticut DCP & SEC to Present February 16 Webinar on Cannabis License Applications

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The ninety-day window for the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) cannabis license applications for applicants looking to participate in the state lottery for recreational adult use retail facilities and for...more

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Mississippi Becomes 37th State to Legalize Medical Cannabis

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On February 2, 2022, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed legislation authorizing cannabis for medical use. Mississippi is now the 37th state to legalize medical cannabis. The passage of SB 2095 (the "Act") comes more than...more

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New regulations for Oklahoma medical marijuana business licensees go into effect July 1

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Introduction - On May 18, 2021, Governor Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 2272 (the “Act”), assigning new protective procedures in the medical marijuana industry in Oklahoma. The Act (1) creates an attestation requirement...more

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The Chronicle: American Adult-Use Marijuana Laws - Retail Licenses

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As one would expect, all licensing states require retailers to be licensed. Retail licenses expire and must be renewed annually in all licensing states except Illinois. Retail licenses in Illinois expire on March 31 of...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

Court Strikes Cambridge’s Permitting Preference Ordinance

In September 2019, the City of Cambridge enacted a local ordinance that effectively created a two-year moratorium on new cannabis retailers unless the retailers were certified Economic Empowerment applicants. The ordinance...more

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The Week in Weed: November 2019 #2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. As is so often the case, the states were the big newsmakers this week. In Maine, the Office of Marijuana Policy...more

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