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Cannabis Industry Quarterly Update: Q1 2025

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Movement on legalizing cannabis inches ahead on a federal level - Cannabis rescheduling hearings began on January 21, 2025, to evaluate moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act as...more

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The Week in Weed: December 2024 # 3

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Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we check in on Nebraska, of course. We also report on the situation with Minnesota’s licensing lottery. We...more

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The Week in Weed: March 2024 # 3

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we note that New York Governor Hochul has had just about enough of the problems with cannabis licensing in...more

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Recreational Marijuana Regime Passes Virginia General Assembly

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On February 28, the Virginia General Assembly passed House Bill No. 698, which would legalize sales of recreational marijuana at retail in the Commonwealth. It now heads to the desk of Governor Glenn Youngkin, where its...more

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The Week in Weed: February 2024 # 4

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we have an update on the New York licensing situation. We travel abroad to check in on Germany and...more

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Ohio Gears Up for Adult-Use Sales

Ohio voters have spoken. In a statewide referendum, 57% of Ohio voters approved the legalization of adult-use cannabis production and sales, making Ohio the 24th state to greenlight an adult-use market. As the nation nears...more

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The Week in Weed: November 2023 # 3

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we look at what officials in Ohio are saying about the ballot initiative. We check in on the Alabama...more

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Rocky Top Update – A Summary of the Tennessee Medical Cannabis Commission’s October Meeting

As we’ve noted before, Tennessee is likely to be the last Deep South state to legalize medical cannabis. But given the pace at which states have legalized (38 states plus the District of Columbia), last doesn’t necessarily...more

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A Changed Legal Landscape? Analyzing California’s New Cannabis Laws

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California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a slew of laws that could reshape California’s cannabis industry. In the first of a series of episodes analyzing these laws, Greenberg Glusker attorneys Priya Sopori, Steve...more

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8 Key Considerations When Expanding into New Cannabis Markets

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Gov. Phil Murphy signed a package of bills into law February 22 that will create a legal adult-use cannabis market in New Jersey. Several other states—including Montana, Virginia, and New York—are either implementing or...more

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Blurred Vision – Cannabis and Reporting

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On 17 October, Canada legalised the recreational use of marijuana, following the passing of The Cannabis Act 2018 this summer. This marks a further step in the drug's deregulation in Canada, where its medical use has been...more

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California’s Countdown to Legal Cannabis: Facing Regulatory and Permitting Uncertainty

As of January 1, 2018, it will be legal for adults in California to buy and sell cannabis for recreational purposes. That’s the simple version. But as is true for virtually every other “legal” enterprise in the state, the...more

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