VS has been keeping a close eye on the cannabis industry in the Southeast. After years of slow development, we are thrilled to say that the region is poised to experience its own green industry boom, with several states...more
The new year has kicked off with the long-awaited start of medical cannabis sales in Mississippi. The first legal sales of medical cannabis to qualifying patients have taken place. With licenses issued and medical cannabis...more
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced during his Jan. 6, 2021, State of the State Address a proposal to legalize and create a comprehensive system to oversee and regulate cannabis in New York state. The plan would establish...more
According to the Appellate Division’s published opinion In re the Application for Medicinal Marijuana Alternative Treatment Ctr. for Pangaea Health and Wellness, LLC. et al. ___ N.J. Super. ____ (App. Div. 2020) the...more
Following the close of one of the longest legislative sessions in recent Arizona history, Governor Doug Ducey had 10 days to act on a bevy of bills – whether to veto, to sign or to let them become law without his signature....more
While the legal landscape continues to evolve in the cannabis industry, making entry into the space a potentially risky proposition, the passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the “Farm Bill”) can be a real game...more
After the passage of State Question 788 (authorizing the production, sale, and use of medical marijuana), the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) adopted regulations that drew two lawsuits and a letter from the...more
As a result of the recent opinion from the Oklahoma Attorney General (AG) that the rulemaking for medical marijuana was beyond the scope of statutory authority, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) will once again...more
Just hours after Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter advised Tom Bates, interim commissioner of the Oklahoma Board of Health, that the Board had acted outside of its statutory authority in promulgating several medical...more