BC Pilot Program Helps Unlicensed Growers Get Cannabis Licenses
Tue / Dec 28th
Officials in British Columbia, Canada are helping unlicensed cannabis producers to obtain licenses and participate in the legal marketplace.
Every new business operating in a legal market must obtain a marijuana license, much like a liquor license. License types range from producer/processors to retail and dispensaries and may vary depending on your state. Below are articles and news that touch on cannabis licensing.
Tue / Dec 28th
Officials in British Columbia, Canada are helping unlicensed cannabis producers to obtain licenses and participate in the legal marketplace.
Mon / Dec 20th
New Mexico’s adult-use cannabis system is now “officially up and running” having issued its first three adult-use cannabis licenses.
Mon / Dec 20th
Former MLB pitcher Matt Garza has received approval to open a retail cannabis dispensary while a company co-owner is facing felony charges for his involvement in an alleged, unrelated scam.
Fri / Dec 17th
Arizona has received more than 1,500 applications for the state’s 26 cannabis social equity licenses, each worth potentially near $10 million. The licenses will be awarded in a random lottery selection next spring.
Wed / Dec 15th
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe of New York awarded its first cannabis industry conditional cultivation licenses.
Tue / Dec 14th
Tribes in Montana will be allowed to acquire licenses for high-capacity cannabis cultivation facilities; previously, tribes could only acquire the smallest-capacity grow licenses.
Fri / Dec 10th
The Rekt Café in Atlantic City, New Jersey — a members-only cannabis consumption lounge — was closed for operating without the required mercantile license and other citations and violations.
Thu / Dec 9th
An Illinois lawsuit is preventing 118 new cannabis licensees, at least half of which are majority-owned by non-white applicants, from beginning operations.
Wed / Dec 8th
Florida is set to begin accepting applications in March next year for the single cannabis cultivation license set aside by the state for a Black farmer. The license fee will be more than double the original cost of a cannabis license.
Wed / Nov 17th
Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Melissa Shusterman is planning to introduce a bill that would open up 75 medical cannabis cultivation licenses for small businesses and farmers in the state.
Mon / Nov 15th
Washington regulators forced three licensed cannabis producers to destroy about 13,000 pounds of plants after they were accused of growing more than their licenses allow.
Fri / Nov 12th
Oregon regulators have started to process cannabis industry licenses again after a three-year pause.
Wed / Nov 10th
The license of Nevada edibles manufacturer Kindibles was suspended after the company allegedly skirted the state’s lab reporting requirements by adding thousands of products to already-tested batches.
Wed / Nov 10th
Idaho is now accepting applications for its hemp program after receiving federal approval on November 1. The program will exclude people convicted of a felony drug violation in any state or federal court in the last 10 years.
Tue / Nov 9th
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation expanding the number of people eligible for medical cannabis licenses, including those with cannabis-related criminal charges.
Fri / Nov 5th
Under a provision in Montana’s adult-use cannabis rules, licensed cannabis companies are not allowed to grow, process, or sell hemp products, which effectively relegates the retail sales of hemp-derived CBD products to gas stations, corner markets, and grocery stores.
Tue / Nov 2nd
The head of New York’s Cannabis Control Board said last week she does not anticipate the state will begin issuing industry licenses until the spring of 2023 at the earliest.
Tue / Nov 2nd
Adult-use cannabis home delivery began in Massachusetts this year but due to new regulations, namely requirements on drivers, vehicles, and surveillance, delivery companies are unable to earn a profit.
Tue / Nov 2nd
Oklahoma medical cannabis operators no longer need a processor’s license to prepare cannabis pre-rolls under a new state law that took effect November 1.
Mon / Nov 1st
Rhode Island officials on Friday awarded five new medical cannabis licenses — one application was delayed by a lawsuit, while another was disqualified over a bribe paid to the former mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts.
Thu / Oct 28th
Washington cannabis regulators issued the emergency license suspension of Okanagan-based Emerald Flash over allegations of cannabis product diversion, misrepresentation, and other concerns.
Thu / Oct 28th
Cannabis regulators in Oakland, California have sent several of the city’s social equity licensees to collections over unpaid loans.
Thu / Oct 28th
Michigan lawmakers are set to vote on a package of bills containing sweeping changes to the state’s 2008 voter-approved medical cannabis law.
Wed / Oct 27th
The company hired by Missouri to handle cannabis licensing was successfully sued for $28 million by GMT Consulting, who said they were denied a license because the application scoring method was flawed and “corrupt.”
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