Ohio’s First Dispensary Approved for Operation
On Wednesday, Ohio regulators issued the state’s first certificate of operation for a medical cannabis dispensary, according to the The Cincinnati… Read More
Cannabis News & Information
Licensing
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 licensing.
New York Accepting Hemp Applications for CBD Products
New York announced it is now accepting applications for growers and processors of industrial hemp, according to a Weed News report. Though… Read More
Sacramento Testing Lab Surrenders License, Major Recall Likely
Sacramento-based Sequoia Analytical Labs has surrendered its license to California state regulators after it was revealed that the lab’s now-former… Read More
Ohio Court: Cannabis Licensing Racial Quota Is Unconstitutional
An Ohio court has ruled that the state’s “racial quota” for medical cannabis business licenses is unconstitutional, according to The… Read More
Feds Call for Professional Joint Rollers, Cannabis Growers
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is seeking to hire professional joint rollers, according to a notice posted last… Read More
Washington LCB Issues Emergency License Suspension
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) announced yesterday the suspension of licenses held by North Coast Concentrates following… Read More
Florida Cities Make Temporary MMJ Dispensary Bans Permanent
Some cities in Florida have made their temporary dispensary bans permanent as the state continues to struggle with rolling out its… Read More
New Jersey MMJ Expansions Stalled By Too Many Applications
The New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) announced it will not meet a deadline to award the state’s second wave… Read More
San Francisco Plans New Cannabis Oversight Committee
San Francisco city officials plan to create a committee that would oversee and assess cannabis industry regulations throughout the city,… Read More
Massachusetts Issues First Cannabis Retailer Licenses
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission has issued the first set of licenses for cannabis retailers since the state voted to… Read More
Colorado U.S. Attorney Blasts Cannabis Industry, Hints At Crackdown
In a scathing op-ed published in The Denver Post, U.S. Attorney for Colorado Bob Troyer recently lambasted the “commercialization” of cannabis… Read More
Washington Considers Increasing $300 Hemp Fee to $7,500
Washington’s Department of Agriculture is considering hiking the state’s industrial hemp licensing fee from $300 to $7,500, The Capital Press reports.… Read More
Michigan Judge Blocks the Shutdown of 98 Dispensaries
A judge in Michigan has blocked an effort by state officials to shutter 98 medical cannabis dispensaries, the Associated Press reports.… Read More
Michigan Regulators to Shutter 98 Dispensaries
98 of Michigan’s medical cannabis dispensaries will need to close down until at least December after state regulators on Tuesday… Read More
Virginia to Select Medical Cannabis Licenses In Secret
On Tuesday, Virginia state regulators met to decide the recipients of the state’s first five medical cannabis licenses. Their first… Read More
New Zealand Licenses Its First Cannabis Company
New Zealand officials have issued the country’s first medical cannabis cultivation license to Hikurangi Cannabis, a company based in Ruatoria… Read More
Florida Judge Rejects Licensing Caps for MMJ Businesses
In an exciting twist for Florida’s medical cannabis marketplace, a Tallahassee judge ruled last week that the cap on cannabis… Read More
Ohio Issues Seven Provisional MMJ Processor Licenses
Ohio regulators awarded seven provisional medical cannabis processor licenses last week, Cleveland.com reports. Six additional applicants could still be eligible to… Read More
California’s Adult-Use Cannabis Market Experiences Growing Pains
On January 1, California opened the largest legal adult-use cannabis market in the world. The marketplace, however, has experienced a… Read More
Michigan Gov. Tasks State Police with Investigating MMJ Bribes
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has tasked state police with investigating whether there are officials taking bribes from medical cannabis operators,… Read More
More Delays Plague Ohio’s Medical Cannabis Program
The law establishing Ohio’s medical cannabis program mandates the program be fully operational by September 8 — hopes for meeting… Read More
Florida to Issue Four More MMJ Cultivation Licenses
The Florida Department of Health announced last week it would be licensing four more medical cannabis cultivators now that the… Read More
Proposal Released for California’s Permanent Cannabis Regulations
California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) released a proposal on Friday, July 13 outlining permanent cannabis industry regulations for the state.… Read More
New Jersey MMJ Program to Double In Size; Supply Shortages Ongoing
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, called for a doubling of the state’s medical cannabis producers today, from six… Read More