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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.

Distribution Conflict Could Delay Nevada’s Adult-Use Cannabis Rollout

Some independent distributors in Nevada are claiming that Taxation Director Dionne Contine has unfairly and deliberately cut them out of… Read More

Mon / Apr 24th

WA Liquor and Cannabis Board Withdraws Over 2000 Retail Cannabis Applications

The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board has withdrawn more than 2,000 applications for cannabis retail licenses. The applications are… Read More

Thu / Apr 20th

Final Cultivation Rules for Ohio MMJ Program Increase Available Licenses

The final rules governing some key aspects of Ohio’s medical cannabis program have been released, with only minor changes to… Read More

Tue / Apr 18th

Registration for Patients and Caregivers Opens Today in Maryland

Some patients and potential caregivers in Maryland can sign up for medical cannabis licenses today with a doctor’s approval that… Read More

Mon / Apr 10th

New York Licensed Producers Still Not Profitable as State Considers Doubling Licenses

Despite a recent expansion of the state’s medical cannabis program, New York’s licensed producers are still in the red, Buffalo News… Read More

Mon / Mar 13th

Texas Officials Could Start MMJ Application Process This Week

The Texas Department of Public Safety is expected to begin accepting cultivation and dispensary license applications under the state’s Compassionate… Read More

Thu / Feb 23rd

Arkansas MMJ Commission Releases Cultivation and Dispensary Rules

Arkansas’ Medical Marijuana Commission has released its final draft rules for awarding dispensary and cultivation licenses in the state, according… Read More

Thu / Feb 23rd

Pennsylvania Health Department Accepting MMJ Industry Applications

Pennsylvania’s Department of Health is now accepting applications for medical cannabis dispensaries, cultivators, and processors, Fox43 reports. Under the state’s… Read More

Tue / Feb 21st

Florida Cannabis Licensing Case Heads Back to Administrative Judge Critical of Health Department Process

A cannabis licensing case is headed back to a Florida administrative law judge after the companies could not come to… Read More

Tue / Jan 10th

Future Dispensary Owners Navigate Bumpy Road to Medical Marijuana in Maryland

It’s been a long and arduous journey for Maryland medical marijuana dispensary applicant Mary Pat Hoffman, but her efforts are… Read More

Wed / Dec 28th

Florida Nursey Granted MMJ License After Almost a Year in Court

After nearly a year of litigation against state Department of Health, a Central Florida nursery has been issued a medical… Read More

Thu / Dec 22nd

Applications Open for North Dakota Industrial Hemp Program

The North Dakota Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for participation in its industrial hemp program, according to a Bismarck… Read More

Fri / Dec 16th

Maryland MMJ Commission Awards Preliminary Dispensary Licenses; Will Hire Diversity Consultant

The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission has awarded preliminary dispensary licenses to 102 dispensaries after receiving 882 license applications, according to… Read More

Tue / Nov 29th

Maryland MMJ Commission Moving Forward with Licensing Process

The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission is set to award preliminary medical cannabis dispensary licenses on Nov. 28, despite three lawsuits and… Read More

Tue / Nov 22nd

Seattle Raises Dispensary Licensing Fees

Seattle’s City Council has approved a $500 increase in dispensary fees, raising them from $1,000 to $1,500 for the city’s… Read More

Tue / Nov 22nd

Colorado Revenue Department Bans Cannabis from Establishments with Liquor Licenses

The Colorado Department of Revenue has adopted new regulations preventing businesses that serve alcohol from obtaining a license to allow… Read More

Mon / Nov 21st

Alaska Marijuana Control Board Denies License to Company Run by ‘Outsiders’

Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board has rejected its first application, according to a report by the Alaska Journal. The refusal for… Read More

Tue / Nov 15th

Oakland City Council Abandons Controversial Cannabis Licensing Plans

The Oakland City Council voted 4-3 to revise their equity permit program and abandon the plan requiring canna-businesses to give… Read More

Tue / Nov 15th

Ohio Releases Draft Rules for MMJ Cultivators

The Ohio Department of Commerce has released their draft rules for would-be cannabis cultivators for the state’s medical marijuana program.… Read More

Thu / Nov 3rd

Third Lawsuit Filed Against Maryland MMJ Commission

A third Maryland medical marijuana company has sued the state medical cannabis commission alleging that the commission “was derelict in… Read More

Tue / Nov 1st

Understanding Celebrity Cannabis Licensing

Celebrity product licensing is nothing new — Michael Jordan has sneakers, Elizabeth Taylor has perfume — but the practice is… Read More

Fri / Oct 28th

Australian MMJ Cultivation License Applications Open on Monday

Australia’s Office of Drug Control will start accepting applications for cannabis cultivation licenses on Monday, one day after the federal… Read More

Fri / Oct 28th

Alaska’s First Cannabis Testing Lab Opens, Rec. Market Poised to Launch

Alaska’s first cannabis testing laboratory opened up for business on Monday, launching the state further toward its official, finalized recreational… Read More

Tue / Oct 25th

Maryland’s Medical Cannabis Licensing War Wages On

Maryland Del. Cheryl D. Glenn said the state’s Medical Cannabis Commission has “no oversight” and “no diversity” claiming that the… Read More

Fri / Oct 21st

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