Licensing

The California Department of Cannabis Control released guidelines and application requirements for a new $100M grant program aimed at transitioning provisional licenses to permanent annual licenses.

The director of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority said the agency is going through a “hard reset” with plans to make compliance checks and public safety the priority going forward.

The cannabis brand Cookies is being accused of marketing to children due to the company’s name and brand colors.

Florida lawmakers questioned the state’s medical cannabis program director last week about the multi-year delay in licensing at least one Black medical cannabis farmer, which was required under a 2017 law.

Washington state will no longer automatically deny cannabis license applications from felons. Starting next month, felonies will be scrutinized but not immediately disqualify an applicant.

Ohio released further details on the licensing process for the state’s next 73 provisional medical cannabis dispensary licenses.

After years of openly conducting illegal sales, Ed Forchoin, aka NJ Weedman, said he will pursue a license to retail cannabis in New Jersey.

New Jersey cannabis regulators have missed the statutory deadline to begin accepting industry applications.

The Commercial Cannabis Production program at Niagara College has received a license to cultivate hemp from Health Canada, enabling a hands-on experience for students.

South Dakota approved most of the Department of Health’s rules for the state’s voter-approved medical cannabis program but rejected some proposals including limiting patient possession of high-potency cannabis products.

The Chicago, Illinois City Council Zoning Committee approved a plan by Mayor Lori Lightfoot to eliminate the city’s cannabis zones and allow more retail cannabis dispensaries in downtown Chicago.

The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission is asking state lawmakers to revise the medical cannabis law passed earlier this year to let cultivators get licensed sooner with the goal of having products for patients by the fall of 2022.

Illinois is holding another cannabis license lottery to include applicants that were erroneously denied opportunities in previous rounds due to what has been described as a clerical oversight.

Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is facing criticism for late filing a personal financial report which details her six-figure stake in a Florida medical cannabis company.

Michigan regulators proposed two new cannabis industry license types: one to let schools purchase cannabis for educational purposes and another to expand the state’s Class A micro-business licenses.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating whether illegal influence played a role in how the state’s cannabis licenses were awarded after unsuccessful applicants accused successful applicants of corruption.

The North Carolina Senate Health Care Committee on Thursday advanced a medical cannabis bill moving it closer to a vote in the full chamber.

A Texas man has been indicted on theft charges after allegedly bilking investors out of tens of thousands of dollars he said would be used to purchase a hemp license.

New Jersey’s proposed cannabis industry regulations include provisions for social equity and microbusinesses, and application fees as low as $100.

Critics of Arizona’s social equity cannabis rules say they don’t go far enough because the social equity licenses can be freely sold to anyone after they are awarded, whether or not the new holder would qualify for the program.

A federal judge on Wednesday said Maine cannot prohibit out-of-state companies from operating medical cannabis dispensaries in the state.

After a year’s delay, Illinois has awarded 55 conditional adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses for social equity applicants.

Connecticut’s Social Equity Council has approved a list of 215 areas disproportionately impacted by prohibition that will be prioritized for cannabis retail licenses and the state’s social equity program.

The lawsuit filed by a Michigan cannabis company that could have stopped Illinois’ cannabis licensing lottery has been voluntarily dropped.