Regulations

Keith Stephenson is the founder and CEO of Purple Heart, the longest-running cannabis dispensary in Oakland, California, and the country’s first Black-owned cannabis business.

An Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission report found that 54% of registered hemp farms inspected in southern Oregon were growing THC-rich strains of cannabis.

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 Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board has released a draft proposal that would further regulate “psychotropic” and “impairing” cannabinoids like Delta-8 and Delta-10 THC.

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

Montana regulators have revised the state’s cannabis advertising rules following industry outcry over the heavy-handed restrictions.

Connecticut’s Commissioner for the Department of Consumer Protection recently warned that the state’s roll-out of adult-use cannabis sales is likely to face delays.

Park Strategies, a New York-based lobbying firm that specializes in highly regulated industries, is launching a division to focus on cannabis legalization and other industry issues.

California’s newly formed Department of Cannabis Control released its first pass at updating the state’s cannabis industry regulations on Wednesday.

New York leaders have confirmed two officials to help run the state’s upcoming adult-use cannabis program.

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.

Washington cannabis regulators are transitioning from Leaf Data Systems, the state’s problematic seed-to-sale tracking system, to an in-house and “simplified” data-reporting platform.

Hawaii regulators last week banned CBD gummies and beverages and all smokeable hemp products—critics are saying the new rules could make hemp production in Hawaii less desirable.

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

The THC limit for cannabis edibles in Alaska will be 10 milligrams per serving, doubling the current product limit, starting September 1.

A new lawsuit claims that the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority violated the state’s Open Meetings Act while enacting emergency cannabis industry regulations.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke signed an agreement with Health Canada for establishing its own cannabis industry laws and regulations within the MCK territory.

Idaho officials are preparing to submit a plan to regulate hemp to the U.S. Department of Agriculture by September 1.

There is arguably nowhere in the world better known for its cannabis culture and cultivators than California’s Emerald Triangle—here is what several of the region’s advocates and legacy growers have to say about the state’s legal industry.

Colombia’s President Ivan Duque last week signed a decree lifting the ban on dried cannabis flower exports and expanding the sale of medical cannabis products.

Washington cannabis regulators issued a statement last week summarizing the rights of cannabis growers and processors when to comes to converting hemp-derived cannabinoids into THC products.

The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection is being accused of shutting down a cannabis information website over its use of standard cannabis strain names.

Oregon’s new hemp regulations give police more authority against illicit cannabis grows, limit THC in hemp products (including Delta-8 THC), and increase product testing.