Regulations

Minnesota officials fined four businesses $10,000 each last year in civil penalties related to illegal cannabis.

Missouri cannabis officials have proposed an industry rules update to combat “middleman” business practices by requiring the designated contact for the state’s cannabis microbusinesses to be either the owner or partial owner of the company.

A man who is an admitted cannabis novice is suing the Arcanna dispensary in Portland, Oregon after he purchased a THC-infused syrup from the shop that landed him in the emergency room after experiencing excessive vomiting and loss of motor control.

A group of New York cannabis dispensary owners are suing state regulators, claiming they allowed dispensaries to open too close to one another in violation of state laws.

The director of the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), Charline Briner, is resigning and the agency’s general counsel, Eric Taubel, will be serving as interim director.

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (D) signed an executive order with stopgap protections for medical cannabis caregivers as some provisions of the state’s existing medical cannabis program expired on December 31, 2024.

Two Oklahoma proposals seek to impose new restrictions on the state’s medical cannabis industry: one bill would reduce purchase limits, and the other contains new industry advertising restrictions.

Delaware’s top cannabis regulator is stepping down this month just weeks after officials awarded the state’s first retail adult-use cannabis licenses.

French health officials recently extended the country’s experimental medical cannabis provisions with the stated goal of giving patients participating in the program extra time to taper their cannabis consumption or find alternatives.

Ohio regulators are reviewing a proposal to allow pre-rolled cannabis sales, signaling potential growth and diversification in the state’s cannabis market.

A Nashville, Tennessee judge has put a temporary injunction on the state’s new hemp industry rules, delaying their implementation until February.

Democrat lawmakers in Virginia say they are planning to again push for a cannabis sales bill next year despite the likelihood of such a proposal being vetoed by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission has voted to offer the job of the agency’s next executive director to Holliston Town Manager Travis Ahern after the agency’s first pick for the position declined the role.

Ohio cannabis officials recently proposed new rules for the state’s cannabis industry that would ban advertising methods including billboards, radio, television, and online ads.

The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management recently denied petitions to add cannabinoid-infused powders, infused flowers, or concentrated cannabis products as new delivery methods for the state’s medical cannabis program.

Hawaii’s medical cannabis caregivers program could become outlawed starting January 1 under “sunset” provisions written into the state’s medical cannabis law.

A new draft of the Farm Bill includes language aimed at closing intoxicating hemp loopholes, but stops short of setting per-serving or per-container limits for hemp-derived THC.

USDA officials last week delayed the enforcement of a rule requiring consumer hemp products to be tested by labs registered with the DEA; it’s the third year in a row that officials have delayed enforcing the rule.

New Mexico lawmakers are considering giving new enforcement powers to officials with the state’s Cannabis Control Division; the proposal would establish a “Compliance Bureau” aimed at disrupting the illicit cannabis market.

Regulators with the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission this week released health and safety guidelines for the cannabis industry that dub “ground cannabis dust” a hazardous chemical that operators must evaluate and prepare for.

Cannabis regulators in New Jersey have started to implement new rules banning the unlicensed sale of hemp-derived cannabinoid products.

A Queens County Superior Court judge has ruled that the New York City law enabling local law enforcement to crack down on unlicensed cannabis sales is unconstitutional because it violates the shop owners’ right to due process.

The Office of the Washington State Auditor said in a recent report the state’s seed-to-sale tracking system for cannabis products has “failed” and is unlikely to satisfy its stated goals until 2031, nearly 20 years after legalization.