Regulations

Missouri cannabis regulators removed nearly 15,000 cannabis products from the state’s sweeping August recall of nearly 63,000 products manufactured by Delta Extraction, LLC, which has called the recall an “unlawful campaign to destroy Delta’s business.”

In a move that highlights the controversy around potency obsession and lab-shopping, Washington state regulators have issued an emergency suspension of a cannabis testing lab’s license alleging the lab had submitted “incorrect and/or false” test results to its clients and the government.

New Mexico regulators revoked the license of Albuquerque-based cannabis business Golden Roots — which does business as Cannabis Revolution Dispensary — after finding that the company illegally obtained and transported its cannabis products.

A judge in Maryland on Thursday imposed a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of a state law that aims to prohibit the sale of intoxicating hemp products.

Alabama cannabis regulators are resetting the cannabis license application process for the third time; under the new rules, applications will be reconsidered by state officials but applicants will also be able to give a presentation explaining why they should receive a license.

Massachusetts cannabis company Berkshire Roots is suing the city of Pittsfield over its Community Impact Fees, alleging that officials have not identified any “impacts” the company has had on the community.

The former chair of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission is suing the state treasurer after being removed from their position “without notice, without articulated reason, and without any opportunity to be heard.”

South Dakota officials are considering changes to the state’s medical cannabis program that would allow 10% more THC in medical cannabis products and require rolling papers used for prerolls to be tested by state-approved laboratories.

The New York Attorney General’s Office has issued a stay in the cannabis tech company Leafly’s legal challenge against the state’s third-party marketing ban, effectively blocking the state from enforcing the ban against Leafly but not other third-party marketers.

Minnesota’s head of Office Cannabis Management stepped down on Friday, one day after she was appointed to the position, following reports that her hemp company sold products exceeding the state’s allowable THC levels and had tens of thousands of dollars in tax liens.

The McHenry County, Illinois State Attorney is requiring adult-use cannabis dispensaries in the county to display signs that warn “cannabis use may contribute to mental health problems.”

Minnesota’s new head of the Office of Cannabis Management, Erin DuPree, is the founder, vice president of sales and operations, and head of research and development at Loonacy Cannabis Co.

Chicago, Illinois City Council members are considering a proposal to only allow businesses that hold a state-issued cannabis license to sell products containing hemp-derived THC, including delta-8, delta-10, and THC-O.

The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection has tapped the former CEO of cannabis company Therplant as the state’s cannabis program manager.

California cannabis regulators are increasing eligibility for the state’s Local Jurisdiction Retail Access Grant in an effort to encourage the licensing of more cannabis companies in municipalities where access is limited.

South Dakota is considering a rule change that would increase cannabis patients’ possession limits for infused edibles and allow for larger, more potent edible products.

Maine regulators proposed new guidelines intended to make the state’s cannabis rules more “user-friendly,” including provisions to double the maximum THC content in cannabis edibles and double the amount of concentrates individuals can purchase at once.

New rules in Missouri require cannabis testing labs to double-check the work of other labs in an effort to cut down on so-called “lab shopping,” which involves bringing (or shopping) a cannabis product to multiple testing labs before partnering with whichever lab offers the most favorable test results.

Cannabis regulators in Missouri issued a recall this week for nearly 63,000 cannabis products manufactured by Delta Extraction, LLC because they were not tracked by METRC, the state’s seed-to-sale tracking system.

The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission has awarded new cannabis industry licenses after voiding all previously awarded licenses, explaining that errors in the scoring and evaluation of first-round licensees led to the new permits.

A New York Supreme Court justice this week temporarily blocked the issuing of new retail cannabis licenses following a lawsuit by veterans who claim that officials have failed to follow social equity provisions in the state’s cannabis legalization law.

A lawsuit filed by New York-based military veterans claims that cannabis regulators are failing to follow the social equity provisions included in the state’s cannabis legalization law.

The Maryland Hemp Coalition and others filed a lawsuit this week claiming that the state’s adult-use cannabis regulations are discriminatory and being monopolized against hemp companies.

A Massachusetts cannabis testing lab is accusing regulators of opening a retaliatory investigation into the company after their CEO suggested that “enforcement staff may be misusing investigations as a pretext to silence and harass licensees.”