‘It doesn’t smell right’: Alabama’s medical marijuana debacle continues January 19, 2024 AggregatedNews Alabama 0 Comments After awarding licenses for the third time, regulators are facing another string of lawsuits. Alabama’s medical marijuana program has been put on hold yet again by the courts — the latest in a string of delays for a program that originally hoped… Read More→
Kentucky Takes Steps in Implementing Medical Cannabis Laws January 19, 2024 Hannah King Kentucky 0 Comments by Hannah King and Arin Aragona, Attorneys at Dentons On March 31, 2023, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed into law SB47, an act relating to medicinal cannabis (KRS § 218B.010 et seq.), with a goal of first sales of medical… Read More→
Audit: Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency effective, should speed up disciplinary actions August 24, 2023 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments When Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer named Brian Hanna as the acting executive director of the state's Cannabis Regulatory Agency nearly a year ago (he later was named the executive director), he quickly communicated his priority: Illicit cannabis is an issue… Read More→
New companies join lawsuit against Alabama’s medical cannabis commission July 6, 2023 AggregatedNews Alabama 1 Comment MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - It’s back to square one for the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission. Recently awarded business licenses are being voided. Last month companies sued the commission over the application process and the commission later admitted there were mistakes in their… Read More→
Cannabis panel reverses course, approves key licenses for Curaleaf April 17, 2023 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments Panel had voted Thursday not to renew licenses for state’s largest cannabis retailer Curaleaf can continue selling recreational cannabis at all of its New Jersey locations after the state’s cannabis regulators reversed a decision they made Thursday that would have sharply limited… Read More→
‘Not at all’ AL Medical Cannabis Commission says licenses have not been promised to anyone August 23, 2022 AggregatedNews Alabama 0 Comments The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission will accept requests for licenses such as licenses to cultivate, transport, and sale medical cannabis on September 1st. Commission Director John McMillan said regardless of what people may be hearing, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission… Read More→
The Unintended Consequence of Trying to Give Black Marijuana Entrepreneurs a Head Start June 18, 2022 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments The city’s effort to create a cannabis industry that mirrors — and benefits — its majority Black population has led to lawsuits and a collapsing marketplace. Meanwhile, the rest of the state thrives. DETROIT — In February 2021, after four… Read More→
5 things to know about Germany’s push to legalize cannabis June 14, 2022 AggregatedNews Germany 0 Comments The coalition government has promised to deliver it, but it’s easier said than done. Let the cannabis lobbying begin. The German health ministry is hosting talks this week with stakeholders on the legalization of recreational cannabis, with the aim of… Read More→
Cannabis licensing efforts tied to Anaheim corruption investigation May 20, 2022 AggregatedNews California 0 Comments Democratic leader Melahat Rafiei, also a consultant to cannabis companies, confirms she's cooperated with FBI for three years. The lure of potential profits, and the fertile ground for corruption, that surround the legal cannabis industry helped unravel a series of… Read More→
Legal Marijuana Sales Expected to Start Within Weeks in New Jersey April 11, 2022 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments A state commission has granted seven medical-marijuana companies permission to start selling cannabis to all adults at 13 dispensaries. A year and a half after New Jersey residents voted to legalize cannabis, the state on Monday gave seven medical-marijuana companies… Read More→
7 Things To Consider Before Opening Dispensary March 9, 2022 Tommy Truong Retail 0 Comments With medical cannabis undergoing widespread legalization, both investors and entrepreneurs are clamoring to be the first to establish themselves in this exciting infant industry. However, going first is not always best. Here are 7 things that should be considered, before… Read More→
Connecticut will begin accepting the first applications for cannabis businesses. Rules governing the sale of adult-use marijuana approved. January 4, 2022 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments The state Department of Consumer Protection will begin accepting the first applications for certain adult-use cannabis establishment license types in early February. On Tuesday, a panel establishing a framework for the sale of legal marijuana in Connecticut also approved criteria… Read More→
Does Medical Licensing Make Sense in Recreational Jurisdictions? October 20, 2021 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments By Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken Cannabis licensing has a pretty standard trajectory by this point in time. States tend to start out with medical programs and later adopt recreational programs. What usually happens is that the recreational cannabis… Read More→
Was the Illinois Cannabis Dispensary Lottery Rigged? Sure Looks Like It! September 30, 2021 AggregatedNews Illinois 2 Comments by Vince Sliwoski, Attorney at Harris Bricken I was born in Rogers Park, Chicago. When I abandoned college (one of the times), I moved back to work in a Greek and Albanian restaurant and live with my grandparents. I used… Read More→
Why The Feds Love Marijuana Legalization September 22, 2021 AggregatedNews Federal 0 Comments Opening a marijuana dispensary in Massachusetts requires all the usual resources: money, expertise, money. Entering the cannabis business in the Bay State also requires cooperation from local elected officials, in the form of a letter of support or “non-opposition.” No… Read More→