New York’s Marijuana Regulators Reach Settlement Over Licensing Lawsuit November 15, 2023 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments New York's marijuana regulators have reached an agreement with a collective of disabled veterans who filed a lawsuit over the state's licensing process. While the settlement is still pending finalization, its completion is expected to lead to the lifting of… Read More→
Georgia medical marijuana licensing bill advances March 2, 2022 AggregatedNews Georgia 0 Comments A proposal to revive Georgia’s stalled medical marijuana program cleared its first committee on a unanimous vote Tuesday. The legislation would attempt to break bureaucratic delays by issuing medical marijuana licenses to 22 companies, which would then be authorized to produce and… Read More→
No Longer the ‘Devil’s Lettuce’: How the Town of Weed Embraced Weed May 18, 2021 AggregatedNews California 0 Comments For decades, a rural California city winced at the puns. Now it’s cashing in. WEED, Calif. — When they see the signs for Weed, carloads of curious travelers veer off the freeway to stop and gawk. They file into gift… Read More→
Governor’s team to meet to address complaints about marijuana licensing process in Illinois September 17, 2020 AggregatedNews Illinois 0 Comments Amid a flurry of complaints that the marijuana licensing process is broken, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office announced Wednesday that his team will meet with those affected to address the issue. “The Governor’s office is currently working to schedule meetings with… Read More→
Marijuana licensing woes dog Missouri’s governor July 25, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments After Missouri voted to legalize medical marijuana in November 2018, the state’s new Republican governor, Mike Parson, moved quickly to certify tens of thousands of patients and begin licensing cannabis businesses. But what seemed at first to be an easy… Read More→
Los Angeles looks to boost ailing legal marijuana market June 24, 2020 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Los Angeles is looking to improve how it regulates its struggling legal marijuana industry LOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles City Council committee Tuesday approved a series of changes to reset the city's troubled legal marijuana market, including bolstering programs… Read More→
Maine drops residency requirement for recreational marijuana businesses May 12, 2020 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments You no longer have to be a Maine resident to open a recreational marijuana business in Maine. The state and Wellness Connection of Maine reached a legal agreement Monday stipulating that the Office of Marijuana Policy will no longer enforce… Read More→
Maine Legalized Recreational Pot 4 Years Ago But There Are Still No Retailers. And Now A New Glitch. May 11, 2020 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments Four years ago, Maine voters approved a ballot initiative legalizing recreational marijuana. Yet, there are still no marijuana retailers in the state. The industry's roll-out since since 2016 has been impeded by a number of legislative and regulatory twists and… Read More→
Texas Hands Out First Medical Marijuana License September 7, 2017 AggregatedNews Texas 1 Comment AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has issued its first medical marijuana license, and two more companies are expected to be awarded licenses soon. Cansortium Texas, which is a part of Florida-based Cansortium Holdings, received a license Friday, the Austin American-Statesman… Read More→
New York’s Licensed Medical Marijuana Growers Lobbying for Expansion of Patient Base May 18, 2016 AggregatedNews New York, Policy & Legal 0 Comments The five companies awarded licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana in New York have joined forces to lobby lawmakers for changes to the state's Compassionate Care Act. “We’re going around giving an update to the program [and] sharing some… Read More→
Marijuana Licensing Consultants Cartoon April 25, 2016 Jerry King News & Insights 0 Comments Read More→