CT Cannabis/Hemp Bill Nears House Vote (UPDATED) April 4, 2024 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, Connecticut, News & Insights 0 Comments Fresh off its passage by the General Law Committee, a substitute for HB5150 – An Act Concerning Cannabis and Hemp Regulation – received a favorable report by the Legislative Commissioner’s Office of the Connecticut General Assembly on Tuesday, and was… Read More→
Virginia Legislation Details Micro Business Funding Criteria for Retail Cannabis Market March 27, 2024 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments Virginia’s plan for a recreational cannabis market includes a way to help micro-businesses, formerly known as the social equity license, get involved with what is anticipated to be a multimillion-dollar business — if the plan survives the governor’s desk. The… Read More→
The ‘Simple People’ Are Legislating in CT February 27, 2024 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, Connecticut, News & Insights 2 Comments Connecticut legislators were unprepared for the large number of people who showed up last Thursday to testify before the General Law Committee and had to move the proceedings to a larger chamber to accommodate everyone. It was a simple mistake… Read More→
CT Bill Would Prohibit Cannabis Discounts February 26, 2024 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, Connecticut, News & Insights 0 Comments 421 bills have thus far been introduced for consideration by Connecticut’s General Assembly in the 2024 legislative session, which was convened February 7 and runs until May 8. Among the bills are half a dozen that deal in some way… Read More→
Judge Approves ‘Fiore’ Settlement, Ending Injunction December 2, 2023 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, Letters to the Editor, New York 0 Comments That penetrating sound emanating from New York Friday evening was the collective sigh of relief from hundreds of provisional CAURD licensees upon hearing the news that Supreme Court Judge Kevin Bryant has signed the stipulated settlement that had been reached… Read More→
Maryland Cannabis Administration opens social equity round of business license applications November 15, 2023 AggregatedNews Maryland 0 Comments The application process for Maryland’s first round of cannabis business licenses, set aside for social equity candidates, opened Monday after over 1,000 people were granted the status. As part of the Cannabis Reform Act of 2023, the state established at… Read More→
Report Scores California on Cannabis ‘Health’ November 2, 2023 Tom Hymes News & Insights 0 Comments A non-profit called the Public Health Institute (PHI) this week released its 5th annual State of Cannabis Report, which offers snapshot scorecards of jurisdictions in almost every county in the state. A product of PHI’s Getting it Right from the… Read More→
The cannabis industry still lacks diversity. Improving access is a joint effort October 3, 2023 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments With large cannabis companies reporting $1 billion in annual revenue and the big dispensary chains operating in more than a dozen states, it’s time to assess what the marijuana industry is doing to achieve social and economic equity, according to three insiders who… Read More→
How To Win A New Jersey Cannabis License With Gary George September 5, 2023 Pam Chmiel New Jersey 0 Comments New Jersey natives Gary and Marie George had no intention of entering the cannabis business until their son approached them asking for help applying for a dispensary license. Realizing the valuable knowledge they gained during the application process, they started… Read More→
New regulations aim to level the marijuana playing field in Massachusetts August 9, 2023 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments When marijuana was legalized in Massachusetts, Commonwealth leaders said it wasn't just big business that was going to profit, yet the promises that everyone would have an even chance at the now-billion-dollar industry have not materialized. With that in mind,… Read More→
Curaleaf’s Ugly New Jersey Victory April 20, 2023 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, News & Insights 0 Comments In the aftermath of the decision by the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) to rescind its previous vote denying the renewal of adult-use licenses to the industry’s largest MSO – an about-face one could see coming a mile away… Read More→
Twice as many dispensaries, looser rules on locations: How San Diego plans to make the cannabis business fairer March 9, 2023 AggregatedNews California, Social Equity 0 Comments The goal is to provide opportunities in the industry for people adversely affected by the war on drugs. San Diego officials say they want to double the number of cannabis dispensaries allowed in the city and expand the kinds of… Read More→
New York CAURD Expansion Puts Non-CAURD Applicants in License Limbo March 9, 2023 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, News & Insights 0 Comments As New York moves steadily forward with the rollout of its adult-use cannabis program, new regulatory measures proposed last week by the state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) are still in a comment period, with inevitable changes to come. Revising… Read More→
New York Regulators Double CAURD Licenses to 300 March 2, 2023 Tom Hymes New York, News & Insights 0 Comments New regulatory measures were approved by New York State’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) during a Cannabis Control Board meeting held this morning in Albany. The meeting, which ran a brisk 30-plus minutes, included the news that the state is… Read More→
New York’s political leaders silent about state’s failure to raise cannabis funds February 21, 2023 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments New York’s political leaders will not speak about the state’s failure to raise $150 million for the equity-focused portion of its legal marijuana market rollout, even though those same leaders were front and center in calling for a socially just cannabis industry.… Read More→