Rhode Island Licensing Trapped in Litigation Limbo
The Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) is looking for a way to move forward on its long-awaited adult-use retail license lottery after the First Circuit... Read more.
Medicare Hemp Program Moves Forward Despite Litigation
The U.S. government is fighting a lawsuit that seeks to block implementation of a Medicare program that would cover the cost of CBD products for seniors, all while... Read more.
VA Licensed Marketplace Awaits Governor’s Signature
Medical cannabis operators, aspiring business owners and non-medical consumers have been waiting five years for Virginia to enact an adult-use market that was legalized... Read more.
MSOs Snatch Up Distressed Assets
While legal cannabis state markets are increasingly having to deal with distressed businesses and receiverships, some multi-state operators are taking the opportunity... Read more.
FL Applicants May Get Long-Awaited Licenses This Summer
It looks like Florida’s 22 new prospective operators will have to wait until the summer before they might finally get the licenses they have been waiting on for... Read more.
Washington, D.C. Shutters Suspended Cultivator
Washington, D.C.’s Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration shut down a licensed cultivator on Feb. 27, marking the first time a once-operational grow... Read more.
MA Regulators Consider Cultivation Freeze
Massachusetts cannabis regulators are considering a freeze on new cultivation licenses, just as their total possible canopy-to-resident ratio approaches levels seen... Read more.
Ohio AG Sues 9 MSOs for Anti-Competitive Collusion
Ohio Attorney General David Yost sued nine multi-state organizations (MSOs), calling them “cartels” that have been allegedly colluding to fix prices and shut... Read more.
Denver Officials Revoke 4 Licenses for Suspected Diversion
Denver regulators revoked four cannabis licenses held by Blazin OG following the arrest of the company’s compliance officer last year in Nebraska, according to... Read more.
Will the SCOTUS Take Up DCC and Cannabis?
A split decision on state cannabis license residency rules between two separate federal appellate courts has set the stage for a possible challenge before the U.S.... Read more.