Oklahoma’s Cannabis Crackdown Intensifies
Oklahoma's legal marijuana industry has shrunk about 80%, and state and federal authorities are still finding plenty left to prosecute...
Licensing
Missouri Opens Third Microbusiness Licensing Round Under Tightened Rules
Missouri is now accepting applications for 77 microbusiness licenses, with about a third making up for revoked licenses due to...
New Mass. CCC Approves Emergency Regulations
The new Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) unanimously approved a slate of emergency regulations on June 17 in order to...
California Responds to DEA Registration Rules
With the 60-day clock ticking for medical cannabis businesses to register with the DEA, California has proposed emergency rules to...
13 States Improve Regulatory Transparency
Thirteen states have improved how they share licensed cannabis business data to the public in the last year, according to...
New York’s CAURD Licensees Fight for Survival
More than three years after the New York Office of Cannabis Management began approving social equity cannabis retail licenses, the...
Q1 2026 Cannabis Business Licensing Activity
The first quarter of 2026 marked another period of contraction and stabilization across regulated cannabis licensing markets in North America....
Michigan Lab Accused of ‘Peak Shaving’
The Michigan cannabis regulator has accused a lab of “peak shaving,” a way of fudging test results that’s a problem...
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...
Delinquent Licensing Fees Lead to New Fines in CO
Citing rising costs chasing down delinquent licensing fees, the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division is imposing penalties and possible license revocation...
