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On August 12, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that New York’s adult-use cannabis licensing scheme, which gives “Extra Priority” to applicants (or certain relatives) with New York State marijuana...more
The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management is set to conduct its second lottery for Minnesota Cannabis Retail Licenses. On June 5, 2025, the OCM held its first round of lotteries, conducting social equity applicant lotteries...more
At the close of the 114th General Assembly, Tennessee enacted sweeping reforms to the regulation of hemp-derived cannabinoid products (HDCPs), transferring oversight from the Department of Agriculture to the Alcoholic...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, Minnesota is accepting license applications, and several tribes are looking to sell cannabis outside their...more
The grace period during which DC’s unlicensed cannabis establishments must obtain proper licensure without facing enforcement actions is soon ending. By March 31, unlicensed cannabis establishments that have applied for a...more
For a long time, social consumption lounges have been a sort of “White Whale” in the adult-use cannabis industry, murmured about and pursued but rarely spotted. Luckily for us Captain Ahabs, a number of state legislatures...more
On December 13, 2024, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (“Commission”) voted to receive public comments to proposed Social Consumption Establishment Regulations until January 23, 2025, at 5:00 p.m....more
The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) began accepting applications for cannabis consumption area endorsements on January 2, 2025. The Commissioners adopted the Notice of Application Acceptance for cannabis...more
Over the past nearly two years, I have been talking to friends, clients, and basically anyone at parties about the slow progress (if I might be permitted to use that word in this context) of the Alabama medical cannabis...more
The New York Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) has promulgated interim guidance identifying how it will address changes of ownership and other license amendments. While many have criticized the OCM for delays in...more
The Alabama medical cannabis program has been FUBAR for a while now, but there was at least some good news for two applicants last week....more
In May, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (“CCC” or the “Commission”) released a bulletin (the “Bulletin”) regarding some administrative license extensions in response to the Commission’s new framework and...more
Several new laws and amendments went into effect last week on, July 1, 2024, bringing major changes to the cannabis and hemp industry in Connecticut. Here's a detailed look at the primary bill, Public Act 24-76 (the “Act”),...more
As expected, today the Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis’ online application portal went live. The office is now accepting applications for cannabis business licenses through the online portal, which will remain open until...more
Key Takeaways: • The initial application windows for New York’s general adult-use cannabis licenses closed on November 17, 2023, for applicants who could demonstrate location control (evidenced by a signed lease or deed...more
In the latest update to Kentucky’s Medical Cannabis Program (the “Program”), Governor Andy Beshear signed House Bill 829 which moved up the timeline to apply for cannabis business licenses by six months. Additionally, two...more
It turns out that if you want to know the Department of Justice’s policy on marijuana enforcement, you just have to sue them. In a remarkably candid showing of the DOJ’s current policy concerning marijuana enforcement,...more
The application process can be tricky and requires a multitude of documents. Current and Upcoming - Monday, May 1, 2023 -Wednesday, May 1, 2024...more
On February 28, the Virginia General Assembly passed House Bill No. 698, which would legalize sales of recreational marijuana at retail in the Commonwealth. It now heads to the desk of Governor Glenn Youngkin, where its...more
We have an update about the recent lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Maryland Cannabis Administration’s (MCA’s) Social Equity Program. To recap, on January 26, 2024, a California-based attorney filed suit...more
According to a Complaint filed on January 26, 2024, in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Maryland's adult-use cannabis licensing program, which is currently limited to applicants who qualified for...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we turn our attention to Europe, where we have an update on the German legalization situation. Closer to...more
The published draft regulations are now subject to a public review and comment period. Individuals have until March 31, 2024 to submit written comments on the draft regulations to the Cabinet. In turn, if requested, the...more
Yesterday the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission(AMCC) awarded the five coveted licenses in the Integrated Facility category. The five licenses were awarded to: 1. Trulieve AL 2. Sustainable Alabama 3. Wagon Trail...more
I feel like Bill Murray’s character in Groundhog Day. I keep writing the same blog post in some way heralding the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission’s awarding of licenses to would-be operators. Well, on Friday it happened...more