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Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

Too Close for Comfort: OCM’s School-Distance Mistake Puts 100+ Dispensaries at Risk

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In a shocking announcement, the New York Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) informed 108 adult-use dispensary license holders, including 89 in NYC, that the current locations of their dispensaries are in violation of the...more

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A Lid on the Canna Worms? Congress Formally Pursues Prohibition of Intoxicating Hemp

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When Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill, signed into law by President Trump in December 2018, the legislation aimed to support rural economies, promote the production of hemp-based materials such as fiber and grain, and open...more

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From Lottery to Launch: What Comes Next for Minnesota Cannabis Licensees

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On June 5, 2025, the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) held its first lottery for applicants seeking cannabis business license types that are available in limited quantities. This marks the first grant of...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Texas Medical Cannabis Expansion Bill Would Unlock 12 New Licenses

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Texas is on the brink of expanding its medical cannabis program in a significant way. House Bill 46 (HB 46) passed both chambers of the Texas Legislature and now awaits action by Gov. Greg Abbott. He has until June 22 to sign...more

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Proposed Bill from Joint Cannabis Committee Would Adopt Meaningful Reforms to Struggling Mass. Cannabis Industry

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Nearly nine years after voters authorized the regulated sale of adult use cannabis in Massachusetts, the Joint Cannabis Committee is addressing the challenges (and that’s an understatement) the industry is facing with a very...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Minnesota Adult Use Cannabis Updates

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Minnesota Adult Use Cannabis Update - We assisted multiple clients in completing and submitting their adult-use cannabis license applications to the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”), and we continue to monitor how and...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Minnesota Finalizes Cannabis Rules and Orders Social Equity Lottery to Proceed

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On April 7, 2025, the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) received final approval from an administrative law judge (ALJ) for its comprehensive adult-use cannabis regulations. The finalized rules, which take effect...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Week in Weed: May 2025

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the Congressional Cannabis Caucus is hoping to lift the ban on cannabis research. A DC dispensary heard...more

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Cannabis Day: Top 10 Weed Roundup of Budding Trends’ Trendiest Blog Posts of the Year

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As the hallowed cannabis holiday for stoners-turned-business-entrepreneurs falls upon us, we find ourselves in the shifting sands of change in the cannabis industry as usual. Not surprisingly, many states have seen...more

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Minnesota Adopts Final Cannabis Rules

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Today, Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management announced that Minnesota’s final set of adult-use cannabis rules have been approved, will be publish in the State Register, and will go into effect later this month. After the...more

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