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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

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Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Markets: Using Tax Data to Assess Growth in Louisiana, Minnesota and Tennessee

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With 2024 behind us and new state legislative sessions ahead, it is a perfect time to discuss one of the most frequently asked questions received by the Vicente Economics and Research Department: How large is the intoxicating...more

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Cannabis Industry Quarterly Update: Q2 2023

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There Has Been Little Movement in Federal Legalization. This has led to cannabis investors and companies to downgrade expectations for federal legalization and focus their strategies on state reform. Federal lawmakers...more

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Much Ado about Taxes: OLCC Releases Proposed Tax Compliance Rules

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Tax policy is an interesting animal and odd results occur whenever non-tax people get involved in developing tax policy. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek and the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) are jumping into the tax...more

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Massachusetts Enacts Significant Changes to Marijuana Laws: What You Need to Know

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For the first time since adult-use legalization in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Legislature voted to pass marijuana reform legislation that will impact the cannabis industry across the Commonwealth in significant ways,...more

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New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission Approves Specially Adopted Personal Use Cannabis Rules

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On August 19, 2021, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) approved the Specially Adopted Personal Use Cannabis Rules (the “Rules”). The Rules will be effective until at least August 19, 2022. The Rules...more

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New York State Of Mind- An Overview Of The Unique Aspects Of New York’s New Marijuana Regulatory Framework.

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The Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act (the “Act”) was signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo on March 31, 2021. Not only does the Act create the foundation for the adult-use marijuana program, it contains sweeping changes...more

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New York Legalizes Marijuana - Where Is the US Headed?

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It’s been an eventful week for the marijuana industry. After years of false starts, New York legalized the use of recreational marijuana on March 31 - just hours later, New Mexico legislators passed a bill to do the same....more

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Deal Hashed Out For Legal Cannabis in the Empire State

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New York appears to be on deck as the next state to join the list of cannabis-friendly environments in which these businesses might have a chance to thrive. The deal recently struck between Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and lawmakers...more

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New York Races to Finish Line on Legalized Cannabis

On the heels of recent legalization and/or implementation efforts in states like Virginia, New Jersey, and Arizona, New York is now positioned to become the 17th state in the country to legalize adult use cannabis. ...more

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New York State Appears Poised To Legalize Recreational Marijuana

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On January 6, 2021, Governor Cuomo announced his latest proposal for the legalization of recreational marijuana in New York. The proposal, outlined generally, consists of: 1.The legalization of the recreational use of...more

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The Week in Weed: December 2019

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. New Jersey is talking about decriminalizing marijuana. Regular readers will doubtless recall that legalization...more

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Historic Vote in Congress Aims to Protect State Cannabis Programs

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By a vote of 267 to 165, the United States House of Representatives (the “House”) passed a bipartisan amendment protecting state cannabis programs and its users from federal prosecution. Named after its co-founder,...more

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Illinois Legislature Legalizes Recreational Marijuana - An Overview of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act

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• On May 31, 2019, the Illinois General Assembly adopted the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (the Act) – legalizing the sale, possession and use of marijuana for recreational purposes by adults over age 21 starting Jan. 1,...more

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Local Gov’t Takes a Hit Under Proposal to Legalize Marijuana

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A significant portion of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s original fiscal year 2020 budget proposal discusses in detail his idea for a “Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act,” to be known colloquially as the “cannabis law.” ...more

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New York: The (H) Empire State?

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Proposed Legislation on Legalization of Cannabis - Under the leadership of New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (whose party also controls the State legislature), the Empire State appears...more

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General Tax Measure With Related Advisory Measure On Same Ballot Does Not Turn It Into A Special Tax - Issue Related To Number Of...

Last week, the California Court of Appeal clarified what happens to a general tax measure when it is placed on the same ballot as a related advisory measure that asks how revenues from the general tax measure should be spent....more

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