Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

Last year was action-packed for the cannabis industry in New York. With licenses issued and sales starting in 2022, New York got the ball rolling on an actual and legal cannabis industry. We expect 2023 will see even more progress as we push towards New York having a fully functioning cannabis industry.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

As we discussed here , in February 2023, New York City began filing lawsuits against the landlords and tenants of unlicensed cannabis dispensaries. Index No: 450378/2023 (the “ Land Building Action ”). What next in this unlicensed cannabis dispensary litigation?

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Medical cannabis dispensaries and their patients are affected.” 25, 2023, which extended curbside pickup until June 30, 2023. On June 22, 2023, the variance was again extended until Dec. 31, 2023. On June 22, 2023, the variance was again extended until Dec. The first variant was issued on Jan.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 13, 2023

We note that Hawai’i is allowing inter-island transport of cannabis. We’re going to have patients that need this health care in some remote parts of Georgia that probably would never have a dispensary near them. A recently passed bill allowed dispensary-to-dispensary sales. Well, times have changed.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 31, 2023

This week, we see adult-use cannabis taking one path in Delaware and another in Hawaii. In New York, more locations open up to dispensaries owned by justice-involved individuals. The Delaware legislature (once again) passed an adult-use cannabis bill. We want Kentuckians to have access to the resources they need for relief.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 26, 2023

After the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced it was changing its legalities on cannabis curbside pickup for medical patients after the New Year, IDFPR then extended the variance that permitted curbside pickup through January. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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MMJ Recs

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In recent years, the landscape of healthcare in Texas has been undergoing a significant transformation with the emergence of medical marijuana dispensaries. Let’s take a look at the current state of medical marijuana dispensaries in Texas, examining the legal framework, patient access, and the potential impact on the healthcare landscape.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 22, 2023

The Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR) today announced it again has extended curbside pickup for cannabis medical patients. According to the new variance, the availability of curbside pickup has been extended to the end of the year, December 31, 2023.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

APRIL 12, 2023

Are you ready for 420, 2023? Its use in reference to cannabis has been around for decades now and was (probably) originally used by a group of high school students in California who would meet up at 4:20 in the afternoon to smoke cannabis. Let’s dispel some of the myths. This one is also easily disproved.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 27, 2023

This lottery will distribute the next round of 55 conditional adult use cannabis dispensary licenses across the 17 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Regions. Any applicant who wishes to contest the participant list may do so through May 5, 2023, by completing this Contestation Form and emailing it to FPR.AdultUseCannabis@illinois.gov.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced that applications for “Round II” of the Cannabis Social Equity Loan Program are now open. Loan amounts, up to $240,000, will be provided to qualified, licensed social equity dispensaries. on March 5.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Welcome back to The Year In Weed, The Blunt Truth’s annual roundup of cannabis-related stories. Last year , I predicted there would be no federal cannabis legalization, but that perhaps states would legalize. We thought the market would expand “quite a bit” in 2023 – well, the “a bit” part was right. Was I right?

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

After nearly two years of success with recreational cannabis, New Jersey lawmakers are hoping to make some positive changes to cannabis laws in the state. The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission, also known as the CRC, has asked the public for their thoughts and feedback regarding new proposals.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Last night, Ohio voters overwhelmingly passed Issue 2 officially legalizing recreational cannabis. Republican legislators sued and succeeded in delaying the vote until 2023 — hoping to use that time to kill the initiative. ounces of cannabis and 15 grams of extracts. This makes Ohio the 24th state to legalize recreational use.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Ohio voters will get the chance to vote on recreational cannabis legalization this November. states and Washington DC with recreational cannabis. ounces of cannabis and 15 grams of concentrates. ounces of cannabis and 15 grams of concentrates. All retail cannabis sales will come with a 10% tax.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Mississippi’s Initiative 65 Easily one of the biggest legislative surprises of the 2020 was the passing of Mississippi’s Initiative 65 , a medical cannabis bill with an extensive qualifying conditions list. From Corinth all the way down to Biloxi, there are plentifully stocked dispensaries that are ready to serve the public.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 27, 2024

The recent surge in the cannabis industry has brought many eyes to witness its potential to grow the American economy. Every day, hundreds and thousands of people walk into cannabis dispensaries in legal states to purchase cannabis. These purchases have contributed to a large growth in the cannabis economy.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 9, 2023

Four Illinois House bills involving cannabis oversight and regulations were assigned to the Executive Committee February 28, 2023. The four Illinois House bills include HB1436 (Cannabis-Oversight Commission), HB2430 (Cannabis Reg-Nursery Licenses), HB2522 (Cannabis-Delivery Licenses), and HB3921 (Miscellaneous Cannabis Regulations).

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 3, 2023

In one of our last articles of the year , we reported that Illinois was set to change its legalities on cannabis curbside pickup for medical patients after the New Year. Medical Cannabis Dispensaries are permitted to modify their policies and procedures regarding dispensing to accommodate this Variance.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 25, 2023

On August 9, 2023, we wrote about the temporary injunction ordered by Judge Kevin Bryant in New York Supreme Court, County of Albany which occurred on August 7, 2023. The post New York Cannabis: CAURD Injunction Update appeared first on Harris Bricken Sliwoski LLP.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 1, 2024

As debates heat up over recreational cannabis, all eyes turn to Ohio and its potential legalization. Once strictly prohibited nationwide, cannabis legislation has evolved remarkably across the U.S. For Ohio, sitting on the fence is becoming less tenable as neighboring states greenlight cannabis sales. in recent years.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

Marijuana Moment report on some of the panels being proposed for 2023…… Voting is now open for the public to decide which panels will make the stage at next year’s South By Southwest (SXSW) festival—and there are about 100 marijuana- and psychedelics-related proposals to pick from. Is cannabis actually. Green or not?

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 11, 2024

The Medical Cannabis Advisory Board (MCAB), in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Public Health , hosted its second virtual meeting today from 1-3 p.m. MCAB board members took preliminary votes to include two qualifying debilitating conditions for medical cannabis patients in Illinois.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

All eyes are on Georgia’s medical cannabis program as it continues to grow. Toward the end of last month, the Georgia government approved licenses for three new dispensaries. Two of these dispensaries will be located in the Atlanta Metropolitan area. a prominent cannabis corporation in the state.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 6, 2023

A good indicator for gauging the state of a regulated cannabis industry is the attendance at the business-to-business conferences. The 2023 Illinois Cannabis Conference provided a clear sign that Illinois is poised for growth. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 7, 2024

The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board (MCAB) released the date and agenda for its second meeting. To join the meeting, click here or join by phone at +1-312-535-8110 with Access Code number 2633 070 6422 and Password UXjumiAt553. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 22, 2023

attorneys about cannabis re-scheduling. We note that New York’s cannabis licensing program is facing yet another lawsuit. The letter urged Garland and Milgram to leave cannabis as a Schedule I drug. Cannabis advocates were quick to point out flaws in the letter’s reasoning.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

In several ways, the State of Washington is an absolute pioneer and innovator for the American cannabis industry. Twelve years of legal cannabis in Washington Washington was the first state to fully legalize cannabis for adult-use in 2012, when Initiative 502 passed by an 11 percent margin during the 2012 elections.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 14, 2024

Although recently introduced bills regulating hemp have garnered most of the attention this week, two parallel Illinois House and Senate bills, SB3922 and HB5809 , also would offer a significant change to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act , including, among other provisions, allowing curbside pickup of cannabis products for recreational customers.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The Farmer’s Wife celebrated the grand opening of its third dispensary in Missouri’s developing medical cannabis market Aug. Brodsky spent the last decade working in the cannabis industry in California and Colorado before returning home to Missouri shortly after the state legalized medical cannabis in 2018.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 16, 2023

The news tricked out slowly, then all at once: New York has settled the Variscite litigation, and the injunction prohibiting Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licenses in the Finger Lakes region has been lifted. The post New York Cannabis: The Variscite Injunction is Lifted appeared first on Harris Bricken Sliwoski LLP.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 13, 2023

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced today the results of the Social Equity Criteria Lottery (SECL) for 55 Conditional Adult Use Cannabis Dispensary Licenses. The results of the SECL may be found online here and below. IDFPR Secretary.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 1, 2021

58,000 Cannabis Convictions Will Be Dismissed in LA County. .” 58,000 Cannabis Convictions Will Be Dismissed in LA County. It clears the path for them to find jobs, housing, and other services that previously were denied to them because of unjust cannabis laws,” said District Attorney George Gascón.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 24, 2024

A late 2023 poll could provide insight into upcoming reform in the Florida cannabis market. In 2023, the state’s Division of Elections revealed that over one million Floridians voted to see the adult use of cannabis added to the ballot for imminent general elections. The key is the Supreme Court in Florida.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

MARCH 22, 2023

On November 8th, 2022, Maryland passed a new law legalizing recreational cannabis use for adults 21 and older, opening up a whole new industry for the state. Effective July of 2023, the new legislation aims to regulate medical and recreational cannabis as similarly as possible, holding them to the same standards.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

JUNE 12, 2023

With the recent passage of House Bill 556 and Senate Bill 516 in Maryland, the legalization of adult-use recreational cannabis is set to begin on July 1, 2023. In this blog post, we will address some of the key questions surrounding the new legislation to help you navigate the world of legalized adult-use cannabis in Maryland.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

JUNE 12, 2023

With the recent passage of House Bill 556 and Senate Bill 516 in Maryland, the legalization of adult-use recreational cannabis is set to begin on July 1, 2023. In this blog post, we will address some of the key questions surrounding the new legislation to help you navigate the world of legalized adult-use cannabis in Maryland.

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