Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

We expect 2023 will see even more progress as we push towards New York having a fully functioning cannabis industry. Let’s take a look at the noteworthy developments of 2022 and what we expect to see in 2023. New York issued (conditional) adult-use cannabis licenses A legal adult-use cannabis industry requires licenses to be issued.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 21, 2022

On July 14, 2022, the Cannabis Control Board held a meeting, wherein they discussed the regulations and application for Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary Licenses (“CAURD”). Applicants may select a geographic preference, but they will ultimately be assigned a dispensary location.

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PrestoDoctor

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Recreational Use and Possession Limits As of 2023, cannabis is not legal for recreational use in Texas. The Compassionate Use Act, enacted in 2015, allows for the medical use of low-THC cannabis oil by patients with certain qualifying conditions. However, eligibility requirements are strict in Texas. or less) and high levels of CBD.

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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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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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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 30, 2023

Exciting news for New Yorkers came on March 28, 2023, when the Second Circuit Court of Appeals entered an Order in the Variscite NY One case, lifting the injunction that prevented the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) from issuing Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licenses in several New York State regions.

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The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This week, we note that a lawsuit preventing conditional adult-use retail dispensary licensees from opening dispensaries has now been settled. pic.twitter.com/y7z3n6Bq3W — Ben Wikler (@benwikler) November 8, 2023 We’ll be off next week for Thanksgiving. And this issue doesn't just blaze in Ohio. It's chronic.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 26, 2024

In April 2023, Delaware became the 22nd state to legalize recreational cannabis with the passing of HB 1 and HB 2. Possession of up to an ounce was decriminalized, and plans are underway to open dispensaries statewide.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Nor did it indicate whether there will be any sort of geographic allocations in the same way that the Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary licenses were limited by region. We guess we’ll just have to see what happens with New York cannabis licensing as we get ever closer to October 4, 2023. Stay tuned.

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Project CBD

JUNE 20, 2023

One gastrointestinal condition long associated with self-medication through cannabis is inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Findings from another recent survey of New York and Minnesota medical cannabis dispensary patients were similar. This study was conducted at medical cannabis dispensaries and relied on self-reported IBD diagnoses.

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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. All winners now have the opportunity to be issued a conditional license.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

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. Georgia Adds Three New Dispensaries Commissioners approved a license for Trulieve GA Inc. , a prominent cannabis corporation in the state.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 18, 2023

People seem to be dissatisfied with both of those conditions, and they’re going the ballot initiative route to change things. Sales would be conducted through state-run dispensaries, similar to the state’s liquor stores, which is the only distribution model Sununu will accept. There are three (count ’em three ) measures at play now.

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Medicinal Genomics

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In November 2023, the CDC reported a fatal occupational asthma attack suffered by an employee at a Massachusetts cannabis production facility. We sourced cannabis samples from a local dispensary as well as non-dispensary hemp samples and tested them for endotoxins using Thermo’s Quant-IT endotoxin detection assay.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

What: The next Cannabis Control Board Meeting When: September 12, 2023 at 10:15 AM (Live Stream Link in the Link) Why It’s Important: This is going to be the biggest CCB meeting since the November 2022 meeting during which the first version of the adult-use rules and regulations were released. What: Status Conference for the Fiore v.

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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. Effective July 1, 2023.” was filed on January 25, 2023, assigned to the Rules Committee January 25, 2023, and then assigned to the Executive Committee February 28, 2023. Evans, Jr. ,

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 11, 2023

As we previously discussed , on March 28, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit narrowed the effects of the November Decision and lifted the injunction that prevented the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) from issuing the Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary (“ CAURD ”) Licenses.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 27, 2024

California has even seen a pattern of dispensaries and cultivation facilities across California being burglarized and robbed. In just the first year of operation, the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce seized over $312 million in illicit cannabis in 2023 , which amounts to more than the total cannabis sales of entire states combined.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

According to the announcement, the Cannabis Social Equity Loan Program will provide $12 million in loans to social equity dispensaries through Direct Forgivable Loans (DFL) fully financed by the State of Illinois. Loan amounts, up to $240,000, will be provided to qualified, licensed social equity dispensaries. Evans, Jr (D-Chicago).

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In short, the new proposals would set up partnerships between research institutions and cannabis dispensaries in the state. The low number of patients is puzzling, considering that New Jersey’s list of qualifying conditions for medical cannabis is extensive. The public comment period is open from October 16 to December 15, 2023.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 16, 2022

On March 10, New York State’s cannabis regulators filed proposed regulations for conditional adult-use retail dispensary regulations. Kathy Hochul has proposed a $200 million budget that, if approved by the Legislature next month, would be used to help find, secure and renovate storefronts for the dispensaries.

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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. They are also constrained from conferring operational approval upon any more provisional or existing CAURD licenses, pending further order of the Court.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

APRIL 20, 2023

iv] Currently, the Act permits a qualified physician to prescribe “low-THC cannabis” (1% by weight tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”)) for a greater number of conditions. [v] x] Texas Legislature Online – [link] [xi] The Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston, Texas Legislative Issues 2023 – Marijuana , p. 2 – 3 (2023).

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Nor did it indicate whether there will be any sort of geographic allocations in the same way that the Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary licenses were limited by region. We guess we’ll just have to see what happens with New York cannabis licensing as we get ever closer to October 4, 2023. Stay tuned.

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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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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 5, 2023

There are currently 113 adult use cannabis dispensaries in Illinois, including the first three social equity dispensaries that opened in 2022. In addition to three social equity adult use cannabis dispensaries that opened in 2022, 189 other conditional licensees are in the process of receiving full dispensary license from IDFPR.

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Leafly

AUGUST 16, 2022

The cannabis board’s latest meeting introduced a new board member along with a handful of conditional license winners as all parties hustle to launch adult-use before 2023. The post Let it grow: New York approves first 19 adult-use processor licenses, plus more cultivators appeared first on Leafly.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Not twenty-four hours later, on January 25, 2023, the […]

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 3, 2023

New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) and Cannabis Control Board (CCB) made a significant announcement during the CCB’s board meeting on March 2, 2023 : the Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary License (CAURD) program is expanding the number of CAURD licenses to 300, doubling the previous allotment of 150 CAURD licenses.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

a temporary conditional adult-use processor license to process and distribute cannabis products. This means future cannabis growers won’t be able to start operating until 2023, at the earliest, which will force adult-use dispensary licensees to wait even longer to fill their shelves.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 23, 2024

Some award-receiving cannabis brands such as Willie’s Reserve (by country music legend Willie Nelson) have become mainstays at dispensaries across the states. Legendary hip-hop artists and cannabis connoisseurs Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa have each had multiple forays into the billion-dollar industry of their favorite plant.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The tax money will fund addiction treatment programs, social equity, job programs, municipalities with dispensaries, and other administrative expenses. The coalition eventually sued, and in a settlement, they agreed to delay the process till 2023. The bill would also legalize home growing for those 21+.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 7, 2024

7, 2023) started with introductions from a multitude of members with diverse cannabis-related backgrounds, including nurses, doctors, medical patients, teachers, and more. The inaugural meeting (Aug. Before adjourning, two medical patients spoke to MCAB and gave suggestions for improvement for the program with personal anecdotes.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 15, 2023

Well, the big Cannabis Control Board (CCB) meeting happened on May 11, 2023, and it was as action packed as advertised. There were rules and regulations, Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licenses issued, and heated exchanges between the regulators.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Another provision requires the Illinois Department of Agriculture to issue an additional 30 craft grower licenses on or before May 1, 2023 and an additional 30 craft grower licenses on or before September 1, 2024 under specified conditions. Kimberly A. 2) During calendar year 2024, 60,000 grams per month. (3)

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MMJ Recs

JANUARY 20, 2024

Qualifying Conditions for Medical Marijuana in Maryland Maryland’s medical marijuana program, overseen by the Maryland Cannabis Administration , prioritizes patients with specific qualifying conditions, recognizing the therapeutic potential of cannabis. Cannabis products can only be legally purchased from licensed dispensaries.

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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 fact that the licensure is effectively guaranteed is an unequivocal win.

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