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.

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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. These challenges had the potential to invalidate the entire CAURD program. “It

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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. There’s also a measure that would repeal the state’s medical marijuana program. SOUTH DAKOTA We’ve not reported on South Dakota in a while, although there was a time when it was in the news a lot.

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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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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 7, 2024

The agenda includes program updates, cannabis petition process, and 20 minutes for public comments. 7, 2023) started with introductions from a multitude of members with diverse cannabis-related backgrounds, including nurses, doctors, medical patients, teachers, and more. The virtual MCAB meeting is set for 1:00-3:00 p.m.

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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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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

APRIL 20, 2023

In recent years, most major cities in Texas have launched programs and adopted policies that reduce, or even eliminate, penalties for the possession of cannabis. [ii] 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]

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Veriheal

AUGUST 29, 2023

Thanks to the New York Office of Cannabis Management, the idea of a legal cannabis showcase program is now a reality. On the 19th of July, 2023, the Office of Cannabis Management in New York approved plans to permit cannabis ‘showcases’ and sales at public events. Fascinating right?

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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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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 21, 2019

During August alone, Illinois has passed new legislation expanding and cementing its medical marijuana program, and shown necessary flexibility as it attempts to get its recreational market off the ground by January 1, 2020. This brings the total qualifying medical conditions to 52.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2023

Here comes more New York cannabis program litigation. medical cannabis providers), including Acreage Holdings, PharmaCann, Green Thumb Industries and Curaleaf, two potential retail dispensary applicants and a medical cannabis practitioner.

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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.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Provides a conditional adult-use cultivator license to process and distribute cannabis flower products without holding an adult-use processor or distributor license; provides a conditional adult-use processor license to process and distribute cannabis products; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration thereof.

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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. Judge Gary L. The fact that the licensure is effectively guaranteed is an unequivocal win.

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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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MMJ Recs

OCTOBER 5, 2023

With a growing number of MMJ dispensaries, a comprehensive set of laws, and a streamlined process for obtaining a medical marijuana card, the state has become a hub for patients seeking alternative treatments. Maryland has made significant strides in recent years when it comes to medical marijuana.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 9, 2023

On August 7, 2023, Judge Kevin Bryant in New York Supreme Court, County of Albany, ordered that the New York Cannabis Control Board (“CCB”) and Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) are restrained from awarding or further processing any more Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (“CAURD”) licenses.

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The Cannigma

JULY 12, 2022

Alabama law does not allow the consumption, possession, or cultivation of marijuana for recreational purposes, but has approved the establishment of a medical marijuana program in February 2021. Alabama medical cannabis program. The medical marijuana program in Alabama is limited, and not open. Possible penalties for cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 11, 2022

Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary Regulations. Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary Regulations. A subsequent regulation package will outline the requirements for safely operating a retail dispensary. Applications for these priority licenses will open in the Summer of 2022.

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The Cannigma

JULY 5, 2022

Georgia has a limited medical program but doesn’t consider itself a “medical marijuana” state as growing, possessing, or smoking any form of the plant is still illegal. The program was legalized in 2015 and patients with qualifying conditions can get a prescription for up to 20oz of low THC oil, capsules, patches, or lotion.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 1, 2024

Ohio’s Cannabis Landscape: Current Status and Future Outlook Ohio’s medical marijuana program, first launched in 2016 , brought legal access to patients managing certain debilitating conditions, but it took three years for dispensaries to open up due to regulatory challenges.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 13, 2022

The moratorium extends to processing and issuing new licenses for: Dispensaries. Retail adult-use cannabis sales begin at 13 existing medical dispensaries across New Jersey. If approved by voters, the amendment would take effect on July 1, 2023. Processors. Commercial Growers. April 21, 2022. April 1, 2022. March 10, 2022.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 17, 2023

As many familiar with the current status and issues facing New York State cannabis and specifically the conditional adult use retail dispensary (“ CAURD ”) licenses know, there are a multitude of problems that CAURD Licensees are facing and some of them are fed up. What’s next for CAURD?

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The region has been instrumental in highly regulated industries, such as alcohol and tobacco, and the only federally sanctioned cannabis grow program has operated at the University of Mississippi since the 1960s. Although several Southern states have enacted medical cannabis programs, no states have embraced recreational use of cannabis.

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The Cannigma

MARCH 18, 2023

Medical: early stages Recreational: illegal As of March 2023, cannabis is illegal for both recreational purposes in Barbados. While medical cannabis laws were introduced in 2019, the program is still in its early stages. The possession, cultivation, sale, and trafficking of cannabis are all illegal and punishable by law.

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PrestoDoctor

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Louis Skyline – Gateway Arch Getting your Missouri medical marijuanas card in 2023 is still beneficial. You must provide a medical prescription written by a licensed healthcare provider to a Missouri licensed dispensary facility. Additionally, both forms must also include the same qualifying condition.

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Veriheal

MARCH 31, 2022

Kathy Hochul signed legislation establishing a conditional cultivation and processing recreational licensing structure. Kathy Hochul signed legislation properly establishing a conditional cultivation and processing recreational cannabis licensing structure. The deadline date for issuing conditional licenses is Dec.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 30, 2019

Retail sales of medical and recreational cannabis in the United States are on pace to eclipse $12 billion by the end of 2019 – an increase of roughly 35% over 2018 – and could rise as high as $30 billion by 2023. Exclusive: US retail marijuana sales on pace to rise 35% in 2019 and near $30 billion by 2023.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 13, 2022

The moratorium extends to processing and issuing new licenses for: Dispensaries. Retail adult-use cannabis sales begin at 13 existing medical dispensaries across New Jersey. If approved by voters, the amendment would take effect on July 1, 2023. Processors. Commercial Growers. April 21, 2022. April 1, 2022. March 10, 2022.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 23, 2022

Kathy Hochul announced June 22 the selection of Social Equity Impact Ventures LLC, a minority-led investment team, to sponsor and manage New York’s $200-million Social Equity Cannabis Investment Program that was included in the state’s fiscal 2023 enacted state budget. JUNE 22, 2022. Albany, NY.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 1, 2019

Additionally, the CRTA addresses the following topics relevant to facilities currently operating under Illinois’ 2013 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act (the “MCPPA”): Early approval and secondary site applications for medical dispensaries; Early approval applications for medical cultivation centers; and.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

1 The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2022, subject to customary approvals and conditions. An incremental earnout of up to 1 million Curaleaf Shares may be paid in 2023 based on the business exceeding certain EBITDA targets for the year 2022. The company’s dispensaries have served more than 7.6

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Because recreational use of marijuana is increasing, especially as more states legalize it, the CDC believes it’s important for all workplaces to implement and address marijuana policies in their motor vehicle safety programs. 1, 2023, under the new law. This program gives New Mexico an edge in the growth of cannabis infrastructure.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 11, 2024

MCAB board members took preliminary votes to include two qualifying debilitating conditions for medical cannabis patients in Illinois. After public comment, board members voted anonymously via private messages for two new conditions to be added, endometrioses and FOD (Female Organismic Disorder).

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 12, 2022

In an attempt to transition to an annual licensure program, April 1 st marked the beginning of the end for provisional cannabis licensure. Nearing the end of 2018, California established its provisional licensing program as a stopgap measure to give operators more time to transition from the temporary licenses to “annual” licenses.

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