Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Alabama legalized medical a medical cannabis program on May 17, 2021 when Governor Ivey signed SB 46 into law. The law provides for up to 12 cultivator licenses, up to four processor licenses, up to four dispensary licenses, and up to five integrated facility licenses.

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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. Passions run deep on both sides.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 13, 2022

Governor Kevin Stitt signed legislation enacting a moratorium on some new medical marijuana licenses, effective on August 1, 2022 and ending August 1, 2024. The moratorium extends to processing and issuing new licenses for: Dispensaries. Sets a date of July 1, 2024 for automatic expungement of cannabis possession convictions.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

The bill allows the department of health to issue permits to medical cannabis dispensaries for the delivery of medical cannabis and cannabis products to qualifying patients or primary caregivers if certain conditions are met. Send a message to your governor in support of a state-legal medical cannabis program. HI resident?

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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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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Another vote will finalize the legal framework of the program that will hopefully be functioning by 2024. But the state eventually decriminalized cannabis possession in July of 2020 and expanded its severely limiting medical cannabis program. Virginia’s Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensaries Coming Soon (Not Really).

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 165, to establish a medical marijuana access program for qualified patients with a physician’s recommendation to access medical marijuana from licensed retail outlets. Legislation is pending, HB 2097 / SB 2024, which would authorize licensed medical cannabis facilities to sell edible products.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 13, 2022

Governor Kevin Stitt signed legislation enacting a moratorium on some new medical marijuana licenses, effective on August 1, 2022 and ending August 1, 2024. The moratorium extends to processing and issuing new licenses for: Dispensaries. Sets a date of July 1, 2024 for automatic expungement of cannabis possession convictions.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 3, 2019

And Michigan is expanding the number of communities eligible for its social equity program. In other judicial news, a judge in New Mexico ruled that the state must accept non-residents into its medical marijuana program. They maintain that the limits will put constraints on the amount of marijuana available to patients.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 4, 2022

Gold Leaf is one of only 22 licensed centers and one of only 16 active operators in Florida, and the organization is planning to open 20 dispensaries in the state by 2024. Cumulatively, all of the 10-year agreements under Agrify’s TTK Solution program are currently projected to generate an estimated $850 million in total revenue.

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Veriheal

MARCH 10, 2021

Virginia also has a legal, medical cannabis program in place. Medical cannabis dispensaries in the state are few and far between. Furthermore, legal access to retail cannabis dispensaries is not expected until 2024 or later. For a program that is predicted to bring in an estimated $1.5

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Transportation of the product to the the dispensary is an issue, as they have to travel over state-owned roads. In October , independent pharmacies in Georgia registered with the Georgia Board of Pharmacy to provide low THC oil to medical cannabis patients. Watch for updates on this story in 2024. More on this later.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 2, 2023

Taxes from adult use cannabis sales, including wholesale taxes and retail taxes at dispensaries, get collected into the Cannabis Regulation Fund, which are then distributed by statute and spent by the fiscal year budget. To qualify and receive a medical patient card at a discounted rate, visit here.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 11, 2022

Experts predict adult-use cannabis to come online by 2024, but regulators have not yet determined tourism policies. However, more than 66 percent of the Americans surveyed said they “would visit a cannabis dispensary or social consumption lounge” in Germany.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 9, 2020

Utah’s medical cannabis marketplace is slated to launch this year, with qualified patients receiving medical cards by March 1, 2020 or possibly sooner. Processor licensing opened August 23, 2019 and remains open through August 2024, with an unlimited number of licenses available in two tiers.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 15, 2021

For some medical patients in adult-use states, it can be easier to buy non-medical cannabis products and skip the hassle of getting or renewing a medical card. Additionally, dispensaries pay a 4% privilege tax when they purchase products from cultivators. . Learn more on the state’s Medical Marijuana Program website.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 18, 2021

Home cultivation will first be allowed for medical cannabis patients, then for adults 21 and older. The number of licensed cannabis retailers is limited to one per 25,000 residents until June 30, 2024, then state regulators will set a new maximum. 1201 will take effect July 1, at which time possession of up to 1.5

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

Since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. Colorado has a robust medical program, with about 1.6% The state’s medical patients (about 0.5% The state’s medical patients (about 0.5%

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

1, 2024 launch date for its first-ever retail sales. As a result, many of the provisions that created the structure for Virginia’s adult-use cannabis program, and the framework for regulations to be issued by the [Cannabis Control] Authority, are no longer effective. On April 7, 2021, Virginians rejoiced as Gov.

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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. Mulvehill introduced Illinois resident Gabriella Bova, who also advocated for including FOD as debilitating condition for medical patients. I dealt with the sexual shame and stigma of having FOD.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

JUNE 12, 2023

It allows existing medical cannabis dispensaries to convert their licenses to serve adult consumers. The legislation also empowers the Maryland Cannabis Administration to issue additional licenses for growers, processors, dispensaries, and new incubators. What impact does adult-use legalization have on the medical cannabis program?

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Peninsula Alternative Health

JUNE 12, 2023

It allows existing medical cannabis dispensaries to convert their licenses to serve adult consumers. The legislation also empowers the Maryland Cannabis Administration to issue additional licenses for growers, processors, dispensaries, and new incubators. What impact does adult-use legalization have on the medical cannabis program?

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Mississippi zoning meeting contentious over number of dispensaries: [link]. Florida Ag Commissioner blasts Biden administration for arguing in lawsuit that medical cannabis patients “are too dangerous to trust” to possess firearms: [link]. New York accepts social equity dispensary applicants: [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

An FBI spokeswoman asked listeners of a podcast to contact local FBI field offices with tips regarding illegal dispensaries or public corruption linked to the awarding of state cannabis licenses. The measure has the backing of several national dispensary chains, including MedMen, Harvest Health and Recreation and Curaleaf Holdings.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The city council in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Tuesday night approved a proposal that will set a cap on the number of dispensaries, while also setting the cost of a license at $50,000. There were also apparently objections from members of the public to the five-dispensary cap imposed by the city council. View original article.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Late last week, Assembly Member Matt Haney introduced legislation that would make it easier for cannabis dispensaries to sell food, drinks, and tickets to events. As it currently stands, high taxes and a mix of other factors have made it difficult for legal dispensary owners to keep up with the low prices of the illicit market.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

The Virginia legislature has passed bills to modify the state’s medical marijuana program to allow for the production and sale of herbal forms of cannabis. The legalization of medical marijuana in Virginia began with a strictly limited 2015 law that allowed for CBD and THC-A oils to be used by patients with severe epilepsy.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

If the proposal — which was sponsored by Rules Committee Chairman Bill Rabon (R) — is enacted into law, patients who are diagnosed with a “debilitating medical condition” could legally gain access to medical cannabis in North Carolina. A total of four dispensaries could be operated by each supplier.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 15, 2021

The fact that you couldn’t go to your hairdresser but you could go to a dispensary opened a lot of people’s eyes that this is an industry that’s here to stay,” Bernard said. That move made it easier for patients to obtain medical cards. billion in annual medical and recreational cannabis sales by 2024. 1, 2024, start.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 19, 2021

But some legislators are wary that the idea could jeopardize the state’s cannabis social equity program before it gets off the ground and are urging their colleagues to proceed with caution. Under current regulations, medical marijuana dispensaries are only permitted to serve patients registered with the state pharmacy board.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 22, 2023

We note that New York’s cannabis licensing program is facing yet another lawsuit. It seems likely that 2024 will bring a decision on re-scheduling, either for or against, so stay tuned for that. They want to dispense medical cannabis to their patients, but they also don’t want to lose their DEA permit to dispense scheduled drugs.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

With respect to medical cannabis policies, numerous legislatures took steps in 2021 to expand patients’ access to marijuana products. These actions included expanding the pool of patients eligible for medical cannabis, expanding the number of licensed providers, and easing pathways for patients to obtain a medical marijuana recommendation.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 30, 2019

New Mexico expands medical cannabis program to include protections against discrimination, reciprocity with other states’ medical programs, and three-year renewal cycle (up from one) for medial cannabis cards; and. Nebraska farmers looking to grow hemp this season have until 5 p.m.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 2, 2021

Ralph Northam expected later this week, Virginia will become the 16th state to legalize cannabis for adult use—although legalization won’t actually take effect until 2024. Hawaii Dispensaries Can Now Serve Out-of-State Cannabis Patients. With the signature of Gov. Who’s likely to follow Virginia?

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