Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The 20-page report included a summary, 2023 accomplishments, goals for fiscal year 2024, and several charts and statistics. The summary of the report focused almost exclusively on Illinois’ social equity dispensary licenses and the Social Equity Criteria Lottery (SECL). To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

NuEra has also announced plans to open a new dispensary in DeKalb by spring 2024. NuEra is under contract to reach the maximum dispensary count allowed in Illinois by year’s end, putting the family-operated company on equal footing in the state with the largest multistate operators.

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The Joint Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As the year 2024 approaches, cannabis businesses must not only adapt to a new business landscape but also triumph over their competition. In 2024, sustainable packaging is not just a buzzword; it’s a business imperative. Consider adopting packaging materials derived from recycled paper, hemp, or compostable plastics.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 7, 2024

The agenda includes program updates, cannabis petition process, and 20 minutes for public comments. Before adjourning, two medical patients spoke to MCAB and gave suggestions for improvement for the program with personal anecdotes. The Medical Cannabis Advisory Board has set its third meeting date for August 2024.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 8, 2023

In addition, board members discussed bylaws, expectation of board members, and the overall influence MCAB would have on politicians, lawmaking, accepted debilitating medical conditions, and the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program overall. The next meeting is scheduled for February 2024.

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Veriheal

APRIL 16, 2024

Other states with new programs, such as Missouri, have added thousands of jobs in a relatively short time span. There are a few reasons attributed to these losses, ranging from an oversupply of marijuana products to less cannabis tourism and a decline in the novelty of purchasing marijuana in dispensaries.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 23, 2021

In addition to the pilot program, the parties are working toward an exclusive, definitive supply and distribution agreement, which, if entered into, is expected to position Medicann as the sole supplier and distributor of the RYAH Smart Dry Herb Inhalers in the region. In 2019, the island’s economy grew by 2.1% in real terms to £4.97

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Veriheal

AUGUST 25, 2023

Frustration Mounts as Georgia’s Medical Cannabis Program Grapples With Delays After years of courtroom battles, Georgia finally opened its first medical cannabis dispensaries earlier this year. To qualify for the program, patients must prove that they have an ailment on the state’s list of qualified conditions.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 24, 2019

40B in sales by 2024. In Africa three countries — Lesotho, South Africa and Zimbabwe — have cannabis development programs. billion by 2024, up from $517 million last year, BDS and Arcview said. billion by 2024. In regulated markets, U.S. US leads the way. territories by that time, BDS and Arcview said.

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Veriheal

MARCH 1, 2024

Ohio’s medical cannabis program officially launched in 2018. Effective March 4, 2024, all medical-card-related fees in Ohio will be drastically reduced to just one penny. Since then, any state residents wishing to obtain or renew a medical marijuana card were subject to a $50 fee paid annually.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Further, after several failed attempts to legalize medical cannabis, there’s is finally enough steam to put an initiative on the state’s 2024 ballot. Pro-medical cannabis lawmakers are preparing to introduce medical legalization to the state’s 2024 ballot. Sadly, the Nebraska Supreme Court struck down the initiative.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 25, 2022

Might it prohibit social equity programs as well? Meanwhile, in Idaho, supporters of medical cannabis are looking to the 2024 election. One of the selling points of a cannabis dispensary is the expert advice you can get from the budtenders. And that means the Dormant Commerce Clause applies. Time will tell. costa rica.

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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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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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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 6, 2021

This does not mean, however, that Connecticut’s already existing medical cannabis program morphed or expanded into an adult recreational system overnight. Also placed in motion, and announced by Connecticut’s administration, regulated adult recreational sales by dispensaries would begin the following year. View original article.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 29, 2022

Of note: The move comes as Denver leaders are rolling out a 10-week social equity and technical assistance training program for aspiring entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry. Between the lines: Industry experts tell Axios Denver that the Mile High City might be so oversaturated with dispensaries that delivery will struggle to catch on.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

New York State’s recently passed 2024 budget includes many cannabis-related provisions, addressing enforcement, licensure, and penalties, with the goal of curbing the state’s illicit marijuana market. Several of the new enforcement tools at OCM’s enforcement disposal include: Issuing civil fines for unlicensed sellers.

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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? 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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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 9, 2023

FLORIDA Could adult-use cannabis appear on the 2024 Florida ballot? Officials are now accepting grant applications for medical dispensaries to obtain adult-use licenses. The state’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will be eligible for grants to set up cannabis-related programs.

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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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Veriheal

APRIL 16, 2021

The state has long struggled with getting its restrictive medical program running. However, there was one caveat… legalization wouldn’t go into effect until 2024. Northam’s decision to move the date is going to appease the masses until retail dispensaries are established in the coming years. .

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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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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We are helping build out another cannabis banking program here in Oregon. Cannabis dispensaries, cultivators, processors and testing facilities all fall under this definition. Beneficial ownership reporting is a core banking requirement, with a new rule coming down the pike January 1, 2024, in fact. Again, my shorthand.)

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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. ” Since the CBD industry is projected to surpass $20 billion by 2024 , those tests might come in handy.

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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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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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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. First, the money flows to administrative expenses by the State agencies implementing cannabis.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

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. This conditional license would permit licensees to temporarily manufacture or process cannabis products until June 30, 2024.

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Veriheal

MARCH 31, 2022

Under New Jersey’s adult-use cannabis law, medical cannabis dispensaries that are currently operating across the state—where hundreds of thousands of people have enrolled to receive cannabis-based treatments—are readily licensed to carry out adult-use commerce. “If 31, 2022 and the conditional program will come to an end on June 30, 2024.

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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. Watch for updates on this story in 2024. And that’s not all we’ll continue to watch in the new year: New York’s licensing program was such a disaster that we could have mentioned them pretty much every month.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

” This fee — which is designed to support social equity programs — is required to convert up to three medical cannabis dispensaries into dual medical-recreational facilities. With a recreational cannabis market geared up for launch on January 1, 2024, Virginians have a lot to look forward to. Retail stores: 400.

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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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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Do note that the state has struggled to get its medical cannabis program up and running in a timely manner because the state heavily relies on a regional vertical integration model. So, don’t expect recreational dispensaries to open up any time soon. . The state hopes to have a functioning adult-use market by 2024.

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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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SpeedWeed

MARCH 15, 2021

Additionally, dispensaries pay a 4% privilege tax when they purchase products from cultivators. . Learn more on the state’s Medical Marijuana Program website. Adult use retail: Montana’s adult use program, which is projected to launch in 2022, will include a 20% marijuana excise tax. Marijuana tax rates in California.

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