Heady Vermont’s Weekly State By State Catchup. 27 September 2020

 States 

Arizona

• Arizona Company Now Has the Largest Indoor Cannabis Facility in the United States
• Patient Charged With Marijuana Possession After Hike on Federal Land
• Navajo Nation moves to shut down hemp farms amid claims of marijuana growing

California

• California fire threatens cannabis farms worth millions
• California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signs bill temporarily freezing cannabis taxes
• Gov signs executive order, extends expiration date for medical cannabis cards to EOY
• Grant Program Uses Cannabis Tax Revenue To Help People Harmed By War On Drugs
• California regulators release a proposed hemp regulatory plan
• Several California municipalities will consider local ballot measures on cannabis tax and regulation issues in November

Colorado

• Report: Cannabis industry set to grow 38% in 2020
• Drug firing leads Colorado Supreme Court to consider handling discipline for 30,000 state employees
• Colorado regulators publish mid-year update on pot licensing, cultivation and sales
• Colorado Springs City Council decides against allowing medical marijuana delivery

Connecticut

• Updates On New USDA Financial Assistance Opportunities For Shellfish, Hemp, And Other Eastern Connecticut Farmers

Florida

• Medical Cannabis Edibles Now Available In Florida
• COOKIES Family of Brands to Launch Vertically Integrated Medical Cannabis Operations in Florida
• Cannabis REIT makes $56.4 million deal to acquire Florida property
• A growing business: One Plant Florida may bring medical marijuana to downtown Tallahassee

Georgia

• Cannabis-inspired sub shop Cheba Hut opening in Atlanta next month
• Patients Prescribed Cannabis In Georgia, USA, Can’t Legally Obtain It

Idaho

• Nez Perce Tribe Opens Comment Period for Proposed Hemp Ordinance
• Idaho’s ban on hemp production hurts businesses, says owner

Illinois

• Pritzker: Illinois Poised To Have Most Diverse Cannabis Industry In U.S.
• Losing pot shop hopefuls will be able to revise applications, challenge scores: Pritzker
• Illinois pot dispensary applicants drop lawsuit in the wake of 2nd chance for lottery

Iowa

• Iowa City medical marijuana dispensary confirmed
• Cedar Rapids, Iowa’s police chief said he is open to lobbying state lawmakers to lessen marijuana penalties

Kansas

Kentucky

• Canadian wellness company buys Kentucky CBD maker in latest acquisition

Maryland

• Ethos Cannabis enters Maryland market with acquisition of three local dispensaries
• Case challenging MD regulators’ medical cannabis decisions dismissed by federal judge

Michigan 

• Michigan criminal record expungement bills head to Whitmer’s desk
• Regulators issue health and safety advisory bulletin about the presence of Vitamin E acetate in cannabis vape cartridges

Minnesota

• Second Congressional District race delayed after death of Legal Marijuana Now candidate

Mississippi

• Where do the Mississippi US House candidates stand on the issues?

Missouri

• Drug Policy Reform in Missouri: City-Level Progress, Severe Headwinds
• Missouri marijuana czar donated to opponent of state rep who investigated him

Montana

• Montana recreational marijuana ballot measure would allow only local operators

Nebraska

• Legal Marijuana Now submits petition to become new state party
• ‘The future of hemp is bigger than anything I’ve ever seen’: Schwarz family harvests first hemp crop

Nevada

• The+Source to host cannabis and quarantine educational seminar
• Nevada Dispensary Association Announces New Executive Director, Layke Martin
• Nevada regulators approve complaints against several cannabis companies
• Nevada regulators extend expiration date for cannabis temporary agent cards

New Jersey

• Pro-marijuana legalization group launches first ad
• New Jersey Marijuana Campaign Launches First Ad As Poll Shows Support For Legalization Referendum
• NJ marijuana legalization: Ocean County freeholders face public opposition over anti-pot stand

New Mexico

• A massive hemp empire is accused of growing illegal cannabis and sowing violence on Navajo reservation
• Joint Committee Of State Lawmakers Weighs Pot Legalization’s Economic Potential
• Albuquerque Journal asked several New Mexico House and Senate candidates about their positions on cannabis policy

North Carolina

• Poll shows majority of North Carolinians support legalization of medical cannabis

Ohio

• Stark County area residents find pain relief with cannabis treatment
• Ohio now rivals Michigan in retail price for medical marijuana flower

Oklahoma

• Metrc Awarded Oklahoma Seed to Sale Contract

Oregon

• Agency: OR Cannabis Businesses Impacted By Wildfires Ineligible For Federal Relief
• Oregon’s top 20 agricultural commodities list doesn’t include hemp – yet
• Oregon Cannabis Sales Spike Could Continue As Consumers ‘Permanently Adjust Their Behavior’ Following COVID
• Oregon Democratic Party Endorses Legal Psilocybin Therapy And Drug Decriminalization Ballot Measures
• WATCH: Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) speaks about need to reform cannabis laws in House floor speech (CSPAN)

Pennsylvania

• Penn. Gov. Tom Wolf Pushes for Legalization in Fall Legislative Agenda
• Recreational Marijuana In PA: Gov Wants It, But How Likely Is It?

Rhode Island

• Providence mayor: Potential in using pot revenue to fund housing as form of reparations
• Inside the CBD Center of Rhode Island

South Dakota

• South Dakota Voters Support Medical And Recreational Marijuana Initiatives, New Opposition Poll Finds
• Marijuana Accounts For One In Ten South Dakota Arrests, New Report Shows Ahead Of Legalization Vote

Tennessee

• Tennessee’s Volunteer Botanicals Breaks Ground on New R&D Headquarters

Texas

• Texas Ban On Smokable Hemp Lifted Until 2021, Judge Rules
• Texas regulators releases a list of approved hemp labs

Virginia

• Virginia decrim makes weed fine lowest in nation

Washington

• Seattle Area May Shift Cannabis Funds from Sheriff’s Office

West Virginia

• West Virginia House Candidates Pledge To Bring ‘Nation’s Strongest Cannabis Bill’ If Elected