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Northeaster University study published by the Massachusetts Cannabis Business Association – Massachusetts municipalities have collected more than $53 million in cannabis “impact” fees

Cannabis Law Report

Massachusetts municipalities have collected more than $53 million in “impact” fees from cannabis companies since the launch of adult-use sales in 2018, according to a Northeaster University study published by the Massachusetts Cannabis Business Association outlined in a Boston Globe report. The Franklin Observer writes.

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Massachusetts: Bud’s dispensary to repay employees $33k in taken tips from Abington and Worcester locations.

Cannabis Law Report

Local media outlet Abington News reports… The town’s first retail cannabis shop has agreed to repay more than $33,000 in tips that it improperly kept from employees at its Abington and Worcester locations. Alex Mazin Founder & CEO at Bud’s Goods.

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Michigan Legislature Addresses Native American Tribes in New Marijuana Legislation

Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

As sovereign nations, tribes can generally make their own rules for their business ventures and members on tribal lands, with state law potentially applicable only in sharply limited circumstances. Generally speaking, tribes regulate and operate their businesses free from state regulation.

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Clark County continues to eye pot-law changes

Cannabis Chronicles

They also reflect updates to state law, such as eliminating “collective gardens,” which were previously used for medical marijuana. Anderson said the planning commission recommended that retail marijuana businesses be permitted to operate in commercial areas in the Vancouver urban growth area but not in rural centers.

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ACLU Maine: “Cameras In Dispensaries Viloate State Ban On Facial Recognition Surveillance”

Cannabis Law Report

The requirement, which appears in a set of draft rules for the regulatory framework of the state’s adult-use or recreational marijuana program, “would needlessly expose customers and workers in the cannabis industry to privacy-violating tracking and data collection,” the ACLU said in a letter to the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy this week.

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NY: Two Rockland Towns Take Steps To Make Cannabis Dispensaries & Lounges Illegal

Cannabis Law Report

At least two of Rockland County’s five towns are taking steps to opt out of the recently-passed New York State law that allows the operation of marijuana retail dispensaries and cannabis lounges. Towns must pass laws before the Dec. State regulators still need to write the rules for how marijuana can be legally sold.

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Illinois: Buffalo Grove establishes new tax on recreational marijuana sales

Cannabis Law Report

Buffalo Grove has yet to allow retail sales of recreational marijuana in the village, but it now has a tax in place if it becomes a reality next year. It’s the maximum amount allowed under state law. It’s the maximum amount allowed under state law. 1,” Village President Beverly Sussman said.