Illinois News Joint

MARCH 24, 2025

The implementation will start with transporter licenses and registered testing laboratories, followed by cultivation centers, craft growers, and infusers, and with dispensaries transitioning last. Metrc has additional information and support available online here.

Supply Chain

Illinois News Joint

MARCH 28, 2025

The CRTA only permits the transport of cannabis and cannabis-infused products to cultivation centers, craft growers, infusers, dispensaries, and testing facilities therefore transfer site operations are considered part of the transport and cannabis product shall not be stored for any amount of time at the transfer site.

Agriculture

Veriheal

MARCH 27, 2025

The board created policy recommendations , including licensing more state dispensaries, exempting medical cannabis products from sales tax, and providing more oversight on telehealth providers. Allowing the state to cultivate cannabis for in-state cardholders could be a transformative move for the states agricultural businesses.

Chronic Pain

Canna Law Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

While no longer a scheduled narcotic, there’s no national framework governing cultivation, distribution, or sales or cannabis in Thailand. Thousands of dispensaries operate without clear legal guidelines, creating compliance nightmares for investors and confusion for consumers.

Decriminalization

Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The proposed initiative would also allow Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers and other state licensed entities, to acquire, cultivate, process, manufacture, sell, and distribute marijuana products and accessories. Up to seven cannabis manufacturing facilities and eighteen dispensaries could be licensed.

Supply Chain

Veriheal

MARCH 19, 2025

Now, it seems that numerous medical marijuana dispensaries in South Dakota are closing their doors. In this article, youll discover the complicated history of legal cannabis in South Dakota, why recreational cannabis failed despite voters’ wishes, and why some medical dispensaries in South Dakota are now closing their doors.

Dispensary

Connor & Connor PLLC

JULY 15, 2025

Over the course of the 2025 Nevada Legislative Session, the legislature passed 7 bills impacting cannabis establishments in the State. A multitude of modifications have occurred, some regarding the Cannabis Compliance Board’s oversight, as well as the establishment of many definitions which could impact cannabis companies’ operations.

Legislation

Veriheal

APRIL 17, 2025

This policy ensured significant penalties and incarceration for possession, cultivation, and trafficking for anyone found guilty in the U.S. The legalization of weed for adults 21 and over has opened the floodgates, prompting 24 states to establish their own recreational, adult-use laws.

Legalization

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

JULY 3, 2025

Before weed went rec, before BOGO deals lit up your feed, before ‘dispensary near me’ was even a thing, there was Kind Meds. We were part of the original wave of medical dispensaries in Arizona, opening our doors back when you needed a card, not just curiosity, to walk through them. Want to know how it all began?

Dispensary

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 4, 2025

Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 56,847 unique patients, who purchased 1,298,645 grams of dry cannabis. Total retail sales since November 2015 by licensed medical cannabis dispensaries reached $2,311,940,075.94.

Retail

Veriheal

JULY 3, 2025

Whether you love or hate President Trump, you might have a few choice words for him when next you visit a dispensary for a refill. In this case, that means higher prices at your local dispensary. This is thanks to federal law, which prohibits the interstate trade of cannabis. If we grow the plant in the U.S., imported $8.7

Packaging

NORML

MARCH 18, 2020

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws is issuing the following statements regarding the continued operation of medical cannabis dispensaries during the COVID crisis. Permitting such activities ensures that patients possess a consistent, known supply of their medicine and that their access remains affordable.

Dispensary

NORML

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Senate lawmakers have passed legislation, SB 420 , permitting state-authorized patients to home cultivate cannabis for their own personal use. Currently, qualified patients are only permitted to obtain medical cannabis from a limited number of state-licensed dispensaries. The bill now awaits further action from members of the House.

Cultivation

NORML

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Subcommittee members decided 6 to 4 to eliminate the ability for qualified patients to home-cultivate marijuana. Nearly 70 percent of voters decided in favor of the ballot Measure (Measure 26) last November, which allows patients to either obtain cannabis from state-licensed dispensaries or to grow it themselves.

Access

NORML

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

New Hampshire House lawmakers today approved legislation, House Bill 1648 , eliminating criminal and civil penalties for activities involving possession and home cultivation of personal use quantities of cannabis. Legislators passed the bill by a veto-proof majority, voting 236 to 112 in favor of it.

Marijuana

NORML

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Under the state's medical marijuana law, patients are not permitted to home-cultivate cannabis. The post New Jersey: Regulators Approve Provisional Licenses for 30 New Medical Marijuana Dispensaries appeared first on NORML. Only 23 medical cannabis facilities are currently operating in the state.

Dispensary

NORML

JUNE 25, 2019

. “Governor Pritzker and legislators in Illinois have laid out a path forward for states like New York, New Jersey, and others to emulate in the national movement towards comprehensive marijuana law reform.” Under current law , minor marijuana cultivation offenses are punishable by up to one-year in prison and a $2,500 fine.

Legalization

NORML

MAY 13, 2019

Qualified patients now have limited access to medical cannabis products, after the state’s first licensed dispensaries began making sales this week. Under the law , qualified patients may obtain both herbal preparations of cannabis and infused cannabis products from state-licensed dispensaries.

Access

The Cannigma

JULY 24, 2022

THC is not legal in any form in South Carolina, which still has harsh anti-cannabis laws. It expanded qualifying conditions and allowed patients to access select THC products through state-licensed dispensaries. The bill did not include smokable cannabis or home cultivation and kept cannabis possession a misdemeanor.

Law

The Cannigma

JULY 5, 2022

But it is a medical program in name only, because as of June 2022 there were no licensed dispensaries in Georgia. In-state cultivation and distribution weren’t legalized until 2019. The law also has a small market cap of just six production licenses. Georgia has some of the harshest cannabis laws in the United States.

Law

MMJ Recs

MARCH 5, 2022

For those who qualify, the laws surrounding medical marijuana in Missouri have now extended past just the use of cannabis as medicine. The state has deemed home cultivation legal and has given people the option to apply for a license that would allow them to cultivate medical marijuana in their homes.

Cultivation

Veriheal

AUGUST 25, 2021

The state recently awarded cultivation licenses to six growers, all of whom are expected to launch their businesses in the next few months. Class 1 permits allow growers to cultivate the plant over 100,000 square feet of space. Class 2 licenses allow growers to cultivate the plant over 50,000 square feet of space.

Cultivation

Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The law used very specific language that allowed certain aspects of a medical cannabis program, such as prescriptions from doctors, but failed to address other factors such as cultivation and distribution. Edwards signed Glover’s decriminalization bill (HB 652) into law on June 14 of this year. John Bel Edwards (D) in 2016.

Law

NORML

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Employers and law enforcement are also playing catch up to the new laws. Meanwhile, those who hold the lucrative cultivation, processing, and dispensary licenses are finding new ways to profit, primarily by selling to out of state investors. Patients have faced lost jobs and needless DUI charges.

Patients

NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

At the state level, a new decriminalization law took effect this week in Hawaii involving the possession of up to three grams of marijuana, as well as a procedure for expungement of past convictions for the same amount. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of home cultivation rights. CO resident? IN resident? New Hampshire.

Legislation

The Cannigma

APRIL 19, 2021

There are currently three licensed medical marijuana dispensaries operating in Texas: Surterra Wellness, Fluent (formerly Cansortium Texas), and Compassionate Cultivation. Smoking is not an approved method of using cannabis in Texas, and the new medical marijuana guidelines do not allow home cultivation. Qualifying Conditions.

Law

Veriheal

MAY 20, 2022

Woody Harrelson’s new dispensary opened for business, Thailand announced its giveaway of 1 million cannabis plants, and Vermont awarded its first cannabis cultivation license. Woody Harrelson Opens West Hollywood Dispensary. The Woods will carry all the items that consumers are used to seeing at their local dispensaries.

Dispensary

MMJ Recs

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The landscape of medical marijuana laws in the United States is complex and continually evolving. With federal and state regulations, varying laws by state, and ongoing updates, it’s crucial to have a comprehensive understanding of this ever-changing field. The program is gradually expanding, with limited dispensary licenses.

Law

Veriheal

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Hawaii has put forth new regulations surrounding the cultivation of hemp, a class of cannabis plants that contain 0.3% federal government has recognized hemp as a viable crop and taken measures to legalize it, each state has set its own specific laws and compliance measures around the plant. or less THC. Although the U.S.

Cultivation

Veriheal

JUNE 28, 2022

The Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe is expanding cannabis cultivation efforts to fuel their expanding MMJ program that has already grown to serve over 10,000 patients, outstripping South Dakota’s state MMJ program by leaps and bounds. For many people, this means daily trips to the dispensary.

Programs

MMJ Recs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

It took until late 2017 for the first Maryland dispensary to open for business. The program is also becoming more patient-friendly, with more dispensaries opening and a wider range of products becoming available. Martin O’Malley signed into law HB 881 , the Natalie M. The first MMJ dispensaries opened in Maryland in 2017.

Dispensary

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

“We are very pleased to be expanding our retail market share in Maryland’s medical cannabis market and look forward to introducing our Green Goods dispensary brand to the Baltimore area,” said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kyle Kingsley , M.D. million , including $4.0 million in cash, $2.0

Dispensary

NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

The measure would impose a civil penalty of $200 for the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana, as well as for the cultivation of up to two marijuana plants. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 2134, to permit qualifying patients to cultivate personal use quantities of cannabis for therapeutic purposes. ND resident? ND resident?

Legislation

SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

A regulatory panel in Ohio gave the green light on Tuesday to plans that would more than double the number of medical cannabis dispensaries in the state. The state’s first dispensaries opened three years later, as it continues to tweak and expand the law. The bill, introduced by Democratic state House Reps.

Dispensary

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 19, 2021

Tahoe Hydro operates ~33,000 square feet of total cultivation and manufacturing space in its facilities in Carson City, Nevada, and Sparks, Nevada. The acquisition will add significant cultivation talent to Ayr’s already robust cultivation team, including 75 employees, which the Company plans to deploy both within Nevada and nationally.

Cultivation

NORML

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

This created issues for law enforcement and testing facilities in determining the difference between legal hemp and illegal marijuana. LD 1621 / SP 518 would allow licensed dispensaries to home deliver adult use cannabis to consumers 21 and older, only in jurisdictions that allow delivery services to operate. GA resident? NH resident?

Legislation

Canna Care Docs

AUGUST 9, 2022

Thanks to a new Virginia law that went into effect on July 1, the registration process for medical cannabis patients is now quicker and less of a burden. Bring your written certification to a medical dispensary to shop for products. What are the medical cannabis possession laws in Virginia? Ready to get started?

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