Sensi Seeds

MAY 14, 2025

Bought legal weed from a dispensary or other licensed retailer? If so, you might have run into the term TAC on its label. Often confused with THC or believed to be synonymous for potency, TAC (Total Active Cannabinoids) is an important unit of measure for cannabis products. Keep reading to learn why.

THC

Connor & Connor PLLC

MAY 12, 2025

With the rapid expansion of the cannabis industry, entrepreneurs face a range of legal and regulatory hurdles that can make the process daunting. One of the most significant legal hurdles in the cannabis industry is dealing with land use and zoning regulations. Starting a cannabis business can be both exciting and challenging.

Business

NORML

JUNE 10, 2025

"Minnesotans already pay a premium tax on retail cannabis products. This will push consumers back to the unregulated market, thereby undermining the primary goal of legalization." Raising these taxes even higher will undoubtedly drive prices out of reach for some consumers.

Marijuana

Connor & Connor PLLC

APRIL 9, 2025

and Guam having fully legal operating cannabis markets under their own laws, banks are put in an awkward position because of the inconsistencies between state and federal law. This blog post will provide a guide to help address one of cannabis retailers biggest issues: dealing with cash-heavy operations and struggling with banking services.

Banking

Canna Care Docs

MARCH 27, 2025

The program aimed to provide safe, legal access to cannabis for patients with chronic conditions. Shift to Recreational Focus The landscape changed dramatically with the legalization of recreational marijuana in 2016. When retail sales began in 2018, it marked the beginning of a significant shift in the cannabis industry.

Programs

Canna Law Blog

MAY 19, 2025

As a result, many hemp businesses in Colorado have continued selling products that exceed the legal THC thresholds, gambling on limited enforcement. In 2024, the Colorado Attorney General filed suit against a Greeley-based hemp company and its owner , alleging that they sold products containing up to 35 times the legal THC limit.

Hemp

Veriheal

MAY 16, 2025

Last year, the price of an eighth of weed ranged from about $25 to $60 in s tates with a legal recreational Adult-Use market. However, in some legal states like New Jersey, the price for top-shelf flower can often go as high as $70 per eighth. However, that statistic doesnt mean prices have been dropping in many states.

Supply Chain

Veriheal

MAY 9, 2025

Legal Status of Cannabis in DC First, lets get clear on the legal status of cannabis in DC. According to the Washington DC police department website , cannabis is legal for both medicinal use and recreational use within certain boundaries. They specify that it is small amounts for adults 21 and older, amongst other restrictions.

Business

NORML

MAY 8, 2025

NORML has expressed opposition to the state-monopoly model, opining "Adopting this model would arguably make the state (and its employees) vulnerable to litigation and, ultimately, federal preemption. The post Pennsylvania: House Lawmakers Advance Bill Regulating Adult-Use Marijuana Sales in State-Operated Stores appeared first on NORML.

Marijuana

Canna Law Blog

MAY 20, 2025

UFCW 555 should have accepted the reality that their goal wasn’t legally viable, rather than put the question to Oregon voters. Many voters likely checked yes on BM 119 without any appreciation of its fatal legal flaws, or its prior legislative rejection.

Hash

Veriheal

MAY 2, 2025

This move comes just six years after the state legalized hemp, which makes this potential ban even more controversial. This article examines the history of cannabis legalization in Texas, the details of Senate Bill 3, and what the proposed ban implies for the future of hemp in the state.

Hemp

Canna Law Blog

JULY 14, 2025

The legal work required for normal securities transactions is significant, even if you are raising only a modest amount of money from friends and family. Many will want to visit your business site, especially if you have any type of physical operations (growing, manufacturing, and retail).

Data

Canna Law Blog

JULY 11, 2025

Finally, it has a “grandfather” provision for retailers that were legislated out of viability by the 1,000 foot radius rule. Now, that problematic legal standard has been revised to prohibit ads and packaging that are “likely to cause minors to unlawfully possess or consume” marijuana items.

Law

NORML

JULY 7, 2025

Regulators had anticipated launching adult-use sales in early 2025, but the rollout faced numerous delays. The post Delaware: Regulators Announce Adult-Use Marijuana Sales To Begin Next Month appeared first on NORML.

Marijuana

Illinois News Joint

JUNE 8, 2025

In addition, the notice lists resources for Metrc, saying that “the State has reviewed and provided feedback to Metrc for Retail ID but has not vetted all possible labels produced by Metrc. The responsibility is on the licensee to ensure compliance.” Lastly, the notice lists State resources for the law and labeling requirement for licensees.

Packaging

Canna Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2025

Since the passage of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (commonly known as the 2018 Farm Bill ), which federally legalized hemp, the SBA has updated its policies several times, including how it addresses hemp-derived businesses. In around 15 states, marijuana-related paraphernalia is explicitly legal. But under 21 U.S.C.

Policy

Canna Law Blog

JUNE 5, 2025

Allows wholesalers to sell or transfer items to marijuana retailers at registered events. This is an aggressive and legally dicey proposition, seemingly rife with due process exposure. This obviates the need for post-event delivery runs. Watch for litigation.

Seed-To-Sale

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 21, 2025

This hemp is often sold and marketed online without age verification, in packaging attractive to minors, or at unlicensed retail stores. Most hemp growers dont care When the 2018 Farm Bill passed, legalizing hemp, many growers moved into the ODA system with no intention of growing cannabis for fiber or grain.

Hemp

Veriheal

JULY 3, 2025

Retailers pass them down the supply chain, and they show up on the price tag you see in the store. The good news is that most of the legal cannabis consumed in each state is grown within that state. As such, each state where cannabis is legal has to grow, process, and distribute the herb entirely within its borders.

Packaging

Canna Law Blog

MAY 1, 2025

So Ill dispense with further legal analysis here. Ive explained enough about the merits of this case in prior posts (linked below)and probably more than I shouldve endeavored, given that Im no Constitutional or labor lawyer. I do think its worth surveying the lay of the land for OLCC licensees, until we get a ruling.

Compliance

Illinois News Joint

MARCH 22, 2025

The legalized cannabis industry will be in full swing at the Flower Expo Illinois at Sarabande from 12-10 p.m. Tuesday, March 25. The Flower Expo is scheduled to host several dispensaries and cannabis brands for its inaugural Illinois event in which Brands Meet Buyers at a high-vibe, consumption-friendly trade show.

Seed-To-Sale

Veriheal

JUNE 10, 2025

This act is significant for making the cultivation, possession, and usage of natural medicines like psilocybin, DMT, ibogaine, and mescaline legal in the state. What Does the Colorado Law Legalize Specifically? What Does the Colorado Law Legalize Specifically?

Therapy

NORML

JANUARY 30, 2023

The post Poll: Virginia Voters Support Legalizing Adult-use Cannabis Retail Sales appeared first on NORML. If public safety is an actual priority for either chamber, then they will approve legislation to begin sales at licensed dispensaries as soon as possible.”.

Retail

NORML

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

"This legislation is anti-freedom, unnecessarily jeopardizes Montanans personal privacy, and seeks to fundamentally undermine the will of the 57 percent of voters who decided at the ballot box to legalize the adult-use cannabis market."

Retail

NORML

AUGUST 2, 2024

"Retailers provide consumers with the option of obtaining lab-tested products in a safe, regulated environment. The post Ohio: State Officials Announce Start Date for Retail Cannabis Sales appeared first on NORML.

Retail

NORML

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The post Virginia Lawmakers Approve Adult-use Retail Sales Bills appeared first on NORML. The measures now head to Republican Gov. Youngkin's desk.

Retail

NORML

AUGUST 31, 2020

"The dramatic rise in retail marijuana sales is likely not so much a reflection of increased consumer demand, but of consumers shifting from the illicit market to the above-ground legal marketplace.". The post Adult-Use Retail Cannabis Sales Continue to Set Records appeared first on NORML.

Retail

NORML

JULY 27, 2020

“One unanticipated effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the growth acceleration of legal cannabis markets (and erosion of the illicit markets) in those states which have activated both medical and adult-use sales.”. The post States Experience Record Surge in Retail Marijuana Sales appeared first on NORML.

Retail

NORML

MAY 17, 2023

“These data indicate that the legal, regulated cannabis market is displacing the underground marketplace,” NORML’s Deputy Director Paul Armentano said. Over time, consumers are becoming more comfortable with and more reliant upon licensed retailers – who offer greater convenience, product quality, and safety.”

Retail

NORML

MARCH 26, 2024

“These data indicate that the legal, regulated cannabis market is displacing the underground marketplace. Over time, consumers are becoming more comfortable with and more reliant upon licensed retailers – who typically offer greater convenience, product quality, and safety.”

Legalization

NORML

APRIL 20, 2023

“One of the greatest benchmarks of the success of legalization is the simple fact that public support for this policy change has consistently grown in the years since states began adopting it."

Retail

NORML

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The report estimates, “States with roughly 20 to 40 legal regulated stores per 100,000 residents, in general, have captured 80 percent to 90 percent of all cannabis sales in the legal market.”. The post Analysis: Local Bans on Cannabis Retailers Drive Illicit Markets appeared first on NORML.

Retail

NORML

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Just ahead of the crossover deadline, both chambers of the Virginia legislature approved measures to legalize and regulate the retail sale of cannabis to adults 21 and older. The post Virginia: House and Senate Chambers Approve Competing Retail Sales Bills appeared first on NORML.

Retail

NORML

AUGUST 12, 2024

North Dakota voters will decide on Election Day whether to approve a citizens' initiated ballot measure legalizing the use, home cultivation, and retail sale of cannabis. The post North Dakota: Marijuana Legalization Measure Will Appear on November Ballot appeared first on NORML.

Legalization

NORML

JANUARY 30, 2025

Changes proposed by SB 36 include raising taxes on the retail sale of cannabis products, imposing new restrictions on home-cultivation, setting an arbitrary cap on the total number of retailers allowed statewide, and providing new penalties for adults who share their cannabis with others.

Law

NORML

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Members of the House of Representatives voted 321 to 103 in favor, representing 79% of the vote of HR 1595: The SAFE Banking Act, which amends federal law so that explicitly banks and other financial institutions may work directly with state-legal marijuana businesses. Now we look to the Senate, where we are cautiously optimistic.

Legislation

NORML

AUGUST 30, 2019

The establishment of regulated cannabis retailers is associated with a decrease in localized criminal activity, according to data published in the journal Regional Science and Urban Economics. The effect of marijuana legalization on neighborhood crime,” is online here. The abstract of the study, “Not in my backyard?

Retail