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Proposed cannabis regulations bring Minnesota one step closer to dispensaries

The rules still need approval before the state can start granting licenses. Minnesota’s marijuana market took a small but crucial step toward next year’s launch Wednesday as the state released a first draft of regulations. The Office of Cannabis Management’s proposed…

Police groups oppose Florida recreational weed. Supporters say prohibition drains money

As law enforcement groups come out against Florida's recreational marijuana ballot measure, supporters say the current prohibition has far too great "cops and courts" costs. “We believe that passage of Constitutional Amendment 3 “Adult Use of Marijuana” – otherwise known as recreational…

NYC’s latest crackdown on illegal weed shops is finally shutting them down

Thousands of marijuana shops boldly opened without a license in New York City after the state legalized recreational use of the drug, but after more than a year of lax enforcement, new state rules are finally allowing officials to padlock…

Philippines House OKs bill allowing access to medicinal cannabis on 3rd reading

MANILA, Philippines — A bill that gives select patients access to medicinal cannabis has been approved by the House of Representatives on the third and final reading. During the session on Tuesday, 177 lawmakers voted in favor of House Bill…

Maryland’s illicit cannabis market still ‘alive and well’ after legalization

It’s been more than a year since Maryland flipped a switch, turning the state’s string of medical cannabis stores into retailers open to anyone 21 and older. Ahead of the rollout made possible by a ballot referendum, lawmakers deftly set regulations…

North Carolina

What’s needed to make medical marijuana legal in North Carolina

The Compassionate Care Act passed the North Carolina Senate for the third time in three years. It would provide for the sale of cannabis and cannabis-infused products to qualified patients with a debilitating medical condition through a regulated medical cannabis supply…

South Dakota medical marijuana businesses are facing a $3,690 fee increase

Medical marijuana businesses in South Dakota will soon face a nearly 70% increase in their annual state registration fees, rising from $5,310 to $9,000. “For a business-friendly state, this is not a business-friendly approach,” said Deb Peters, president of the…

State treasurer racks up big legal bills in effort to remove cannabis chair

Massachusetts' state treasurer has paid a private law firm hundreds of thousands of dollars as part of her months-long effort to suspend and potentially remove the chair of the state's embattled Cannabis Control Commission, public records show. According to state payroll…

The exodus at NY’s Office of Cannabis Management continues

At least four high-ranking employees at New York’s Office of Cannabis Management have recently resigned their positions, a month after NY Cannabis Insider reported on other high-profile departures from the agency. The OCM confirmed the agency received notices of resignation…

A year after legalization, where you can and can’t smoke pot in Minnesota is still a little hazy

Despite being legal for months, it was still kind of surreal to see people openly smoking marijuana in public recently, and smell the pungent clouds surrounding them. A small crowd of smokers at the Northern Haze Festival puffed on bongs…

BOLO: Cannabis PPP Loan Audits

By Hilary Bricken, Attorney at Husch Blackwell In April, I wrote about the Docklight case in Washington State. That case involved a qui tam action pursuant to the False Claims Act in which Docklight, a cannabis ancillary company, settled with the Department of Justice…

Nebraska AG Hilgers joins opposition to reclassifying weed as less-dangerous drug

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Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers sent a letter this week from 11 red states arguing that the Biden administration should not reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug to the lesser classification of Schedule III. The attorneys general from Alabama,…

Oklahoma court rules that moms who use medical marijuana while pregnant aren’t breaking the law

Women with state medical cards who use marijuana during pregnancy can’t be prosecuted for child neglect, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Thursday. Amanda Aguilar has been waiting nearly four years for the ruling. She was charged with felony…

More Americans With Diabetes Are Turning to Marijuana

As marijuana loses much of its stigma and laws around its use relax, Americans are increasingly consuming it medically and recreationally. Americans with diabetes are no exception, a new study finds. The number of adults with diabetes who said that they'd used…

Thailand to legislate medical marijuana, signals no re-criminalising

Thailand will work towards legislating marijuana for medical use, a deputy prime minister said Tuesday, signalling a U-turn on plans to re-criminalise the plant and another change in the government's hazy position on cannabis. Thailand in 2022 became one of…