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Missouri starts revoking marijuana business permits at companies that didn’t meet operating deadline

Missouri health authorities recently began revoking a handful of medical marijuana business permits after most of the state's would-be cannabis companies weren't ready to open for business roughly a year after winning the licenses, which would allow them to grow and sell the…

South Dakota House says banks could choose to do business with marijuana and hemp licensees

State representatives gave nearly unanimous support Monday to allowing South Dakota-chartered banks to conduct transactions with businesses that have state licenses for marijuana and industrial hemp. The 64-4 vote in the House sends HB 1203 to the Senate for further consideration. The…

Georgia

Dozens of companies apply for six Georgia medical marijuana licenses

February 22, 2021
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From nearly 70 applicants, six companies will be chosen to begin manufacturing medical marijuana oil for Georgia patients. The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission announced this month it will review the proposals and then award licenses to six companies, possibly in late spring…

Oklahoma

Oklahoma House approves expanding nonresident medical marijuana licenses

February 19, 2021
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The Oklahoma House on Thursday approved extending the length of medical marijuana licenses granted to out-of-state residents. On a vote of 52-32, the House approved legislation to extend nonresident medical marijuana licenses from 30 days to two years. House Bill…

Probe of Missouri’s troubled medical marijuana program may resume

January 16, 2021
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Missouri lawmakers may resurrect their probe of the state’s beleaguered medical marijuana program. Rep. Jered Taylor, R-Nixa, the new head of the House Special Committee on Government Oversight, said Thursday he is open to continuing the panel’s investigation, which stalled…

Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Missouri medical marijuana license caps

December 23, 2020
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A Cole County judge on Monday threw out a lawsuit alleging limitations on the number of medical marijuana licenses issued by the state were unconstitutional. Cole County Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce ruled that the regulations at the heart of the lawsuit were…

Maine’s largest medical marijuana dispensary group asks to join residency lawsuit

November 2, 2020
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Wellness Connection, which owns four of eight licensed medical marijuana dispensaries in Maine, filed a motion on Thursday to fight a lawsuit against the state from two small marijuana businesses over recreational cannabis licenses granted to businesses with some out-of-state…

Downstate judge orders Illinois not to rescore marijuana license applications while controversial issue plays out in court

October 29, 2020
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A court has ordered Illinois officials to hold off on rescoring license applications for recreational marijuana dispensaries, delaying the controversial process for at least a week, records show. State officials agreed to the ruling, which freezes a plan by Gov.…

Lawsuit filed over Maine marijuana retail licenses

October 21, 2020
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Two small Maine-based marijuana businesses are suing the agency that oversees recreational marijuana operations, arguing state licenses were illegally awarded to out-of-state owners. State law requires owners of marijuana operations to live in Maine and to have filed state income…

Michigan to open access to the recreational marijuana market in March to help curb black market sales

Early next year, Michigan will eliminate a barrier to entry in the state’s recreational marijuana industry that has stifled growth and unintentionally complicated the fight against unlicensed, black market marijuana. As of March 1, certain newly licensed recreational marijuana businesses…

Illinois marijuana license finalists file lawsuit over second-chance applications

Investors who won a chance for a license to sell recreational marijuana in Illinois have filed a lawsuit asserting it’s illegal to give other applicants a second chance. The legal action sets up a potential court battle over when to…

Popular California marijuana company, “Cookies”, gets Florida license, prepared to open in 2021

September 22, 2020
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A California-based cannabis company known for its celebrity partnerships, colorful marketing and crowd-drawing interiors is headed to Florida. COOKIES, headed up by Bay-area rapper Gilbert Anthony Milan Jr., or “Berner,” has acquired one of Florida’s 22 coveted medical marijuana treatment…

Missouri burns through $1.3 million in veterans’ money in effort to limit marijuana businesses

September 14, 2020
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Seven months after state officials finished awarding medical marijuana business licenses, regulators have spent $1.3 million in court to defend themselves against a wave of lawsuits filed by businesses whose applications the state denied. Rejected applicants originally filed 853 appeals…

Lawsuit seeks to delay cannabis license lottery, alleges state picked 21 ‘politically-connected insider companies’

September 9, 2020
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Two unsuccessful marijuana dispensary applicants are suing the state, hoping to hit the pause button on its plans to hand out 75 marijuana licenses. Awarding of the licenses is more than four months behind schedule and last week, the state announced that…

Illinois marijuana shop finalists include firms backed by ex-top cop Terry Hillard, restaurateur Phil Stefani: ‘Doesn’t sound … like social equity’

September 8, 2020
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A day after state officials announced that just 21 applicants would be included in an coming lottery to determine the winners of the next round of cannabis dispensary licenses, minority lawmakers urged Gov. J.B. Pritzker to delay all new permits…