New York marijuana social equity chief exits to head Maryland regulatory agency

Tabatha Robinson, a top official at New York’s Office of Cannabis Management, has been chosen to diversify a $1 billion market as leader of the Maryland Cannabis Administration.

New York City marijuana social equity operators sue over proximity exemptions

Four New York City marijuana retailers with social equity licenses are suing state regulators, claiming that recently issued exceptions to a law imposing a 1,000-foot barrier between stores is “undermining” their businesses.

Rejected applicants sue Minnesota over marijuana social equity licensing process

Two women are suing Minnesota’s cannabis regulator after being denied an opportunity to participate in the upcoming lottery for adult-use marijuana social equity business licenses.

Minnesota bars two-thirds of marijuana social equity applicants from lottery

About two-thirds of the 1,817 adult-use marijuana social equity license applicants in Minnesota were denied access to the state’s license lottery, which is expected to be held the week of Dec. 2.

New York marijuana social equity retailers granted extensions to open

New York regulators have extended the timeline for provisional Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary licensees to open their recreational marijuana stores.

Marijuana social equity transporters in Illinois file civil rights complaint

A group of seven independent marijuana social equity transporters in Illinois filed a civil rights complaint against the state’s Department of Agriculture alleging that the office discriminated against them when it issued licenses to medical cannabis cultivation centers.

Arizona court declines to void or reassign contested marijuana social equity permit

An Arizona judge has declined to revoke and reassign an adult-use marijuana social equity permit that a lawsuit claimed was stolen from a qualifying applicant via predatory means, court records show.

New York City program offers loans to cannabis social equity retailers

New York City has launched a low-interest loan program designed to provide affordable capital to licensed cannabis social equity retailers.

Audit: Connecticut cannabis social equity agency followed ‘questionable practices’

The agency that oversees Connecticut’s cannabis social equity funding and license approval is a dysfunctional workplace with no strategic plan, a state audit shows.

New York’s cannabis social equity director resigns

The leader of New York’s cannabis social equity program has resigned in the latest shake-up in the state’s marijuana regulatory agency.

‘Secretive’ Wyoming companies win Missouri marijuana social equity licenses

Applicants for adult-use marijuana social equity business licenses in Missouri are crying foul after it was revealed that nearly half the licenses awarded in the Kansas City area went to companies registered out of state.

Massachusetts Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund surpasses $27 million

The Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund in Massachusetts is flush with more than $27 million, according to a new report.