Pennsylvania state lawmakers this week approved a bill that would end what they call a “near-monopoly” in the state’s medical cannabis market currently controlled by major multistate operators
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New York regulators issue first cannabis product recall
New York issued what is believed to be its first cannabis product recall after the discovery that a single lot of gummies “did not undergo the required testing for consumer safety and product quality.”
2024 will arrive before Ohio lawmakers resolve adult-use marijuana law
Ohio lawmakers are poised to finish 2023 without making promised changes to the adult-use marijuana legalization initiative voters passed in November.
FDA considered state data in marijuana rescheduling, documents show
The Food and Drug Administration considered data regarding marijuana’s medical value submitted by U.S. states with legal cannabis programs when determining how the drug should be federally classified, newly released documents suggest.
Bipartisan marijuana descheduling bill reintroduced in Congress
Bipartisan legislation that would remove state-legal marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act and leave individual markets in charge of most other regulation was reintroduced in Congress on Thursday.
Ohio lawmakers propose retail cap, higher taxes in cannabis law changes
Initial changes to Ohio’s adult-use marijuana legalization law recently approved by voters advanced through the state Senate on Wednesday.
Democratic governors ask Biden to reschedule marijuana before end of year
Six Democratic governors have formally asked the Biden administration to move on rescheduling marijuana before the end of the calendar year.
Detroit marijuana operators sue city after late license revocation
A group of Detroit marijuana operators are suing the city for revoking a business license years after it was granted and only after they’d invested $15 million in a cultivation operation.
Virginia Legislature’s changeover spurs hopes for adult-use marijuana sales
When Democrats officially retake full control of the Virginia General Assembly in January, newly sworn-in lawmakers will take with them to Richmond renewed hopes the first state in the South to legalize marijuana possession can finally launch an adult-use market that is projected to top $1 billion in sales within a few years.
New York court’s move signals adult-use marijuana sales by MSOs
Multistate cannabis operators with medical marijuana licenses in New York could begin adult-use sales as soon as this month.
Rescheduling marijuana would liberate plant-touching firms from Section 280E
If and when rescheduling becomes law, regulated marijuana business owners in the United States would enjoy an enormous tax cut, as the notorious IRS Section 280E would no longer apply.
Pricey Virginia medical marijuana driving patients to illicit market, study shows
Sticker shock at medical marijuana dispensaries in Virginia is spurring patients in the state to seek cheaper alternatives, according to a recent study presented to the Cannabis Control Authority.
