The court order blocking new entries into New York’s struggling adult-use cannabis market remained in force after a Friday hearing in Ulster County Supreme Court – despite a new appeal filed by the state attorney general to lift the stay.
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Maine asks DOJ to halt alleged illicit Chinese marijuana grows
Maine’s congressional delegation on Thursday formally urged the U.S. Department of Justice to shut down a suspected statewide ring of illegal marijuana grows that’s allegedly connected to Chinese nationals.
Verano Holdings sues over lost medical marijuana license in Alabama
Chicago-based Verano Holdings filed a lawsuit against the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, less than two weeks after the agency revoked a business license it had initially awarded the marijuana multistate operator.
California probes alleged fake union at Jay Z-linked marijuana company
California labor regulators are investigating another complaint involving an alleged “fake union” that’s signing required labor agreements with regulated marijuana companies in violation of state law.
California cities, counties cut marijuana taxes to aid struggling companies
An increasing number of county and local elected officials across California are acknowledging a longtime cannabis industry grievance – legal companies’ taxes are too high – and cutting local levies on retail sales, business operations or both.
Court ruling spells more trouble for New York’s adult-use marijuana industry
New York’s struggle to create an equitable adult-use marijuana industry has suffered another major blow.
Adult-use marijuana legalization qualifies for Ohio ballot
Adult-use marijuana legalization will appear on Ohio voters’ ballots in November.
Connecticut lawsuit seeks repeal of Stamford, state marijuana legalization
A group of suburban Stamford, Connecticut, homeowners who are upset about marijuana legalization is suing to shut down local cannabis sales.
State audit is latest probe of Missouri’s legal cannabis industry
Missouri’s elected auditor began investigating the state’s oft-controversial cannabis industry earlier this month.
Arkansas attorney general defends delta-8 THC ban in court
federal court challenge to Arkansas’ ban on products containing hemp-derived, intoxicating cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC should be dismissed in part because state law supersedes federal law – including the 2018 Farm Bill.
Alabama resets medical marijuana launch, issues 24 licenses
For the second time this summer, Alabama regulators issued a batch of licenses meant to launch the state’s medical marijuana industry.
Judge’s stay on lawsuit means New York cannabis licenses still on hold
New York won’t issue any more adult-use cannabis retail licenses for at least another two weeks as the latest legal challenge to the state’s tortuous marijuana legalization experiment is resolved.
