Detroit issues 37 adult-use cannabis business licenses in Round 2
Detroit regulators issued 37 adult-use cannabis business licenses to retailers, microbusinesses and the city’s first consumption-venue operators. In an effort to increase diversity and local ownership, Round 2 license winners included: 13 businesses majority-owned by...
Oklahoma crackdown results in massive illegal marijuana bust
More than 72,000 pounds of illicit cannabis has been seized in Oklahoma by a law enforcement task force meant “to combat Oklahoma’s many illegal marijuana operations,” according to the state attorney general. The office of Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner...
Kentucky gives initial OK to emergency rule for intoxicating hemp products
A key legislative subcommittee in Kentucky approved an emergency rule designed to regulate intoxicating hemp-derived products differently than nonintoxicating products. It’s the third time the regulations have been amended, according to news website Kentucky...
Legal and retail gurus explain how Schedule 3 could impact marijuana sales
(This story is part of the cover package in the November-December issue of MJBizMagazine.) If marijuana is moved from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3 of the Controlled Substances Act, that would expand both access and product selection for medical marijuana patients. But...
Vote delayed on Germany’s recreational cannabis legislation
A vote on Germany’s watered-down bill to legalize some recreational cannabis use has been delayed until at least December. The pending law “will be decided in December,” German politician Carmen Wegge wrote in a post on X, the platform formerly known...
Settlement reached in New York adult-use marijuana licensing lawsuit
New York regulators and a group of disabled military veterans who challenged the state’s adult-use marijuana licensing process have reached “an agreement in principle to settle this matter,” according to court documents obtained by MJBizDaily. The agreement finalized...
Maryland starts accepting adult-use cannabis business license applications
Qualified cannabis entrepreneurs seeking one of Maryland’s first 179 adult-use marijuana business licenses have until Dec. 12 to apply. The Maryland Cannabis Administration began accepting applications Monday. In its first round, the state will issue: 75 “standard...
Michigan regulator unveils litany of October marijuana disciplinary actions
Michigan imposed fines against a number of recreational and medical marijuana businesses in October, according to the state cannabis regulator’s latest disciplinary action report. The monthly report from Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) lists 28...
Japan prepares medical cannabinoids law similar to Korea’s
A draft law in Japan to legalize some pharmaceutically derived medical cannabinoid medicines, while bolstering criminal penalties for marijuana use, has been approved by the country’s House of Representatives. The package of legislation has been sent to the Upper...
Progress not happening fast enough for marijuana social equity entrepreneurs
(This story is featured in MJBizDaily’s recently released report, “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Cannabis Industry.” The free report can be downloaded here. The story was updated to correct that the Nuggets Dispensary opened four years after the state...
Cannabis licensing delays in Connecticut affecting total sales
Nearly a year after Connecticut launched adult-use cannabis sales with only a handful of licensed operators, new entrants are struggling to crack into the market on the Eastern Seaboard. Dozens of companies are still awaiting final approvals from state regulators as...Featured
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