Latest In: Legal

cannabis business licenses marijuana business licenses mmj business licenses ohio Ohio adult-use legalization Ohio adult-use marijuana ohio Division of Cannabis Control
Image of the Ohio state capitol building

Ohio issues draft rules for adult-use marijuana business applications

Ohio regulators have issued proposed rules for medical marijuana businesses and provisional license holders to convert to dual-use…

News February 15
ukraine cannabis Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Image of the Verkhovna Rada building, which houses the Ukraine parliament in Kyiv,

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy signs medical cannabis bill into law

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed the country’s medical cannabis legislation into law, setting the legal stage for…

News February 15
conservative cannabis republicans South Carolina south carolina cannabis south carolina medical marijuana tom davis
Image of South Carolina state capitol building

South Carolina Senate advances ‘most conservative’ medical marijuana bill

The South Carolina Senate narrowly approved what its sponsor says is the “most conservative” medical marijuana legalization bill…

News February 15
land dispute Native American new york retail unlicensed store
Image of a courtroom scene

New York village sues marijuana stores affiliated with Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe

The New York village of Massena alleges in a lawsuit that two marijuana stores affiliated with the Saint…

News February 15
adult-use legalization Glenn Youngkin Gov Ralph Northam Gov. Glenn Youngkin Virginia adult-use marijuana youngkin
Image of Virginia Beach, Virginia, fishing pier

Virginia adult-use marijuana bills face resistance from governor, police

Virginia's House of Delegates and the Senate advanced two separate bills that would establish regulations and taxes for…

News February 14
colorado colorado adult-use colorado marijuana enforcement division Lifestyle Foods Inc. metrc RFID tags ripple ript
Image of Metrc seed-to-sale tags at a Missouri cultivation facility

Colorado marijuana company challenging RFID tag requirement

A Colorado marijuana edibles manufacturer has filed a lawsuit against state regulators contesting the cannabis tracking system.

News February 14
beneficial ownership Corporate Transparency Act Financial Crimes Enforcement Network FinCEN Rachel Gillette U.S. Department of the Treasury
Image of U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) logo on a cellphone with U.S. flag in background

Small cannabis businesses subject to new ownership reporting rule

Many U.S. cannabis companies will need to comply with a new reporting requirement under federal law, an attorney…

News February 13
Andy Harris Anne Milgram Attorney General Merrick Garland biden rescheduling cannabis rescheduling dea descheduling marijuana Drug Enforcement Administration Earl Blumenauer hhs marijuana descheduling Michael Miller U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Xavier Becerra
Image of U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer

Blumenauer pushes DEA to clarify timelines for marijuana rescheduling

Oregon Democratic congressman Earl Blumenauer continues to push the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to reschedule marijuana and lay…

News February 12
Oklahoma Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics oklahoma medical marijuana Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority OMMA
Image of lady justice

Oklahoma medical marijuana growers sue over fire-inspection backlog

Oklahoma medical marijuana companies whose licenses are at risk over tardy fire-safety inspections are suing, alleging the state…

News February 9
280E 280e marijuana 280e tax code Canna Provisions cannabis lawsuit Cannabis tax cannabis taxes Controlled Substances Act CSA Section 280E Trulieve
Exterior image of the Internal Revenue Services' headquarters in Washington, DC

Opinion: Is Trulieve’s refund claim the cannabis industry’s way out of 280E?

Trulieve Cannabis Corp.'s highly publicized $143 million federal income tax refund claims created a frenzy of hope that…

News February 9
MJBizCon Logo