Detroit issues first licenses for recreational pharmacies
Detroit officials on Thursday granted nearly three dozen adult-use cannabis retail store licenses, more than four years after Michigan voters approved a measure to legalize recreat
Saskatchewan Bill would authorize First Nations cannabis licenses
The provincial government of Saskatchewan, Canada, announced Tuesday that it has introduced legislation aimed at giving the province’s First Nations the regulatory authority
New York retail edition licenses announced
The New York City Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced its final list of applicants who will be granted the state’s first retail cannabis licenses. On November 20, 3
Illinois Grants First Social Justice Cannabis Retail Licenses
This article was written by Joana Scopel and originally published on Benzinga. Illinois recently issued a total of 185 marijuana dispensary licenses for adult use to social justice
Judge Pauses New York Dispensary Licenses Due to Dormant Commerce Clause
On November 10, 2022, a federal judge temporarily stopped the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) from issuing retail pharmacy licenses (CAURD) for adult use in certain parts of Ne
63 New York pharmacy licenses are suspended in federal court
Pharmacies in Brooklyn and other regions will not be licensed until a federal court resolves a Michigan man’s claim that the licensing process discriminates against out-of-st
Why Legacy Cannabis Breeders Want to Limit New Cultivation Licenses
When places like Oregon, Colorado, Washington and the like legalized cannabis, they were considered pioneers. People from all over the world flocked to buy and smoke “legal w
9,000 cannabis cultivation licenses later, how did Oklahoma become a cannabis legend in America?
Since Oklahoma’s medical marijuana law was passed three years ago, the state has become one of the most welcoming environments for marijuana entrepreneurs. Compared to Oregon
Morocco, the European and African gateway country, issues ten cannabis licenses
Under the supervision of the National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis Activities, established growers are now allowed to grow cannabis for export and industry in three northe
As cannabis prices plummet, Colorado cannabis growers are looking to halt new licenses
Through Nina Zdinjak As marijuana prices fall in some states, cannabis companies are blaming oversupply and calling for a halt to licensing. Medical marijuana (MMJ) sales in Colora
Oklahoma, the wild west of medical marijuana licenses, won’t get recreational cannabis any time soon, says Supreme Court
2022 cannabis measure receives no die from Oklahoma Supreme Court The Oklahoma Supreme Court declined to intervene in a state question case to make recreational cannabis legal beca
Deadline expires in New York for first round of dispensary licenses
The first adult-use cannabis licenses in New York closed on Monday, and hundreds of applicants are now awaiting feedback from the state. Monday’s deadline came a month after
Applications Open for Recreational Cannabis Licenses in Detroit
Two lawsuits filed in Michigan earlier this year challenged Detroit’s recreational cannabis ordinance. However, the lawsuits have now been decided and the city can proceed wi
Here’s how many cannabis licenses New York will initially issue
New York regulators are only a few months away from legal marijuana sales starting. Last year those responsible prepared laws and set the course for this moment. On Thursday, the O
Let it grow: New York approves first 19 adult processor licenses, plus more growers
At the cannabis board’s most recent meeting, a new board member was unveiled along with a handful of conditional license winners as all parties strive to introduce adult use
Illinois issues 149 cannabis retail licenses
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) has granted 149 conditional state licenses for adult-use ca
New Brunswick requires licenses for violations by Organigram
Poor growing practices led to mandatory cannabis testing during Canada’s medical era. More than one grower was to blame for incidents involving banned pesticides, however. An
Why can’t black farmers get medical marijuana licenses in Florida?
Through Johanna Skopl Since 2016, the Florida Legislature — through the Florida Department of Health — has issued more than two dozen medical marijuana licenses to grow
With over 4,200 cannabis licenses issued to date, Oklahoma will now try and approve recreational marijuana
Oklahoma activists submit signatures for initiative to legalize recreational pots Cannabis activists in Oklahoma have made a significant feat in their attempt to legalize recreatio
The Montana regulator is restricting licenses for growing tribal cannabis
Native American tribes in Montana have been reluctant to apply for cannabis licenses reserved for them by the state’s Marijuana Regulation Act after a state regulator restric