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Massachusetts’ legal cannabis market is undergoing a transformation, with new rules that increase the amount of marijuana someone over 21 can purchase, ensure potency levels and restructure the Cannabis Control Commission, among…
The Minnesota cannabis program is online and rolling out slowly. Too slowly, in this writer’s humble opinion. That said, a handful of tribal dispensaries have been operating since 2023, and adult use sales at non-tribal shops…
November 12, 2026 is not an abstraction. S. National Cannabinoid Report. It will also recriminalize products that millions of Americans use daily for sleep, anxiety, and relaxation — products that are, by any rational measure,…
New Jersey’s cannabis and hemp industries are evolving significantly in 2026. L. 2025 c. 325), several major shifts are impacting the cannabis and hemp landscape for operators and consumers in New Jersey.
The Commonwealth of Virginia has inched closer to (finally) launching an adult-use marijuana marketplace nearly 5 years after it legalized adult-use possession and home grow activities.
by mariana.cuzziol, Viviane Kunisawa | Feb 4, 2026 | Cannabis, Client Alert
Virginia will ring in the New Year with renewed momentum toward adult-use cannabis sales. After years of roadblocks following the legalization of adult-use cannabis possession and home cultivation in 2021, Virginia finally…
Virginia will ring in the New Year with renewed momentum toward adult-use cannabis sales. After years of roadblocks following the legalization of adult-use cannabis possession and home cultivation in 2021, Virginia finally…
As most new retailers recognize, getting through the host of municipal approvals is of paramount importance to operationalizing your cannabis businesses; or even in finding a suitable location to site your business in the first…
Key Updates for Cannabis Licensees, Investors, and Entrepreneurs
By Denise Elliott on November 12, 2024 In Pennsylvania, fall is in full swing, football season is hitting its stride and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. What is on the menu for employers as the fall turns to winter? Maybe…
With the entry into force of the Act on the Controlled Use of Cannabis (Federal Law Gazette 2024 I No. 2024, the legislator partially legalised the use of cannabis, whereby a distinction is made between use for medical (Medical…
The Pittsburgh City Council unanimously passed an ordinance prohibiting discrimination against medical marijuana patients in the workplace and limiting certain types of marijuana drug testing by employers as to these patients.
Vicente LLP [co-author: Daniel Molina] With an expanding cannabis and hemp market and an upcoming legislative session that will consider medical cannabis expansion, hemp regulation, decriminalization, and other cannabis…
JD Supra https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ccc-s-model-hca-approval-process-1750654/ In May, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (“CCC” or the “Commission”) released a bulletin (the “Bulletin”) regarding some…
In 2022, then-governor Charlie Baker signed legislation, Chapter 180 of the Acts of 2022, reforming cannabis impact fees. In February 2024, the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) approved a model HCA based on the legislation.
By Chase Stoecker, Heidi Urness & David Waxman on January 16, 2024
Following the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission’s (CCC) meeting on January 11th, 2024, the CCC disseminated a “model” template for Community Host Agreements (CHAs) applicable to both Marijuana Establishments (ME) and…
Pensions are, and have been, an important compensation component for public employees, including teachers, police, fire, and other municipal positions. However, limited funds and riskier investments are threatening pension funds…
Venable LLP Now that California’s 2023 legislative session has closed and the governor’s October 14 deadline to sign or veto new legislation has passed, California employers should take note of a handful of new California laws…