New York Approves New Retail Licenses, Cannabis Farmers Markets
New York’s cannabis regulator approved more than 200 additional retail pharmacy licenses this week, adopting new rules that allow cannabis growers to sell directly to consumers at farmers’ markets. The…
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Nevada Issues First Cannabis Consumption Lounge Licenses
Visitors to Las Vegas will soon have a place to smoke cannabis legally, as Nevada regulators issued the state’s first three conditional licenses to cannabis consumption lounges. The Nevada Cannabis…
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Alabama Regulators To Begin Issuing Medical Cannabis Business Licenses
Alabama regulators took a big step this week toward launching a new medical cannabis industry in the state, with plans to begin issuing licenses to businesses on Monday. Local news…
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Washington Governor Signs Bill Expanding Social Equity Licenses
Washington plans to add dozens of cannabis retailers to its existing adult market over the next decade after the governor signed the bill into law on Monday. The bill, signed…
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New York Regulators Approve 99 New Dispensary Licenses
The New York Cannabis Control Board approved 99 new licenses on April 3, increasing the total number of Conditional Adult Retail Distributors (CAURD) provisional retail distributor licenses to 165. “We…
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Judge Lifts Ban on Dispensary Licenses in Brooklyn
A federal court in New York on Tuesday paved the way for state regulators to begin issuing adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses to prospective business owners in Brooklyn and elsewhere. new…
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Georgia House Passes Bill To Increase Medical Pot Licenses
The Georgia House of Representatives passed a bill on March 7 that would expand the number of medical marijuana licenses available.passage of House Bill 196Obtaining 170 votes in favor and…
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New York Will Double Number of Cannabis Retailer Licenses
New York regulators announced this week that the state is doubling the number of cannabis retailer licenses, increasing the total number of conditional adult retailer (CAURD) licenses for recreational marijuana…
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Florida To Double Number of Medical Cannabis Licenses
The Florida Department of Health announced last week that it will begin a new round of licensing for medical marijuana businesses that will double the number of vertically integrated cannabis…
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Oklahoma Narcotics Bureau Investigating 2,000 Potentially Illegal Grow Licenses
Recent reports from Tulsa World According to the Oklahoma Department of Drugs and Dangerous Goods (OBNDD), there are thousands of unlicensed medical marijuana businesses in the state. “Nearly 2,000 people…
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Detroit Awards First Recreational Dispensary Licenses
Detroit officials on Thursday issued nearly 30 licenses to adult-use retailers, more than four years after Michigan voters approved measures to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. . The licenses…
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Saskatchewan Bill Would OK Cannabis Licenses for First Nations
Canada’s Saskatchewan government announced Tuesday that it has introduced legislation aimed at giving regulatory authority to cannabis businesses in First Nations jurisdictions in the province. The first of two bills,…
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Nevada Officials Award Final 20 Licenses for Cannabis Lounges
State officials in Nevada have announced the final 20 applicants who will receive licenses that allow them to operate cannabis consumption lounges. The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Commission will conduct a…
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New York Retail Dispensary Licenses Announced
The New York Office of Cannabis Control (OCM) has released the final list of applicants to be issued the state’s first retail cannabis licenses. 36 applicants announced November 20thSelected from…
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Federal Judge Blocks New York Regulators From Issuing Pot Shop Licenses
A federal judge in New York has ruled that the state will issue permits to cannabis retailers in five territories after a Michigan-based company filed a lawsuit challenging the process…
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Deadline Passes in New York for First Round of Dispensary Licenses
New York’s first adult-use cannabis sales permit deadline arrived Monday, with hundreds of applicants now awaiting feedback from the state. Monday’s deadline came a month after the state’s Cannabis Administration…
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Applications for Recreational Cannabis Licenses Open in Detroit
Two lawsuits filed in Michigan earlier this year challenged Detroit’s Recreational Cannabis Act. However, the lawsuit has now been ruled, allowing the city to proceed with its recreational cannabis license…
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Illinois Issues 149 Cannabis Retailer Licenses
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said on Friday that the Illinois Financial Experts and Regulatory Authority (IDFPR) had 149 conditions for adult cannabis retailers to be selected by three lottery applicants…
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