New York’s OCM Updates Illegal cannabis enforcement plan

new york cannabis enforcement plan

The New York State Office of Cannabis Management provided an update on their increased efforts to battle the illegal cannabis industry in the state at the meeting today. As part of the FY 2024 Budget, Governor Hochul approved legislation on May 3, 2023, permitting increased enforcement by OCM against unauthorized cannabis enterprises. The law now allows OCM

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Everything you should know about the Minnesota Cannabis Legalization program

Minnesota Cannabis Legalization program

Governor Tim Waltz is anticipated to sign a comprehensive, 320-page measure legalizing marijuana in the state, making it the 23rd state in the US to do so. The Office of Cannabis Management website is live, so things are rushing in the state. What, then, is contained in the law’s language? What might we anticipate as

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Maryland’s Social Equity Legal Cannabis Program What’s Next?

Maryland Legal Cannabis Program

Maryland plans to issue adult-use cannabis business licenses in two licensing rounds, according to the Baltimore Banner—the first round launches on January 1, 2024, and is reserved for social equity applicants. The market will launch with a voter-approved legalization measure on July 1, 2023. Governor Wes Moore states, “It’s the first step in ensuring an

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Minnesota Cannabis Legalization Bill Approved by the Senate

Minnesota Cannabis Licenses Imminent as Senate Approves Legalization Bill?

Only days after the House of Representatives passed a comparable adult-use cannabis legalization package, the Minnesota Senate last week decided to support a plan to legalize marijuana for recreational use. On Friday, the Senate passed Senate File 73 by a vote of 34-33, with all senators from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) voting in favor and

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Missouri Cannabis Legalization – Proposed Rules in 2023

Missouri Weed Legalization

On March 1, 2023, proposed regulations were published in the Missouri Register. During the public comment period, which ran from March 1 to March 31, 2023, the agency received more than 800 comments from the public requesting revisions to the guidelines. The Missouri Constitution’s Article XIV, Sections 1 and 2, may be enforced by rules

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Everything you should know about Missouri Microbusinesses

cannabis microbusiness

In November, Missouri citizens chose to legalize cannabis for adult use. That constitutional amendment also provided a framework for micro businesses—business licenses that allowed more middle-class citizens to enter the cannabis industry as owners. Our regulatory experts in this blog will give an overview of the FAQs the leaders have been asked about who qualifies for the

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