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Sector | Regulations

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US (NM): Enforcement struggling amidst booming industry

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US (VT): Vermont town votes no on retail cannabis

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US: New Jersey senate considering self-exclusion program

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Canadian exports into Australia not met with strict checks

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US (KS): Official says it would be easier to legalize adult-use than MMJ

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US (CA): Fight against unlicensed products continues

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US (MN): Frustration as license approval postponed until at least the end of the year

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Looking at Canadian laws six years after legalization

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US (DE): Governor signs bill protecting banks that work in cannabis industry

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Alabama Cannabis Commission in court to discuss lawsuits stopping the industry

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US (CA): Department of Cannabis Control revokes cannabis business license to K.U.S.H.

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US (NJ): Court decision leaves state hemp industry at a standstill

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US (NH): New Hampshire MMJ program set to expand with new laws

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US (FL): Industry veterans campaign for Amendment 3 ahead of election

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US (MO): Regulators denying certification to Missouri Social Equity license winners

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US: States continue to tighten hemp regulations

VP Harris pledges to legalize cannabis federally

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US (NE): Medical cannabis sponsors push back on claims of fraud and malfeasance

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US (MI): Planning commission recommends ban on future grow facilities in Coldwater

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US (SD): License help requested from Supreme Court

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US: Supreme Court looking at RICO case

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US: New Jersey government issues hemp regulation update

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Barbados industry facing obstacles, including bank-blocks

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US: Appeals Court case "risks upsetting" administration plans

US (CA): Court stop attempt to block hemp emergency regulations

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Mississippi to potentially add more qualifying conditions to expand struggling medical cannabis industry

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US (MI): IFPA, nine others file lawsuit against Department of Labor

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US (NH): Lawmakers fail to override Governor’s veto of bill to grow MMJ in greenhouses

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US (KY): 400 applicants as Northern Kentucky heads into MMJ vote

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US (PA): Lawmakers petition governor on legal omission

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US (NY): Deciphering the OCM regulations report

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Guam: Testing exemption bill gains support

Jonathan Miller: "We were shocked by the new emergency regulations."

Hemp industry in California fights emergency regulations

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US (MO): Governor budgets for intoxicating hemp ban

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US (MA): Regulators finally hear testimony from public on cannabis regulatory changes

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US (MO): Appeals court hears sales tax case

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Canada: Inflated THC labels causing issues for Ontario

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US (TN): New, permanent hemp rules unveiled

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US (NY): Zoning board of appeals to hear indoor facility case

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US (NJ): Judge urged by state government to reject hemp lawsuit

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US (MN): Regulators say to not be creative with anticipating cannabis sales

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US (MN): Over 1800 potential licensees await state lottery

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US (DE): Restrictions for new businesses proposed

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US (PA): Law revision gives dispensaries tax relief

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US: Federal agency imposes new restrictions on companies providing services to cannabis businesses

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US (RI): Legislators near decision of definition of social equity applicant

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US (VT): State to stop accepting new retail applications in October

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US: Federal government, states grapple with regulating hemp products

US (VT): Cannabis Control Board issues request for proposals for contract services

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US: Potential expansion of IP rights for high-THC cannabis varieties

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US (OK): MMJ business owners consider legal action amid inspection backlog

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US: Missouri lawmakers target mislabeled products

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US (CT): Ew Social Equity Council reforms suggested following report

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US (CA): Plans discussed to tackle smell in Carpinteria

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US (CA): State to allow Amsterdam-like cannabis cafes

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US (GA): Hemp Farming Act takes effect October 1

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US (CA): Cheech and Chong sue to overturn hemp ban

US: Florida debates legalization

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US (MN): City council discusess how zoning will impact manufacturing spaces

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Italian agricultural associations denounce hemp flower ban law to EU Parliament

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US (NY): Steuben County law sets harsh penalties for illicit use

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US (KY): Erlanger City council votes yes on medical use

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US (CA): Santa Barbara says yes to processing facility

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US (MA): Social equity grant program officially launched

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US: New bill aims to regulate hemp products

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Worrying trend in cannabis lawsuits

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US (MN): Amendments proposed to Alexandria license system

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US: LA County Board approves motion on unlicensed dispensaries

US (IL): Despite progress, Illinois market faces diversity hurdles

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US: IRS says tax payment laws to remain the same

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US (CA): Charlotte's Web opposes new California hemp laws

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US (CA): Emergency hemp regulations take effect

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US (CA): Mendocino County meets to tackle tax

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US (NM): The battle against the illicit market in New Mexico

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US: Reason Foundation introduces framework for federal and state hemp regulation

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US (MI): Contract controversy continues in Missouri social-equity program

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Brazil: Minister Carlos Fávaro willing to regulate the cultivation of cannabis

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US (CO): Almost one in five licenses dropped over last year

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US: Missouri governor's attempted hemp ban hits a pot-hole

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US (RI): Providence City Council passes “equity-driven” cannabis zoning ordinance

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US (GA): New hemp laws to take effect soon

US (DE): Application period for industry licenses open

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US (NE): Court begins proceedings on medical cannabis lawsuit

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US: Palm Beach tries to keep adult-use illegal

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Health Canada publishes data summary of cannabis inspection 2023-2024

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Thailand introduces new bill to further regulate cannabis industry

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Argentina: Govt to tackle operational inefficiencies of cannabis agency

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US (MI): Coldwater City Planning Commission sets public hearing on eliminating cannabis operations from industrial areas

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US (IA): Progress stalls for MMJ program

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US (OH): Richmond Heights considering adult-use

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US (CO): OSHA implements new program for cannabis industry

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US: D.C.'s new cannabis growers face roadblocks

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US: Nebraska to vote on medical cannabis amid signature fraud allegations

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Japan to legalize MMJ, criminalize adult-use

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US (ME): State issues cannabis health and safety recall

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US (DE): Secret Shopper programs find products with contaminants

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Based on feedback from businesses

US (VT): State cannabis rules get updated

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Officials defend slow progress on Virgin Islands cannabis industry

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US (OH): Pataskala passes moratorium on adult-use cannabis businesess

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US (NJ): Governor clamps down on Delta-8 products

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US: Indiana Democratic Governor candidate introduces new cannabis plan

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US: OSHA focusing on workplace hazards in Colorado

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New York cannabis growers still wait on state licenses

US (MO): Governor questions difference between hemp and cannabis

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Ukraine to revive hemp farming in 2025

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Calls for easing of rules on legal shops

US (NY): Bronx Assembly Member tours local dispensaries

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Also to allow cannabis sales at state-run farmer's markets

California lawmakers urge governor to legalize cannabis cafes.

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US: MMJ claims DEA caused significant financial damages to the company despite adhering to all the DEA regulatory requirements

New Mexico recalls contaminated products

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NY Cannabis Control Board approves new licenses

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US: Companies file opening appellate brief In case challenging federal prohibition

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Pakistan: Cannabis Control Bill referred to standing committee

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US (TN): Hemp growers sue Tennessee Department of Agriculture

What to expect from Harris-Trump debate when it comes to cannabis policy?

US (VT): Vermont cannabis industry seeks pathway for CBD hemp, cannabis prerolls

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India: Himachal Pradesh Assembly approves medical and industrial cannabis use

after they have passed screening process

US (RI): Regulators propose lottery for new cannabis retail licenses

Italy: Labor union asks government to withdraw hemp banning amendment

US (CA): Governor Newsom issues emergency regulations to ban THC-containing hemp products

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US (CA): Nevada County seeks input on proposed cannabis ordinance changes

US (CA): People of color feeling excluded by Sonoma County’s cannabis equity grants

signed at Gotham Greens

Colorado Governor signs tax cut for greenhouses

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US (MA): West Stockbridge green lights odor-mitigation plan for cannabis grower

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US (VT): Cannabis Control Board hits 'critical time of the year'

US: Appeals court rules that THC-O qualifies as hemp

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US (MN): Minneapolis and St. Paul fine-tuning cannabis industry regulations

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US (CA): Lawmakers approve bill to prevent ‘double taxation’ by local governments

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US (MO): Hemp leaders file suit to halt governor’s ban on hemp THC products