New York’s Cannabis Retail Dispensary Regulations, Part 1: Dispensary Operations By Matthew Schwartz, Attorney at Harris Bricken As we previously summarized, on Friday, October 28, 2022, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) released its “Guidance for Adult-Use Dispensaries” (the Regulations).… Read more
Voters in South Dakota appeared to reject Initiated Measure 27, a bill that would’ve legalized the possession, use and distribution of recreational marijuana by people 21 years or older. With 75% of precincts counted, 54% of voters rejected recreational marijuana. The Associated Press had not called the race as... Read more
Ten years ago this month, Colorado voters did something that had never been done before in the world: They legalized the use and sale of marijuana at the state level. Technically, voters in Washington state passed a legalization measure on the same day, Nov. 6, 2012, but Colorado can... Read more
Maryland voters are deciding whether to legalize recreational marijuana in a constitutional amendment Tuesday. Lawmakers already approved legislation this year to take steps to implement recreational marijuana with voter approval, but the General Assembly left matters of licensing and taxes for lawmakers to decide next year. The constitutional amendment... Read more
On Tuesday, November 8, Missouri voters will get to decide if marijuana should be legal for anyone 21 and older. The Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) doesn’t have a stance on whether Amendment 3 on the November ballot passes or fails but would be required to put... Read more
Marijuana is on Missouri’s midterm ballot, and some of our readers are wondering what the legalization of recreational marijuana would mean for medical marijuana patients. Medical marijuana was legalized in Missouri in 2018 by nearly two-thirds of voters. The program was backed by the same groups that are pushing... Read more
Voters in five states, including four that are among the most conservative in the country, are deciding on whether to legalize recreational marijuana this election. If passed in each state, Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota would join 19 other states and the District of Columbia where... Read more
It was not shocking that people listening to musicians covering Grateful Dead and Phish songs in October at a dive bar here would be interested in trying a new drink containing delta-9 THC, the primary psychoactive ingredient in weed. What was unusual was seeing a bar owner — in... Read more
A California cannabis company is being sued by two local consumers for allegedly lying about the potency of its products. Jasper Centeno of Long Beach and Blake Wilson of Fresno filed a lawsuit in state court last week accusing DreamFields Brands of false advertising, intentional misrepresentation and unjust enrichment, among other... Read more
