Some Massachusetts Marijuana dispensaries turn to making hand sanitizer
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusetts March 25, 2020 0
At least 14 marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts have agreed to make hand sanitizer as part of efforts to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. The dispensaries, organized by the Commonwealth Dispensary Association (CDA) and in partnership with the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA), received approval from the Baker administration,... Read more
Alaska regulators use social media to introduce new rules in the age of coronavirus
AlaskaIndustrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics March 25, 2020 0
Agriculture officials in Alaska are trying to limit in-person trips to the Division of Agriculture, so they used a social media broadcast to lay out new rules for the state’s hemp program this week. Alaska’s Industrial Hemp Pilot Program, which will operate under the 2014 Farm Bill pilot program... Read more
Hours After Announcing He’d Close Dispensaries, Denver Mayor Hancock Backs Off
ColoradoMarijuana Industry News March 24, 2020 0
The people spoke — and lined up by the masses — and Mayor Michael Hancock listened. Just hours after issuing a citywide order for Denver residents to stay at home, which included a temporary shutdown of liquor stores and recreational marijuana dispensaries to limit the spread of coronavirus, Hancock... Read more
How Oregon coronavirus outbreak affects marijuana: Retailers can sell pot curbside for now
Marijuana Industry NewsOregon March 24, 2020 0
Licensed marijuana retailers can sell their pot curbside to promote social distancing and help stem the spread of the coronavirus. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has approved a temporary rule allowing the curbside delivery. The rule permits retailers to take orders and deliver marijuana to a customer who is... Read more
Coronavirus: Medical marijuana dispensaries are called essential in Mass., but recreational pot shops must close under governor’s order
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusetts March 24, 2020 0
Starting tomorrow, only licensed medical marijuana retailers are allowed to sell cannabis products in Massachusetts for the next few weeks during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Baker on Monday morning asked residents to stay at home as the respiratory illness continues to spread and ordered all non-essential businesses to close... Read more
Oklahoma’s Medical Marijuana Program-The Big Picture Part II
Marijuana Industry NewsOklahomaUncategorized March 24, 2020 0
by Sarah Lee Gossett Parrish, Cannabis Lawyer My first article, OKLAHOMA’S MEDICAL MARIJUANA SYSTEM—THE BIG PICTURE PART I, discussed the inception of Oklahoma’s medical program up through the first major piece of legislation to further regulate it, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, nicknamed the Unity Bill (“UNITY”),... Read more
