Heady Vermont’s Weekly State By State Update

 Alabama

• Senator will reintroduce MMJ legalization bill

 Alaska

• Alaska Rescinds Cannabis Rule Meant to Limit Coronavirus Spread

 Arizona

• Court Rules Cannabis Initiative Can’t Collect Signatures Online

 Arkansas

• MMJ sales surpass $75M
• 40% of first-year MMJ sales occurred after March 1

 California

• SLO County basically bans hemp cultivation
• Bill to regulate hemp extracts in food is delayed
• Cannabis is an essential, but unsupported, business
• Going With the Flows
• Non-Profit, California Sun-Grown MMJ For The People
• Cannabis mark-up rate will remain the same through the end of the year

 Colorado

• Gov Jokes He’ll Use Hypnosis To Convince Ohio Gov To Legalize
• Office of State Planning and Budgeting projected a drop in cannabis tax revenue

 Florida

• Supreme Court Justices Order More Briefs In MMJ Fight
• Did Florida Knowingly Break The Law Regulating MMJ
• Legalization 2020: The Most Profitable Surprise This Year

 Illinois

• Hemp farmers prepare for round two

 Indiana

• 600 industrial hemp sites expected

 Iowa

• Prosecutor accidentally makes case for legalization

 Kentucky

 Louisiana

• Lawmakers debate MMJ costs

 Maryland

• MMJ sales, patient counts hold steady
• Gov. spite-vetoed bill that would’ve shielded 200,000 cannabis convictions
• MMJ Access on School Grounds Becomes Law Absent Gov’s Signature

 Michigan 

• Ex-convict’s new pot brand supports felons
• Cannabis sales skyrocket during pandemic
• People of color still targeted for cannabis in traffic stops despite legalization
• Cannabis Regulatory Agency

 Minnesota

• House OKd ag bill classifying hemp licensee/applicant data as private

 Missouri

• Rejected Dispensary Provides Meals
• Denied MMJ biz applicants urge state to remove license limits

 Montana

• Legalization Campaign Launches Signature Drive
• Hileman: “I will work to legalize recreational marijuana”
• Deadline for hemp cultivation license applications extended to June 1

 Nebraska – Winnebago Tribe

• Winnebago Tribe Hemp Plan

 Nevada

• Dispensaries Allowed to Open Stores Earlier Than Expected

 New Mexico

• Congressional candidates spoke about their support for legalization
• Santa Fe New Mexican ed board wants legalization to raise revenue

 Oklahoma

• MMJ industry sees record sales in April
• Bill could make state first to implement cannabis breathalyzers

 Oregon

• Hemp Company Sues Two Sheriffs’ Offices Over Crop Raid
• Petition to Expand Cananbis Home Delivery Purchase Limits

 Pennsylvania

• Impact of COVID-19 on MMJ Program
• Pittsburg considers backing hemp processing business

 South Dakota – Rosebud Sioux Tribe

• Rosebud Sioux Tribe Hemp Plan

 Texas

• Proposed rules for consumable hemp products
• El Paso cite-and-release program to take effect Sept. 1

 Utah

• MMJ pharmacies prep for drive-thru & home delivery

 Virginia

• Lawmakers Vote To End Cannabis Testing Of City Workers

 Washington

• Rules for underage MMJ patients

 Washington, D.C.

• America’s MMJMarkets: Washington, DC

 West Virginia

• Regulators are continuing to review MMJ license applications

 Wisconsin

• Good Hemp Partners With Green Bay Seven-Up Bottling
• Demystifying hemp: The past, present and future in Wisconsin
• Congressional candidates stand on cannabis