Heady Vermont’s Weekly Round Up State By State

 States 

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Alabama

⭐ Disabled Iraqi War vet imprisoned for medical cannabis possession granted parole

• Alabama regulators begin accepting hemp license applications

Arizona

• Support For Pot Legalization In Arizona Has Grown Significantly, Two New Polls Show
• A self-dealing gambit or an overdue change? Recreational pot ballot measure debated
• Gilbert will ban recreational pot sales if AZ voters approve Prop 207, with one exception

California

• San Francisco: Grants available for cannabis equity applicants and businesses
• California outdoor marijuana cultivators to designate products by growing region
• Cannabis Businesses Back Ballot Initiatives
• San Francisco Dispensary Employees Ratify Union Contract
• How the new California cannabis appellations law borrows from the wine industry
• California Cannabis Farmer Can’t Sue Sheriff for Destroying Crop
• California without CBD regulatory framework
• Sacramento, California, opens 10 retail cannabis permits for social equity
• Cannabis Cup: People’s Choice Edition Headed To Southern Cali

Colorado

• State Hemp Contract Paused Over Potential Conflict of Interest
• GUEST COLUMN: Follow Vermont’s lead, put a cap on pot potency
• Colorado marijuana sales eclipse $200 million (again) in August
• Colorado Adopts New Marijuana Waste Rules to Encourage Composting
• CO AG Phil Weiser Keynote Address: Symposium on the Economics and Law of Cannabis Markets

Connecticut

⭐ Connecticut Aligns State Hemp Program with Federal Rules

• Lamont Signs Hemp Law, Looks Ahead to Marijuana
• Fledgling Hemp Industry Primed To Grow
• Curaleaf Continues To Expand, Brands Dispensary Locations in Connecticut

Florida

• Curaleaf opens in Panama City: New marijuana dispensary is 33rd Florida location
• Jacksonville city councilman renews effort to allow civil citations for possession of small amounts of marijuana
• Looking for some weed? If at a Florida beach, perhaps just wait for the next wave to arrive
• Florida’s Insane Marijuana History

Illinois

• IL Hits New Milestone – $100 Million In Tax Revenue Collected Since Pot Sales Began
• Craft growers sue Illinois to release licenses
• CEO of Chicago-Based Cresco Labs Talks Legal Marijuana Industry Challenges
• ‘Delay Is Incredibly Costly:’ Lawsuits Pile Up In Fight For Illinois Cannabis Licenses

Indiana

• Indiana gubernatorial candidates agree on body cams, disagree on decrim

Kansas

• Forging a path with an ancient plant that once dotted the Kansas landscape

Kentucky

• The sun won’t set on Kentucky hemp
• What Do California and Kentucky Have in Common? It’s Cornbread Hemp

Louisiana

Maryland

• Maryland Lawmakers’ Agenda to Include Enhancing State’s Legal Cannabis Industry
• $50,000 to Establish Agricultural Processing Study in Western Maryland

Michigan 

• Michigan Governor Signs Marijuana Expungements Bill As Part Of Criminal Justice Package
• Gov signs bills extending the court-ordered receivership process to pot businesses

Minnesota

• Second Congressional District race delayed after death of Legal Marijuana Now candidate

Mississippi

• Mississippi Governor Signs Bill Allowing FDA-Approved Cannabis Medications As Legalization Vote Looms

Missouri

• Missouri Begins Testing Medical Marijuana, Expected To Hit Dispensary Shelves Soon
• Missouri Launches Medical Marijuana Sales At State’s First Dispensaries
• Missouri’s medical marijuana ambitions begin today
• What to expect from early days of Missouri cannabis as first stores open their doors

Montana

• Pot Legalization Initiative Faces Last-Minute Legal Challenge In State Supreme Court
• Montana’s Catholic bishops urge ‘no’ vote on legalizing recreational marijuana
• Montana Voters Poised To Legalize Marijuana, New Poll Shows

Nebraska

• Kate Bolz Speaks on Gambling Initiatives, Medical Marijuana
• Nebraskans Have Already Filed to Legalize Weed in 2022

Nevada

• Minorities for Medical Marijuana goes to Nevada
• Nevada dispensary association exec: ‘Cannabis industry is hugely important to our recovery’

New Jersey

• Another New Jersey Poll Shows Marijuana Legalization Passing By A Huge Margin
• New Jersey Legal Marijuana Advocates Release New Ads As Campaign Data Shows Opponents Vastly Outspent
• What Happens If New Jersey Legalizes Adult-Use Cannabis?

New Mexico

• New Mexico to Allow Out-of-State Medical Marijuana Patients
• Explosion at New Mexico cannabis plant critically injures 2

North Carolina

• Meet North Carolina’s First Female Hemp Farmer In 75 Years
• OPINION: Cannabis Prohibition is a Gateway to Arrests and Harmful to POC

Ohio

• Dissatisfaction with Ohio’s medical marijuana program is widespread
• Discrepancies in Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Prices Reflect Barriers for Patients

Oklahoma

• New OMMA Emergency Rules Now in Effect

Oregon

• Watch: Oregon Drug Decrim Campaign’s New TV Ads For Historic Ballot Measure

Pennsylvania

• MPP Publishes Pennsylvania Voter Guide
• How to Get a Medical Marijuana Card in Pennsylvania
• Lt. Gov discusses legalization efforts for recreational pot use in Pennsylvania
• Governor Points To PA’s Hemp Industry In Making Pitch For Legal Recreational Weed
• Pennsylvania Governor Again Calls On Lawmakers To Legalize Marijuana
• New medical marijuana dispensary opening in Wilkes-Barre

Rhode Island

• UFCW and Ocean State Cultivation Center agree to finalize union contract
• Warwick considering new rules to limit marijuana dispensaries
• UFCW, medical marijuana grower ink labor contract in Rhode Island

South Dakota

• Marijuana may soon become legal in South Dakota

Tennessee

• Tennessee Hemp Growers Get Another Year to Transition to Federal Program

Texas

• Analysis: If Texas Legalizes Cannabis, It Could Collect More Than Half A Billion A Year
• Is the City of Dallas Ready to Loosen Marijuana Possession Charges?
• Texas could limit housing options for homeless people with criminal records

Virginia

• VA Gov Signs Pot Reform Bill As State’s First Medical Dispensary Prepares To Open
• Richmond’s first licensed medical marijuana production facility set to open first dispensary

Washington

• Washington Social Equity Program Off to a Bumpy Start
• New coalition advocates for Washington’s cannabis companies
• City council votes to allow more marijuana shops in Everett

Washington, D.C.

• D.C. Pot Bill Would Encourage Formerly Incarcerated People To Work In Legal Industry

West Virginia

• W.Va. Selects Out-of-State Cannabis Growers
• West Virginia Licenses Mainly Out-of-State Firms for Medical Cannabis Cultivation

Wisconsin

• Transition to New Wisconsin State Hemp Plan Postponed; Current Pilot Program Extended