Heady Vermont’s Weekly State By State Round-Up

New England

Maine

• Windham passes pot ordinances after year of debate

Massachusetts

• As Pot Shops Reopen, How To Ensure Equity
• Pure Oasis, Boston’s First Dispensary, Reopens
• Recreational dispensaries offer curbside pickup
• Delivery Apps Opening For Econ Empowerment/Scl Equity Participants
• Many look to cannabis to cope with coronavirus anxiety. 

New Jersey

• Cannabis Banking Issues Hindering Industry
• 2 new dispensaries prepare to open
• NJ CAN 2020 Aims to Advance Social Justice Conversation

New York

• State-level coronavirus relief program blocks dispensaries from eligibility
• Gov. Cuomo Says He’ll Work To Pass Cannabis Legalization
• Lawmakers Call for Cannabis Reform to Boost Economy

 

Rest of USA

 Arizona

• State has good reason to be wary of Big Cannabis

Arkansas

• Recreational backers set 2022 goal
• MMJ industry sees record sales

California

• Ineligible for Federal Relief, Legal Cannabiz Hit Hard by Pandemic

• State Bar issued opinion saying that lawyers can advise cannabis clients.
• Committee approved legislation on enforcement against illegal operations.

Colorado

• CBD Product Manufacturers May Sell Into State-Licensed Dispensaries
• Five Ways Cannabis Can Help Fire Up Colorado’s Economy
• Committee memo on canna-tax revenue available to other programs

Florida

• State has 15598 legal cannabis industry jobs
• How Vertical Integration Is Ruining MMJ

Illinois

• MMJ patient describes the strains of supply shortages
• Man allegedly caught with cannabis on I-94
• Restorative Justice Grants Funded By Legal Cannabis Sales

Iowa

• Motorist charged for cannabis near Doon

Kentucky

Louisiana

• Bill approved allowing docs to recommend MMJ for any condition they see fit
• Pros and Cons of Cannabis Policy Proposals

Maryland

• Only 10% of MMJ investors are minorities

Michigan 

• Lansing pot businesses and felons catch a financial break
• Cannabis Companies Back Charities To Free Cannabis Prisoners
• Cannabis Companies Expand Despite — And Because Of — Coronavirus

Montana

• MMJ patients will soon be “untethered” from providers

Nevada

• MedMen exec alleges manager pressured him into illegal contribution to Gov

New Mexico

• If lawmakers had listened to gov, state wouldn’t have had to cut programs

North Carolina

Ohio

• E-signature rule for ballot campaigns stayed
• Crime labs able to differentiate hemp from cannabis

Oklahoma

• Gov Rejects Bill to Amend State’s MMJ Program
• Gov Reduces Possession Penalties
• Lawmakers decline to override Govr’s MMJ veto

Oregon

• Cannabis sales have skyrocketed during the coronavirus outbreak

Pennsylvania

• Police seized 10-pound pot shipment, discover ‘elaborate cannabis lab’

• Lawmakers Say Legalization ‘Inevitable’ Post-Pandemic

Texas

• Regs facing likely lawsuit over proposed ban on smokable hemp

Utah

• MMJ dispensary opens drive-thru to help high-risk patients

Virginia

• ‘NoWeedArlington.org’ is a Joint Campaign With a Blunt Message

West Virginia

• MMJ looking at Spring 2021 start date