If you need a quick scan of what’s been happening state by state over the past week we currently recommend this overview of stories and updates.
States
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
- Weed is deemed ‘essential,’ but many pot businesses on the brink of failure
- Dispensaries a rare bright spot in a dark economy
- Denver Women of Cannabis
- Hemp grower sues sheriff, alleges illegal destruction of plants
- For Many Bay Area Residents, Cannabis is an Essential Medicine
- Kern County facing a lawsuit from a hemp grower alleging plants were destroyed
Colorado
- Dispensary Chain Acquired First Delivery License Amid Coronavirus
- How lobbyists and panicked Denverites kept dispensaries open
- Coronavirus fuels industry’s push for online sales, delivery
- Amendment 64 Co-Author Reflects on Wins, Losses
- Denver Police Report Rise in Dispensary Burglaries
- Denver mayor’s decision to reverse closure of recreational biz
- Gov: Congress should include cannabiz in coronavirus relief legislation
Delaware
Florida
- Cannabidiol & Hemp Oil Updates
- Can cannabis save Florida’s waterways?
- Hemp licenses go online soon
- Senate uses new law to argue against recreational pot proposal
- Hemp growing program to get federal approval
- Supreme Court will hear cannabis-related oral arguments via Zoom
Georgia
Guam
Illinois
- First-year hemp production totals
- Your Guide to Every Recreational Weed Dispensary in Chicago
- Cresco Labs Taking Workers Displaced by Coronavirus for Dispensaries
- Recreational is legal, but condo associations can restrict smoking inside
Iowa
- Industrial hemp production program starting this fall at Muscatine College
- As hemp rules approved, supply driving down prices
Kentucky
Maryland
Michigan
- Michigan Cuts Off Caregiver-Grown Cannabis In Rec Market
- Where recreational lounges, retail stores, could open in Kalamazoo
- Weed Up, Hoes Down in Whitmer’s Michigan
Missouri
- Activists Officially End Legalization Campaign Due To Coronavirus
- Coronavirus thwarts legalization, but MMJ remains on track
- COVID-19 Just Smoked Petition to Put Rec on 2020 Ballot
- COVID-19 delays MMJ, but for how long?
Montana
Nevada – The Elko Band of Te-Moak
New Mexico
North Dakota
North Dakota – Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
Ohio
- MMJ cleared for temporary curbside pickup
- Ohio relaxes restrictions on MMJ purchases
- Regulators investigating private MMJ clubs
- CBD businesses deemed non-essential during pandemic
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- Legalization of Adult-use Marijuana: It’s Time to Have the Conversation
- Rep. Wheatley’s bill could boost economy following pandemic turmoil
- Recreational legalization bills awaiting action in legislature
- How MMJ program is proving itself essential
- How to get an MMJ card
- Judge Backs Doctor In MMJ Case
- MMJ: What it is, how to get it, public perception
- ‘Hundreds’ of MMJ jobs going unfilled despite high unemployment
- Erie MMJ Clinic saying thank you to frontline workers
- Sensi publisher covers cannabis culture in Pittsburgh
- MMJ biz will continue to be considered essential
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
- Where gubernatorial candidates stand on legalization
- CEO of High Times is running for a seat in House of Reps
Virginia
- Virginia just decriminalized cannabis
- New Laws on LGBT Protections, Guns and Weed Reflect Shift in Power
- Legalization Is Likely Years Away
- Gov Urges MMJ Expansion As Amendment To Recently Approved Bill
Washington
- Legalize home delivery – another lesson of COVID-19
- Court ruled Yakima County can ban cannabiz in unincorporated areas
Washington, D.C.
West Virginia
Source: https://headyvermont.com/
