Licensing Blog

After the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (“AMCC”) issued its stay on its issuance of licenses at their July 12th, 2023, meeting, commission members worked diligently with the third-party evaluator, KPMG, to ensure all “potential inconsistencies in the tabulation of scoring data” were reviewed and corrected. Two (2) months later, the AMCC held a meeting on August 10th, 2023, to void …

Since the enactment of section 381.986(8)(a)2.b., Florida Statutes, there have been numerous issues surrounding its verbiage and the ability to carry out such provision in line with the Florida Legislature’s intent. Such issues and concerns were further validated through the Florida Department of Health, Office of Medical Marijuana Use’s (“OMMU” or “Department”) handling of the Pigford/BFL license application round as …

House Bill 611 was signed into law by the Republican Governor of New Hampshire, Chris Sununu, bringing hope to legalization reform in the Granite State in the very near future. Sponsored by Democratic representatives Suzanne Vail, Christina Seibert, and Wendy Thomas, this new law not only addresses modifications to the qualifying medical conditions under the state’s Therapeutic Cannabis Program (“TCP”), …

The Sunshine State has been at the forefront of headlines regarding its cannabis industry not only due to the advocacy (and push back) of legalizing adult-use marijuana in the state, but also as a result of the various legal changes affecting all those in the industry from Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers (“MMTCs”) to their qualified patients. Below we will breakdown …

On July 19th, the New York Cannabis Control Board (“Board”) held their meeting to discuss several important agenda items, including the expansion of New York’s adult-use market. Once the public comment period ends on July 31st, the Board will be busy as they will have until September to not only finalize all regulations adopted, but also approve applications and respective …

Senate Bill 3 that would legalize marijuana use for medical purposes in the Tar Heel State is likely dead for the 2023 General Assembly. Although SB 3 passed through the Senate with a strong bipartisan vote, it has stalled in the House since then, with it only being heard in committee in early June. As this was the Senate’s second …

On July 10th, 2023, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (“AMCC” or “Commission”) held a public meeting, where they not only addressed the misgivings highly publicized by denied applicants regarding their handling of the application process, but also how they intend to take the next steps forward in implementing the Alabama medical cannabis program, so qualified patients can access their medicine …

On July 1st, 2023, recreational use of marijuana became legal in the state of Maryland, making it the 20th state to have legalized marijuana within its borders. Under the Cannabis Reform Act (HB 556/ SB 516), the Maryland Cannabis Administration will begin to administer the licensing of all adult-use cannabis businesses. Licensees from the medical marijuana program had until July …

On June 6th, 2023, the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services released the much-anticipated application for an Adult-Use Cannabis Microbusiness License. For those who have been waiting to enter the Missouri cannabis market since the initial round of licenses in 2019–2020, now is the time to get a head start on each aspect of the application process as the …