NJ’s medical program is headed down a better path, with changes that were furthered in the Assembly on April 5th, and are likely to advance by this coming May. Internal rumblings speculate that Medical ATCs are expected to be released around Labor Day. The Synopsis of the Assembly Committee Substitute for Bill 3421 notes that … Read More
Few states rival New Jersey right now in terms of boisterous pre-legislative activity. The world is watching as NJ careful weighs the pros, cons, and neutral implications of regulations that have been executed in other regions. Bills, Bills, Bills We were waiting a bit for the latest bill from Assemblyman Reed Gusciora to be released, even … Read More
last updated 4/16 After the first round of permits were issued in Pennsylvania, we knew that round 2 was imminent. The latest info from the Department of Health gave the following information regarding expansion: Grow/Process A total of 13 additional grow/processor licenses will be issued The first license will be awarded to the highest overall … Read More
By unanimous vote, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission set final regulations for their adult-use program this month. Sales are supposed to begin this summer, with a proposed deadline of July 1st. For now, social lounges and home delivery are a no-go, but many programs have established a precedent of re-visiting these allowances once the program … Read More
For those in the know, New Jersey is the most sought after target in the cannabis industry as of mid-2017 and is poised to become the 2nd most valuable adult-use market in the world behind California. Residents overwhelmingly support legalization – 59% at last polling on 9/14/17 NJ itself has 9MM residents, and the … Read More
First Cultivation, then Dispensary, then Testing Labs, and finally.. Processing. Processing applications for Ohio’s medical marijuana program were released at 2:30pm today, 10/19/2017, and the race begins! Potential licensees have until no later than December 15th 2017 to submit a viable app. Generally speaking, hopeful applicants seem to fall into one of 3 categories, and … Read More
On April 19th, 2017 West Virginia legalized Medical Cannabis under Senate Bill 386. First, here’s a quick recap of where the program stands so far for those who may still be unfamiliar: Under the bill, the Bureau of Health created an advisory board to develop rules and implement the program. 6/29/17 – members of this … Read More
Those who are waiting to hear more about West Virginia’s program is coming along have been doing just that… still waiting. Originally it was expected that they would release applications sometime in Fall 2017 and that they would be due by the end of the year. But since the bill passed back in April 2017, … Read More
As of 9/7/2017, dispensary applications for the state of OH have not yet been released . We expect applications to be released within days of cultivation licensees being announced. Rumor has it that will be in mid-November. The time to secure your real estate and to jump-start your application is now. With a total of 60 … Read More
Update: 1/13/2018 With just days before Governor-elect Phil Murphy takes office, the marijuana legalization effort in New Jersey is in full swing. While Senator Scutari’s S-3195 officially expired at the end of 2017, the same language has been re-introduced in both houses of the legislature. Assembly Bill 1348 – introduced on 1/9 by Rep. Gusciora … Read More