Author: Marijuana Moment

[ad_1] “The state government cannot simultaneously authorize the legal sale of a product or service, while forbidding the truthful advertising of said product.” By Steve Wilson, The Center Square A Mississippi medical marijuana dispensary owner is suing the state over its prohibition on advertising for his business and others like it. Clarence Cocroft, the owner of Tru Source Medical Cannabis in Olive Branch, filed the lawsuit on Tuesday with the help of the nonprofit Institute for Justice in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. Cocroft’s complaint says state law and regulations approved by the Mississippi Board…

[ad_1] “The recent resolution of several court cases including rulings by the court of appeals has enabled us, the commission, to move forward with today’s actions.” By Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission unanimously granted provisional licenses to four more companies to produce low-THC oil to help Georgians with a list of severe ailments. The licenses will go to Fine Fettle GA, TheraTrue, Nature’s GA and Treevana Wellness. The companies will have access to Class 2 licenses, allowing them to grow cannabis in 50,000 square feet of indoor facilities only for producing low-THC oil. The…

[ad_1] “The commission should be barred from using the scores, as the scoring system appears designed to award licenses [to] applicants who just simply cannot cultivate cannabis in 60 days, as the statute mandates.” By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector A cannabis firm denied an Alabama medical marijuana license asked the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals to prevent a state commission from using prior results to award licenses. Specialty Medical Products, a Wetumpka-based medical cannabis firm that was denied a license for an integrated facility, alleged in a motion filed on October 27 that the criteria used by evaluators are still…

[ad_1] A report the Medical Marijuana Authority commissioned last year found Oklahoma has 32 times more regulated marijuana than necessary to meet patient demand. By Carmen Forman, Oklahoma Voice Lawmakers extended a moratorium on new medical marijuana business licenses for two more years as the state tries to get a handle on the exploding industry. A new state law extends a two-year pause on granting new cannabis licenses for dispensaries, growers and processors into a four-year moratorium. The pause does not affect the state’s 339,938 medical marijuana patients and other license holders. The moratorium that was initially scheduled to end…

[ad_1] “There exists one reason and one reason only that Plaintiffs seek to open different marijuana industry locations under the same license—they want to make money.” By Blair Miller, Daily Montanan A district court judge last week granted a 60-day preliminary injunction blocking the State of Montana from assessing and collecting increased fees from businesses that operate multiple marijuana dispensaries across the state—changes passed by the legislature this year in the final days of the session. The state and attorneys for three Montana marijuana businesses last Tuesday agreed to ask Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Mike Menahan to…

[ad_1] “We’d simply like to see transparency and accountability from our elected officials, and for them to do what they said they would do.” By Marc Fitch, Inside Investigator The following article was originally published on Inside Investigator. A task force to study whether individuals who grow their own cannabis at home should be allowed to sell their product at cannabis events has yet to be formed despite the statute requiring the task force to submit a report in January of 2024. The Task Force to Study Impact of Authorized Cannabis Sales and Retail Events Organized for Such Sales was part of…

[ad_1] The rule would have barred the use of “non-cannabis terpenes”—natural and synthetic aromatic chemicals used to flavor products—in all cannabis products except tinctures By John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota lawmakers swatted back an attempt to ban flavoring in marijuana edibles and vape products on Tuesday in Pierre. They also shot down a rule that would have forced cannabis manufacturers to test the rolling papers used to make pre-rolls—also known as joints—in addition to testing the pot inside them. The rules were part of a 31-page set of proposed adjustments to South Dakota’s medical marijuana program considered by…

[ad_1] “It seems like they want to outright prohibit any hemp products while they allow the marijuana-producing companies to produce products that are exactly the same.” By James Brooks, Alaska Beacon A coalition of hemp growers and manufacturers has sued the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), claiming that new limits on intoxicating hemp products are unconstitutional. The lawsuit, by the Alaska Industrial Hemp Association and four businesses, was filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Anchorage. Attorney Christopher Hoke, representing the plaintiffs, said the rules mean that virtually every hemp-derived product made in the state and for sale here—drinks,…

[ad_1] “Five Shangri-La employees will be reinstated and the company will pay more than $145,000 in backpay, front pay, interest and compensation for direct or foreseeable financial harm to 10 employees.” By Joe Mueller, The Center Square A Missouri cannabis dispensary settled a dispute to resolve 15 charges of unfair labor practices, according to the National Labor Relations Board. Point Management, doing business as Shangri-La in Columbia, agreed to a settlement with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 655 based in St. Louis. The dispute was scheduled to go to trial in late October. The company filed a…

[ad_1] “We owe it to the taxpayers, the Hoosiers here in Indiana, to thoroughly study this.” By Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle Could Indiana be moving towards less stringent marijuana laws, or even total cannabis legalization? State lawmakers floated those questions Wednesday during a six-hour meeting at the Statehouse. The Interim Study Committee on Commerce and Economic Development is examining “the legalization of adult-use cannabis in Indiana as it relates to workforce impacts and teen use.” Although not specifically tasked with doing so, the committee further entertained testimony around the possibility of decriminalizing simple marijuana possession, and discussed potential health…

[ad_1] “Dispensaries are just so much easier to stand up, and they’re easier to get funding for because they can start making revenue on day one.” By Alex Nitkin, Illinois Answers Project A gentle hum of movement filled a cannabis packing room on a recent Friday morning as hundreds of pounds of marijuana were prepared for market at Helios Labs manufacturing warehouse in west suburban Broadview. Nearly two-dozen technicians sat at their stations, pre-rolling joints and slapping labels onto boxes. The next room over, a pair of workers measured out THC oil to drip into vape cartridges. They faced an…

[ad_1] “Is there any circumstance that you can think of that would allow the commission to claw back the award—let me ask, questions of fraud?” By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) Tuesday asked a Montgomery circuit court to dismiss a lawsuit from Chicago-based firm Verano Holdings. Verano, which has an Alabama chapter, sued the commission in August, alleging the AMCC cannot revoke licenses and that its exercise of power “both exceeds and conflicts with the authority provided to it by the Alabama Legislature.” The firm received an integrated facility in the first round of awards…