Ground Game Texas Delivers 30,000 Signatures to Austin City Hall to Secure Ballot Initiative that would Decriminalize Marijuana and Ban “No Knock” Police Warrants

TEXAS: On Wednesday, December 1, 2021, the voter engagement and mobilization organization Ground Game Texas will hold a media event at Austin City Hall to announce the success of their campaign to secure a citywide ballot initiative. The initiative, known as the “Austin Freedom Act of 2021,” would amend the Austin City Code to decriminalize Read the full article...
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OLCC Reviews Lifting of License Application Pause

Settlements with marijuana licensees approved OREGON:  At its regularly scheduled meeting on November 18, 2021, OLCC Commissioners were updated on the agency’s plans to accept new recreational marijuana license applications. The Commission also approved several stipulated settlement agreements for violations by recreational marijuana licensees. In June of 2018, the OLCC paused accepting recreational marijuana license Read the full article...
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Green Wednesday Expected to Bring in $90M in Cannabis Sales

The Wednesday before Thanksgiving has been named Green Wednesday due to its historically high cannabis sales, and this year it could be the second-highest sales day of the year COLORADO: Business intelligence from Akerna, a leading enterprise software company and the developer of the most comprehensive technology infrastructure, ecosystem, and compliance engine powering the global Read the full article...
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Pamela West: For The Love of Hemp

Pamela West: The Marijuana Channel One Interview Pamela West is a Canadian medical marijuana patient, artist and activist living and working in the legal cannabis industry in British Columbia. Currently employed as a hash maker, Ms. West is passionate about all things hemp, especially hemp food and hemp fashions. Regular visitors to Marijuana Channel One Read the full article...
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Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program Product Recall Update

Product Recall Update OHIO:  On October 13, 2021, the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program (MMCP) issued a mandatory product recall on manufactured products sold to dispensaries by processor Certified Cultivators, LLC because the products did not receive the full battery of required testing prior to being sold at dispensaries. These products have been retested and Read the full article...
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Ahead of Tomorrow’s D.C. Council Hearing on Recreational Marijuana Commercialization, Congresswoman Norton Says She is Closer Than Ever to Getting Rider Removed from D.C. Appropriations Bill

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:  Ahead of the Council of the District of Columbia’s hearing tomorrow on legislation to commercialize recreational marijuana, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said she is closer than ever to removing the rider from the D.C. Appropriations bill that prohibits the District from spending local funds on commercialization of recreational marijuana. Norton was Read the full article...
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Representative Nancy Mace Introduces The States Reform Act

 Mace’s bill keeps Americans and their children safe while providing the framework for each state’s unique cannabis laws DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) released the following statement on The States Reform Act, filed today in the U.S. House: “Today, only 3 states lack some form of legal cannabis. My home state of South Read the full article...
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Senators Warren, Markey, and Merkley Urge Biden to Issue Blanket Cannabis Pardons

Call on Biden to Fulfill His Campaign Promises to Reverse America’s Broken Cannabis Policies DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) sent a letter urging President Joseph R. Biden to use his executive authority to pardon all individuals convicted of federal non-violent cannabis offenses. America’s Read the full article...
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OLCC Notice of Public Hearing

2021 Marijuana Bill and Technical Package 10:00 AM December 20, 2021 Location: Virtual Presiding Officer: Madeline Kane Phone: 503-872-5081 Email: olcc.rulemaking@oregon.gov Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, including Statement of Need and Fiscal Impact Legislation that passed during the 2021 Regular Legislative Session requires OLCC to amend and adopt rule language, correct technical errors in the rules, Read the full article...
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WSLCB Issues How to Prepare for Success in CCRS: A “Quickstart” Guide for Licensees

WASHINGTON: With the transition to CCRS in December quickly approaching, the LCB has compiled a document for licensees to reference with some reminders and initial steps for getting started with CCRS. The document, How to Prepare for Success in CCRS: A Quickstart Guide for Licensees, is accessible, along with other CCRS documentation, on the CCRS Resources Read the full article...
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“Cultivating Crime, The Dark Side of Legal Marijuana” Attorney/Author Anne van Leynseele: The Marijuana Channel One Interview

  Attorney Anne van Leynseele, founder of NWMJLaw and one of Washington State first attorney’s to specialize in business law for legal cannabis entities, has written a tell-all book that exposes the sordid underbelly, and lingering criminality of the emerging legal cannabis industry. “Cultivating Crime, The Dark Side of Legal Marijuana” is a cautionary tale Read the full article...
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"Cultivating Crime" Author Anne van Leynseele: The Marijuana Channel One...

Attorney Anne van Leynseele, founder of NWMJLaw and one of Washington State first attorney's to specialize in business law for legal cannabis entities, has written a tell-all book that exposes the sordid underbelly, and lingering criminality of the emerging legal cannabis industry. "Cultivating Crime, The Dark Side of Legal Cannabis" is a cautionary tale -- detailing with a lawyer's granularity the shadowy business practices and of the cannabis grey market -- where all-cash deals are written on a napkin and sealed with a handshake -- and the greed, corruption and incompetence that challenged the migration from illicit business to a regulated, legal marketplace. A must-read for anyone involved in Washington's legal cannabis scene, who'll recognize many of the figures and archetypes referenced in the book, Cultivating Crime is a real-life drama that reads like a crime novel, tracing the attorneys personal and professional journey as she made her way from the entertainment industry, to the healthcare industry, to becoming one of the first "cannabis attorneys" to set up practice, working with state regulators and cannabis licensees to help create Washington's 1-502 legal cannabis regulatory system. Aside from the local politics and personal improprieties detailed here, the book is chock-full of business lessons that are relevant to both cannabis and non-cannabis entrepreneurs, especially those who are considering partnerships. Watch this Marijuana Channel One Exclusive interview, as Anne gives a first-hand account of her personal and professional challenges, battling the Old Boys Club mentality of the legal establishment, and dealing with a professional partnership gone wrong.

The Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission Resumes Processing of New Marijuana Retailer, Wholesaler, and Processor License Applications

OREGON: In 2018, the OLCC released an informational bulletin announcing a “pause” on processing new license applications in order to focus on existing licensees and applicants who had already submitted applications. Since that time, the OLCC has made significant changes to streamline licensing and renewal processes that generally accelerates the licensing process. With these changes Read the full article...
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New York Cannabis Control Board Approves Regulations for Cannabinoid Hemp Program

Regulations Establish Standards for Manufacturing, Laboratory Testing, and Packaging and Labeling to Provide Industry Clarity and Protect Health and Safety of New Yorkers The Office of Cannabis Management will Provide Six Month Window for Licensees to Come into Compliance with Certain Regulatory Requirements NEW YORK:  The New York State Cannabis Control Board approved regulations presented Read the full article...
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Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board CCRS Timeline, Milestones and Updates

CCRS Timeline, Milestones and Updates CCRS testing and development has been well underway since our initial communications about the project. The CCRS team has developed some major milestones and goals for CCRS before, during and after launch. With about a month to go before CCRS deployment, please review some of the expectations and upcoming deadlines Read the full article...
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Tilray’s Sweetwater Brand Enters Spirits Category Through New Ready-To-Drink Cocktail Now Available in the United States

SweetWater and RIFF Cannabis, a Leading Tilray Cannabis Brand, Launch the Ultimate Joint Effort with Sweetwater RIFF, New Vodka Cocktail in a Can CANADA & GEORGIA:  Tilray today announced that two of its leading brands, SweetWater Brewing Company and RIFF Cannabis, have collaborated for the exclusive U.S. launch of SweetWater RIFF — SweetWater’s first ready-to-drink cocktail Read the full article...
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Ohio Board of Pharmacy Begins Accepting Provisional Dispensary License Applications

OHIO: The Board of Pharmacy is now accepting applications for provisional medical marijuana dispensary licenses. The Application Period will close at 2:00 p.m. on November 18, 2021. The link to the online application has been added to “DISPENSARY APPLICATIONS – RFA II” at https://www.medicalmarijuana.ohio.gov/dispensaries along with the already available 2021 Request for Applications and Dispensary Read the full article...
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Ohio Board of Pharmacy Publishes Second Round Question & Answer Responses

OHIO:   The Board of Pharmacy has posted the Second Round Question and Answer Responses. The responses may now be found under the heading DISPENSARY APPLICATIONS – RFA II at www.medicalmarijuana.ohio.gov/dispensaries.  The application process will formally open on November 4, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. and close on November 18, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.
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CA State Fair First-ever Cannabis Competition Now Open For Submissions

Award Entries Accepted Through March 30, 2022 CALIFORNIA:  The first-ever CA State Fair Cannabis Awards is now open for submissions. This state-sanctioned competition is open to all licensed cannabis cultivators and will celebrate the 2021/2022 harvest of the California-grown, cannabis flower. Cannabis is joining the official California State Fair roster of coveted competitions including wine, Read the full article...
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