Ohio RFA II Drawing Results Now Available

OHIO: The drawings for provisional dispensary licenses (PDLs) were held on Thursday, January 27, 2022. The results of the drawings are available on the dispensary page of the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program (OMMCP) website and can be accessed directly using this link: www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/RFA2drawing. The Board will not be able to announce which applicants are Read the full article...
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Ohio Board of Pharmacy Publishes Patient and Caregiver Numbers for December 2021

OHIO:  The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy published updated patient & caregiver numbers for December 2021. These numbers include: 406,511 Recommendations 237,613 Registered patients 15,759 Patients with Veteran Status 17,321 Patients with Indigent Status 984 Patients with a Terminal Diagnosis 130,641 Patients with both an active registration and an active recommendation 215,410 Unique patients Read the full article...
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OMMCP Statement Regarding the RFA II Dispensary Drawings

OHIO: The Ohio Lottery Commission is conducting drawings for dispensary applications for RFA II. Following the drawings, applications must be evaluated to ensure compliance with Chapter 3796 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder, compliance with the relevant request for applications, and all license limitations. The ranked order lists shall be used to Read the full article...
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California Dept of Cannabis Control Orders Recall of Packaged Cannabis Flower Due to Mold Contamination

CALIFORNIA:   California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) has ordered a mandatory recall after identifying a batch of packaged cannabis flower contaminated with Aspergillus niger. Consumers who purchased Claybourne Co. flower are urged to check their packaging for the UID and batch numbers listed below and dispose of the flower if affected. To date, no illnesses have Read the full article...
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Curved Papers’ “Bodega Bars” series launches Tuesday, 1/25 with Solo Jones!

NEW YORK: Rolling paper innovators Curved Papers presents Bodega Bars, a collaborative project with the New York City metro hip hop and bodega communities. The series will create 12 new music video assets with 12 different artists, shot completely at their local bodega, corner store, or smoke shop. Forever in NYC, Hip Hop and the Read the full article...
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CDFW To Hold Technical Workshop For Cannabis Cultivators In Sonoma County

One-on-One Support Offered for a Variety of Cannabis-related Projects CALIFORNIA: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is holding a cannabis technical assistance workshop on February 9 in Sonoma County. This pop-up technical workshop is ideal for new and legacy farmers as well as cannabis consultants. CDFW’s cannabis permitting, engineering and grant staff will Read the full article...
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Dama Financial to Acquire GrowFlow

CALIFORNIA:  Dama Financial, the nation’s largest provider of access to banking and payment solutions for the cannabis industry, has entered into an agreement to acquire GrowFlow Corp., whose business management and compliance tools have processed more than $3.3 billion for cannabis retailers, cultivators, processors, and distributors. Dama Financial has entered an agreement to acquire GrowFlow, creating Read the full article...
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New Rules for Oregon’s Hemp & Marijuana Industries

New rules regulating Oregon’s hemp and licensed marijuana industries took effect January 1st. Since the start of the new year the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission has fielded a lot of questions about what those rules mean, and what OLCC marijuana licensees and Oregon Department of Agriculture registered hemp growers and handlers need to do Read the full article...
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Austin City Council Adds Ground Game Texas Ballot Measure to Decriminalize Marijuana and Ban No-Knock Warrants to May 7th Ballot

Voters in Austin will cast vote to end enforcement of marijuana possession and ban dangerous “no knock” police warrants TEXAS: On Tuesday, January 18th, 2022, the Austin City Council voted to add the Austin Freedom Act—a ballot measure authored by Ground Game Texas to decriminalize low-level marijuana offenses and ban dangerous ‘no-knock’ police warrants—to the May 7, 2022 Read the full article...
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Hemp, Inc. Announces Launch of CBDA and CBGA Products in Response to New Covid Study Findings

NEVADA:  From old-fashioned to new-fashioned, hemp has done it again and Hemp, Inc. is right on the forefront. The Company announced it will be launching a CBDA and CBGA line of water, tinctures, gummies, capsules, and edibles, as its primary cannabinoids. With 14 years under its belt and counting, the Company has been a consistent Read the full article...
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New Jersey Cannabis Business Application Acceptance Off To A Strong Start

NEW JERSEY:  Almost 500 individuals and entities established accounts in the first four hours after the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission started accepting recreational cannabis license applications. The CRC opened up for applications for recreational cannabis cultivators, manufacturers and testing labs on Wednesday morning at 9 a.m.  By 1 p.m. the application platform was averaging Read the full article...
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Oregon State Research Shows Hemp Compounds Prevent Coronavirus from Entering Human Cells

OREGON: Hemp compounds identified by Oregon State University research via a chemical screening technique invented at OSU show the ability to prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells. Findings of the study led by Richard van Breemen, a researcher with Oregon State’s Global Hemp Innovation Center, College of Pharmacy and Linus Pauling Institute, Read the full article...
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Connecticut State Plan For Hemp Production Approved By United States Department of Agriculture

CONNECTICUT: Agriculture Commissioner Bryan P. Hurlburt announced that the Connecticut Department of Agriculture (CT DoAg) has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the Connecticut State Plan for Hemp Production. The approved plan supports the Connecticut hemp law and governs registration, production, and compliance for hemp cultivation beginning in 2022.  “USDA’s approval Read the full article...
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Where We Stand With Social Equity Programs in Cannabis & CBD Today

By Andrei McQuillan, VP of Sales and Marketing for EcoGen Biosciences The cannabis, hemp, and CBD industries have all made a massive global impact and changed countless lives. However, some communities in the United States are still left behind. Since cannabis has such a long and complicated history with minority groups in America, it’s no Read the full article...
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City of Austin Certifies Ground Game Texas’s Ballot Initiative to Decriminalize Marijuana and Ban No-Knock Warrants

TEXAS: Voter engagement and mobilization organization, Ground Game Texas, announced that the City of Austin has certified the Austin Freedom Act of 2021, a ballot initiative launched by the organization to decriminalize marijuana and ban ‘no knock’ warrants by police. The full text of the city’s certification can be found here.  The Austin Freedom Act of 2021 would Read the full article...
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Emerald Acquires MJBiz, A Leading B2B Event & Content Platform For The Cannabis Industry

NEW YORK:  Emerald Holding, Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of MJBiz, the leading event producer and content platform serving the wide range of companies operating in the large and rapidly growing cannabis industry. The addition of MJBiz further accelerates Emerald’s strategy of delivering 365-day customer engagement while also enhancing its portfolio optimization Read the full article...
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Colorado Governor Polis Grants Clemency, Including Marijuana Pardons

COLORADO:  Governor Jared Polis announced that he has granted three commutations, fifteen individual pardons, and signed an Executive Order granting 1,351 pardons for convictions of possession of two ounces or less of marijuana. Governor Polis signed House Bill 2021-1090 on May 20, 2021, increasing the amount of marijuana that adults 21 and older in Colorado Read the full article...
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