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WASHINGTON: As cannabis legalization gains great popular acceptance and new adult-use states open up, demand for reliable news and information about the plant, its many products and usages is surging.  Since 2013, MJNews has been “The Voice of Legal Cannabis,” meeting the needs of working professionals in legal cannabis by providing the reliable business intelligence, Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SRPGvR

By Veronica Castillo A brand centered around culture, collaborating with cultivators on both coasts, rising up through the city of brotherly love (Philadelphia, PA); Hella Black Hella Loud is on a mission to help right, some of the wrongs as it relates to minorities in America and the war against them in the name of Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SRNTQV

By Veronica Castillo From a cannabis related arrest and conviction at the age of 17, to college graduate, to cannabis business owner, Devin Alexander, the founder of Rolling Releaf shares his journey into the cannabis industry.  Rolling Releaf is a social equity certified cannabis delivery operator currently going through the licensing process in Massachusetts. I Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SRNSl5

CALIFORNIA: The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) today rolled out a data visualization tool that will help consumers see where they can purchase safe and legal cannabis products from licensed retailers, inform business owners about which cities and counties license cannabis businesses, and support ongoing conversations about access to California’s safe and legal market. The Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SR7GDm

RHODE ISLAND: Governor Dan McKee today signed into law the Rhode Island Cannabis Act, legalizing and safely regulating recreational adult-use cannabis in the state. The Act includes automatic expungement of prior civil or criminal marijuana possession charges, a key provision in the Governor’s original cannabis proposal to the General Assembly.  Governor McKee was joined for Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SR6TTT

CALIFORNIA: MedMen Enterprises Inc., a premier cannabis retailer with operations across the United States, announced the Company has received a summary judgment in its favor on all counts in a lawsuit against Arizona-based Whitestar Solutions, LLC. In March 2020, litigation was filed by Whitestar against MedMen in the Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County, related Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SQzcQ2

OHIO: The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy published updated patient & caregiver numbers for April 2022.  These numbers include: 487,571 Recommendations 271,029 Registered patients 17,319 Patients with Veteran Status 18,850 Patients with Indigent Status 1,077 Patients with a Terminal Diagnosis 141,856 Patients with both an active registration and an active recommendation 260,216 Unique patients Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SQzcN1

NEW YORK: The Office of Cannabis Management announced the first “Get Ready, Get Set” virtual workshops t o help eligible New Yorkers prepare applications for Conditional AdultUse Retail Dispensary (CAURD) Licenses to sell cannabis in New York. The CAURD licenses are one of the cornerstones of the Seeding Opportunity Initiative, announced by Governor Kathy Hochul Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SQwT3t

PENNSYLVANIA: On May 17, ASTM International and the Colombian Institute of Technical Standards and Certificationsigned a licensing agreement related to certifications for the cannabis industry. Per the new agreement, ASTM International will allow use of its CANNQ/HEMPQ certification program for cultivators, as well as ASTM’s Certification Mark, while ICONTEC will allow use of its Certification Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SQhhcC

Bipartisan group of Senators call for cannabis businesses to be able to access safe and secure banking services DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet today joined their colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging congressional leadership to include the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2021 in the final version of the Bipartisan Innovation and Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SQhDnG

Jushi’s Permitted Licensed Retail Footprint Increases to 40 Dispensaries Nationwide* FLORIDA: Jushi Holdings, Inc.,  a vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operator, announced that Campbell Hill Ventures, LLC, the Company’s 100% owned subsidiary, has been awarded a provisional medical marijuana dispensary license by the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program. The License is designated for 693 Old State Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SQch7w

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:  Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Co-Chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, released a letter urging the Department of Transportation to reform and modernize cannabis testing requirements for commercial truck drivers. In the past two years, tens of thousands of commercial drivers have been forced out of the profession not because they are impaired on Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SQY5Ng

OHIO: On May 16, 2022, the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy issued 70 provisional dispensary licenses as part of the RFA II process. A list of the provisional dispensary licenses awarded can be accessed using the following links: List of Provisional Dispensary Licenses (PDF): www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/PDLII List of Provisional Dispensary Licenses (Excel): www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/PDLIIx The Board Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SQTx8G

  By Erica Tarnowski I was a child of the 80’s, which meant participating in – and graduating from – the D.A.R.E. program in middle school. For those of you unfamiliar with D.A.R.E., it was a school-based drug use prevention program created to teach kids to “Just Say No” to drugs. One of the tenets Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SQTx5k

WASHINGTON: The Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) has announced that it has contracted with security management firm Setracon, Inc. to provide voluntary, free of charge, on-site security assessments of individual cannabis retailers. Security Assessments Goal The initial focus of the physical security and crime prevention assessments will be for the approximately 180 retail stores in Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SQGL23

CALIFORNIA:  MedMen Enterprises Inc., a premier cannabis retailer with operations across the United States, has announced a definitive agreement with Ascend Wellness Holdings that will allow the sale of MedMen’s New York operations to close for increased consideration. The transaction resolves the litigation between MedMen and AWH concerning the transaction and delivers $15 million in Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SQGKzc

Bipartisan Group of Senators Calls to Include the SAFE Banking Act in Compromise House-Senate Competitiveness Bill DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) led 22 of their colleagues in a bipartisan effort requesting that congressional leadership include the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2021, which would allow Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SQFy5T

WASHINGTON: During a regularly scheduled meeting, the Liquor and Cannabis Board took the following action: Proposed rules filed – public comment period now open: Withdrew proposed rule-making (CR 102) originally filed as WSR 22-09-036  on April 13, 2022 regarding amendments to existing rules and a new rule section that would establish the Social Equity in Cannabis program in Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SQFW1n

MICHIGAN:  The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) announced today a new initiative to encourage cannabis industry licensees to be proactive in their diversity, equity, and inclusion campaigns through its new Social Equity All-Star Program.  “Michigan’s cannabis industry is abounding with business owners who have invested their time and money in initiatives to help those who were Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SQFVfH

OKLAHOMA:  Following Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signing of Senate Bill 1543, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) will become an independent state agency effective Nov. 1. Oklahoma voters authorized the state’s medical marijuana program in 2018 with State Question 788. SQ 788 created OMMA and the state laws that launched the industry. It also placed the new medical marijuana regulatory Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SQBHyS

OREGON: The Task Force on Cannabis-Derived Intoxicants and Illegal Cannabis Production will hold its initial (virtual) meeting on Thursday, May 12, 2022 from 9 AM to 11 AM. A meeting agenda can be found on the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission’s website in the public meetings section.  The Oregon Legislature established the Task Force (2021 HB 3000 Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SQ2fMm

Industry leaders Dasheeda Dawson, Jesce Horton, Kristin Jordan and David Paleschuck headline a roster of instructors for bachelor’s and master’s degree courses NEW YORK:  In advance of the September start of its bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in The Business of Cannabis, LIM College has added some of the cannabis industry’s best-known leaders to its Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SQ2fJx

Bulletin No 22-01 To:  Cannabis Industry Members Fr:   WSLCB and WSDA Re:   Updated List of Pesticides Allowed in the Production of High THC Cannabis The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has recently updated the list of  pesticides that are allowed for use in the production of high THC cannabis (cannabis) in Washington State, based Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SQ0NS0

WASHINGTON: The Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) has been focused on helping licensed cannabis retailers deal with the 2022 surge in violent armed robberies of cannabis stores. In a retail safety update to stakeholders, LCB Board Chair David Postman communicated last month about the agency’s efforts on this public safety crisis. Partnership with Washington State Crime Prevention Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SPtwlc

By Veronica Castillo Woman- and BIPOC-owned and led, the National Cannabis Festival (NCF) celebrated year number 6, with no plans to slow down or stop. National Cannabis Festival is an annual, one-day event held at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium festival grounds in Washington, D.C, with a focus on the music, advocacy, education, and Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SPr3fb