Massachusetts Dispensaries Sue Regulators Over New Delivery Rules
The businesses argue that the Cannabis Control Commission’s regulations violate state law.
The Commonwealth Dispensary Association filed the lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court Jan. 13, according to a MassLive.com report. The plaintiffs argue that the regulations, which allow only social equity applicants to receive cannabis delivery licenses for the first three years, violate state law, the news outlet reported.
The CCC approved the regulations in November to create two types of delivery licenses: one that allows companies to purchase product wholesale and to warehouse product for delivery, and one that allows individuals to partner with adult-use dispensaries to deliver product to customers, according to MassLive.com.
Unlike states like South Dakota and New Jersey, who are experiencing stumbling blocks with respect to the implementation of their voter backed adult-use cannabis referendums, Arizona.
Arizona Regulators Release Draft Adult Use Cannabis Regulations
Voters approved adult use cannabis on Election Day, and lawmakers must begin accepting business applications in January. Though, there is no timeline yet for the social equity program.
Published on Dec 14, 2020 6:55AM ESTArizona
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Arizona may well set the record for fastest-established adult use cannabis industry.
Just one month after voters passed Proposition 207 on Election Day to legalize cannabis for adult use, the state’s Department of Health Services has released draft regulations for the new industry.
Well, sort of new. The first licenses will be awarded to existing medical cannabis businesses in the state. It was, in fact, the medical cannabis business with the largest footprint in the state and one of the largest in the US that gave the most money to the adult use campaign: Harvest Health and Recreation. The more than $5 million raised by the campaign came primarily from some of the biggest