Welcome again to The Week in Weed, your Friday have a look at what’s occurring on the planet of legalized marijuana.
This week, we see Missouri proposing an bold timeline to start hashish gross sales. New York is having hassle with licensing. May Minnesota legalize marijuana, now that the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Occasion controls the State Senate? Kentucky’s governor takes a step in direction of permitting medical hashish. Law360 publishes a bit by our personal Jen Mora. And at last, two boxing rivals be part of collectively to promote edibles.
MISSOURI
One factor we’ve seen over time is that simply because a state legalizes marijuana, that doesn’t imply it is going to be on retailer cabinets instantly. There are numerous particulars to be labored out earlier than gross sales can start. In Missouri, they’re hoping money registers might be ringing up gross sales in only a few months. Regulators revealed proposed guidelines for the business 48 hours after voters accredited adult-use. Medical hashish dispensaries can apply for a license to promote to each medical and adult-use markets on December 8, and with a 60-day deadline for regulators to approve a license, prospects could possibly be lining up in early February. Keep tuned to see if this plan holds up.
NEW YORK
Observe to Missouri, typically, the best-laid plans go awry. Take New York for instance. The Empire State legalized adult-use hashish in March 2021, however dispensaries usually are not but open. As we reported final month, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) predicts they are going to be up and working by the tip of the yr, however a brand new lawsuit might impede the state’s efforts. A enterprise based mostly in Michigan has filed a grievance over the state’s requirement that any applicant have a connection to the state and a state marijuana-related conviction. The litigation is holding up a big variety of licenses in 5 areas.
MINNESOTA
As everyone knows, elections have penalties, and hashish supporters within the Land of 10,000 Lakes are hoping state legalization could also be one. No much less a supply than former Governor Jesse Ventura (Reform Occasion), is quoted as saying present Governor Tim Walz (DFL) has promised that adult-use marijuana might be certainly one of his first priorities. Efforts to legalize in Minnesota had been stymied by the state’s Republican-led Senate. Now that the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Occasion is in management, issues might change. Additional studies as occasions warrant.
KENTUCKY
Kentucky’s Governor Andy Beshear (D) helps medical marijuana; the Republican legislature doesn’t. So what’s a chief government to do? Signal an government order! The measure would enable residents to make use of hashish for medical functions, offered it was bought legally exterior the state and is not more than eight ounces. The order goes into impact on January 1, 2023. Is that this all the pieces the Governor needed? No. Is that this one thing the legislature can assist? Additionally no. It doesn’t require a crystal ball to see the potential for litigation sooner or later.
SHOUT-OUT
Should you subscribe to Law360, please try the piece written by Jen Mora, “Navigating Whether or not Employees’ Hashish Use Is Protected.”
AND FINALLY
Simply because somebody tries to chew off your ear doesn’t imply you may’t go into enterprise with him. As mature readers will likely recall, Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield’s ear in a bout in 1997 (how has this been 25 years in the past???). Now Tyson, a hashish entrepreneur, has launched a brand new product, “Holy Ears,” that are, as you’ve in all probability already guessed, edibles within the form of ears.
Programming observe: we’ll be off subsequent week – have a really Joyful Thanksgiving. We’re grateful for you, our readers! We’ll be again on Friday, December 2.
