The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission this week announced it had finally filled the long-vacant job of executive director, with a Dec. 18 vote by commissioners to hire Travis Ahern, who was originally a runner-up in October before the commission’s first choice declined the position. Ahern, the town administrator of Massachusetts …
New York passes $1 billion in legal cannabis sales, poised for more expansion in 2025
With less than 12 hours to spare before the clock switched over to 2025, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the state’s legal cannabis inudstry surpassed the $1 billion sales mark since its launch just over two years ago, driven by 275 operational adult-use dispensaries. Not only that, but …
Bill to enable state-run cannabis test lab in Michigan falls short
This story was reprinted with permission from Crain’s Detroit. Legislation for Michigan’s long-awaited marijuana reference testing lab fell victim to the chaotic and relatively unproductive lame-duck session in Lansing. House Bill 5529, which passed unanimously out of committee early last year, didn’t make it to a full vote in the House …
Regulators eye new changes for Vermont’s shrinking medical cannabis program
Vermont’s Cannabis Control Board is pushing for changes to its medical marijuana program, including new educational requirements and oversight structures, according to a legislative report released in November. The recommendations come as Vermont’s medical cannabis patient registry has declined to 2,707 patients, down from about 3,001 a year earlier, according …