The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration put Georgia pharmacies on notice that they could be targets for federal enforcement if they engage in medical cannabis commerce. That could have a chilling effect on the nascent southern marijuana market. On Nov. 27, the DEA’s Diversion Control Division sent a notice to many …

New York marijuana regulators on Friday gave the formal thumbs up to six of the state’s 10 licensed medical marijuana companies – most of which are large multistate operators – to begin adult-use cannabis sales on Dec. 29, precisely one year after recreational sales were launched in the Empire State. …

Optimism in Connecticut is beginning to fade as the industry faces a slow and challenging rollout, with only a fraction of licensed businesses fully operational. As of Nov. 1, the state’s online licensing database showed that 55 cannabis companies are waiting for licenses. Forty have received provisional licenses, according to …