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3rd October 2023
US - Missouri: Missouri’s Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) issued 48 marijuana microbusiness licences, thus expanding the state’s legal cannabis market. The licensees were chosen based on a lottery that took place on 28th August. Six licensees - four wholesale facility licensees and two dispensary licensees – were chosen for each of Missouri’s congressional districts. Forty-eight more licences will be distributed in both 2024 and 2025.2nd October 2023
- US - California: Assembly Bill (AB) 623 has been signed into law by governor Gavin Newsom. AB 623 requires the Department of Cannabis Control to establish regulations to adjust testing variances for edible cannabis products that include less than 5 mg of total THC.
29th September 2023
- US - Texas: A state appellate court has upheld a temporary junction that allows delta-8 THC sales to continue in Texas while a lawsuit is litigated. A temporary injunction to prevent the Texas Department of State Health Services from enforcing an interpretation of the state's hemp laws that would prohibit hemp-derived delta-8 THC products was originally entered into in November 2011. Because the appellate court has upheld the injunction, sales of delta-8 products may continue in the state at least until the underlying lawsuit is resolved.
28th September 2023
- US - Federal: In response to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Development Committee's approval of the SAFER Banking Act, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer vowed to bring the bill for a full Senate vote "very soon". In addition, Schumer reiterated his plan to include other cannabis reforms, such as the Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement (HOPE) Act and Gun Rights and Marijuana (GRAM) Act. Despite the SAFER Banking Act advancing in the Senate for the first time, it still faces an uphill battle with many Democrats saying they will oppose it unless social equity legislation is attached and many Republicans vowing to vote against it regardless of what is attached. Additionally, Republicans now control the House, as opposed to the previous times that the bill was passed by the chamber.
27th September 2023
- US - Federal: The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee passed the Secure And Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act on Wednesday by a vote of 14-9 with bipartisan support. Several amendments were proposed, with Republicans proposing to strengthen Section 10 of the bill and Democrats advocating for amendments to advance racial equity. However, no substantive amendments were adopted by the committee. The bill will now head for a plenary vote for the first time in the Senate.
26th September 2023
- US - Minnesota: The newly-appointed commissioner of the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) resigned a day after being appointed due to allegations that her former company sold illegal cannabis products, press reports. Although recreational cannabis has been legalised, the OCM is being formed to regulate and oversee the programme, and the resignation is a likely setback to those efforts.
26th September 2023
- US - North Carolina: House Bill (HB) 563 was passed by the House and is now in the Senate. The bill would regulate hemp-derived products and kratom by imposing specific labelling and testing requirements. HB 563 would expressly allow for the sale of hemp cannabinoid products if sold to adults (18+) and the delta-9 THC concentration is not above 0.3%. Retailers would be required to have a licence and could not sell ingestible products with more than 3 mg per serving of any THC isomer.
26th September 2023
- US - Federal: A revised version of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act – entitled the Secure And Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act – is set for a markup in the important Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Wednesday 27th September. Although the SAFE Banking Act was passed multiple times by the House in prior sessions, it has never advanced in the Senate before. However, because Republicans now control the House, bringing the bill for a House vote is less likely than in years past. Amendments from the prior SAFE Banking Act version include revised language requiring a "valid reason" for terminating an account which is not merely "reputational risk" and extending the period that the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council has to issue guidance for financial institutions servicing cannabis industries from 180 days to one year from enactment.
15th September 2023
- US - Federal: Senators involved in the legislative process believe there are enough votes in the Senate to pass the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, press reports. “We’ve got enough votes to get it passed,” said Republican Senator from Montana Steve Daines, adding that he is “cautiously optimistic” that they “may have something before the end of the month”. Previous versions of the SAFE Banking Act have been passed twice by large margins, but it has never been passed by the Senate. The current versions have been introduced in both the House and the Senate, but have not been passed by either chamber this session. The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee is expected to hold a markup session during the week of 25th September which could be a key step in advancing the bill to the Senate floor. Passage of the SAFE Banking Act, coupled with the potential rescheduling of cannabis, could mean significant progress towards normalising financial services for the cannabis industry.
14th September 2023
- US - California: Senate Bill (SB) 152 was signed into law by governor Gavin Newsom. SB 152 creates two new types of cannabis licence: cannabis event organiser, and processor. A cannabis event organiser is defined as “a person authorised to plan and organise temporary cannabis events”, while a processor is defined as “a person authorised to engage in only trimming, drying, curing, grading, packaging and labelling of cannabis and non-manufactured cannabis products”.
13th September 2023
US - New York: The New York State Cannabis Control Board (CCB) approved proposed regulations for recreational cannabis, which will allow for general licence applications to start being submitted from 4th October. Holders of conditional cultivator and processor licences that have already been issued will also be able to apply for full, non-conditional licences. The CCB also approved a resolution to allow registered organisations, which mostly consist of multi-state operators, to apply for recreational cannabis licences at a date to later be determined by the Office of Cannabis Management. Although the CCB’s actions pave the way for companies to apply for general recreational cannabis licences, a judge has stopped the issuance of new conditional adult-use recreational licences while a lawsuit challenging the process is litigated.
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