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The adult-use market has been open for such a short time, so why is the CCB already closing the license application window for outdoor and mixed-use cultivators? No one is sure of what this market is or what it will become, but we do know that tier 1-3 outdoor and mixed-use licenses are the most accessible entry-level licenses in the market, and closing their application window will have dire consequences for the cannabis economy.
Read MoreIt is halfway through February of the New Year and about a month into the legislative session, so where are we at? The Cannabis Control Board is in the middle of its first rule amendment process, the State House is beginning to introduce cannabis-related bills, including a standalone THC cap reform bill, other bills continue to get drafted, and the adult-use market experienced its very first product recall the other week, highlighting some of the structural and internal processing issues with roots to the enabling statute that the industry wants to address.
Read MoreVermont legalized small amounts of cannabis to grow at home, possess, and consume for adults 21 and older with Act 86 in 2018, two years before lawmakers legalized commercial cannabis with Act 164 in 2020, yet it remains one of the least-friendly states for legal consumption. Who is most impacted by Vermont's cannabis consumption law, why is New York earning recognition for its new consumption law, and what can lawmakers in Vermont do to make the state more consumption-friendly for its residents and those visiting?
Read MoreThough the reforms are far short of what is needed, we welcome President Biden's use of the presidential bully pulpit to raise important cannabis-related issues, it is long overdue. The steps he announced on Thursday, October 6, 2022, include plans to pardon people with federal convictions for simple possession, to urge governors to do the same in their states, and to review the federal scheduling of cannabis.
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