Here are some recent legal developments in the Cannabis Industry at both the State level and Federal level.  This reporting comes from two major Cannabis industry trade publications, Cannabis Business Times and Gangapreneur.

Montana Governor vetoes proposal allowing tribal nations to legalize cannabis on reservations.

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte (R) has vetoed a proposal to allow tribal nations in the state to establish compacts with the governor’s office. The compacts would have allowed tribal nations to to legalize and regulate Cannabis on reservations. Read full article here

Alabama expected to issue first medical cannabis dispensary licenses

Alabama officials are expected to issue the state’s first medical cannabis dispensary licenses soon after referring the licenses to an administrative law judge. Read full article here

US House of Representatives to Allow Veteran Access to Cannabis

US Lawmaker Who Lost Limbs in War Convinces House to Allow Veteran Access to Cannabis.  The U.S. House voted to attach Rep. Brian Mast’s amendment to allow Veterans Affairs to prescribe medical cannabis to a military funding bill. Read full article here

US House Committee Approves Bill to Close THCA Loophole

US House Committee Approves Bill to Close THCA ‘Loophole,’ Ban Intoxicating Hemp Products. The House Appropriations Committee included a provision to redefine hemp and regulate finished products in a must-pass spending bill. – Read full article here

Pennsylvania Governor Holds Tight to Cannabis Legalization

Pennsylvania Governor Holds Tight to Cannabis Legalization in Budget Negotiations. Gov. Josh Shapiro calls adult-use legalization a ‘competitiveness’ issue as he spars with Senate Republicans over reforming the state’s laws. Read full article here

Maryland Governor Issues 7,000 Cannabis Pardons

Maryland Governor Issues 7,000 Cannabis Pardons. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) has announced he is pardoning the past cannabis convictions of nearly 7,000 people. Read full article here