Evelyn Chase

Washington was one of the first states to trail blaze the legal cannabis industry over 4 years ago but the industry has evolved significantly since then. Marijuana regulators at the…

In 2019, the Puerto Rico medical marijuana industry was growing at a phenomenal rate and looked like the next frontier for cannabis investors. At the time, the medical cannabis program…

Oklahoma cannabis dispensaries and patients will be navigating some small changes to the medical marijuana regulations starting this week. House Bill 2612, also known as the “Unity Bill,” is now…

In 2019, recreational cannabis sales were fast-tracked in Illinois after the state passed its legalization bill. Soon after, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation issued five adult-use cannabis licenses….

In 2019, Los Angeles city officials took some creative approaches to shut down unlicensed marijuana dispensaries that had been undercutting the legal marketplace. A new city ordinance gave them authority…

In 2019, Governor Tim Walz (D) directed Minnesota state agencies to begin preparing for cannabis legalization, which supporters hoped would pass in 2020. Legislators continued to weigh the framework needed…

By 2019, California was embracing its long-standing cannabis culture by approving marijuana delivery services and social cannabis cafes. That summer, the California Assembly Appropriations Committee approved a bill that would…

It looks like the Ontario government is reverting back to the original licensing process of issuing permits to recreational cannabis retailers based on market demand. The current license lottery system…

In 2019, the L.A. Department of Cannabis Regulation announced it would open the application window for Phase 3 licensing for social equity cannabis businesses. The application portal was set to…