Cannabis Advances In The South, Maryland Prepares For Legal Sales & More Weed Regulations

New Push To Combat Illegal Cannabis Growers In California

A new California bill that allows law enforcement to seize the financial assets of illegal cannabis grow operations via asset forfeiture passed the Senate Public Safety committee in a unanimous vote, reported Oakdale Leader.

SB 820, from Senator Alvarado-Gil (D-Jackson), also assists legal cannabis operators that provide tested, regulated cannabis in the legitimate market.

The revenue collected from asset forfeiture will be placed into the Cannabis Control Fund to subsidize equity programs.

Georgia Approves First Dispensing Licenses For Medical Cannabis

The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission has granted the first five dispensing licenses during a public meeting on Wednesday, reported Fox 5 Atlanta.

As part of the program, Botanical Sciences LLC and Trulieve Cannabis Corp. TRUL TCNNF got the green light to operate medical cannabis shops in Bibb, Chatham, and Cobb Counties while serving over 27,000 registered patients statewide.

Cannabis Expansion On The Horizon In Maryland As Commission Finalizes Plans

With recreational cannabis sales scheduled to launch in July, members of Maryland's cannabis commission decided to go their separate ways, reported WTOP.

The panel lasted for five years, which Dr. C. Obi Onyewu, chair of the commission, called "an incredible journey."

He added that the commission "has gotten it right in terms of how we've done business over the last several years in bringing this to the public and to patients."

Tennessee Legislature Advances Bill To Control Legal THC Products

Some four months after the introduction of a measure to add regulations for cannabis products, including Delta-8 THC, Delta-10 THC and THCp, in Tennessee, the bill was approved by both houses of Congress in identical form on Monday, reported WBIR.

The legislation brought by state Senator Dr. Richard Briggs (R-Knoxville), however, does not address CBD products and those that don't contain high doses of THC.

Under the bill, sales of "hemp-derived cannabinoids" to people under 21 would be considered illegal. The measure also adds a 5% sales tax on listed products.

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