Latest Cannabis News: April 22, 2025
Latest Cannabis News: April 22, 2025
Stay up to date with the latest legalization and cannabis news with the C.B. Advisors. Every week, we will release a snippet of what’s happening with each state in the cannabis industry. Did you miss last week? No worries – click here for last week’s cannabis news.
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North Carolina: A new bill in the North Carolina House of Representatives would legalize medical marijuana for patients with a variety of specified conditions, including cancer, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s disease, PTSD, end-of-life care and other serious ailments.
The measure, HB 1011, was filed on Tuesday by Rep. Aisha Dew (D) and has been cosponsored by several other Democratic lawmakers.
The bill provides for up to 10 medical marijuana suppliers to control the cultivation and sale of cannabis. Each supplier could operate up to eight dispensaries, or “medical cannabis centers.”
Suppliers would need to pay a $50,000 licensing fee plus another $5,000 for each production facility or dispensary they plan to operate. License applicants who would be majority owners of the businesses would need to show proof of state residency for at least two years.
Tennessee: HB1376/SB1413, introduced by State Representative William Lamberth (R-Portland) and Senator Richard Briggs (R-Knoxville), places extensive restrictions on Tennessee’s hemp industry. This includes a recent amendment made by Representative Marck Cochran (R-Englewood) that would transfer authority over hemp-derived cannabinoid products to the Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
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Arkansas: The Republican governor of Arkansas has vetoed a bill that would have allowed medical cannabis sales at drive-thru windows at dispensaries, while also easing certain rules around marijuana delivery services for patients and caregivers.
Kentucky: Kentucky Auditor Allison Ball (R) plans to investigate how the state’s Office of Medical Cannabis (OMC) processed license applications, she announced Thursday. “My office has continued to receive complaints about how the Office of Medical Cannabis administered the lottery process for awarding medical cannabis business licenses,” Ball, a Republican, said in a statement. “Kentuckians should have confidence that state offices operate with transparency and integrity, and my office is committed to ensuring those standards.”
Pennsylvania: “It is well past time for Pennsylvania to move in a similar direction, and our proposed legislation represents a bipartisan path to legalize adult-use cannabis, establishing strong tenets for an adult-use market,” they said. “And perhaps most importantly, this bill is not just about legalization, it’s about setting up a stable, well-regulated market that prioritizes public safety and public health, protects children from exposure, promotes social justice, and fosters economic opportunity.” The text of the legislation isn’t available yet, but the sponsors described core pillars of the proposal they plan to introduce.
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