Latest Cannabis News: March 25, 2025
Latest Cannabis News: March 25, 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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Tennessee: State Senator Heidi Campbell and Representative Aftyn Behn have announced their first hearing for the “Pot for Potholes Act.” The hearing will take place on Wednesday, March 26 at 9 a.m. in front of the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee. According to HB 703/SB 921, the act is “a bold, common-sense plan to legalize and tax recreational marijuana to generate new revenue for Tennessee’s highways, bridges and regional mass transit projects.” Generally, the department must promulgate rules for (i) the reasonable regulation of marijuana establishments and marijuana research facilities; (ii) the involvement of the state in sanctioning research projects or licensing marijuana research facilities; and (iii) establishment of classes of licensure and qualifications for licensure.
Source: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0703
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Alabama: The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals has voided four more temporary restraining orders on the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission concerning its medical cannabis licensing actions. The order instructs Montgomery County Circuit Judge James Anderson to vacate the restraining orders against the agency related to three integrated facility license applicants and one dispensary applicant. The decision aligns with a previous ruling from two weeks ago that voided a similar order in the Alabama Always case. Both decisions support the Commission’s stance that its license award decisions are not final until the investigative hearing process is completed.
Source: https://www.ganjapreneur.com/alabama-court-voids-more-medical-cannabis-license-restraining-orders/
Florida: Three bills relating to adult-use cannabis have been filed for this session. All three were filed at the end of February and are either in a Senate or House committee or have just been introduced to the House or Senate. The bills would provide for a regulatory framework and new license types. If passed, the bills would take effect January 1, 2026.
Source: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1501/?Tab=BillText
Nebraska: Legislative Bill 677, from State Sen. Ben Hansen of Blair, seeks to help carry out the overwhelming voter approval to legalize and regulate medical cannabis in the state last fall. His bill would create a regulatory structure for licensing and detail how patients or caregivers could become registered to obtain up to 5 ounces of physician-recommended cannabis at one time. Applications would become available from October 13, 2025 to December 15, 2025. There would be no more than 5 vertical licenses statewide. Vertical licenses would allow a licensee to have four dispensary licenses (no more than 2 per congressional district), one manufacturer license, and one cultivation license. Nebraska will also be able to issue standalone licenses: 10 dispensary, 5 cultivator, 5 product manufacturer, 5 testing facility licenses, and unlimited transporter licenses. Other pending bills include LB651, LB705, LB483, and LB316.
Source: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/AM297.pdf
New Hampshire: HB 75, which legalizes adult-use cannabis but does not create a regulatory framework, has a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today.
Source: https://legiscan.com/NH/bill/HB75/2025
Texas: The Texas Senate on Wednesday passed a state ban on all forms of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, advancing a priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to crack down on the state’s booming consumable hemp market six years after lawmakers inadvertently permitted its rise.
On the other hand, a separate bill, The Texas Regulation of Cannabis Act, establishes a comprehensive legal framework for the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, and sale of cannabis and cannabis products in Texas. The bill mandates new regulations for the cannabis industry, including licensing requirements.
Source: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/19/texas-senate-hemp-ban-thc-dan-patrick/
https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/tx/89/bills/TXB00080121/
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Delaware: The launch of Delaware’s adult-use marijuana market that was set for this year may be delayed amid a conflict with the FBI over a fingerprint background check application approval hiccup. While state regulators have been planning to license the first recreational cannabis businesses in April—about two years after the legislature approved a pair of legalization bills—there appears to be a hitch in the process.
Minnesota: The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced today it has submitted its proposed rules governing legal cannabis for final approval – the next step in launching Minnesota’s new adult-use cannabis industry. In drafting the rules, OCM conducted a series of surveys that focused on specific rulemaking topics and held meetings with partners and interested parties, including cannabis management offices from other states. OCM can begin issuing cannabis business licenses once the rules are formally adopted. The ALJ has 14 calendar days to approve, approve with changes, or disapprove the draft rules. Once approved by the ALJ, the final rules will be published in the State Register, at which time they are adopted and in effect.
Source: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNOCM/bulletins/3d8a98d
Virginia: Virginia’s Governor vetoed the sales legalization bill. With Youngkin unable to run for re-election later this year, his replacement is likely to decide whether regulated products will become available in the commonwealth in the next few years.
Virgin Islands: Applications for cultivation licenses and micro-cultivation permits are set to open March 31, 2025.
Source: https://mailchi.mp/ocr/whats-happening-at-the-ocr-89syds86pa-10350332?e=d179c45db7
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