Adult-use legalization and licensing laws by state

HB 1898: To create the regulatory division and the regulatory enforcement division in the department of finance and administration; and to allow personnel of the regulatory enforcement division to be designated as agents.

Creates the Regulatory Division and Regulatory Enforcement Division within the Department of Finance and Administration to oversee tobacco, alcohol, medical marijuana, and gambling regulation, and designates Regulatory Enforcement Division personnel as full-time law enforcement officers with statewide authority.

SB 378: Online marketplaces: illicit cannabis: reporting and liability.

Online cannabis marketplaces must address in terms of service whether they permit unlicensed sellers and whether they verify licenses. They must establish a reporting mechanism allowing individuals to report unlicensed sellers, provide written confirmation within 36 hours, periodic updates within 14 days, and final determination within 30 days. Marketplaces not verifying licenses must display a clear warning graphic. Online hemp marketplaces must establish similar reporting mechanisms for intoxicating hemp products.

HB 25-1209: Marijuana Regulation Streamline

HB 6855: An act concerning the department of consumer protection's recommendations regarding drug control and cannabis and hemp regulation.

Any person not a moderate-THC hemp product vendor or licensed cannabis establishment may sell hemp flower only through direct in-person exchange requiring assistance to access it, or delivery, and must verify purchaser age twenty-one or older with valid government-issued ID. Cannabis establishments must display standardized DCP signage with quick response code in prescribed form and manner.

Took effect 1 July 2025

SB 75: An act to amend title 4 of the delaware code relating to local control of retail marijuana stores by counties.

HB 271: An act to amend title 4 of the delaware code relating to marijuana establishment spacing requirements.

HB 172: An act to amend title 4 of the delaware code relating to the delaware marijuana control act.

HB 110: An act to amend title 4 of the delaware code relating to the delaware marijuana control act.

PR 26-0779: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarification Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

This resolution declares an emergency to extend medical cannabis conditional licenses for an additional year and clarify enforcement authority against unlicensed establishments selling Schedule I substances, pending permanent legislation in the fall.

LD 1609: An Act To Prevent The Participation Of Individuals And Companies Linked To Federally Recognized Criminal Organizations In The Medical And Adult Use Cannabis Programs

The department must conduct criminal history record checks for applicants for registry identification cards and registration certificates, and for registrants and registrant agents every 2 years. The department may not issue a registry identification card or registration certificate to any applicant or officer or director convicted of a disqualifying drug offense.

LD 1897: An Act Regarding Sun-Grown Cultivation In The Medical Use And Adult Use Cannabis Industries

Sun-grown cultivators registering for medical use cannabis cultivation may cultivate up to 150 mature cannabis plants annually or up to 2,500 square feet of mature plant canopy annually. Caregivers must keep mature and immature plants in separate cultivation areas and disclose all cultivation area locations to the department. Caregivers may maintain no more than 2 cultivation areas.

HB 622: Cannabis - Licensees - Dispensary Licenses, Micro Dispensary Employees, and Cannabis Agent Training Programs

Cannabis licensees must require each registered cannabis agent to complete a cannabis agent training program within 90 days of the agent's start date and at least once every 2 years. Micro dispensaries may employ not more than 20 registered cannabis agents. Holders of certain dispensary licenses may continue delivering medical cannabis until July 1, 2027.

Took effect 1 July 2026

HB 46: Public Health - Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council - Membership

Alters the membership of the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council by replacing the reference to the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission with the Maryland Cannabis Administration and adding the Motor Vehicle Administration Administrator as a member.

Took effect 1 October 2025

SB 222: Public Health – Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council – Membership

Alters the membership of the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council by replacing the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission Executive Director with the Maryland Cannabis Administration Executive Director, and adding the Motor Vehicle Administration Administrator and the Office of Social Equity Executive Director as members.

Took effect 1 October 2025

SB 215: Cannabis Reform - Revisions

Holders of cannabis event registrations must obtain Administration authorization at least 60 calendar days before events, limited to 48 hours and 4 consecutive days per location. Vendors at cannabis events must request permits 30 days prior. On-site consumption establishments may repackage and process cannabis into single-serving products and operate as food service facilities with required approvals.

H 5350: An Act modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws

The Massachusetts cannabis control commission must establish and maintain an online portal for anonymous complaints about suspected violations, review complaints timely, and adopt procedures to assess them. Licensees must not receive or extend credit for marijuana sales beyond 60 days except in usual business course. The commission must limit total licenses available and conduct targeted audits of ownership and control compliance within 12 months.

SF 4401: Omnibus Cannabis bill

License holders must comply with cannabis business licensing, endorsement, and operational requirements. Manufacturers of edible cannabinoid products must meet testing, labeling, packaging, and potency limits. Retailers must verify age before selling edible cannabinoid products and register with the office.

SF 2370: Omnibus Cannabis Policy Bill

The Office of Cannabis Management must register two in-state medical cannabis manufacturers and review medical and scientific literature on dosages and chemical compositions for qualifying conditions. Manufacturers must cultivate, acquire, manufacture, possess, prepare, transfer, transport, supply, or dispense medical cannabis and related supplies. Edible cannabinoid products must not exceed specified tetrahydrocannabinol limits and must meet packaging and labeling requirements.

HB 2641: Creates provisions relating to cannabis

Entities licensed by the department must be the sole cultivators, producers, manufacturers, testers, transporters, and retailers of hemp-derived cannabinoid products. State agencies must not disclose statewide lists or individual information of medical marijuana cardholders to the federal government or unauthorized third parties unless required by subpoena or court order. Marijuana dispensary facilities must not create or retain consumer identifying information unless the consumer affirmatively agrees in writing.

SB 74: Generally revise marijuana laws

Marijuana cultivators, manufacturers, and dispensaries must obtain licenses from the department of revenue and comply with cultivation, manufacturing, and sales requirements. Licensees must submit samples for testing, participate in seed-to-sale tracking, and comply with THC content limits. Property owners must provide written permission for licensed premises on rented or leased property.

SB 27: Generally revise marijuana licensing laws

The department shall not issue new dispensary location licenses until July 1, 2027. Licensees may not add additional licensed premises. Between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2027, applications must relate to existing licensed premises. After July 1, 2027, the department shall accept applications from new applicants and for premises not previously licensed.

HB 249: Include digital identifications in alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana laws

Businesses that scan physical or digital government or tribal-issued identification to determine age for age-restricted items must use data only to determine age, may not transfer or sell that data, and must permanently delete it within 180 days. Sellers of tobacco products must require presentation of physical or digital identification if age is in reasonable doubt.

SB 168: Revises provisions relating to cannabis. (BDR 56-553)

Cannabis cultivation facilities and cannabis production facilities may acquire, possess, deliver, transfer, supply or sell cannabis seeds, branded merchandise, and supplies related to cannabis to persons within and outside Nevada, subject to compliance with applicable state and local laws. Adult-use and medical cannabis production facilities must acquire, possess, package, supply or sell usable cannabis to retail stores or dispensaries.

A 4937: Concerns satellite cannabis dispensaries, Cannabis Regulatory Commission membership, and post-employment restrictions on State employees.*

Alternative treatment centers with medical cannabis dispensary permits must obtain commission approval to establish and maintain up to two satellite dispensary locations. State employees in positions affecting cannabis activity cannot hold interests in or represent cannabis permit holders or license applicants for two years after termination, except screened attorneys after one year.

HB 10: Rld cannabis enforcement

The Regulation and Licensing Department must establish an enforcement bureau within the office of the superintendent, staffed by certified law enforcement officers who enforce cannabis laws and administrative rules. The division and enforcement bureau may inspect cannabis operations, embargo or seize suspected illegal or adulterated cannabis products, and issue recall orders. Licensees must not remove, conceal, destroy, or sell embargoed or recalled cannabis products.

S 10113: Provides that a microbusiness licensee authorized to conduct retail sales may serve as a processor and cultivator for purposes of cannabis showcase event permits

A microbusiness licensee authorized to conduct retail sales of adult-use cannabis may serve as both the required licensed processor and licensed cultivator for a cannabis showcase event permit if that microbusiness is authorized to conduct processing and cultivation. A microbusiness licensee may also serve as a licensed processor and/or licensed cultivator for another licensee's permit application if authorized for those activities.

S 9155: Relates to the location of retail adult-use dispensaries in proximity to schools and houses of worship; repealer

Premises with a license allowing retail sale of adult-use cannabis must not be located on the same street and within five hundred feet of a building containing a school, or within two hundred feet of a building exclusively occupied as a house of worship. Measurements are taken in straight lines from the center of the nearest entrance of each location.

S 818: Relates to cannabis showcase event permits

A licensee authorized to conduct retail sales of adult-use cannabis may apply for a cannabis showcase event permit demonstrating partnership with at minimum one licensed cultivator and one licensed processor. The permittee must execute all cannabis sales at the showcase event. Each permit is valid for no more than fourteen days and a separate permit is required for each showcase event and each retail licensee.

SB 56: Revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxes

Consolidates marijuana regulation under a new Division of Cannabis Control in the Department of Commerce. Establishes licensing standards for hemp cultivation and processing, allows expungement of certain prior marijuana possession convictions, and revises professional licensing disqualification rules.

SB 162: Relating to cannabis; and declaring an emergency.

The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may adopt rules allowing marijuana producers, processors, wholesalers, and testing laboratories to renew licenses for terms up to five years instead of annually, if the commission finds this consistent with public safety and licensing objectives. These rules apply only to license renewals.

SB 558: Relating to cannabis market growth; and prescribing an effective date.

Marijuana producers, processors, wholesalers, and retailers holding licenses under ORS 475C.065, 475C.085, 475C.093, and 475C.097 may transfer marijuana items to each other and provide samples to permit holders under ORS 475C.273. Samples must not exceed amounts specified in ORS 475C.337. Permit holders may not possess items in excess of ORS 475C.337 amounts.

SB 907: Relating to ownership of premises; and prescribing an effective date.

Applicants for psilocybin manufacturing licenses, marijuana production or processing licenses, and marijuana grow or processing site registrations who are not premises owners must obtain the owner's written signature witnessed by a notary public confirming ownership and consenting to the intended use. Owners may specify the number of annual licensure terms for which consent is valid. The authority or commission must cancel applications if ownership cannot be verified or required witnessed signatures are not provided.

HB 8544: An act relating to food and drugs -- the rhode island cannabis act

Cannabis cultivators, product manufacturers, retailers, and testing laboratories must obtain licenses from the Rhode Island cannabis control commission and comply with all regulations. Licensees must undergo criminal background checks, maintain compliance with tax obligations, consent to inspections, and notify the commission of changes within ten days. No cannabis or cannabis product may be sold without prior testing by a licensed laboratory.

SB 5403: Allowing direct to consumer sales of certain cannabis products.

A cannabis retailer and all persons or entities with financial or other ownership interest may not enter into management agreements or other agreements conferring financial interest across more than five retail cannabis licenses. Financial interest includes profit sharing, coordinated pricing, common intellectual property use, operational control, coordinated marketing, and shared employment decisions.

Took effect 1 January 2026