List of United States cannabis regulatory agencies
Cannabis regulatory agencies exist in the states, territories and district, and Indian Tribes of the United States which have legalized cannabis. The agencies include:
Legality of medical and non-medical cannabis in the United States
Federal
- Cannabis Justice Office (grantmaking office, proposed under Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019)[1][2]
Territorial or Federal district
- Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Cannabis Commission (in formation as of October 2018 pursuant to CNMI Cannabis Act of 2018)[3]
- District of Columbia – Department of Health Division of Medical Marijuana and Integrative Therapy has control of medical cannabis;[4] there is no regulatory agency for other-than-medical use[lower-alpha 1]
State
- Alaska Marijuana Control Board (MCB)[6]
- California Bureau of Cannabis Control
- Colorado Department of Revenue Enforcement Division Marijuana Enforcement (MED)[7]
- Illinois – Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer[8]
- Maine Office of Marijuana Policy[9]
- Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission[10]
- Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission[11]
- Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Bureau of Marijuana Regulation[12]
- Nevada Department of Taxation[13]
- Oregon Liquor Control Commission
- Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board
Proposed
- Arkansas Bureau of Cannabis Control[14]
- Arizona Department of Health Services (under 2020 Arizona Proposition 207)
- Connecticut Cannabis Commission and Department of Consumer Protection[15]
- Minnesota Cannabis Management Board[16]
- New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission[17]
- New Mexico Cannabis Control Division of Department of Regulation and Licensing (under SB115)[18]
- New York Office of Cannabis Management
- Rhode Island Office of Cannabis Regulation[19]
- Vermont Cannabis Control Board[20][lower-alpha 2]
Tribal
- Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Cannabis Commission[21]
- Puyallup Tribal Cannabis Committee, Puyallup Tribe, Washington[22]
- Squaxin Island Tribe, Washington
- Suquamish Tribe has direct tribal council control via Suquamish Evergreen Corporation (Washington)[23]
- Tulalip Tribal Cannabis Agency, Tulalip Tribes of Washington, became the first tribal regulatory agency in mid-2018[24]
Notes
- Regulatory agency not authorized by U.S. Congress;[5] see Cannabis in Washington, D.C.
- Cannabis is legal in Vermont, but there is no regulatory agency. See Cannabis in Vermont § Action towards a regulatory system
References
- Sullum, Jacob (July 23, 2019), "The Harris-Nadler Marijuana Bill Goes Further Than Others in Ways Good and Bad", Reason
- Text of S.2227, govtrack.us, accessed November 18, 2019
- Jon Perez (October 9, 2018), "Torres set to form pot commission", Saipan Tribune
- Rachel Kurzius (September 17, 2019). "Thousands Of District Employees Free To Use Marijuana On Their Own Time, Mayor Says". WAMU.
- "Grosso Pushes Marijuana Legislation with Democratic House in Session", Baltimore Afro-American, Baltimore, Maryland, January 18, 2019
- Emi Sasagawa (July 17, 2015). "Marijuana in Alaska has long been legal. Now the state is struggling to regulate it". Washington Post.
- Marijuana Enforcement Division RETAIL MARIJUANA CODE 1 CCR 212-2, Code of Colorado Regulations, Colorado Secretary of State, accessed 2019-01-19
- John Pletz (May 20, 2019). "Five things you didn't know were in Illinois weed bill". Crain's Chicago Business.
- Patrick Whittle (October 6, 2019). "Maine on track for legal marijuana sales by spring 2020". Associated Press – via ABC News.
- Sarah Meehan (March 2, 2018). "FAQ: What you need to know about medical marijuana in Maryland". Baltimore Sun.
- Cannabis Control Commission, State of Massachusetts official website
- Marijuana Regulation, Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs official website, accessed 2019-01-19
- "Nevada Department of Taxation prepares for the regulation of recreational marijuana" (PDF) (press release). Nevada Department of Taxation. November 10, 2016 – via official website (marijuana.nv.gov).
- Arkansas Decriminalize Marijuana and Regulate Cannabis Industry Amendment (2020), Ballotpedia
- Emilie Munson (May 14, 2019). "New CT marijuana proposal favors poor residents for retail licenses". Middletown Press.
- psmith (May 6, 2020). "MN House Leader Files Marijuana Legalization Bill, DC Psychedelic Decrim Campaign Catches Break, More..." Drug War Chronicle. stopthedrugwar.org.
- Claude Brodesser-Akner, Payton Guion, Susan K. Livio (February 15, 2019). "At last! N.J. close to legalizing weed as Murphy and top Democrats have a deal". NJ.com.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- Cannabis Regulation Act, New Mexico Legislature official website, retrieved 2020-01-17
- Patrick Anderson and Katherine Gregg (January 16, 2020). "Raimondo's $10-billion budget plan includes state-run stores for recreational pot". Providence Journal.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- Johnson, Evan (February 26, 2019). "Vermont Senate Expected To Vote On Legal Marijuana Sales Bill This Week".
- Kristy Kepley-Steward (December 10, 2019). "Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians approve Cannabis Commission". Asheville, North Carolina: WLOS.
- "Chapter 14.08 MARIJUANA ORDINANCE", LAWS OF THE PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS, Seattle: Code Publishing Company, July 2, 2015, retrieved 2019-01-19
- "Chapter 11.10 COMMERCIAL MARIJUANA ACTIVITY" (PDF), Tribal code, Suquamish Tribe, 2016, retrieved 2019-01-19,
The Tribal Council does hereby establish and approve the charter for SEC and does hereby delegate the sole authority to locate, manage, and operate all commercial marijuana activity on behalf of the Tribe to SEC...
- "Remedy Tulalip: The Apple of Cannabis Retail", Native Business, August 13, 2018
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