Marijuana Business Magazine October 2018

WA OR ● ■ NV AZ MT WY NM ND SD ID UT NE KS OK TX MN WI IA MO IL IN MI OH PA NY KY WV VA TN NC SC GA AL MS AR LA FL CT MA RI VT NH ME NJ MD DC CO ● ■ ● ■ DE AK ■ HI - States that have passed medical marijuana laws - States that have passed both medical marijuana & recreational cannabis laws - States with operating medical marijuana dispensaries - States with planned medical marijuana dispensaries - States with operating recreational marijuana shops - States with planned recreational marijuana shops Note: This map does not include states that have legalized only CBD-based oils. Medical marijuana dispensaries in Nevada started early recreational sales in July but licensed rec shops have not yet opened. ■ ■ ● ◆ ■ ✶ © 2018 Marijuana Business Daily, a division of Anne Holland Ventures, Inc. All rights reserved. Data is current as of Sept 14, 2018 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ● ✶ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ■ ● ✶ ● ◆ ● ● ● CA ● ■ ◆ State News Developments Alaska State regulators approved a license for a cannabis testing facility in Fairbanks. The site will be the first testing lab in interior Alaska. The new testing facility will cut wait time and transportation costs for the state’s interior growers, said Cary Carrigan of the Alaska Mari- juana Industry Association. State tax records show there are about 30 active marijuana cultivators paying taxes in Fairbanks and northern Alaska. The only other testing facilities in the state are near Anchorage and Juneau. Arizona Health and safety regulators inspected Copperstate Farms, one of Arizona’s largest medical marijuana cultiva- tors, after a chemical spill in the fertilizer room. A company spokesperson said a forklift driver accidentally knocked over 3-5 gallons of a cleaner called “Strip-It” onto the floor June 6. The Arizona office of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality separately inspected the 40-acre site in Snowflake, Arizona. Company officials say they have responded to requests by regulators to provide additional information about how Copperstate manages its hazardous wastes to ensure they aren’t dis- charged into public systems. 20 • Marijuana Business Magazine • October 2018