Marijuana Business Magazine November December 2018

Colorado The state’s U.S. attorney, Bob Troyer, said his office might take action against licensed marijuana businesses that violate Colorado law or use their state-legal status “as a shield” while selling product on the black mar- ket. Until now, federal officials in Colorado have largely focused on prosecuting entirely illegal marijuana grows – operations often concealed on federal forest land or inside houses. “Now that federal enforcement has shot down marijuana grows on federal lands, the crosshairs may appropriately shift to the public harms caused by licensed businesses and their investors – particularly those who are not complying with state law or trying to use purported state compliance as a shield,” Troyer wrote in an op-ed published by the Denver Post. Louisiana The State Board of Medical Examiners voted 8-1 to eliminate the 100-patient limit for doctors authorized to recommend medical marijuana. The board also scrapped a restriction requiring patients to revisit their doctors every 90 days to remain eligible to receive medical cannabis. The Louisiana MMJ market is expected to launch late this year. So far, 48 doctors have submitted applications for a permit to recommend MMJ, and 31 have been approved. Smokable marijuana cannot be offered; allowable formats include oils, pills, liquids, sprays and topical applications. www.kannamill.com | techsales@kannamill.com | 1-800-447-4634 Improved efficiency and better yield for processing cannabis and industrial hemp 24 • Marijuana Business Magazine • November/December 2018