Marijuana Business Magazine September 2019

September 2019 | mjbizdaily.com 41 Washington state Regulators announced a workaround for marijuana business-to-business transfers after a problematic rollout of cannabis traceability software in July. The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) issued a statement identifying a “work stoppage connected to lab results preventing manifests and transfers.” Meanwhile, the state extended the contract for Leaf Data Systems, the seed-to-sale tracking program offered by Denver-based MJ Freeway, requiring the company to focus on stabilizing and fixing the system. West Virginia A likely yearslong delay in the launch of West Virginia’s medical marijuana program reflects the uncertainties cannabis entrepreneurs face when vying to enter certain conservative states. West Virginia officials blame the holdup on a struggle to provide banking services for the program. But the advocacy group Marijuana Policy Project recently noted that a leading federal prosecutor in the state “has exacerbated the problem by threatening to prosecute businesses that enter the medical cannabis space. West Virginia passed medical cannabis legislation in April 2017, making it the slowest state in the country to allow MMJ companies to open for business. Note: Entries sourced from Marijuana Business Daily, Hemp Industry Daily and other international, national and local news outlets. These developments occurred before this magazine’s publication deadline, so some situations may have changed. Craft Beverage Expo is the one event that gives you solutions to your distribution challenges. Connect with producers from all corners of the craft market at the expo’s Craft Beverage Distribution Conference to take a deep dive into modern distribution strategies. NEW this year! Discover how craft beverages are disrupting the CBD market and vice versa. Register Today at CraftBeverageExpo.com. Discover Your Winning Distribution strategy