SB 3222 Changes Illinois Cannabis Principal Officer Rules
Illinois cannabis principal officer rules changed under SB 3222: the 1%-to-5% shift plus new consultant triggers. See who must re-file and when to call counsel.
Cannabis License Application Scoring: Win the Points or the Lottery
Cannabis license application scoring decides who wins. Learn how merit, lottery & queue states pick winners — and how to maximize your points.
Cannabis License Transfer: Change-of-Ownership Rules by State
A cannabis license transfer needs regulator approval first. Learn the change-of-ownership rules in IL, MI, MO, NY & TX — and when to hire counsel.
What SB 3222 Means for Illinois Cannabis Operators
SB 3222 reshapes the rules for Illinois cannabis operators: new infuser licenses, bigger canopy, ownership disclosure, and tax changes. Here’s what to do now.
Illinois Intoxicating Hemp Law: What Operators Must Do
The Illinois intoxicating hemp law (SB 3222) bans Delta-8 sales under 21 now and folds hemp THC into cannabis rules by November. Here’s what operators must do.
How to Buy a Dispensary in Illinois: 9 Essential Steps [2026]
How to buy a dispensary in Illinois without losing the license at closing. Lawyer-built 9-step playbook covering CROO change-of-ownership, social equity, and deal structure.
Missouri Cannabis License Renewal: 7 Critical Steps [2026]
Missouri cannabis license renewal is the make-or-break compliance event of 2026. Here is the lawyer-built 7-step checklist to keep your DCR facility license alive.
Schedule III Cannabis Legal Challenge: 7 Critical Litigation Theories Every Operator Must Plan For
Part of The Schedule III Cannabis Hub Schedule III cannabis is now a litigation event as much as it is a tax, banking, and licensing event. The April 2026 Final Order created a covered medical-marijuana channel, but it did not end the Controlled Substances Act fight. It changed the battlefield. Operators should assume the order […]
Medical Cannabis Consultant Program: 5 Critical Roles for the Schedule III Era
Part of The Schedule III Cannabis Hub If self-certification is the customer-side mechanism that makes the OTC Therapeutic Endorsement model work, the medical cannabis consultant program is the operator-side mechanism. Without a consultant, self-certification looks like a checkbox at checkout. With a consultant — trained, certified, available on site or via telehealth, integrated into transaction […]
Schedule III Cannabis Investor Disclosure: 8 Critical Risk Factor Updates
Part of The Schedule III Cannabis Hub The S-1, PPM, and offering-memorandum risk factors that every cannabis fund and operator has been recycling since 2018 just got obsolete on a Wednesday. Cannabis was Schedule I when the language was written. Cannabis is — for state-medical-licensed activity — Schedule III now. The risk factors that started […]