The Joint Status Report

On this episode of the Joint Status Report, David and Doug are joined by Friends of the Podcast Irina Dashevsky and Ryan Holz to discuss the ongoing delays with Illinois issuing licenses (0:31), Illinois's R3 Fund designed to provide financial assistance to social equity applicants and disproportionately impacted areas (8:23), the High Times Cannabis Cup coming to Illinois (10:58), and some resistance to the location of PharmaCann's secondary dispensary site, which is looking to open up near Rush Street in the Gold Coast area of Chicago (12:42). Please subscribe to the Joint Status Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and continue to check out Locke Lord’s blog for developments in the cannabis industry, as well as upcoming episodes of the Joint Status Report.

No episode this week due to the 4th of July holiday. David and Doug will be back next week to discuss how Illinois's decision to delay issuing craft grow and infuser licenses will impact the industry as well as additional cannabis topics.

On this episode of the Joint Status Report, David and Doug discuss Acreage's recent high-interest loan (1:15), how the IDFPR is working to re-implement its tie-breaker rules and how that impacts when licenses can be issued (4:47), what Illinois applicants should do if they win a dispensary license (11:03), and what Illinois applicants can do if they don't win a license (14:23). Please subscribe to the Joint Status Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and continue to check out Locke Lord’s blog for developments in the cannabis industry, as well as upcoming episodes of the Joint Status Report.

On this episode of the Joint Status Report, David and (friend of the program) Irina Dashevsky interview Cole Eastman of Justice Grown (www.justicegrown.com) about how its success in the application process and its work in assisting companies move from winning an application to getting operational. Please subscribe to the Joint Status Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and continue to check out Locke Lord’s blog for developments in the cannabis industry, as well as upcoming episodes of the Joint Status Report.

On this episode of the Joint Status Report, David and (friend of the program) Irina Dashevsky interview Jim Boland and Mykel Selph about Cresco’s (www.crescolabs.com) SEED Program and how it is benefiting the industry. Please subscribe to the Joint Status Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and continue to check out Locke Lord’s blog for developments in the cannabis industry, as well as upcoming episodes of the Joint Status Report.

In the first episode since the coronavirus pandemic began, Doug and David discuss how cannabis has evolved from criminal to essential (1:50), how the lack of access to federal stimulus funds has impacted cannabis companies (6:35), and a recent Forbes article from Kris Krane detailing how legalized cannabis could serve as a jolt to the economy (12:33). Please subscribe to the Joint Status Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and continue to check out Locke Lord’s blog for developments in the cannabis industry, as well as upcoming episodes of the Joint Status Report.

On this episode of the Joint Status Report, Doug and David check back in on the bribery scandal involving the former mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts and how the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission is now involved (:30), analyze whether a federal judge can appoint a receiver to oversee a company providing financial services to cannabis companies (3:01), discuss Leafly’s annual cannabis jobs report (6:19), and chat about Politico Pro’s recent article regarding the environmental impact of the cannabis industry (10:34). Please subscribe to the Joint Status Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and continue to check out Locke Lord’s blog for developments in the cannabis industry, as well as upcoming episodes of the Joint Status Report.

On this episode of the Joint Status Report, Doug and David discuss how laws regarding marijuana in the workplace are evolving, and how a pending case in front of the Supreme Court of New Jersey could change the landscape (1:05), a recent decision out of the Ninth Circuit regarding marijuana and deportation (7:54), the surprising decision of MedMen's founder to step down (11:05), and the record numbers set in Illinois's first month of recreational sales (14:11). Please subscribe to the Joint Status Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and continue to check out Locke Lord’s blog for developments in the cannabis industry, as well as upcoming episodes of the Joint Status Report.

In the second episode of season 2, Doug and David interview Locke Lord’s Cannabis Industry Group Coordinator, Akshita Singh. Akshita details how she became involved in the cannabis industry, what she has learned through her experiences working in-house at a large MSO and during her time at Locke Lord. Please subscribe to the Joint Status Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and continue to check out Locke Lord’s blog for developments in the cannabis industry, as well as upcoming episodes of the Joint Status Report.

In the first episode of the new season, Doug and David discuss how the Illinois roll out of recreational marijuana has gone so far (1:28), updates on recent attempts in Florida, South Dakota (medical), and Mississippi (medical) to get marijuana legalization on ballots in the upcoming 2020 election (13:31), and where things stand with the FDA's efforts regarding CBD regulation (17:03). Please subscribe to the Joint Status Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts, and continue to check out Locke Lord’s blog for developments in the cannabis industry, as well as upcoming episodes of the Joint Status Report.