Cannabis regulatory agencies exist in several of the U.S. states and territories, the one federal district, and several areas under tribal sovereignty in the United States which have legalized cannabis. In November 2020, 19 state agencies formed the Cannabis Regulators Association.
The agencies include:
Federal Drug Enforcement Administration Food and Drug Administration United States Department of Agriculture (hemp) Cannabis Justice Office (grantmaking office, proposed under Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019)Text of S.2227, govtrack.us, accessed November 18, 2019
Territorial or Federal district Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Cannabis Commission, in formation as of October 2018 pursuant to CNMI Cannabis Act of 2018. District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA), formerly the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA). Was the Department of Health Division of Medical Marijuana and Integrative Therapy until October 1, 2020; medical cannabis only – there is no regulatory agency for other use. Puerto Rico Medical Cannabis Regulatory Board (a division of the Puerto Rico Department of Health). The Board was created in 2017 under the MEDICINAL Act of 2017.Junta Reglamentadora del Cannabis Medicinal
State Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (as of 13 September 2021, since 8/3/2021, agency has met 3x regular, 2x special/called, but does not yet have a website) Alaska Marijuana Control Board (MCB) Arizona Department of Health Services (under 2020 Arizona Proposition 207) California Bureau of Cannabis Control San Francisco Office of Cannabis Colorado Department of Revenue Enforcement Division Marijuana Enforcement (MED)Marijuana Enforcement Division RETAIL MARIJUANA CODE 1 CCR 212-2, Code of Colorado Regulations, Colorado Secretary of State, accessed 2019-01-19 Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer Iowa Medical Cannabidiol Board Maine Office of Cannabis Policy, Maine Office of Cannabis Policy official website Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission Massachusetts Cannabis Control CommissionCannabis Control Commission, State of Massachusetts official website Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management Montana Department of RevenueMontana I-190, Ballotpedia Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission Nevada Department of Taxation New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission New Mexico Cannabis Control Division New York Office of Cannabis Management Ohio Department of Commerce Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program Division of Cannabis Control Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Oregon Liquor Control Commission Rhode Island Office of Cannabis Regulation Virginia Cannabis Control Authority Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Public Health Office of Medical Cannabis
Proposed Alabama Medical Cannabis CommissionBill summary: SB46, bamapolitics.com, accessed January 29, 2021 Arkansas Bureau of Cannabis ControlArkansas Decriminalize Marijuana and Regulate Cannabis Industry Amendment (2020), Ballotpedia Delaware Office of Marijuana Control Commissioner Hawaii Department of TaxationMeasure status: SB767 RELATING TO CANNABIS, Hawaii State Legislature, accessed March 4, 2021 Indiana Cannabis Compliance Commission Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis ControlHB136, Kentucky Legislature, accessed January 20, 2021 Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control Cannabis Management Office Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Cannabis Control (Regulate Cannabis Like Alcohol initiative) Pennsylvania Cannabis Regulatory Control Board (2021); Pennsylvania Cannabis Control Board (2026) Vermont Cannabis Control Board
Tribal Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Cannabis Commission Puyallup Tribal Cannabis Committee, Puyallup Tribe, Washington Squaxin Island Tribe, Washington Suquamish Tribe has direct tribal council control via Suquamish Evergreen Corporation (Washington) Tulalip Tribal Cannabis Agency, Tulalip Tribes of Washington, became the first tribal regulatory agency in mid-2018 Cannabis Compliance Office reporting to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Cannabis Control Board Swinomish Tribe Swinomish Development Authority (Washington)Title 15 business regulations, chapter 8: cannabis, Swinomish Tribe; accessed January 24, 2022
See also Legality of cannabis by U.S. jurisdiction List of Canadian cannabis regulatory agencies Mexican Cannabis Institute
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