IndustryDevelopments | International & State WA VT NH MT OR ID WY NV UT CA CO KS MO KY NC TN AZ NM TX OK AR MS LA FL AK AL GA SC NE IA OH IL IN WV VA DE MD DC SD ND MN MA WI MI PA NJ NY RI CT ME HI ■ Medical ■ Recreational Note: This map does not include states that have legalized only CBD-based oils. State News © 2021 Marijuana Business Daily, a division of Anne Holland Ventures. All rights reserved. Data is current as of Mar. 15, 2021. Arkansas Several entities are suing state medical marijuana regulators and an MMJ company in connection with the sale and transfer of a business license. The suit alleges fraud, conspiracy and breach of contract related to the sale of Natural State Wellness Enterprises Cultivation to Good Day Farm as well as a relocation of the growing facility from Newport to Pine Bluff. The plaintiffs allege that the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission didn't provide proper notice that the license transfer would be considered and that Good Day Farm wasn't a properly registered entity at the time the transaction was approved. California The state is backing off a plan to shorten the window for THC testing in hemp crops after farmers cried foul on changes that made hemp-production rules more restrictive. California announced emergency changes to extend the hemp harvest window from within 15 days after sampling to within 30 days. The longer time frame matches new national guidelines from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The California Department of Food and Agriculture also said samples cannot be completed more than 11 calendar days before the anticipated harvest date and growers must submit a pre-harvest report to their county agriculture commissioner 30 days before harvest. 26 Marijuana Business Magazine | May-June 2021