Despite hopes from N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, REC legalization looks unlikely in either state this year, the N.Y. Times reports.
- NYT: "New Jersey’s failure had a coattail effect in New York: It emboldened opponents and eased pressure on some of legalization’s most important allies, including Cuomo."
- Even so, there's a new REC bill in New York.
Forbes--Sara Brittany Somerset - New Jersey could vote on REC legalization on Election Day 2020.
Asbury Park Press - Connecticut legislators could vote to legalize REC within three weeks.
Hartford Courant - REC is already legal in Vermont, but a bill to create a regulated industry in the state looks dead for the year, a blow to the state's struggling MED dispensaries.
Seven Days - A New Hampshire Senate committee voted to postpone a REC bill until 2020.
Concord Monitor - In terms of REC legalization, Politico says 2019 hasn't lived up the to industry's hopes.
Quick Hits
- Colorado dispensaries racked up record monthly sales of $114.3M in March.
KDVR (Fox) - Illinois' proposed REC law could ban growing at home.
Chicago Tribune - Cresco Labs CEO Charlie Bachtell said Illinois businesses aren't concerned about the impact of home growing.
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