How States Use Tech To Manage Their Cannabis Markets During Covid-19

How States Use Tech To Manage Their Cannabis Markets During Covid-19

Senate chamber in Providence State House



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State governments are not often lauded as leaders in technology, but the coronavirus has spurred state and local leaders to step up and innovate. Governors are thinking outside of the box to secure personal protective equipment, and local policymakers are designing “streeteries” to help restaurants more safely reopen. And when it comes to the legal cannabis market, state agencies – often small, newly formed, and with tight budgets – are rising to the occasion by becoming even more creative and nimble.

Similar to its recent approach to cannabis regulation, the federal government has delegated much of the responsibility on coronavirus response to state authorities. And state cannabis regulators, already familiar with setting up flexible regulatory structures for