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 MJBizDaily, a division of Anne Holland Ventures. All rights reserved. Data is current as of October 15, 2021. Alabama State Treasurer John McMillan will take the reins of the Medical Cannabis Commission to oversee business licensing and regulation of Alabama's nascent MMJ market. His pay starts at nearly $210,000. McMillan held the state treasurer role since 2018 and previously served as Alabama's agriculture commissioner. In related news, Commission Vice Chair Rex Vaughn said the group is working with the state on legislation to speed up the timeline for beginning marijuana cultivation, with sales potentially starting as soon as fall 2022. Arizona State regulators announced a list of 87 state ZIP codes where applicants for 26 social equity retail marijuana licenses must have recently resided. The 2020 ballot measure passed by voters to legalize an adult-use marijuana market requires the state health department to issue 26 licenses to applicants " from communities disproportionately impacted by the enforcement of previous marijuana laws. " Applicants must have lived in a chosen zip code for at least three of the past five years. Other scoring criteria include past marijuana convictions of the applicant or family member as well as household income. The list appears to focus on ZIP codes near Native American reservations. 28 Marijuana Business Magazine | November-December 2021