The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) has voted to implement a four-month moratorium on new cannabis cultivation licenses. Axios reports.

of licensing freezewhich begins June 16, aims to address a trend of falling cannabis prices in the state. The average price of cannabis flowers recently dropped to about $14 for an eighth of an ounce.

The changes will not affect cannabis retailers or microbusiness applications that participate in the state’s social equity program. The licensing freeze will also not apply to existing operators who may wish to increase or decrease their cultivation cover.

The commission voted 3-1 to approve the changes, with Commissioner Bruce Stebbins casting the lone no vote.

Meanwhile, Massachusetts lawmakers recently passed a bill that contains big changes in the cannabis industry’s regulatory structure that includes doubling the purchase limit for adult use and shrinking the CCC to just three members.

An Ohio judge has blocked the state’s ban on hemp-based beverages from going into effect. Cleveland.com reports. In the limited ruling, Judge Jeremiah S. Ray called the ban “inherently discriminatory” because it treats similar products differently based on who sells them.

The lawsuit was filed by Seattle, Washington-based North Fork Distribution, which operates Cycling Frog, which asked the judge to stop Fremont police from enforcing the law.

The judge’s order blocks law enforcement officers and anyone working with them from taking action under the law and shields North Fork, along with the company’s affiliated businesses, from enforcement. The ruling currently only applies to plaintiffs.

A separate lawsuit filed March 30 by two hemp retailers is also making its way through the courts. This lawsuit claims that OHIO lawmakers broke the state’s “single subject rule” when they passed the ban. The rule says bills can only address one major issue.

Breweries have previously sued over the ban; however, the state Supreme Court threw out one of the cases while a Franklin County judge allowed the law to take effect in another. Activists also tried to challenge the law through a referendum, but did not gather enough signatures to put the issue to the voters.