APIS Change Log

The APIS website is updated from time to time to add new material, enhance functionality, and clarify or correct information already available on the site. This page lists changes made since the launch of the website on June 23, 2003. Descriptions of these changes may be accessed by selecting a date from the “View Changes” menu.

View Changes

Material changes to the Web site have been made on the following dates:

Changes for: January 14, 2026

Additions and Enhancements

Update to 1/1/2025

The APIS information appearing on this website has been updated to include legislative and regulatory changes that took effect on or before 1/1/2025. Vehicular Insurance Exclusion has been discontinued and is not included in the update. For a summary of policy changes to Alcohol Policy Topics, see Policy Changes at a Glance.

Corrections and Clarifications

Changes to data presented previously in the comparison tables in the APIS Policy Topics section of the website are listed below.

Changes to data presented previously in the comparison tables in the APIS Policy Topics section of the website.
Policy Topic	Jurisdiction	Changes
Cannabis Cultivation and Distribution	California	Changed Cultivation Restrictions entry to state "Multiple license types" rather than specific number counts of license types, for the period beginning 11/9/2016.
Cannabis Cultivation and Distribution	Washington	Changed effective date of Regulatory Agency name change from 6/12/2014 to 7/24/2015.
Cannabis Packaging / Health & Safety Requirements	Washington	For Health & Safety Warning Requirements added coding for Child Access for the period beginning 1/1/2019, and for Packaging Requirements added coding for Other for the period beginning 1/1/2019.
Cannabis Pricing	New York	Changed retail-level Tax Imposed from 9 percent to 13 percent, for the period beginning 3/31/2021.
Cannabis Use & Possession	Washington	Added coding for Possession to Underage Restrictions for the period 12/6/2012 through 7/23/2015.
Pregnancy & Drugs: Reporting Requirements	Florida	Added coding for Mandatory Reporting by Law Enforcement, Health Care/Social Workers, and Other, for purposes of Data Gathering, Referral for Assessment and/or Treatment, and Referral to Child Welfare, for the period beginning 10/1/1996.
Underage Drinking: Minimum Ages for On-Premises Servers and Bartenders	Ohio	Minimum Age To Serve beer, wine, and spirits changed from 19 to 18, for the period beginning 3/23/2022.