Cannabis Law Report

JULY 2, 2021

The Cannabis Freedom Alliance (CFA) will take this opportunity to provide you each month with relevant news, policy, and legislative updates on how CFA and its members are marching towards the goal of ending cannabis prohibition. A new report from the Marijuana Policy Project shows that states have collected $7.9 billion in 2020 alone.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This lack of research has made it challenging to create evidence-based policy around the legalization of marijuana and has contributed to political resistance to legalizing marijuana at the federal level. Oregon was one of the first states to legalize marijuana for adult use in 2014.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

In 2014 he was the recipient of the ACFE’s highest honor: the Cressey Award for life-time achievement in the detection and deterrence of fraud. federal and the UK’s national banking systems. This is a public safety hazard. Martin is Managing Partner of Martin Kenney & Co. Ironically, U.S.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 20, 2021

in 2020, there were 515 banks and 169 credit unions providing services to cannabis-related businesses at the end of last year, according to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) quarterly cannabis banking update. But those banks are not the “national associations” of the world. Helping motor more than $17.5

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 18, 2021

in 2020, there were 515 banks and 169 credit unions providing services to cannabis-related businesses at the end of last year, according to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) quarterly cannabis banking update. But those banks are not the “national associations” of the world. Helping motor more than $17.5

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 14, 2021

Legislation opens doors for cannabis policy reform in the current Congress. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), released draft legislation today that would remove cannabis from the schedule of controlled substances while allowing states to determine their own cannabis policies. An End to Cannabis Banking Woes?

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

64 and the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MACURSA”) through into actual law, and cities and counties have inherent police powers anyway to ensure the protection of the health and well-being of their citizens. Lack of access to banking. Lack of transparency and consistency from regulators.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 19, 2021

in 2020, there were 515 banks and 169 credit unions providing services to cannabis-related businesses at the end of last year, according to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) quarterly cannabis banking update. But those banks are not the “national associations” of the world. Helping motor more than $17.5

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 14, 2019

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced Monday a new Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee, which she says will collaborate with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to help improve the state’s medical marijuana policies. Geller’s work focuses on cannabis policy development at the state and federal levels.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 20, 2019

In this week’s edition: Oregon Legislative Assembly passes bill allowing interstate transfers of cannabis, subject to certain limitations, in the event of a federal policy change. Colorado has reached $1 billion in tax revenue from cannabis sales for the first time since legalizing recreational cannabis in 2014.

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The Cannigma

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In our conversation with JM, we discuss their work as Development Director for NORML, how their experiences with cancer led them to NORML, and how NORML supports its affiliate chapters that are doing grassroots work to affect public policy changes both locally and internationally. Codi Peterson: Hello, I’m Dr. Codi Peterson.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 6, 2021

Public safety at issue. Proponents of these THC caps—who are often the same politicians who stood against legalization and lost—contend that limiting THC levels will increase public safety. Such a cap would render the SAFE Banking Act all but useless, as most cannabis products contain far more than 2% THC. . In 2019, Sen.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 7, 2019

Few banks want to offer loans or credit to a marijuana-based enterprise due to the newness of the market and the sticky legal issues that arise when states’ rights come into play. Most of them popped into being during 2014. Securities and Exchange Commission has a hands-off policy with regards to cryptocurrency exchanges. .

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2019

In May 2019, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried announced that a newly-created and appointed Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee of 18 doctors, lawyers, patients, industry leaders, and advocates will be implemented in order to “advance and modernize policies” to move Florida into the future of medical marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Barr stated, “I am not going to go after companies that have relied on the Cole memorandum,” referring to the 2013 Obama administration policy of not enforcing marijuana prohibition in states where legalization has been established. “To Nevertheless, during his confirmation hearing in January 2019, Attorney General William P.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 12, 2019

May 2019 finally brought “ Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries announcing their intentions to introduce legislation in Congress known as the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act, to remove marijuana from the CSA, thus ending the nearly century-long federal policy of prohibition.”

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Many of these are meant to address public safety risks, especially for young people. For non-US citizens, Malyshev explains, this can result in a lifetime ban from entry into the US under current policy. alcoholic beverages, caffeine, and tobacco). 2% THC—the United Nations has said it will revisit cannabis under the Single Convention.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 4, 2021

He is the founder of Apeiron Investment Group, his family office and merchant banking business. As the top executive at Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, he has become known for his activism around a range of issues, especially fair trade, sustainable agriculture, animal rights, and drug policy reform. in/christian-angermayer/ [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 25, 2019

Both paths are complex processes in which scientific, medical, policy and political forces have influence. There are other avenues Congress can take besides rescheduling marijuana to ameliorate the seeming breakdown in federalism brought about by federal marijuana policy. It was not a policy priority of the Obama administration.

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