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Alasaka: Local Attorney Jana Weltzin Outlines How Federal Legislation Could Negatively Impact Booming Sector

Cannabis Law Report

But, according to industry experts, federally legalized marijuana could put local growers, manufacturers and pot shops out of business. Weltzin says local mom and pop shops are at risk should large, corporate marijuana businesses from the Lower 48 be allowed to open in Alaska under federally legalized marijuana. Alaska News Source.

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Washington CBD Webinar June 19: Hemp-Derived CBD Locally and Nationwide

Canna Law Blog

We’ll cover a host of topics, but will start with the 2014 Farm Bill, which first allowed for the legal cultivation of industrial hemp for research purposes. Under the 2014 Farm Bill, state departments of agriculture and universities could undertake agricultural pilot programs to permit the cultivation of hemp.

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Top Five key Takeaways from the 2021 State of the States Report

Americans for Safe Access

Since 2014, Americans for Safe Access has been publishing the State of the States report as a tool for local advocates and policy makers to understand and improve their medical cannabis program.

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Mississippi: Medical Cannabis Initiative Certified for 2020 Ballot

NORML

The measure places no limit on the number of dispensaries and mandates that local municipalities “shall not impair the availability of and reasonable access to medical marijuana.” In 2014, state lawmakers passed legislation permitting those diagnosed with intractable epilepsy to possess certain products containing CBD.

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States Have Made Over $15B From Cannabis Tax Revenue Despite Decline

Veriheal

Since the state-legal, adult-use cannabis market began in 2014, a combined total of more than $15 billion has been generated in tax revenue. billion since the sale of adult-use cannabis started in 2014. A good amount of the revenue generated has been invested in local government and public transportation.

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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

NORML

Philadelphia instituted civil fine tickets in 2014, starting a wave of municipal action to stem cannabis arrests. Lehigh Valley NORML is a local chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), a non-profit organization, fighting to reform cannabis laws nationwide.

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Opening Your Cannabis Dispensary: Remember The Local Police Dept, Fire Marshal & City Attorney Must Become Important Allies

Cannabis Law Report

The Friday prior to my opening my State legal Cannabis retail shop in Ellensburg in Central Washington State, I invited the Chief of Police, City Manager, City Attorney and our local Fire Marshal for a meeting. There would be people, perhaps powerful local people, who would object loudly to a “pot shop” in their town.