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Congress To Vote On Proposal To Protect Existing State Programs

Cannabis Law Report

Congress will be voting on a proposal that would protect currently existing cannabis programs across the U.S. If passed, it would create protections for existing state cannabis programs, as well as any tribal medical cannabis programs. A proposed, bipartisan amendment from the House Rules Committee was presented on July 28.

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Canada: Ottawa has lost control of veterans’ medical cannabis program, audit finds

Cannabis Law Report

Quietly published this week, the audit’s results come amid an explosion in the number of veterans seeking reimbursement for their medical pot, from around 100 in 2014 to more than 18,000 last year — with no end to the surge in sight. Ottawa has lost control of veterans’ medical marijuana program, audit finds. April 2022.

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Group to begin work on Alabama’s new medical cannabis program

Cannabis Law Report

The 14 people who will oversee Alabama’s new medical marijuana program will gather for the first time Thursday. The panel faces several deadlines to set up the rules to launch what will be a fully intrastate program. The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, created by legislation that passed in May, will meet at 1 p.m.

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Press Release: Green Flower and Worcester Polytechnic Institute Partner to Offer Cannabis Education Programs

Cannabis Law Report

WORCESTER, Mass. , July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Green Flower, a California -based education company focused on the cannabis industry, announced four new online certificate programs in partnership with Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). The programs are now open for enrollment with classes starting on September 5.

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Tennessee Broadens its Medical Cannabis Program

Veriheal

Wait, Tennessee has a medical cannabis program? The Evolution of Tennessee’s Medical Cannabis Program. In 2014, the state passed SB 2531 which was the state’s first CBD-focused law. This is news to me. I’m a native of Tennessee. In 2016, the law was once again reformed to allow up to 0.9%

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Michigan Adopts New Hemp Law for Federal Approval of Hemp Program; What’s Next?

Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

The new law creates a regulatory scheme for industrial hemp that should allow Michigan to obtain approval from the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) of its plan to administer an industrial hemp program under the 2018 Farm Bill. Read More › Tags:

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Kansas Gov Signs Off On State ‘Commercial Industrial Hemp Program.’

Cannabis Law Report

Here’s the report… On Monday afternoon Governor Laura Kelly signed a bill to establish the ‘Commercial Industrial Hemp Program.’ But, until now it was only allowed within research programs outlined in the 2014 Farm Bill. That program will have to be approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.