Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 27, 2019

The Tax Court will only reluctantly consider policy. 280E [3] , they should follow the lead of “the adults in the room” such as the Cannabis Trade Federation [“CTF”] and Marijuana Policy Project [4]. Deductions can be reduced or expanded in accordance with Congress’ policy objectives [5]. 2015); CHAMP , 128 T.C.

State Laws 45

State Laws Dispensary Business Policy 45

SpeedWeed

APRIL 2, 2021

As legend foretells, these Haze Brothers selections got into the hands of two fabled breeders, Dave Watson (better known as Sam the Skunkman) and Nevil Schoenmakers , who established Holland’s The Seed Bank thanks to a loophole in Dutch drug law. Blue Dream was the best-selling strain of all time from about 2015-2020.

Strains 52

Strains Sativa Banking Indica 52

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Rarely can you visit the banks of the Ganga without coming across a sadhu and his chillum , a conical smoking pipe made of clay. This was possibly prompted by a 2015 study by Lachenmeier and Rehm, which found that alcohol and nicotine were far riskier than cannabis on a ‘margin of exposure basis.’.

Law 52

Law Seed-To-Sale Consumption Cannabis 52

NORML

JUNE 19, 2020

That was the highlight of my many years working on and around Capitol Hill, and the memory of that day ranks very high in my personal bank of favorite experiences. Neil Young and Willie Nelson meeting with members of the Senate Agriculture Committee. His impact on NORML and the drive to legalize marijuana has been unique, and significant.

Marijuana 279

Marijuana Agriculture Legalization Advocacy 279

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 25, 2022

He co-founded and was Executive Chairman of one of Australia’s leading investment banking advisory firms, Caliburn Partnership (now called Greenhill Australia ) and continued as Chairman of the Firm after its sale to Greenhill Inc in 2009. He consulted with state and federal regulators to design policy and legislation.

Medicine 52

Medicine Therapy Research and Development Business 52

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Alison Felix , Senior Policy Advisor , Sam Chapman , Associate Economist , and Jordan Bass , Research Associate. v This coincided with changes in enforcement policy from the U.S. percent above collections in 2018, making 2019 the first year since 2015 to have an increase in the rate of tax growth over the previous year.

Banking 59

Banking Marijuana Collective Recreational 59

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 8, 2019

Public Policy. According to the English cases of R v Loizou [2004], R v Geary [2010] and GH [2015] , property must be “criminal property” at the time the alleged criminal activity was undertaken. to be paid into his Spanish bank account and allowed the fraudsters to withdraw money from that account. Rogers, a U.K.

Legalization 40

Legalization Banking Compliance Compliance 40

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

FIRST CONGRESSIONAL HEARING HELD ON CANNABIS BANKING. Today the House Financial Services’ Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held the first-ever congressional hearing on the issue of cannabis banking. . From Rep Heck’s Office. Feb 13, 2019 . Press Release. Washington, D.C. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07).

Banking 61

Banking Packaging Safety Business 61

Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2021

This IRS effort began last fall when the federal agency added a “ Marijuana Industry ” page to its website, dedicated to tax policy for cannabis companies. 2015) ; Feinberg v. 2015-149 , to name a few. Specifically, the Guidelines recognize the challenges faced by the cannabis industry in gaining access to banking services.

Compliance 82

Compliance Compliance Business Cannabis 82

Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

We have helped negotiate and paper a ton of these sales going back to 2015 or so. Bank loans are out. People do take existing bank-mortgaged properties and convert them for cannabis use, wagering that even if a bank gets wind of federally illegal activity it will not call the loan. itself or an escrow agent.

Banking 60

Banking Hybrid Cannabis Hemp 60

SpeedWeed

JULY 20, 2021

The strain was the number #1 seller in both Washington and Colorado in 2015 and was also the only type of cannabis that crossed over as a top seller in both places. Unlike the classic cannabis of the hippie days, it didn’t emerge from a seed bank in Amsterdam or an enthusiast’s California home grow. View Ellen Holland’s articles.

Strains 52

Strains Hybrid Seed-To-Sale Marijuana 52

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 19, 2020

Venture capitalist Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund invested in the cannabis industry in 2015. Any deployment of private equity in the cannabis industry requires a serious consideration of business, banking, legal, financial, taxation, securities, and regulatory issues in the relevant jurisdictions. Faraz Alam Sagar.

Legalization 59

Legalization Banking Research and Development Nerve Pain 59

Sensi Seeds

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

All of these companies, the seeds banks, cultivators, manufacturers, grow shops, distributors, and online vendors operate in a grey market that permits them to sell their products as long as they follow some rules. Irrespective of where the directive came from, policy on CBD has changed.

CBD 71

CBD Seed-To-Sale Food Research and Development 71

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 2015-206) only had “other” income from the sale of books, T-shirts, and other items. Comm’r , T.C.

Marijuana 59

Marijuana Business State Laws DEA 59

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.

Access 81

Access Policy Patients Cannabis 81

NORML

JUNE 4, 2019

SAFE Banking. As many who live in legal states know, cannabis businesses have a real banking problem – primarily that they do not have bank accounts. This language has been approved by multiple votes yet stripped out during the bicameral conference committees in 2014, 2015, and 2016. DC Legalization Implementation.

Banking 221

Banking Packaging History Programs 221

The Cannigma

MARCH 12, 2021

There are no payment systems, there’s no banking and cannabis. So, now fast forward to about 2015 or so, and my brother is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. And you’re seeing that with every other type of infrastructure that’s needed to support the medical cannabis industry. So, for example, payment systems.

Legalization 128

Legalization Patients Education Dispensary 128

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 6, 2019

.” Cobb has been recognized for his efforts to gain support for the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act, which will allow pot businesses to bank freely, like any other legitimate business. He serves as Chief Legal Officer to Liberty Health Sciences, Inc., Governor Haley Barbour.

Banking 78

Banking Policy Legislation Compliance 78

Cannabis Info

OCTOBER 2, 2019

South Dakota in 2017 handed a provision legalizing CBD contingent on approval by the state well being division and Nebraska in 2015 handed a regulation that allowed for a CBD pilot program below the auspices of the state college. 25, the Home handed the SAFE Banking Act, which might give cannabis companies entry to the federal banking system.

Legalization 45

Legalization CBD Decriminalization Banking 45

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 26, 2019

This represents a global shift in cannabis policy, but the work has only begun. We started publishing back in 2015 and have reported daily on the market since then and now have over 5,500 articles giving you the most comprehensive historical development of the market from a regulations, compliance and legal perspective.

Banking 59

Banking Hemp Events Law 59

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.

Banking 45

Banking Law Marijuana State Laws 45

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 2015, Cannabase.io Shlomi Raz.

Research and Development 51

Research and Development Medicine Treatment Pharmaceutical 51

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 30, 2019

European cannabis firms and investors enviously watching the rapid maturation of the multi-billion dollar North American industry may consider something both geographies have in common; the difficulty of getting banks onside. As of September 2018, Forbes reported just 30 percent of cannabis firms in the US had access to bank accounts.

Banking 77

Banking Hemp Business Cannabis 77

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 5, 2019

A trio of Polsinelli partners left the firm in 2015 to launch a medical marijuana company that was sold last year for $682 million. The firm also advises business such as banks that do business with cannabis industry clients. Co Team Leaders are. Some Big Law partners also have profited from investing in the industry.

Compliance 55

Compliance Compliance Banking Business 55

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 4, 2019

The Department of Justice intends to continue its longstanding policy of preventing cannabis businesses and workers in the cannabis industry from filing for bankruptcy. The American Bankers Association sent a letter asking federal financial regulators to issue guidance clarifying how banks can serve hemp and CBD businesses.

Research and Development 40

Research and Development Banking Hemp Legislation 40

MassRoots

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

For example, Pelosi has talked about marijuana (and yoga) as a safer alternative to opioids and she pushed back against former Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s decision to rescind an Obama-era marijuana guidance policy. Crucially, her staff have always been available, willing and ready to advance drug policy reform,” he said.

Marijuana 58

Marijuana Legislation Policy Decriminalization 58

WeedAdvisor

JUNE 10, 2019

If passed, this bipartisan bill would demolish an obstacle that has plagued banks and dispensaries alike. Due to the clashes between laws in legal states and federal laws – which maintain that marijuana is illegal – banks fear federal prosecution if they handle money from otherwise legal dispensaries. Banking Policies. .

Banking 49

Banking Dispensary Legislation Decriminalization 49

NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

We will be taking many more in-depth looks at the 2020 race as it progresses, including potential primary challengers on the Republican side, but first we wanted to provide an overview of all the currently announced Democratic candidates, along with their record and policy statements when it comes to marijuana legalization. The Senators.

Marijuana 278

Marijuana Legislation Policy Legalization 278

Meadow

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Tim Morland, Compliance & Policy Director, River Distribution Tim was previously Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, for the Board of Equalization. Prior to joining Board Member Ma’s team, Tim served in the Assembly Chief Clerk’s Office from 2008–2015. Tim has extensive knowledge of the legislative process. Next slide.

Collective 40

Collective Retail Cultivation Cannabis 40

SpeedWeed

MARCH 14, 2021

quotes the following description from Democritus: “The Thalassaegall he speaks of as being found on the banks of the river Indus, from which circumstance it is also known as potamaugis. BMAC], and on the banks of the Borysthenes. 1936/1993). Pliny (23-79 a.d.) An infusion of it imparts powers of divination to the Magi.

Wellness and Beauty 52

Wellness and Beauty Research and Development History Hemp 52

MassRoots

AUGUST 17, 2020

Views Prior to 2015. Despite those high numbers, Paul Henderson, Harris’ chief of administration, stated, “Our policy was that no one with a marijuana conviction for mere possession could do any (jail time) at all.”. 2015 Through the Present . In 2015 her position began to soften.

Marijuana 142

Marijuana Banking Decriminalization History 142

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 30, 2019

If Nasdaq.com are re-distributing a Motely Fool piece on the state of cannabis banking then we’d suggest it is probably worth heeding what’s being said. In other words, it’d open the door for banks to offer lines of credit, checking and savings accounts, and traditional loans, to U.S. Here’s the piece.

Banking 64

Banking Business Cannabis THC 64

The Joint Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

In his last presidential campaign in 2015, he recognized the medicinal benefits of cannabis but not its adult use. “I Cory Gardner (R) of Colorado and Elizabeth Warren (D) of Massachusetts, that would allow states to write their own marijuana policies, remove marijuana from the list in the CSA, and decriminalize it federally.

Decriminalization 29

Decriminalization Recreational Advocacy Policy 29