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Looking Back on 25 Years of California Cannabis: Growing Pains (STILL) Persist

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215 opened the door for a collective model (i.e., With the passage of SB 420 , this collective system was formalized and, with the advent of the 2008 Guidelines issued by the State Attorney General’s Office, more details around “compliance” and best practices were provided; but it was nothing like we have today under Prop.

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Harborside & Nor Cal Opinions. Dispensaries, Don’t Despair. There Are Solutions

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These opinions create an opportunity for a cannabis dispensary to exclude from gross revenue a substantial portion of the money collected from cannabis consumers. These funds are money that a dispensary is obligated to remit to various governmental agencies.

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

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Compliance Division – Richard Parrott. Collectively, these dedicated public servants bring extensive experience from the state and local level to the leadership team. District Court, Northern District of California from 2015 to 2016, Law Clerk for the Honorable Michelle T. Compliance Division – Richard Parrott.

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Exporting CBD Food Just Got Harder: The European Union Makes a Move

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Regulation 2015/2283 , which is the latest food regulation adopted by the European Parliament and the European Union (“EU”), defines “novel food” as “food that was not used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Union before 15 May 1997, irrespective of the dates of accession of the Member States to the Union.”.

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Oregon Hemp: Another Round of ODA Rules

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Since 2015 the number of licensed hemp growers has climbed from 13 to 584 (with much of that in the past two years) and hemp acreage has rapidly expanded to 11,000 acres. The new hemp sampling fees would be increased by approximately 33 percent to cover the ODA’s cost associated with collecting regulatory samples. percent total THC.

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Oregon Hemp: The Permanent Rules Are Now In Effect

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While Oregon legalized hemp production in 2015, the Beaver State has seen a huge influx of hemp grower and handler registrations since the enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill , which legalized hemp under federal law. Adopt a fee schedule for pre-harvest THC testing provided by the ODA. percent total THC (THCA converted to delta9 and delta9 THC).

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Back to the BRC: “The ability to tax cannabis is one of the main political reasons given to support recreational legalization. A successful tax system will need to raise money to pay for increased education, public health and enforcement costs associated with marijuana cultivation and use.”

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Back to the BRC – while 2015 seems like ancient history, however, that was when then Lt. Tax and regulatory compliance should be simple to execute and formulated in a way that makes compliance desirable to market participants.” [1]. If you wish to re-publish this story please do so with following accreditation.