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The Week in Weed: May 7, 2021

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Attorney General Garland reiterates his disinterest in prosecuting marijuana users abiding by state law. Also this week, another bipartisan, bicameral group introduced the Marijuana Data Collection Act. The case began in 2015 in the U.S. In state news, the Texas House passed several bills dealing with cannabis.

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Budding Woes: Navigating the Weedy Waters of Cannabis Companies in Financial Distress

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What’s the state of play, and what’s the alternative for the losers, their creditors, and the companies that would acquire them? Insolvency relief is available under state law remedies. State law receiverships are often modeled after the bankruptcy code, and contain analogous protections and provisions.

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The Status of Cannabis Legalization in the South

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Alabama legalized medical a medical cannabis program on May 17, 2021 when Governor Ivey signed SB 46 into law. The law provides for up to 12 cultivator licenses, up to four processor licenses, up to four dispensary licenses, and up to five integrated facility licenses.

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

Canna Law Blog

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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Minnesota’s New Recreational Cannabis Law Results in First-Of-Its-Kind Drug Testing Scheme

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Starting August 1, 2023, Minnesota will provide protections to individuals who use cannabis for recreational purposes, after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a state law allowing adults 21 and older to use recreational cannabis. The new law amends the state’s Consumable Products Act to protect off-duty cannabis use.

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New Study Says. Not One California Dispensary Caught Selling to Minors

Cannabis Law Report

Instead, adult-use dispensaries in the state are proving the system works by checking IDs as required by state law. In a 2013–2014 National Roadside Survey, more drivers tested positive for cannabis (12.6%) than for alcohol (8.3%; Berning, Compton, & Wochinger, 2015) with drivers aged 16–20 having the highest rates.

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Will Newly Developing Drug Breathalyzers Replace Other Forms of Testing?

Cannabis Law Report

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. sat on the Denver County Court bench 2000-2015. She is currently a law school professor teaching Marijuana and the Law at California Western School of Law and researcher under a contract with NHTSA and NORC on the topic of the prosecution of drugged driving cases. Judge Mary A.