The Cannigma

DECEMBER 31, 2023

The possession, use, sale, or cultivation of cannabis can result in legal consequences ranging from fines to imprisonment. In 2016, the government passed a law allowing for the medical and scientific use of cannabis. Individuals and businesses dealing with CBD products should remain attentive to evolving regulatory frameworks.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Arkansas legalized medical marijuana in 2016. . This legislation also allows adults to cultivate two cannabis plants for personal use. Missouri will create a lottery system to provide licenses and certificates and impose a 6% tax on cannabis to benefit certain programs. North Dakota passed a medical marijuana program in 2016.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

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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SpeedWeed

MARCH 12, 2021

In 2016, Hackett entered the industry when her father, Mike, was one of the first farmers permitted a license to grow medical cannabis in California. Her father wanted to take the business further than cultivation and turn it into a full seed-to-sale business. © Courtesy of Riverview Farms Hackett. “I

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MMJ Recs

MAY 5, 2024

This landmark legislation legalized the use and cultivation of cannabis for medical purposes by patients with a valid recommendation from a physician. Together, these laws provide a comprehensive regulatory framework that governs the cultivation, distribution, and use of both medical and recreational cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

Since 2014, when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. Colorado has a robust medical program, with about 1.6% As of May 2021, states reported a combined total of $7.9 Colorado (pop. of the population enrolled.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 25, 2022

NCIA’s #IndustryEssentials webinar series is our premier digital educational series featuring a variety of interactive programs allowing us to provide you timely, engaging and essential education when you need it most. CDFW will provide an overview of its Cannabis Restoration Grant Program (CGRP). Learning Objectives.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 1, 2024

Ohio’s Cannabis Landscape: Current Status and Future Outlook Ohio’s medical marijuana program, first launched in 2016 , brought legal access to patients managing certain debilitating conditions, but it took three years for dispensaries to open up due to regulatory challenges. Too low, and budgets lose out.

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MJ Business Attorneys

APRIL 29, 2019

Is cultivating marijuana to blame, or something else? The cannabis industry is heavily regulated and the testing programs are unlike the public safety regulations for any commodity in the world. What is ‘green lung’? The effort failed and the employee faulted the union organizers who’d promised to help him.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2021

The creation of this standalone cannabis department is part of a larger effort to improve access to licensure, simplify regulatory oversight and support California businesses. Elliott was the Governor’s Senior Advisor on Cannabis at the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. Chief Deputy Director – Rasha Salama. .”

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In addition to numerous expansions to the state’s medical marijuana (MMJ) program, the state’s decriminalization of cannabis went into effect in August, beginning the reversal of decades of harm done by the war on drugs. John Bel Edwards (D) in 2016. Signs of New Times.

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NORML

DECEMBER 10, 2019

On November 5, 2016, Maine’s voters legalized recreational, or adult-use, marijuana. Business licenses will soon be available , but when the state finally makes its first legal sale, it would have done so after a three-year delay. From 2008 to 2016, Russell served as a state representative in Maine’s government.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 3, 2021

This legislation provides important updates to our state’s medical [cannabis] program to ensure that patients have improved access to medication.”. HB 1024 follows up on recommendations that were put forward by the Department of Health to amend the Medical Marijuana Act, which was signed by the Governor in April 2016.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 16, 2021

On Thursday, two Democratic state House representatives there—Casey Weinstein and Terrence Upchurch—introduced legislation to legalize and regulate the cultivation and sale of recreational marijuana in the state. Ohio voters passed a measure legalizing medical marijuana in 2016, but the law did not get off the ground for another two years.

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

Current Office: Senator from Vermont 2018 NORML Congressional Scorecard Grade: A+ Sponsored Legislation: Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act (2015-2016) Co-Sponsored Legislation: Marijuana Justice Act of 2017 (2017-2020), Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act (2017-2018). .” – 02/22/19. Bernie Sanders. Kamala Harris.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

Since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. Colorado already had a developed medical cannabis regulatory system, and many businesses were able to transition to having both a medical and an adult-use counter.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Back in 2016, a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana was given the green light by voters in Arkansas. Existing medical cannabis business license holders would also be authorized to sell cannabis at their existing locations and could launch one new location strictly for commercial sale.

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Cannabis Chronicles

MARCH 4, 2019

My friends make good-natured jokes about getting a degree in weed,” said DeNoya, one of the first students in a new four-year degree program in medicinal plant chemistry at Northern Michigan University. “I A similar program is being launched at Minot State University in North Dakota this spring. It’s hard work. ’”.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 7, 2020

Because Taxpayer is a corporation, the Tax Court’s decision will be reviewed by the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which is the circuit in which Taxpayer’s principal place of business is located. But what is the distinction between a business expense deduction and an adjustment for COGS? Deductions. Cost of Goods Sold.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Ohio legalized medical marijuana in 2016 when lawmakers in the state passed a bill authorizing the treatment. In that same vein, the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control program required that Delta-8 THC “must be fully incorporated on the package and label for patient awareness,” and that abbreviations “such as ‘Delta-8’ or ‘D8,’” are not allowed.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The region has been instrumental in highly regulated industries, such as alcohol and tobacco, and the only federally sanctioned cannabis grow program has operated at the University of Mississippi since the 1960s. Although several Southern states have enacted medical cannabis programs, no states have embraced recreational use of cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 10, 2021

–(BUSINESS WIRE)– PSI Labs , an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based ISO 17025 accredited Safety Compliance Facility that provides essential cannabis testing services, today announced its expansion into Southern California with the acquisition of pH Solutions, LLC. pH Solutions, LLC was founded in 2016 by Raquel Keledjian, Ph.D.,

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We are helping build out another cannabis banking program here in Oregon. In this post, I’ll sketch out some considerations for FIs looking at banking marijuana-related businesses – or, as they are known in the common parlance, “MRBs”. Here is my shorthand: “ Direct Marijuana Business.” Indirect Marijuana Business.”

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Of all the license types available to cannabis business operators, the microbusiness license is among the least issued and discussed. Countless cannabis businesses of varying sizes are vertically integrated, with many holding licenses for multiple activities at the same location. Mandatory licensing launched in early 2018.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 8, 2021

TORONTO–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Flora Growth Corp. NASDAQ: FLGC) (“Flora” or the “Company”), a leading all-outdoor cultivator and manufacturer of global cannabis products and brands, has engaged Brigitte Baptiste as a strategic advisor to the Company. About Flora Growth Corp.

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The Cannigma

MAY 20, 2021

In 2017, then-Meican President Enrique Pena Nieto issued a mandate to legalize medical cannabis in the country following a Senate vote in December, 2016 to legalize medical cannabis. The regulations also stipulate rules for the cultivation, harvest, and production of cannabis. A police officer in Mexico City (Shutterstock).

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SpeedWeed

JULY 10, 2021

Now, the first business in the city looking to deliver has officially submitted an application. . The business, Doobba LLC, applied for a no premise transport license and delivery permit. We have not received any new store or cultivation license applications yet, but expect them soon. Denver Licensing Takes Off .

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The program debuted as “the only four-year degree program of its kind to combine experimental horticulture and advanced analytical chemistry with an optional entrepreneurial track,” said NMU’s News Director Kristi Evans. They’ve since added a degree in cannabis business. Northern Michigan University. Stockton University.

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MedicalJane

JULY 3, 2018

The five member commission unanimously voted to grant the license to Cultivate , a medical cannabis dispensary currently operating in Worcester County. The company has also applied for cultivation and manufacturing of adult-use cannabis. . CCC Introduces Social Equity Program. percent sales tax, a 10.75

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Veriheal

MAY 13, 2021

In November of 2016, the majority of Arkansas voters voted yes on the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment. The law required the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division to issue regulations for the cultivation and for dispensing medical cannabis in the state within 120 days after the passing of the amendment. 10,773 patients.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

A few months ago, we ran a survey of federal courts and cannabis litigation , observing that none of the districts at issue were invalidating state-sanctioned businesses’ cannabis contracts on the dreaded “illegal purpose” basis. In 2020, state courts still seem to be a good bet for cannabis businesses in cannabis-legal states.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Management believes that StateHouse, which is expected to trade under a new symbol (CSE: STHZ), will be the largest and most developed cannabis platform in the state of California with superior retail, brands, processing, manufacturing, distribution and cultivation. billion by 2025[3]. 3 ArcView 8 th Edition estimate.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 8, 2021

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Flora Growth Corp. NASDAQ: FLGC) (“Flora” or the “Company”), a leading all-outdoor cultivator and manufacturer of global cannabis products and brands, has engaged Brigitte Baptiste as a strategic advisor to the Company. About Flora Growth Corp.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 14, 2021

In September, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 67 into law, which set the stage for the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Cannabis Appellations Program. Once the program begins to accept petitions, it will establish the world’s first cannabis appellations. .

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 14, 2019

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. Hemp Cultivation. 64”) was passed. But even that didn’t really happen.

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MMJ Recs

JANUARY 25, 2022

Ohio’s medical marijuana program became operational in January 2019. House Bill 523, which legalized MMJ in Ohio, was passed in 2016, but regulatory red tape delayed implementation of the program. Yes, you can apply for an Ohio medical marijuana card online at the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program website.

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

(To be fair, Democrats didn’t mention weed legalization on their party’s official platform until 2016.). So, it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that Virginia didn’t launch a medical marijuana program until 2015, nearly two decades after California. JM Pedini | Photo by Adam Ewing.

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