NORML

JANUARY 15, 2019

In January of 2018, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded what is known as the Cole Memo , a 2013 Justice Department memorandum, authored by former US Deputy Attorney General James Cole to US attorneys in all 50 states. To date, these statewide regulatory programs are operating largely as voters and politicians intended.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 18, 2021

Worcester— The Cannabis Control Commission (Commission) is pleased to announce the application for the third cohort of Massachusetts’ first-in-the-nation statewide Social Equity Program will open Monday, June 21. “We Application for Cohort Three of the Commission’s Social Equity Program Opens June 21.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

million in total program tax revenue, according to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA). Since the state launched its first adult-use sales in January 2018, the cannabis industry has provided a total program revenue of $2.8 million in total program tax revenue during the second quarter represents a 9.3%

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MJ Business Attorneys

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The long-anticipated 2018 Farm Bill finally made its way to the President’s desk and Trump made hemp fans ecstatic when he signed it into law on December 20. If a state was already a part of the pilot program governed by the 2014 Agricultural Act, that is not enough. What It Means. So, What About CBD?

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 5, 2019

The PDF of the report can be accessed and downloaded at. Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2018. Special-access schemes for medicinal cannabinoids . Regional and subregional groupings used in the report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2018. Here’s the TOC. Contents .

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 8, 2022

WORCESTER, MA— The Cannabis Control Commission (Commission) hosted a virtual orientation seminar on Thursday, March 3 for participants of the third cohort of Massachusetts’ first-in-the-nation Social Equity Program. Chairman Steven Hoffman and Social Equity Program Participant Aaron Goines then hosted a business planning seminar.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

8/18/2021 – On August 5, the NC Industrial Hemp Commission held a meeting to discuss the future of the NC Industrial Hemp Pilot Program. At that meeting, the decision was made to end the NC Hemp Pilot Program on December 31, 2021. As stated in a letter sent yesterday by Paul Adams, Industrial Hemp Program Manager, N.C.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 31, 2021

16, 2020, but a report released earlier this month revealed the extent to which licensed patients were lined up for access. 5, 2020, according to the department’s second annual report of the Missouri Medical Marijuana Regulatory Program. Voters there approved State Question 788 to legalized medical cannabis on June 26, 2018.

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2020

billion in tax revenue from legal cannabis sales in 2018. Consequently, small businesses in states with some form of legal cannabis must choose between remaining eligible for SBA loan programs, or doing business with a rapidly-growing and legal industry. States collected an estimated $1.3

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NORML

JANUARY 24, 2020

Under the law, which voters approved in 2018, regulators must license a minimum of 24 dispensaries in each of Missouri’s eight congressional districts. Regulators have already registered 27,000 patients to participate in the cannabis access program. Licensed dispensaries are expected to be operational by this spring.

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Veriheal

MAY 11, 2023

In 2015, Texas passed the Compassionate Use Act, which allowed patients with intractable epilepsy to access low-THC cannabis oil containing no more than 0.5% In 2019, the program was expanded to include patients with other qualifying conditions, such as terminal cancer, autism, multiple sclerosis, and certain neurological disorders.

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Veriheal

MAY 31, 2022

opioid epidemic, which claimed a record number of lives in 2021 , is the result of America’s faulty regulation of these powerful pain-killing drugs and a widespread lack of access to safe and adequate pain management solutions. Vital Changes to Texas’ Medical Cannabis Program. Expanded Qualifying Conditions. More Telemedicine.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 10, 2021

Adult-use cannabis legislation has yet to be formally introduced this year in the Pennsylvania Legislature, but the state’s medical cannabis program was expanded June 30. Tom Wolf signs legislation to expand the state’s medical cannabis program June 30. . Signed by Democratic Gov. That list will be updated annually. The post Gov.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 25, 2021

Decriminalization and legalization of cannabis may be gaining ground but patients in certain countries are still struggling to access medical cannabis through the legal market. Swiss Info explains that the number of registered producers jumped from five in 2017 to around 630 in 2018. Making the Process to Get Medical Cannabis Easier.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

Airgraft Debuts its World-First Membership Program and Airgraft 2 Vaporizer. Membership offers access to premium cannabis brands for up to 50% less . The membership program is powered by MagicKey, Airgraft’s proprietary QR-activated light signature that unlocks pods for members’ use — watch “How to unlock a pod” demo here.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

16, 2020, but a report released earlier this month revealed the extent to which licensed patients were lined up for access. 5, 2020, according to the department’s second annual report of the Missouri Medical Marijuana Regulatory Program. Voters there approved State Question 788 to legalized medical cannabis on June 26, 2018.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 24, 2019

California established the Medical Marijuana Program (MMP) through Senate Bill 420 (Vasconcellos, 2003) which increased access to medical cannabis for qualifed patients and primary caregivers and provided protections from prosecution for the possession and cultivation of medical cannabis.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

JANUARY 3, 2019

With the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill (also called the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018), hemp or cannabis sativa has essentially become legal on the federal level, but there are still significant rules and regulations associated with hemp cultivation, processing, and distribution. This is great news, right! What does this mean?

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

A little less than a year after the state made its first medical marijuana sale, Missouri’s medical marijuana program has swelled to more than 140 dispensaries. In 2018, voters in Missouri approved a constitutional amendment legalizing medical cannabis with more than 65 percent support. View original article.

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NORML

JULY 1, 2019

Three new laws intended to expand patient access to and the therapeutic value of Virginia’s medical cannabis program take effect July 1, 2019. “This year, my focus was on program improvements to further expand both access and therapeutic value to benefit the health and well-being of all Virginians.”

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NORML

MAY 21, 2020

According to data from the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission, more than 15,000 people were convicted for a first or second marijuana possession offense from July 2018 to June 2019. The program is expected to be operational and dispensing cannabis products to authorized patients by mid-year.

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MMJ Recs

AUGUST 1, 2020

The accessibility of medical marijuana is an important issue for MMJ patients all over the country. In Oklahoma, accessibility has never been a problem since MMJ became legal in 2018. Since medical marijuana was legalized in Oklahoma in summer 2018, the OK MMJ industry has gone from strength to strength.

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NORML

APRIL 12, 2020

According to data from the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission, more than 15,000 people were convicted for a first or second marijuana possession offense from July 2018 to June 2019. The program is expected to be operational and dispensing cannabis products to authorized patients by mid-year.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 7, 2022

In 2016, Pennsylvania adopted Act 16, becoming one of 38 states that have medical marijuana programs in the United States. Dispensaries were declared essential businesses and patients were given access to telemedicine consultations to obtain medical marijuana user cards. Effects of COVID-19 on the cannabis space.

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NORML

JUNE 11, 2019

Patients diagnosed with chronic pain and other debilitating conditions typically reduce, or in some cases, eliminate their use of opioids following their enrollment in state-sanctioned medical cannabis access programs. Several peer-reviewed studies now document this trend. These conclusions are hardly unique. percent versus 44.8

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 26, 2019

DEA Announces Steps Necessary to Improve Access to Marijuana Research. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, which was signed into law on Dec. 20, 2018, changed the definition of marijuana to exclude “hemp”—plant material that contains 0.3 The Press Release in full. Department of Justice. Office of Public Affairs.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

With the recent passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 — the 2018 Farm Bill — these are exciting times for many in the cannabis industry. The 2018 Farm Bill means that hemp will be regulated by the U.S. It allows hemp farmers access to crop insurance, grants, and certification.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Eaze , the nation’s largest cannabis delivery marketplace, today celebrated the launch of Eaze Compassion, a statewide program to restore medical cannabis access to patients left behind by California’s cannabis laws. Cannabis is medicine. About Eaze. Eaze delivers good with the goods.

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CannaTech

JANUARY 16, 2019

Medical cannabis continued to pop up across the region year after year: imports in Brazil began in 2014, trials started in Chile in 2014, regulations were implemented in Colombia and Jamaica in 2015, the same followed in the Cayman Islands and parts of Argentina in 2016, Paraguay in 2017, and the list carries on from 2018 to date.

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NORML

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Virginia’s medical cannabis program , which currently affords patients, caregivers, and processors only an affirmative defense, will also see potential for robust expansion to improve patient access. “Virginia spent over $100M in 2018 enforcing prohibition, which flies in the face of public opinion. .

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 4, 2021

State lawmakers in Louisiana approved a bill on Wednesday that allows patients in the state’s medical marijuana program to access smokable forms of cannabis. Under the newly passed measure, registered patients in Louisiana’s medical marijuana program will be permitted to possess and use unprocessed, smokable forms of cannabis.

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The Cannigma

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Medical cannabis has been legal in Lithuania in 2018 , but the program is limited and has run into issues. The country was the last EU member to allow industrial hemp in 2013 but created a medical program in 2018. Lithuania’s medical marijuana program. Lithuania has had a medical marijuana program since 201 8.

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

Current Office: Senator from Minnesota 2018 NORML Congressional Scorecard Grade: B Co-Sponsored Legislation: STATES Act (2017-2018). When elected to Congress in the 1990s, he co-sponsored legislation that would have allowed for access to medical marijuana. NORML endorsed his campaign for re-election to the Senate in 2018.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of two programs that protect hemp producers’ crops from natural disasters. Producers may apply now, and the deadline to sign up for both programs is March 16, 2020. “We Multi-Peril Crop Insurance Pilot Insurance Program. Buy-up coverage is available in some cases.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

Vote Hemp Releases 2018 U.S. WASHINGTON, DC —Vote Hemp, the nation’s leading grassroots hemp advocacy organization, has released its 2018 U.S. To view the complete 2018 U.S. The number of acres of hemp grown across 23 states totaled 78,176 in 2018—more than triple the number of acres from the previous year.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2019

This funding was authorized by the California Cannabis Equity Act of 2018 (Senate Bill 1294) and the Budget Act of 2019. The hope is that these additional funds will help local jurisdictions with implementation of equity programs that have struggled due to lack of funding and under-staffing.

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NORML

MARCH 18, 2019

Senate Bill 406 expands medical cannabis access and provides important new patient protections. The measure prohibits regulators from placing limits on the percentage of THC or other cannabinoids in therapeutic products and it establishes reciprocity with other states’ medical cannabis programs. MEDICAL CANNABIS. INDUSTRIAL HEMP.

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