Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2021

Compliance Division – Richard Parrott. Salama was Assistant Branch Chief of the California Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch. Compliance Division – Richard Parrott. Hillsman has been Deputy Director of the Office of Cannabis for the City and County of San Francisco since 2018.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

There are now separate (and slightly different) definitions for hemp generally under the California Health and Safety Code, and now under the Food and Agriculture Code relative just to hemp cultivation. California is required to submit a 2018 Farm Bill-compliant hemp production plan to the U.S. Department of Agriculture by May 2020.

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Hemp Law Agriculture Compliance 82

Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

WSDA will apply the measurement of uncertainty (+/- 0.06%) outlined in the USDA’s interim hemp rules to the reported THC concentration to determine if hemp material is in compliance with the 2018 Farm Bill. Washington’s Hemp Plan incorporates some provisions that deviate from the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

We are excited to offer coverage to certain hemp producers in this pilot program,” said RMA Administrator Martin Barbre. Since this is a pilot program, we look forward to feedback from producers on the program in the coming crop year.”. Learn more about crop insurance and the modern farm safety net at rma.usda.gov.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Hemp having THC above the federal statutory compliance level of 0.3% In addition to the APH crop insurance policy, coverage for hemp is available through Whole-Farm Revenue Protection, the nursery crop insurance program, and the Nursery Value Select pilot crop insurance program. The farm bill defines hemp as containing 0.3%

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Portland, OR — The Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s compliance and enforcement team was instrumental in the dismantling of an illegal marijuana processing site by local, state and federal law enforcement last week in rural Lane County. Also seized were items relating to the manufacture and sale of counterfeit vape cartridges.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Shawn Collins, the executive director of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), reported that as of Tuesday night, regulated marijuana establishments had logged $2,009,007,478 in gross sales since the businesses first opened their doors on November 20, 2018. million in gross sales. View original article.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 19, 2020

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. Health & Safety Code § 443.001 et seq., Today we turn to Texas.

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Hemp CBD Retail Agriculture 53

Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 26, 2019

The US Department of Agriculture is working on regulations under the 2018 Farm Bill and will eventually approve of hemp cultivation plans submitted by states. The 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp by removing the agricultural crop from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act. 2. Testing Requirements. .

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Hemp Agriculture Compliance Compliance 63

WeedAdvisor

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

In August, 2018, 44,000 registered patients. The patient count also includes 2,500 people who are enrolled in the state’s new opioid alternative pilot program. In October of 2018, the governor made it easier to access medical cannabis. The following August, Pritzker permanently established the state’s medical marijuana program.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 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. This week we head south to Florida.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2021

It also includes comprehensive restorative justice provisions, including grants, loans, and other funding programs for disadvantaged and minority businesses, record expungement, petitions for resentencing, and other measures intended to repair the decades of harm caused by the War on Drugs. Regulatory Oversight of Hemp and Cannabis.

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Hemp Law Seed-To-Sale Food 105

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 17, 2019

6, 2018, Michigan became the 10th state in the nation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana by adults (21 and older) with the passage of Proposal 1 — The Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA). ?Specifically My Fenton.com reports…… On Nov. Applications for these licenses will be accepted starting Nov.

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Veriheal

MARCH 31, 2022

” Oklahoma’s New Seed-to-Sale Tracking Program: Consumers Could Benefit. Back in June of 2018, voters in the state of Oklahoma voted in favor of legalizing medical cannabis. METRC stands for Marijuana Enforcement Tracking Reporting Compliance. Consumer safety. Cannabis and Oklahoma: A Brief History.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 2, 2019

The County’s compliance and enforcement teams have been enforcing our regulations and those required by the State of California to put a stop to illegal cannabis activity and operations across the county. Tax revenue to fund enforcement and regulation. One Future. www.countyofsb.org.

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MMJ Recs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Oklahoma legalized medical marijuana in 2018, but now some big changes are coming to the program through the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. If you live in Oklahoma, now is the time to familiarize yourself with these new rules and regulations so you can take full advantage of the medical marijuana program in your state.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 28, 2019

The featured speakers included, Danica Hibpshman, OLCC Director of Licensing, Madeleine Cane, OLCC Marijuana Program Coordinator, Anthony Geltosky, OLCC’s only Packaging and Labeling Specialist, Sunny Summers, ODA Hemp Policy Coordinator, Marry Anne Cooper, Oregon Farm Bureau and Ken Helm, State Representative.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 21, 2022

In states like New York, New Jersey and Connecticut that are on the cusp of opening their doors to adult-use programs, and in California, the first state to enact cannabis laws, these unregulated marketplaces thrive, accounting for a large majority of cannabis sales. Unregulated Hemp-Derived Intoxicating Cannabinoids.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 23, 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. Processors must comply with all applicable health and safety standards.

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Hemp CBD Seed-To-Sale Retail 70

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

The 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp and opened the door for interstate trade of the commodity, while marijuana — i.e., cannabis that has above 0.3% By distinguishing hemp and marijuana solely by delta-9 THC concentration, the 2018 Farm Bill led to two major, and likely unintended, consequences.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 1, 2021

” In their 2019 election program they already advocated for another legal status for cannabis. Another issue and in the same direction was his commitment to the establishment “of the State guarantee in the safety of consumers and in the control of the production, trade and consumption” of cannabis.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 13, 2020

Develop compliance programs to (i) ensure that your marketing efforts align with federal guidelines and (ii) ensure that your compliance team is familiar with the FDA and the FTC’s regulations. of the Health and Safety Code. . of the Health and Safety Code. Or is this an open legal question?

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2021

Namely, this new section of the Ordinance aims to bolster the Social Equity Program by limiting all future cultivation licenses in the City to Social Equity Individual Applicants (“SEIA”). As you may remember, the last time the City of Los Angeles issued new cultivation licenses was in or around July 2018, during “Phase 2”.

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Cultivation Retail Compliance Compliance 64

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

AUGUST 26, 2019

The guidance offers reassurance to credit unions following the 2018 Farm Bill, which federally legalized hemp, but failed to address banking in the hemp industry, leaving the banking industry uncertain as to their capacity to legally serve the industry. And at a CannaGather event in Denver, Rep.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 24, 2019

A New Definition of “Industrial Hemp” Currently, the California Health and Safety Code defines “industrial hemp” as follows: “Industrial hemp” means a crop that is limited to types of the plant Cannabis sativa L. Below are some of the highlights of the bill. SB-153 would force the state to create and submit to the U.S.

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Cultivation Hemp Law Agriculture 69

Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

This development from the WSDA was somewhat unexpected in light of Senate Bill 5276, which went into effect in April and overhauled Washington’s hemp program in light of the 2018 Farm Bill. Section 4 of SB 5276 provides: “[t]he whole hemp plant may be used as food.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The 2018 Farm Bill, which federally legalized hemp (formerly a Schedule I drug like its close cousin, marijuana), opened the gates for mass hemp production—well, almost. This provision of the bill varies from the Personal Care Products Safety Act ( S. Plus, the USDA just issued an interim rule for hemp production.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 21, 2019

First incorporated in August 2018 , Spectrum Biomedical is a tie-up between Canopy Growth and Oxford-based research-company Beckley Canopy Therapeutics. There is significant real-world and clinical evidence supporting the safety and effectiveness of cannabis-based medicinal products,” said said Dr. Mark Ware, chief medical officer at Canopy.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Canada is the 2nd country to legalize recreational cannabis use yet there are no social equity programs, the least we can do is make licensing affordable”, she said in an e-mail. The City of Vancouver is currently voting to review the annual licensing fee for Cannabis retail businesses.

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Retail Business Legalization Compliance 52

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 28, 2022

Air travel for personal cannabis possession has received a great deal of scrutiny in recent years, especially considering whether the “to” location/state and the “from” location/state possess lawful cannabis programs. There is tremendous confusion about hemp-derived products, such as CBD, and whether they are legal.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 16, 2020

The physical proximity of both companies will allow the establishment of a strong collaboration toward the success of our pharmaceutical program”. Ethanol-based extraction process is one of the technologies we intended to use for our cannabinoids-based pharmaceutical drug development program. Acquired in 2018, Altius Healthcare Inc.,

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 20, 2019

In those pages, there are two chief proposals: 1) the creation of an Oregon Hemp Commission that can levy a 5% production tax on hemp to fund itself; and 2) a general re-write OR hemp laws to get OR ready for 2018 Farm Bill. Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries is controlling. That’s a shame.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 30, 2019

Commercial cannabis licensing in California kicked off on January 1, 2018. Interestingly enough, it’s safe to say that the chaos that commenced with initial licensing under the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”) has never really abated. A few days later, former U.S.

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Medicinal Genomics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

On September 14th, 2018 Analytical Cannabis published an article echoing many of these same sentiments. This appeal to authority actually works against the culture-based plating argument as those very authorities have large programs that are funded to get rid of Plating. Transparency is critical for patient safety.

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Food Data Safety Patients 69

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

On December 12, 2018, the WSLCB passed Board Interim Policy (BIP) 06-2018 which allows marijuana licensees to spend personal funds on their marijuana business prior to the Board vetting the funds. The training program would be developed by the LCB and would be good for two years. Trending Now: Use of Personal Funds.

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Topical Packaging Retail Legislation 65

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 4, 2019

Amend “Program Site Specific Conditions” from the Social Equity Applicant to allow for site specific conditions only as required by CEQA, public health and safety, or as necessary under a DCR, State of California, or City enforcement action in conformance with other sections of the rules and regulations.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

It has been two years since California began licensing yet operators still struggle with compliance and are all still de facto, breaking one law or another. Thereafter, Dr. Imani Brown joined DCR as City’s First Social Equity Program Manager working to develop the program further and lend support to its platform. .

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