Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The Senate approved spending legislation on Thursday that extends a provision protecting medical marijuana states from federal interference—but the question remains as to whether a House-passed version with broader protections for all state cannabis programs could still be adopted in the final bill that’s sent to the president.

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Environment Agriculture Compliance Compliance 45

Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Last month, Nathalie Bougenies and I put on a webinar on the US Department of Agriculture’s (“USDA”) new interim hemp rules. Because this question addresses Tennessee specifically, the following passage from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture is helpful: The U.S. No immediate changes are expected. As of Nov.

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Hemp Agriculture CBD Programs 54

NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

Governor John Bel Edwards (D) of Louisiana signed legislation into law to allow the production of industrial hemp and hemp-derived CBD products. Nebraska activists are almost 1,400 signatures deep in hopes of qualifying a 2020 medical cannabis ballot initiative. CA resident? CA resident? Update : S. NC resident? OH resident?

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Legislation Hemp Agriculture Compliance 117

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

With the states, the feds, and the locals all making up their own rules for hemp and cannabis operations and prohibitions, the illicit market continued to thrive – creating financial hardships for licensed operators and a safety crisis for consumers. What Does All of This Mean for 2020? .

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Law Banking Hemp Retail 59

Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Additionally, SB 185 provides that the Department of Food and Agriculture, in conjunction with the State Department of Public Health and pursuant to MAUCRSA, must establish a certification program for cannabis and manufactured cannabis products comparable to the federal National Organic Program and the California Organic Food and Farming Act.

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Legislation Agriculture Food Programs 65

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

As the name suggests, the Farm Bill was mostly concerned with the cultivation of hemp, outlining how states, and Native American tribes, can regulate the process by having their plans approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 5940), which allows hemp to be cultivated for research (as opposed to commercial) purposes.

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THC Hemp CBD Cannabinoids 105

Canna Law Blog

JUNE 14, 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. Act 68 , which revised the state laws to align with the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Hemp CBD Research and Development Packaging 52

NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

House Bill 1089 would prohibit employers terminating an employee for the employee’s lawful off-duty activities that are lawful under state law even if those activities are not lawful under federal law, such as consuming marijuana. CO resident? MD resident? New Hampshire. VA resident? Washington.

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Legislation Decriminalization Safety Cultivation 154

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.

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Hemp CBD Retail Agriculture 53

Veriheal

MARCH 31, 2022

He has been under immense pressure to launch the market since a legalization referendum was approved in 2020 and he inked his signature onto lawmaker-approved implementation legislation the following year. “If 31, 2022 and the conditional program will come to an end on June 30, 2024.

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Recreational Cultivation Conditions Agriculture 52

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 14, 2019

Because federal law prohibits the distribution and sale of marijuana, the 2014 Guidance clarified that financial transactions involving marijuana-related businesses (even those properly licensed under state law) would generally involve funds derived from illegal activity, which would typically trigger a SAR filing. 115-334, H.R.

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Hemp Business Banking Agriculture 59

NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

Additionally, Representatives Charlie Crist (D-FL) and Don Young (R-AK) introduced The Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act to explicitly bar federal agencies from discriminating against workers solely because of their status as a cannabis consumer, or due to testing positive for marijuana use on a workplace drug test.

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 140

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. For those of you in the dark about Florida’s Medical Marijuana Program, I will be lighting up the dim corners of Florida: The Nation’s Fastest-Growing Medical Marijuana Market , according to The Miami New Times on May 2, 2019. STATE OF FLORIDA. AUTHOR: Heather Allman. Kim Rivers; 2.Barry

Dispensary 76

Dispensary Patients Agriculture Conditions 76

NORML

MAY 24, 2019

An activist group in North Dakota filed paperwork to begin petitioning for another adult use marijuana legalization ballot initiative in 2020. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs. Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! CA resident? NV resident? Update : S.

Legislation 164

Legislation Hemp Access Patients 164

NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

At the state level, the North Dakota House of Representatives defeated a decriminalization bill on the House floor by a narrow 43-47 vote. On the same day, LegalizeND announced that they will try again with a 2020 legalization ballot initiative. NV resident? Click here to email your lawmakers in support of employment protections.

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 176

NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Activists in Oregon have filed a 2020 ballot initiative with the Secretary of State that, if approved, would allow social cannabis consumption sites and protect consumers from employment discrimination. Similarly, activists in Arizona are attempting to qualify a 2020 legalization ballot initiative. CA resident? DE resident?

Legislation 133

Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 133

Canna Law Blog

JULY 5, 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. States Differ on Processing/Handling Rules.

Hemp 66

Hemp CBD Seed-To-Sale Agriculture 66

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2022

In The Weeds welcomes the new year, as well as a number of new cannabis laws and policies taking effect around the country in 2022. Below is a list of state law updates to look forward to this year. 1, Louisiana’s medical cannabis program allows patients to access smokable whole-plant flower marijuana. 14, 2021, alert ).

Dispensary 52

Dispensary Law Concentrates Patients 52

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 19, 2020

18 March 2020. Last week, FDA issued its report to the US House Committee on Appropriations and the US Senate Committee on Appropriations entitled “Cannabidiol (CBD) Report in Response to Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 U.S. In the absence of federal action, states have developed their own regulatory schemes.

CBD 45

CBD Research and Development Seed-To-Sale Data 45

Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

The set-up is markedly different than the 2020 session, where there were over 30 cannabis-related bills. It’s admirable of California to make it official that financial institutions (and accountants) don’t commit any crimes under state law by virtue of servicing cannabis businesses. Nevertheless, here we are.

Banking 64

Banking Pets Cultivation Cannabis 64

NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

Governor Kate Brown (D) signed legislation into law to to automatically conduct a review of past misdemeanor cannabis convictions, and to “set aside” offenses that are no longer a crime under state law. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs. CA resident? CA resident?

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Legislation Hemp Decriminalization Agriculture 181

CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

MORE DETAILS: According to the Department of Health Emergency Order issued March 16, 2020 by State Surgeon General, Dr. Scott A. MORE DETAILS: CannaMD interviewed Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Nicole “Nikki” Fried, to get answers to all the concealed carry questions you need to know! 115-334.)

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Law Marijuana Patients Treatment 126

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

Ballot initiative campaigns to approve adult-use and medical cannabis, respectively, moved closer to appearing on the 2020 ballot in Arizona and Idaho, while a similar effort to put the issue of adult-use cannabis to Ohio voters has met with legal challenges from the State Election Board. Governor Ducey (R-AZ) opposes legalization.

Banking 45

Banking Research and Development Legislation Programs 45

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

HB 4016 authorizes the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) and Oregon State Department of Agriculture (ODA) to unilaterally issue moratoriums on the issuance of new marijuana and hemp producer licenses. This bill arose from the ashes of Oregon’s failed attempt in 2021 to create a cannabis equity program ( HB 3112 (2021) ).

Banking 52

Banking Legislation Hemp Programs 52

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Five of them used an age verification form , which is in compliance with the FDA age requirements and state laws, where the customer has to upload a photo of a government ID, and the other required a signature on delivery of the package. Kight, Rod (2020) Delta-8 THC: Legal or Not? Freeman, D. and Freeman, J. The Guardian.

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THC CBD Legalization Vaping 96

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2020

By Kayla Siam on March 20, 2020. After the announcement, the SBA established a disaster assistance loan program for small businesses, which could potentially provide up to $2 million dollars in assistance for an applicant.

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Digestion Banking Packaging Agriculture 59

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

California’s Attorney General announced that the state’s Campaign Against Marijuana Planting program eradicated 953,459 cannabis plants from 345 raided grow sites across the state over the past year. The state expects to issue its first license by the end of November and sales to begin by the end of the first quarter 2020.

Vaping 45

Vaping Research and Development Seed-To-Sale Hemp 45

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Laws protecting patients and their providers vary from state to state and, in some cases, may vary from county to county. Many individuals choose to break outdated state laws that do not account for medical use or their access. tend to focus on industries such as technology and health care.

Cannabis 45

Cannabis Access Patients Legalization 45

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 17, 2019

States may have made it legal or decriminalized it, but federal law trumps state law, and for both medical and recreational use cannabis remains illegal.”. States are currently working to establish their own regulations or legislation on industrial hemp within the boundaries of the Farm Bill.

Law 40

Law Seed-To-Sale Hemp Recreational 40

NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

The 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary is already heating up and we wanted to reach out to our supporters to take an early straw poll of who they think voters who prioritize marijuana law reform should support in that primary. Please review the information below and then cast a vote in our 2020 Democratic Primary Straw Poll!

Marijuana 275

Marijuana Legislation Policy Legalization 275

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

They are served by 142 dispensaries across the state, the majority operated by about a half-dozen medical marijuana treatment centers that grow their own crop, process it and sell it – a business model known as vertical integration.” So, a dispensary might carry products from many different growers, as strictly a reseller.

Policy 63

Policy Legislation Research and Development Business 63

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2019

The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator Bruce Summers said last week that the agency will aim to complete the hemp production regulations by fall 2019, in time for states to submit plans for the 2020 spring hemp planting season. Craig Delsack / Law Offices of Craig Delsack, LLC. Technology ?

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Digestion Dispensary Recreational Legislation 49