NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Activists in Mississippi have already collected thousands of signatures in hopes of qualifying a medical cannabis ballot initiative for the 2020 ballot. At a more local level, efforts are underway in Ann Arbor, Michigan to put a cannabis social use question before voters on the 2020 ballot. AZ resident? Connecticut. CT resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The program is a “limited license” regime, under which a set number of vertically integrated “Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers” are licensed to cultivate, process, and dispense cannabis to qualified patients. Louisiana’s medical cannabis program was enacted through the legislature and began in 2020. Mississippi.

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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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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

My law firm has done a series of these for credit unions (“CU”s) and other financial institutions (“FIs”) going back to 2014. We have also handled a good bit of hemp banking work – mostly in 2019 and 2020 before that industry cratered. Cannabis dispensaries, cultivators, processors and testing facilities all fall under this definition.

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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. DE resident? HI resident?

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 14, 2021

In the end, one retail store license, a Clark County Canopi location currently operating as Wallflower, and five cultivation and production permits were sold, pending final approval by state regulators. million in state and local taxes owed forced the company to shutter its businesses, including three dispensaries, in April 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 14, 2019

3 The 2014 Guidance sought to clarify how financial institutions can provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses, consistent with their BSA obligations, in light of state legislative efforts to legalize certain marijuana-related activities and the resulting conflict between U.S. state and federal regulation of marijuana.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 7, 2020

Last December, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, FinCEN and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, in consultation with the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, issued a three-page hemp banking statement. The FinCEN Guidance clarifies and expands upon the 2019 statement.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Curaleaf, a Massachusetts-based provider with dispensaries and cultivation sites in 23 states, pioneered the ground flower pod in New York in 2019. It was a moot point by 2020, when Curaleaf started packaging the ground flower in glass jars, and eventually plastic jars, with childproof caps. Ground Flower Pods.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

interest in FGW that closed on December 18, 2020. About Harborside: Harborside, a vertically integrated enterprise with cannabis licenses covering retail, distribution, cultivation, nursery and manufacturing, is one of the oldest and most respected cannabis companies in California.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Pre-license for cultivation of medical cannabis allows import and cultivation of cannabis genetics. The pre-license evidences that the company has met INFARMED’s requirements to begin preliminary operations, including importation of cannabis genetics and their cultivation. NEW YORK, Nov. About Clever Leaves.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Tam Tams is grown and processed at ROSE’s Québec-based, Health Canada-licensed 55,000 square-foot Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), purpose-built facility in Huntingdon , which was commissioned in 2020. Highlights of the Acquisition. Village Farms Management Commentary. About Rose LifeScience.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

A few years ago I wrote a somewhat tongue-in-cheek blog post titled, “Cannabots – Are the Robots Coming For Your Weed,” which discussed the application of robotics to the cultivation of marijuana. For example, in 2020, a California-based marijuana company sued a competitor for allegedly copying its proprietary strains of cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 14, 2022

Following the example of Vermont, the noncommercial bill would only amend state law by legalizing the possession and gifting of up to one ounce of cannabis by adults 21 and older. Further, despite fears that recreational sales might threaten the supply for medicinal users, state data reveals that the medicinal market remained stable.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 3, 2020

of additional equity in Pure Sunfarms to Village Farms; Pure Sunfarms and Emerald will release each other from their current supply agreement under which Emerald has the provision to purchase 25% of Pure Sunfarms’ aggregate cannabis production from the Delta facilities in 2020, 2021 and 2022; and. million in 2020.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 30, 2021

Grown Rogue continues to execute upon our strategy of low cost, high quality cannabis cultivation with another quarter of record revenues and profitability,” said Obie Strickler, CEO of Grown Rogue. Highlights by State. in Q2 2020, an increase of 1%. Oregon Operations. versus $1,068/lb. Strong cash margin of 59%. 120,244. .

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2021

We are excited to be teaming up with Grown Rogue, renowned cultivators who have already sold their cannabis products to over 100 dispensaries throughout Michigan, a state where cannabis sales reached a record $171 million in July of this year, up 56% from a year ago,” said Ben Nikolaevsky, CEO of Pure Extracts.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 22, 2019

Pursuant to new regulation 40175(c), “a manufacturer licensee shall only use cannabinoid concentrates and extracts that are manufactured or processed from cannabis obtained from a licensed cannabis cultivator.” Until 2020, manufacturers are off the hook for providing child resistant packaging (“CRP”).

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 15, 2022

The alleged violations involve “pervasive irregularities” that prevented regulators from evaluating whether products from the licensees’ cultivation facilities were properly tested for quality and safety, security camera outages that were not reported to regulators, and improper use of pesticides on their products. On June 8, 2022, the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Revenue increased 28% to $387,365 for the third quarter of 2021, compared to $302,772 for the third quarter of 2020. as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020. as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020. per basic and diluted share, for the third quarter of 2020.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2019

However, AB 37 will provide at least some tax relief to California cannabis businesses (from 2020-2024). ” The universal symbol was already required to go onto pens and carts, but it was too big under law to feasibly be engraved on that hardware. So be sure to stay tuned as we approach 2020!

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 4, 2021

3884) passing the House of Representatives on December 4, 2020, a new presidential administration in place and the Democratic Party regaining control of the Senate, federal legalization of cannabis may happen sooner than some proponents expected. In recent years, there has been a lot of discussion regarding federal legalization of cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In March 2020 , the Company completed its acquisition of Labtronix, Inc. d/b/a Venom Extracts (“ Venom Extracts “) which transformed the Company into a multi-state operator and substantially enhanced its revenue, capabilities and reach. The Company’s products are sold in 370 dispensaries across Arizona and California.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Just over a year ago, Grown Rogue doubled down on our business strategy of being the leading low cost, high quality cultivator by investing heavily in production, team, and systems,” said Obie Strickler, CEO of Grown Rogue. Expect to end 2021 fiscal year with a cultivation run rate of approximately 12,000-14,000 pounds annually.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In the coming weeks, the final regulations will be filed with the Secretary of State’s Regulation Division for promulgation and published on the Commission’s website. The next regulatory revision process is expected to occur in 2020. Policy changes include: New Licenses. Social Consumption Pilot Program.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

Expect state market share to increase in fiscal 2022 as additional cultivation capacity comes online and the Company enters new product categories. Local state laws where its subsidiaries operate permit such activities however, these activities are currently illegal under United States federal law.

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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. All private cultivation, trade, possession and uses are vindicated.

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The Joint Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2019

” Most of the state’s licensed cultivation companies are expanding their space to meet higher demand for marijuana products. But he believes the overall structure Illinois’ law created will become the industry’s “gold standard.”. More could be approved before January.” But that work takes time, too.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JUNE 25, 2021

The courts have consistently held that marijuana dispensaries operating in compliance with state law are trafficking in controlled substances and are subject to Section 280E.[11] During the course of 2019, the SPAC investigates opportunities and finally makes an acquisition of a target in early 2020. 18] See IRC § 957. [19]

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 17, 2019

As more countries legalize or decriminalize the cultivation, manufacture, sale, and use of cannabis, companies across a variety of industries are looking for opportunities to capitalize on this emerging market. CBD candles and outdoor grow lights for home cultivation) are expected to embrace cannabis to various degrees.

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