Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 3, 2021

The proposed legislation would create a legal avenue for the use of hemp-derived CBD and other cannabinoids in dietary supplements, foods, and beverages in compliance with all existing federal regulations for these types of product. with a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration of not more than 0.3 % on a dry weight basis.

Food 100

Food Hemp CBD Extraction 100

Veriheal

JULY 16, 2020

Following months of meetings, the Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery ( COVER ) Commission released its report in January 2020. Bureaucracy and Compliance Limit The Ability to Conduct Swift and Proper Research . are already using cannabis in compliance with state laws to treat a host of mental health conditions.

Research and Development 95

Research and Development Clinical Trials Treatment Compliance 95

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The so-called “minibus” appropriations legislation covers funding for Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation and Housing and Urban Development for the 2020 fiscal year.

Environment 45

Environment Agriculture Compliance Compliance 45

Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

is relevant and material to a legitimate law enforcement inquiry.” In its July filing, the feds relied on their compliance with their subpoena power and authority to investigate pursuant to the CSA, and adherence to procedural requirements. and nothing else.

DEA 97

DEA Compliance Compliance Law 97

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The more wide-ranging bill (H 174/S 72), which a spokesperson said is a priority for House Speaker Ron Mariano, addresses aspects of state laws that cannabis regulators and industry entrepreneurs have been increasingly vocal about taking issue with.

Seed-To-Sale 52

Seed-To-Sale Consumption Compliance Compliance 52

Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The DEA is evidently concerned that controlled substances could become diverted or sold unlawfully, and requires very particularized information and compliance with other similar DEA rules relative to the storage or transportation of a controlled substance. said controlled substance.

DEA 78

DEA Legalization History Compliance 78

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. AZ resident? Click here to email your lawmakers in support of medical expansion.

Legislation 176

Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 176

Veriheal

AUGUST 30, 2022

1206 during Pennsylvania’s 2020-2021 legislative session, is designed to protect registered medical cannabis patients from receiving a wrongful D.U.I. The bill’s exact language states: IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS A MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT OF APRIL 17, 2016 (P.L.84, Senate Bill No.

Patients 107

Patients Legislation Programs Dispensary 107

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. This measure prohibits employers from arbitrarily discriminating against prospective employees who legally consume cannabis off-the-job in accordance with state law. NV resident?

Legislation 165

Legislation Hemp Access Patients 165

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 6, 2022

[2] Specifically, the court found that requiring the employer (and, by extension, its workers’ compensation insurer) to pay for cannabis, even if a valid medical treatment under Minnesota law, would expose the employer to criminal liability under federal law for aiding and abetting the employee’s unlawful possession of cannabis. .

Patients 52

Patients State Laws Law Treatment 52

Canna Law Blog

APRIL 19, 2020

HB 1325 tasked the Texas Department of Agriculture ( TDA ) with overseeing the cultivation of hemp and the Department of State Health Services ( DSHS ) with regulating the manufacture, sale and distribution of “consumable hemp products.”. For previous coverage in this series, check out the links below: Alabama.

Hemp 53

Hemp CBD Retail Agriculture 53

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Financial institutions relying on the safe harbor provisions of the SAFE Banking Act would also need to stay informed on state cannabis laws applicable to the businesses they serve in order to determine whether a customer qualifies as a “cannabis-related legitimate business.” Footnotes. 23, 2021), at Div.

Banking 52

Banking Compliance Compliance Business 52

The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 21, 2019

In a time where marijuana legalization is rapidly expanding, all employers should be reassessing their workplace drug testing policies to be sure they are in compliance with existing and soon to be effective state and local laws.

Policy 79

Policy Environment Compliance Compliance 79

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. Click here to email your governor in support of descheduling hemp.

Legislation 118

Legislation Hemp Agriculture Compliance 118

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Recreational marijuana use is legal under Nevada state law. The law decriminalized recreational marijuana when used in compliance with Nevada law. On June 25, 2020, Ceballos slipped and fell in the employee breakroom. But could recreational marijuana use jeopardize an employee’s employment?

Recreational 52

Recreational Marijuana Decriminalization Policy 52

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. Examples include testing labs and sellers of grow lights or smoking devices.

Banking 80

Banking Business Cannabis Hemp 80

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?

Legislation 172

Legislation Decriminalization Patients Access 172

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 23, 2020

Date Amazon AWS contacted : January 7, 2020. Date database closed : January 14, 2020. Cannabis dispensaries have to collect large quantities of sensitive information in order to comply with state laws. Date Amazon AWS contacted : January 7, 2020. Date database closed : January 14, 2020. Date of birth.

Data 59

Data Dispensary Patients Medicine 59

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 28, 2022

Under state law, career schools must be licensed by the HECC (see ORS 345.010 to 345.450). 7) Courses, instruction or training offered to prepare a student to become certified as a nursing assistant or a medication aide in compliance with standards prescribed by the Oregon State Board of Nursing. (8)

Programs 52

Programs Education State Laws Compliance 52

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.

Legislation 142

Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 142

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 18, 2020

March 18, 2020. On March 16, seven Bay Area counties issued “shelter-in-place” restrictions, which create compliance issues for cannabis operations licensed as dispensaries or as delivery services. The analysis in this article is limited to current local or state laws and regulations as they relate to cannabis dispensaries.

Dispensary 59

Dispensary Medicine Environment Compliance 59

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 17, 2020

United States: Ethical Issues For Attorneys Providing Services To The Cannabis Industry. 16 March 2020. Federalism and the current conflict between federal and state law. As of October 16, 2019, 34 states have legalized the medical the use of marijuana. Compliance program. by Scott O’Connell.

Compliance 59

Compliance Compliance State Laws Law 59

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.

Banking 54

Banking Hemp Compliance Compliance 54

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?

Legislation 133

Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 133

Cannabis Chronicles

JULY 2, 2019

1, 2020, from its initial date of July 15, 2019. The ordinance applies a 1,000-foot buffer for all cannabis businesses to elementary and secondary schools as well as public playgrounds as required by state law. Recreational sales can begin in unincorporated areas of Clark County as early as Jan.

Marijuana 100

Marijuana Retail Recreational Business 100

Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2020

is relevant and material to a legitimate law enforcement inquiry.” Plus, there is no requirement under federal law that a subpoena be accompanied by an affidavit or a declaration to achieve relevance. In the January subpoena (which is standard and boilerplate), the DEA wrote that “the information sought.

DEA 98

DEA Business Compliance Compliance 98

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

February 6, 2020 – The U.S. Producers may apply now, and the deadline to sign up for both programs is March 16, 2020. “We The MPCI pilot insurance is a new crop insurance option for hemp producers in select counties of 21 states for the 2020 crop year. Hemp having THC above the federal statutory compliance level of 0.3

Programs 59

Programs Hemp Seed-To-Sale Agriculture 59

WeedAdvisor

JUNE 27, 2019

According to Vox : “Illinois’s marijuana legalization law will allow recreational possession and sales starting on January 1, 2020, creating a new system of taxes and regulations. Adults 21 and older will be allowed to possess and buy cannabis, although tourists in Illinois will be allowed to buy less than state residents.

Legalization 76

Legalization Marijuana Dispensary Recreational 76

Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

In short, the letter basically opts out of the USDA’s hemp cultivation program meaning that North Carolina will continue to operate under the 2014 Farm Bill until its hemp provisions expire on October 31, 2020 or “until a viable pathway forward is available to satisfy federal and state requirements.”

Hemp 102

Hemp CBD Agriculture Cultivation 102

SpeedWeed

MARCH 20, 2021

State-legal cannabis companies aren’t stashing large stacks of cash behind walls or rubber-banded bankrolls in hidden vaults. Department of Treasury’s FinCEN, banks can accept cannabis-related deposits, but there are several compliance steps those institutions need to take, such as filing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).

Banking 52

Banking Compliance Compliance Cannabis 52

SpeedWeed

MARCH 18, 2021

State-legal cannabis companies aren’t stashing large stacks of cash behind walls or rubber-banded bankrolls in hidden vaults. Department of Treasury’s FinCEN, banks can accept cannabis-related deposits, but there are several compliance steps those institutions need to take, such as filing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).

Banking 52

Banking Compliance Compliance Business 52

Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

AUGUST 24, 2020

On August 14, 2020, a federal court granted a preliminary injunction in favor of out-of-state businesses claiming that the City’s licensing system unconstitutionally favored residents over non-residents by basing licensing decisions in part on whether an applicant is a Maine resident. August 14, 2020 Order, Wellness Connection v.

Marijuana 45

Marijuana Business History Compliance 45

SpeedWeed

MARCH 14, 2021

million in state and local taxes owed forced the company to shutter its businesses, including three dispensaries, in April 2019. The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB) approved the proposed eventual settlement on July 22, 2020, a little more than two years after the process started. The penalties and another $1.5

Business 52

Business Marijuana Retail Compliance 52

SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

It was a moot point by 2020, when Curaleaf started packaging the ground flower in glass jars, and eventually plastic jars, with childproof caps. Later, in September 2020 , Curaleaf was temporarily halted by the DOH for not grinding the weed finely enough. Are they required by state law to vape the refills?

Vaping 52

Vaping Patients Compliance Compliance 52

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 26, 2022

Instead, adult-use dispensaries in the state are proving the system works by checking IDs as required by state law. If marijuana is easily accessible to youth, it is possible that more youth will drive after marijuana use (Li, Hu, Schwebel, & Zhu, 2020). 2012, Calabria et al., The success rate ranged from 44% to 97%.

Dispensary 52

Dispensary Research and Development Safety Recreational 52

The Blunt Truth

JUNE 8, 2020

On May 29, 2020, the Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed dismissal of an employee’s lawsuit against his former employer after it terminated him for refusing to submit to a reasonable suspicion drug test, even though his “bizarre” behavior could have been attributed to other causes.

Marijuana 99

Marijuana Policy Compliance Compliance 99

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Louisiana’s medical cannabis program was enacted through the legislature and began in 2020. The program only authorizes two state universities to cultivate medical cannabis: Louisiana State University and Southern University. Since then, patients have purchased more than $500 million in medical cannabis. Mississippi.

Law 52

Law Programs Cultivation Dispensary 52