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Federal vs. State Approaches to Cannabis: Recent DEA Data Shows Increase In Enforcement While States Move Toward Decriminalization and Legalization

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According to recent data from the Drug Enforcement Administration , however, in 2021, federal law enforcement agents seized over 5.5 billion, with states like Colorado and Oregon bringing in over $2.2 million marijuana plants and conducted more than 6,600 marijuana related arrests.

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Update on Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act

Cannabis Law Report

On Wednesday, July 14, 2021 Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) released draft legislation titled the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

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The Week in Weed: September 4, 2020

The Blunt Truth

And speaking of CBD, Seyfarth has a program coming up on that topic. Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen approved a medical marijuana initiative to appear on the November ballot late last week. It’s been a busy week for the Golden State. Assembly Bill 1827 freezes tax rate increases until July 2021. florida.

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United States: Hemp And CBD Regulation: Beyond Delta-8 THC

Cannabis Law Report

27 July 2021. To a large extent legalization of adult-use cannabis, including New York’s passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act of 2021 (MRTA), has eclipsed other developments in the cannabis sector over the past year. See 2021 NY S.B. 2021 NY S.B. by Alexander G. Malyshev (New York). 1, 2022).

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McGuire Woods: In the Weeds: New Laws for 2022, Kansas Weighs Delta-8, Maine Appeals Dispensary Ruling, Nevada Approves Lounges

Cannabis Law Report

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 ).

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Weed and Worry — The Immigration Consequences of Engaging in the Cannabis Trade

The Blunt Truth

continues to constitute a conditional bar to [establishing good moral character] for naturalization eligibility, even where such activity is not a criminal offense under state law.”. and] help ensure DEA can evaluate the applications under the applicable legal standard and conform the program to relevant laws.”. [and]

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Memo to Congress: Fix the Farm Bill

Project CBD

has shrunk by 48 percent since 2021. 20 They are “man-made chemicals produced in underground labs, often in China, and then shipped to the United States in powder or crystal form.” Marketing to Minors Unlike state-regulated cannabis, this new wave of acutely intoxicating substances is easily accessible to minors.