Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Supply Shortage and New Department of Agriculture License Applications: As expected, Illinois dispensaries are having a tough time keeping up with consumer demand. To that end, the Illinois Department of Agriculture released the application for a craft grower license, along with the applications for infuser and transporter licenses.

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Banking Dispensary Agriculture Recreational 59

NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The House Financial Services subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held a hearing Wednesday to address the lack of access to basic banking services by state-legal marijuana businesses. House Bill 324 seeks to expand and facilitate patients’ access to medical cannabidiol (CBD) products. GA resident?

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 164

NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

House Financial Services Committee has scheduled to convene a markup on The Safe Banking Act, HR 1595 on Tuesday, March 26th. Senate Bill 34 would exempt compassionate care programs from paying state cannabis taxes when they are providing free medical cannabis to financially disadvantaged people living with serious health conditions.

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Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 137

NORML

MAY 24, 2019

Legislation that would have significantly expanded patient access to medical cannabis in Rhode Island was held in a senate committee for further study, ultimately killing the bill. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 236, to allow qualifying patients with certain debilitating conditions to use and safely access medical cannabis.

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Legislation Hemp Access Patients 170

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

All Optimi mushroom products are grown from the Company’s world-leading psilocybin genetic bank and are grown in EU-GMP compliant clean rooms that ensure sterile cultivation and undergo almost 300 different analytical tests post-harvest. To access a complete photo gallery of this historic grow, please click here. Penis Envy.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 24, 2021

With 21 existing cultivation centers, the state has taken the approach to ensure this cash crop leads the way toward earth-friendly industrial agriculture. CS : The Department of Agriculture had a tight timeline for the environmental regulations for H.B. MM: The SEED program at Cresco is an incubator program.

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Environment Agriculture Seed-To-Sale Legislation 52

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 23, 2022

Kathy Hochul announced June 22 the selection of Social Equity Impact Ventures LLC, a minority-led investment team, to sponsor and manage New York’s $200-million Social Equity Cannabis Investment Program that was included in the state’s fiscal 2023 enacted state budget. JUNE 22, 2022. Albany, NY. ” Social Equity Cannabis Investment Fund.

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Seed-To-Sale Programs Retail Dispensary 52

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2019

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. Lighting Up Florida’s Medical Marijuana PEOPLE: The Front Lines. Cameron Vance, Ph.D.

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Marijuana Agriculture Research and Development Education 65

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2022

1 Despite what would appear to be increasingly lawful access to cannabis, it is still classified by U.S. IHEs are required to certify that they have an AOD prevention program in order to remain eligible for certain forms of federal funding and assistance. 4 In response to President George H.W. Certification Requirements.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2019

Commercial marijuana activity remains a federal crime, and the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) generally prohibits financial institutions from accepting marijuana-generated dollars. That has made it very difficult for many hemp and hemp-derived CBD (“Hemp-CBD”) businesses to access bank accounts.

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Hemp Business Cultivation Banking 70

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

The report documents state-by-state progress of hemp legislation passed in 2018, reported acreage of hemp grown, identifies states with active hemp pilot farming programs and advocacy work the organization has lead over the past year leading up to the federal legalization of hemp through the signing of the 2018 Farm Bill. Hemp Crop Report.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 6, 2021

Many will be priced out of what patients already complain is a too expensive medical marijuana program, instead seeking out the black market.”. Such a cap would render the SAFE Banking Act all but useless, as most cannabis products contain far more than 2% THC. . Another way to prohibit cannabis. In 2019, Sen.

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THC Patients Law Chronic Pain 52

Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2020

However, there is no uniform licensing program across state lines. That said, most states where processing is allowed mandate that processors secure a license from their state Department of Agriculture and comply with a wide range of regulations, including but not limited to testing and record keeping requirements.

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Hemp CBD Research and Development THC 53

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2021

Central Coast Agriculture Inc. The Toronto-Dominion Bank. Agricultural products. Agricultural products. HDDC Holdings LLC. Balanced Health Botanicals LLC. Holi Hemp LLC. Naz Holdings LLC. Harvest IP Holdings LLC. OG Enterprises Branding Inc. US Tobacco De Mexico. Fresh Hemp Foods Ltd (Canada). Hempvana LLC. Aphria Inc.

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Oil Agriculture Cannabis Food 71

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. The CLIMB Act Seeks To Boost Cannabis Industry Financing And Capital Access.

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Legalization Supply Chain Hemp Cannabis 52

NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

Legislation has been reintroduced from last year, Senate Bill 34, which would exempt compassionate care programs from paying state cannabis taxes when they are providing free medical cannabis to financially disadvantaged people living with serious health conditions. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs.

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Legislation Banking Hemp Compliance 190

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

This means we are unlikely to see a full-scale merger of the medical and recreational cannabis programs in 2019 (too bad), and that most of the legislation will be maintenance oriented and reactive. Oregon Marijuana: The Banking Bill (2016). How did we get here? Some of the trade groups have gone quiet or faded away entirely.

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Legislation Consumption Hemp Recreational 64

NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

House Financial Services Committee has passed The Safe Banking Act, HR 1595 out of committee this week. Governor Jim Justice (R) of West Virginia signed legislation into law that allows financial institutions to provide banking services related to the state’s medical marijuana program. House Judiciary Committee.

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 169

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 9, 2021

Mr. Spiro is a former prosecutor and the former coordinator of a program focused on children with autism at McLean Hospital, Harvard’s psychiatric hospital. Additional risk factors can also be found in the Company’s current MD&A, which has been filed on SEDAR and can be accessed at www.sedar.com.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 25, 2022

An email sent by the charity stated it had secured the MDMA for the trial and that “this trial will give graduates and participants in our Certificate of Psychedelic- Assisted Therapies (CPAT) Program the chance to actually undergo Psychedelic Assisted therapy in a clinically controlled environment”.

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Medicine Therapy Research and Development Business 52

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

has a medical marijuana use program of some kind operating in their home state. . . The Miami New Times headline on July 31, 2019, With Petition Milestone, Recreational Marijuana Is One Step Closer in Florida , marked a big win overall for marijuana, and the subsequent advancement possibilities for our state’s medical program.

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Marijuana Research and Development Programs Collective 40

NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

Click here to email your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access at school. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 34, which would exempt compassionate care programs from paying state cannabis taxes when they are providing free medical cannabis to financially disadvantaged people living with serious health conditions. CA resident?

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Legislation Hemp Decriminalization Agriculture 190

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Department of Agriculture (USDA). While some states had authorized industrial hemp pilot programs for research through the 2014 Farm Bill, hemp growers were subject to strict regulations and were not offered federal support such as crop insurance. Agriculture. Conclusion. i Thirteenth Census of the United States 1910: Volume 5.

Banking 59

Banking Marijuana Collective Recreational 59

NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

Senator Ron Wyden and Congressman Earl Blumenauer introduced legislation to allow for interstate commerce when it comes to state-legal cannabis programs. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access at school. California.

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Legislation Access Decriminalization Patients 109

The Cannigma

OCTOBER 10, 2021

For a first offense, a counseling program can be a substitute for incarceration. In 2017 , Deputy Minister for Agriculture Yiannis Tsironis called for the legalization of cannabis cultivation for personal use. Would-be medical cannabis patients can gain access if they receive a prescription from a presiding physician.

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Legalization Seed-To-Sale Cultivation Patients 88

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released new data indicating a substantial increase in the growth of US hemp production. The SAFE Banking Act (H.R. The SAFE Banking Act (H.R. The guidance will be updated once the US Department of Agriculture finalizes its hemp regulations and guidelines.

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Banking Research and Development Legislation Programs 45

SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

So there’s this agricultural aspect.” And I was like, “Fine, we have a lot of agricultural clients, all industries, all verticals, tons of agriculture. This is a great idea, talk to our bank. But ultimately, we became affiliated with the safe harbor banking network. You’re like agriculture check, we do that.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 22, 2021

Akanda will be led by accomplished cannabis and corporate finance and banking industry executive Tej Virk. At the beginning of his career, Virk spent 15 years in investment banking and capital markets at BMO Financial Group (NYSE: BMO). Akanda: A Leading Integrated Medical Cannabis Company for International Markets.

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Collective Research and Development Cultivation Cannabis 64

SpeedWeed

MARCH 24, 2021

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, I speak with Tony Repanich, President and Chief Operating Officer of Shield Compliance , a comprehensive compliance management platform for banking cannabis-related businesses. I spent 25 years in community banking and I loved it. So what was that like for you?

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Compliance Compliance Banking Data 52

Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 24, 2019

The STATES Act passes in Congress, the President signs it and it becomes law which means that in the states where cannabis is legal : Banking system becomes available to cannabis businesses. Will the mandate for the DEA be changed to oversee another special agricultural legal crop or a medicine ? Inbound Investment Structuring.

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SMPL

MAY 26, 2020

Last year, the investment bank Cowen estimated that the U.S. In the absence of oversight, the push to get more patients access to cannabis medicine — and bona fide CBD — has been co-opted by a push to make as much money as possible off the next big wellness fad. “At star Rob Gronkowski sells it. And because of public demand, the F.D.A.

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CBD Research and Development Pharmaceutical Seed-To-Sale 40

NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

At the state level, Governor Doug Burgum of North Dakota signed a package of bills into law to expand the state’s medical cannabis access program. Days later, the Chief Deputy announced that the cite and release program will be put on hold, without further details. AL resident? AL resident? CA resident? CO resident?

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Legislation Compliance Compliance Hemp 149

Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This includes bills on banking (see the SAFE Banking Act , which has passed the House no less than five times) and overall federal legalization (see the MORE Act as well as its sister Senate legislation, the Cannabis Administration Opportunity Act (“CAOA”)).

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DEA Business Banking Food 89

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 16, 2019

Congressional Funding Bill Protects Cannabis Banking and Lets DC Legalize Marijuana Sales . . Federal officials would be blocked from punishing banks for working with marijuana businesses under an annual spending bill released by congressional Democratic leaders on Sunday. Read more. . The top law enforcement officials from 38 U.S.

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Banking Seed-To-Sale Hemp Agriculture 40

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 4, 2019

States continue to expand their legal cannabis markets, with Maine formally adopting rules for adult-use cannabis sales, New Hampshire passing a law allowing physicians assistants to prescribe medical cannabis, and New Jersey soon to sign legislation expanding access to medical cannabis. Officials estimate a two- to three-year delay.

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Research and Development Banking Hemp Legislation 40

Canna Law Blog

APRIL 24, 2020

This is a significant burden on the marijuana industry but as you can see from the response above, hemp producers are not disqualified from federal relief thanks to the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 aka the 2018 Farm Bill. To be eligible, agricultural businesses will need to show they have been hurt economically by COVID-19.

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Hemp Agriculture Food CBD 56

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) said that an impeachment trial could delay consideration of cannabis financial services legislation, but no moreso than anything else that requires floor time. New Mexico’s medical cannabis program generated $93.6 Patients renewing will no longer have to submit a photo.

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