Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

This month, the Michigan Board of Canvassers approved a ballot initiative that asks the people of Michigan to decriminalize certain psychedelic plants and fungi. This provision may harbinger the arrival of a new psychedelic-focused business model in Michigan. The full text of the Initiative can be found here.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 6, 2021

In response to a reporter’s question of whether he supported the high court’s decision, AMLO answered that his government “decided not to intervene” in the high court’s decision — but that his administration would be willing to promote a law reversing the course of legalization should widened access to cannabis “harm” the country. .

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

With the votes tallied, it appears that 13 municipalities voted in favor of initiatives to expand cannabis access that were on the ballot. Some of those municipalities voted to allow cannabis businesses for the first time, while others voted to expand legal access from only medical to adult use.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 23, 2021

While proponents of marijuana law reform in Texas are hoping bipartisan efforts this session lead to greater access to recreational and medical cannabis, that may not be likely. – Cannabis Business Executive appeared first on SpeedWeed. March 23, 2021 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment. View original article.

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NORML

MARCH 7, 2019

When you additionally factor in decriminalization and marijuana-specific CBD laws, there is, in fact, only 4 states in this entire country that are actually in compliance with federal law and the controlled substances act. This is not just good policy, but good politics.

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

And Dayton, Ohio completely decriminalized cannabis possession, as the city commission decided to eliminate the existing $150 possession fine. Shannon Roers Jones (R) introduced legislation, House Bill 1155, to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In addition to numerous expansions to the state’s medical marijuana (MMJ) program, the state’s decriminalization of cannabis went into effect in August, beginning the reversal of decades of harm done by the war on drugs. Edwards signed Glover’s decriminalization bill (HB 652) into law on June 14 of this year. Starting Aug.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

At the state level, activists in Florida and Missouri gathered in their state capitals along side state and local NORML chapters to lobby state lawmakers in favor of sensible marijuana policy reform. Manor Township, Pennsylvania is considering a proposal that would decriminalize cannabis possession. John Fetterman, Lt. AZ resident?

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

8, will see voters render a verdict on a broad scope of drug policy reform issues via their midterm ballots. Existing medical cannabis business license holders would also be authorized to sell cannabis at their existing locations and could launch one new location strictly for commercial sale. Election Day, which kicks off Nov.

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NORML

JANUARY 12, 2020

With the 2020 legislative session already in full swing in many states, NORML chapters across the country are organizing lobby days to advocate for sensible reform policies in their state. Maryland Cannabis Policy Lobby Day. Here’s what’s currently on the books so far: Virginia 2020 Cannabis Lobby Day.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This massive shift in policy is a response to concerns about the growing drug problem in parts of the country. Since then, a rush of dispensaries and cannabis-related businesses have opened across the country. As a result, Thai residents have gained access to many new jobs in cannabis hospitality, retail, and cultivation.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 5, 2020

Maine is on track to launch its first recreational marijuana businesses in June, four years after its residents voted in favor of legalization. A year ago, Maine created an Office of Marijuana Policy ( OMP ) within its Department of Administrative and Financial Services.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical marijuana access. Reduce the business license fee from $500,000 to $5,000.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 23, 2021

Twitter is still an important channel for cannabis businesses and cannabis-related businesses to indirectly market their products and services. adults who use Twitter access it at least once per day, making it an active platform to showcase your brand. adults in 2021 than WhatsApp, TikTok, and Reddit. Post Original Content.

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 16, 2020

And there is endless news about the (lack of) relief for marijuana businesses. VIRGINIA DECRIMINALIZATION. Governor Ralph Northam (D) signed a bill decriminalizing cannabis possession earlier this week. This week, the state’s Office of Marijuana Policy postponed sales indefinitely due to the pandemic. MASSACHUSETTS.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

With the 2020 legislative session already in full swing in many states, NORML chapters across the country are organizing lobby days to advocate for sensible reform policies in their state. Maryland Cannabis Policy Lobby Day. Here’s what’s currently on the books so far: Virginia 2020 Cannabis Lobby Day.

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NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

This week, a bipartisan coalition of more than 100 co-sponsors has reintroduced legislation in Congress, The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE Banking Act), HR 1595, to allow state-licensed marijuana-related businesses to engage freely in relationships with banks and other financial institutions. AL resident? CO resident?

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NORML

AUGUST 13, 2019

Las Vegas NORML has once again found themselves busy with many types of advocacy for patient and consumer rights, both statewide and federally. For starters, cannabis would be decriminalized on the federal level and therefore removed from the entirety of the Controlled Substances Act. ” Learn more at www.lvnorml.org.

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NORML

MARCH 18, 2019

Ensuring diversity in New York’s marijuana industry by removing barriers to access like capital requirements and building inclusivity by allowing licensing to people with prior drug convictions. Only people with business-related convictions (such as fraud or tax evasion) will be explicitly barred from receiving licenses.

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NORML

JUNE 14, 2019

House of Representatives’ Small Business Committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday on the challenges and opportunities small businesses face in the cannabis industry. At a more local level, the Cincinnati, Ohio city council approved a measure to decriminalize up to 100 grams of cannabis possession. CA resident?

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NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. Update : HB 1089 is scheduled for a public hearing in the House Business Affairs & Labor Committee at 1:30 on 2/19/2020 in Room LSB-A.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 15, 2021

Giving states the authority to fairly tax, regulate and enforce cannabis while setting clear standards is not only smart public health policy — it also makes sense both socially and economically for our nation. have access to. This will help to uplift the communities hardest hit while promoting innovation and job growth for all.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

In order to access medical cannabis previously, patients had to submit a request for approval by the Federal Office of Public Health, which is the government center of public health in Switzerland. This change in policy was sparked by the increase in authorizations in recent years. of their annual company turnover.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 19, 2021

The wave of cannabis legalization is a net good: Growers are coming out of the shadows, the agricultural economy is getting a boost, and millions of people have access to the plant for a variety of purposes. In addition to its public policy and advocacy efforts towards legalization, Hawthorne has committed $2.5 Here’s how.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The struggles of failing marijuana businesses to wind down and pay creditors in an orderly fashion serve no one. Among the problems marijuana businesses face such as lack of access to banking and onerous taxation stemming from IRC 280E is the lack of access to bankruptcy proceedings. Chapter 7 Bankruptcy.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 30, 2021

Kind Idaho Chair Jackee Winters is laser-focused on qualifying the group’s medical cannabis legalization initiative for the state’s 2022 ballot in order to help her daughter, who suffers from a brain tumor, get legal access to cannabis. It’s time for Idaho to grow up,” she told Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 28, 2021

The November 2020 election was a great win for advocates for cannabis legal reform , with four states voting to legalize recreational cannabis, joining the 11 other states that have decriminalized recreational cannabis use. Medical Cannabis and Employment. ” What Federal Law Says. Emphasis added by Veriheal. .

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 30, 2021

Kind Idaho Chair Jackee Winters is laser-focused on qualifying the group’s medical cannabis legalization initiative for the state’s 2022 ballot in order to help her daughter, who suffers from a brain tumor, get legal access to cannabis. It’s time for Idaho to grow up,” she told Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

And Steelton Borough, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance to decriminalize up to 30 grams of cannabis possession. Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 59, to expand medical cannabis access. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.

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NORML

MARCH 3, 2020

Promotes and supports growth and sustainability of small businesses and building diversity and equity in the industry. NO CRTA = few limitations around current vertically integrated companies in the medical marijuana industry getting licenses in the adult-use industry, which would cripple small businesses from having a chance to compete.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Medical: legal Recreational: decriminalized. In 2012, Switzerland decriminalized the possession of marijuana, and since October 1, 2013, the possession of up to 10 grams of cannabis is subject to an on the spot fine of CHF 100 ($107.8). Minors under the age of 18 can still face legal proceedings under Swiss juvenile criminal law.

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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. ” At a more local level, the decriminalization policy in Dayton, Ohio went into effect this week.

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NORML

MAY 3, 2019

Governor Jay Inslee (D) of Washington signed legislation into law allowing medical cannabis to be accessed by patients on school grounds, and separate legislation allowing the production of industrial hemp in accordance with new federal hemp regulations. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. AL resident?

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SMPL

JUNE 16, 2020

Edwards also signed a bill to protect banks serving medical cannabis businesses from state penalties ( HB 211 ) and one to protect physicians and medical facilities involved in medical cannabis ( HB 418 ). Considering reaching out to your state legislators about other marijuana policy reforms you care about.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 26, 2021

Kind Idaho Chair Jackee Winters is laser-focused on qualifying the group’s medical cannabis legalization initiative for the state’s 2022 ballot in order to help her daughter, who suffers from a brain tumor, get legal access to cannabis. It’s time for Idaho to grow up,” she told Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Sonia Chang-Diaz, co-chair of the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy, said. There’s universal agreement about the problems: high costs of entry and lack of access to capital create a near-impossible barrier for many talented entrepreneurs. The Legislature has long maintained a hands-off approach to marijuana policy.

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Veriheal

JUNE 20, 2022

.” The LPP’s mission is: “Through intervention, advocacy, and awareness campaigns the Last Prisoner Project works to redress the past and continuing harms of these unjust laws and policies.” It is estimated that less than 2% of legal cannabis businesses are owned by people of color. According to the U.S.

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