Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Chu also noted that he was among the leaders of a health advocacy group that has lobbied against cannabis businesses in Marin. Four people shared their opinions with the council during a public hearing on Wednesday, including Kelsey Fernandez, a member of the youth advocacy group Marin Healthy Partnerships.

Business 40

Business Advocacy Marijuana Decriminalization 40

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Understand and monitor local ordinances, state laws and other regulations in Michigan and other emerging markets. Develop and maintain strong relationships within the industry as well as local and state personnel. Licensed and member in good standing with state bar. Stellar advocacy skills.

Advocacy 52

Advocacy Environment Policy Compliance 52

Veriheal

DECEMBER 7, 2022

“Financial institutions providing banking services to legitimate and licensed cannabis businesses under state laws are subject to criminal prosecution under several federal statutes,” reads a statement from the office of Perlmutter. Due to the plant’s illegal status, banking cannabis business revenue can be tricky.

Business 99

Business Banking Advocacy Cannabis 99

MJ Business Attorneys

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The same day the SEC brought charges against Greenview the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA) released an “Investor Alert” warning investors in marijuana-related companies of investment fraud and market manipulation. Protecting Marijuana Business Investors: Past, Current and Future.

Marijuana 100

Marijuana Compliance Compliance Media 100

NORML

JANUARY 10, 2019

Further, marijuana would be removed from the enforcement power from the US Drug Enforcement Administration in matters concerning marijuana possession, production, and sales, to a newly renamed Alcohol, Marijuana, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to ensure compliance with state laws and prevent illegal trafficking of the substance.

Marijuana 278

Marijuana Legislation Compliance Compliance 278

NORML

AUGUST 13, 2019

” HOD adopts Res 104: Urges Congress to end conflict between some state laws and federal law over marijuana regulation and update federal marijuana policy. — American Bar Association (@ABAesq) August 12, 2019.

Marijuana 280

Marijuana Legislation State Laws Policy 280

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 9, 2021

State law doesn’t prohibit the new licensees from unloading for millions of dollars and potentially “giving it away to the white boys again,” one critic said. Read here (paywall).

State Laws 105

State Laws Law Cannabis Advocacy 105

NORML

JANUARY 14, 2019

The most essential component in creating a stable business environment to meet consumer demand is certainty, and that is what states and businesses would have with Congressman Correa’s legislation to protect state-lawful programs from potential rouge US Attorneys under a Department of Justice likely to be led by known drug warrior William Barr.

Programs 252

Programs Legislation Marijuana Legalization 252

NORML

JUNE 17, 2019

However, since 2014, members of Congress have passed annual spending bills that included a provision protecting those who engage in the state-sanctioned use and dispensing of medical cannabis from undue prosecution by the Department of Justice.

Marijuana 264

Marijuana History State Laws Programs 264

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. For fiscal year 2021, that 20 percent share of cannabis excise revenue ($112.37

Seed-To-Sale 52

Seed-To-Sale Consumption Compliance Compliance 52

Veriheal

JANUARY 19, 2023

Board of Pharmacy Operated Outside of Its Authority The latest rolling by Judge Joe Hardy, however, establishes that the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy did not hold the authority to regulate cannabis under state law and ordered the agency to remove cannabis’s listing from the state’s CSA.

Research and Development 98

Research and Development Medicine Cannabis Advocacy 98

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

We can study the cannabis people are using across the country under state law right now. People are investing resources in legislation and advocacy efforts designed to fix a problem that doesn’t exist. The possibilities are endless. Please help spread the word: The NIDA Monopoly is over.

DEA 52

DEA Clinical Trials Advocacy Legislation 52

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 20, 2019

State laws regulating ownership and control items always must be taken into account, but the bottom line is that voting rights and economic rights are two very different things in cannabis businesses, just like anywhere else.

Advocacy 63

Advocacy Data Cannabis State Laws 63

NORML

MARCH 14, 2019

Medical marijuana is currently legal in 31 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and Guam, and 46 states have some form of medical marijuana law ; however, it remains illegal under federal law.

Chronic Pain 174

Chronic Pain Legislation Treatment State Laws 174

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2021

With a deep commitment to restorative justice and progressive drug policy, Cookies actively works to enrich communities disproportionately impacted by the War on Drugs through advocacy work and social equity initiatives. federal law, nor will it provide a defense to any federal proceeding which may be brought against TerrAscend.

Cultivation 105

Cultivation Seed-To-Sale Conditions Business 105

Peninsula Alternative Health

MARCH 1, 2018

ASA works with a grassroots base of more than 50,000 members using public education and direct advocacy to affect national change. In 2016, Maryland contracted with ASA’s Patient Focused Certification program to train the officials tasked with watching over the state’s emerging medical cannabis program.

Treatment 40

Treatment Education Advocacy Access 40

Peninsula Alternative Health

MARCH 1, 2018

ASA works with a grassroots base of more than 50,000 members using public education and direct advocacy to affect national change. In 2016, Maryland contracted with ASA’s Patient Focused Certification program to train the officials tasked with watching over the state’s emerging medical cannabis program.

Treatment 40

Treatment Education Advocacy Access 40

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 17, 2022

A 2019 state law permits those convicted of marijuana-specific activities which have since been decriminalized or legalized to submit a written request to the court to have those records sealed. Local officials in Clark County (population: 2.2 million) have awarded $1.2

Decriminalization 97

Decriminalization Programs Collective Cannabis 97

Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2023

The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration ( CDTFA ) is the California cannabis agency that oversees state-level cannabis taxation. Under state law, CDTFA collected both a cultivation tax and an excise tax. State regulators tried allowing statewide deliveries, was sued, and basically caved.

Collective 73

Collective Hemp Cannabis Programs 73

NORML

JUNE 10, 2019

Take action now and send a message to your member of Congress in support of the bipartisan Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act which would codify employment protections for federal workers into law.

Chronic Pain 166

Chronic Pain Policy Packaging State Laws 166

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 9, 2021

Unlike New Orleans’ municipal ordinance, the new state law neither provides relief for those with prior convictions nor does it eliminate fines for those who possess small quantities of the plant. “The time to end the criminalization of cannabis possession is now.”. Source: [link].

Policy 105

Policy Marijuana Decriminalization State Laws 105

The Joint Blog

JULY 21, 2019

Utah officials on Friday granted eight medical marijuana cultivation licenses to businesses that are both from Utah and those from outside the state reports the Associated Press. As noted by the AP, that’s two short of the 10 growers allowed under state law, but regulators are “hoping to ensure a supply-and-demand balance.”

Legalization 44

Legalization Marijuana Advocacy Cultivation 44

NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Don Young (R-AK) re-introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act, which protects those engaged in state-lawful medical marijuana programs from federal prosecution. MA resident? Click here to email your lawmakers in support of consumer employment protections.

Legislation 126

Legislation Clinical Trials Research and Development Access 126

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Together with the required $2,000 fee, an advocacy group by the name of Decriminalize California submitted ballot language to the state attorney general’s office in September. Now the activist group awaits approval from the attorney general on both the official measure title and summary it submitted. The Proposed Measure.

Decriminalization 40

Decriminalization Advocacy Collective Education 40

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 29, 2019

An-Chi Tsou is the principal at Tsou Consulting, LLC, specializing in state and local regulatory and legislative compliance, guidance, and advocacy. As most people know, state law provides very generous authority to local jurisdictions regarding operational requirements and standards. Authored By: An-Chi Tsou.

Law 45

Law Policy Programs Topical 45

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 13, 2019

Kays advises and represents employers in a broad range of employment law matters arising under federal and state laws. She is experienced in litigating federal and state court cases involving the defense of employment discrimination claims, wrongful discharge, and retaliation matters. During law school, Ms.

Marijuana 45

Marijuana Policy Advocacy State Laws 45

NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

The bill would prohibit employers terminating an employee for the employee’s lawful off-duty activities that are lawful under state law even if those activities are not lawful under federal law, such as consuming cannabis. CO resident? NJ resident? New Mexico.

Legislation 243

Legislation Decriminalization Access Patients 243

Puff Puff Post

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Asked about an Arizona Supreme Court ruling last year that overturned a 2012 state law that made possession or use of marijuana on college campuses a crime, Lambrakis said the school is in the process of reviewing its policies and will not change them in the meantime. Follow AP’s complete marijuana coverage: [link].

Policy 40

Policy Chronic Pain State Laws Recreational 40

NORML

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

2318 would allow for expedited expungement of records for those previously convicted of a marijuana crime upon passage of decriminalization or legalization measures in the state of New Jersey, as long as those past violations are no longer considered a crime under state law.

Legalization 176

Legalization Legislation Patients Decriminalization 176

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

“With a decline in legislative improvements in state medical cannabis programs, millions of patients are left with limited or no access,” ASA Executive Director Debbie Churgai said. “It Even the states with the highest grades have areas for improvement.

Access 98

Access Law Patients Programs 98

NORML

MAY 3, 2019

LD 991 also seeks to expunge the records of those convicted of marijuana related offenses that are no longer defined as criminal under state law. This measure prohibits employers from arbitrarily discriminating against prospective employees who legally consume cannabis off-the-job in accordance with state law.

Legislation 162

Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 162

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 22, 2021

The decision does note that some state jobs are considered “safety sensitive” but state law only bars “the use, possession, or being under the influence of illegal or unauthorized mind-altering substances” while on duty or on standby for duty.

Consumption 105

Consumption Safety State Laws Recreational 105

MMJ Recs

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This regulatory body ensures that Maryland’s MMJ program maintains the highest standards and remains in compliance with state laws. This growing movement encompasses various stakeholders, from patients and healthcare professionals to advocacy groups and policymakers.

Chronic Pain 98

Chronic Pain Therapy Research and Development Treatment 98

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 1, 2022

The ACLU says the surveillance requirement violates Maine state law because cannabis retailers have to record and store video of shoppers’ faces and turn that data over to public officials. The rule-making is in progress and the Office of Cannabis Policy will make comments, offer responses and make new regulations soon, Huntley said.

Dispensary 52

Dispensary Policy Data Retail 52

Veriheal

JULY 22, 2020

Despite 33 states having legal, medical cannabis programs in the United States, the majority of veterans who utilize cannabis obtain it from the illicit and unregulated market. . The very gray area and smokescreen that exists between federal and state laws put veterans in a very vicarious place similar to banks.

Legalization 57

Legalization Programs Banking Conditions 57

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 25, 2022

The HR representative told Barbuto that ASM “follow[s] federal law, not state law” in explaining why she was not being accommodated. Law student graduating from the University of Toronto in 2022. My interest areas are wide ranging, including Privacy & Cybersecurity, Tax, Insolvency Law, and Cannabis Law.

Policy 52

Policy Safety Law Patients 52

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

A new state law in June broadly legalized marijuana for adults and authorized up to a dozen home-grown plants per household for personal use — with no weight limit. “I Farden said he was startled to be placed in handcuffs as federal officers seized mature plants laden with buds — an estimated yearlong personal supply.

Legalization 52

Legalization Decriminalization Recreational State Laws 52