Cannabis Law Report

JULY 16, 2021

The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has approved the Department’s action to move the commercial cannabis regulations of the Bureau of Cannabis Control, the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and the Department of Public Health into one central location in the California Code of Regulations (CCR). Finding of Emergency.

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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. AR resident?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Update : HB 2149 was approved by the Public Safety Committee on 2/20. Legislation is pending, House Bill 2980, to amend the Illinois Banking Act and the Illinois Credit Union Act in a manner that facilitates banks and other financial institutions to safely conduct transactions with licensed marijuana businesses. AZ resident?

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

A few years ago I wrote a somewhat tongue-in-cheek blog post titled, “Cannabots – Are the Robots Coming For Your Weed,” which discussed the application of robotics to the cultivation of marijuana. In that post I cited several articles discussing the use of robots as farmers, restaurant workers, fashion models, and even lawyers.

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Banking Legalization Business Cannabis 82

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Top Federal Financial Regulator Slams Congress Over Marijuana Inaction And Calls For Interagency Banking Workgroup. Hood Remarks at the PBC Conference 2021: Payments, Banking, Compliance in the Cannabis Industry. Here’s his full presentation. September 2021. NCUA Board Member Rodney E. Board Member Rodney E. The Hemp Precedent.

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Banking Law Legalization Hemp 89

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.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Department of Agriculture (USDA). Starting in 2020, farmers in states that have received USDA approval will be allowed to grow industrial hemp for production purposes as long as the final hemp cultivation contains less than 0.3 Agriculture. xxxvii Colorado Division of Criminal Justice, Department of Public Safety.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

In fact, there’s not even a gubernatorial budget trailer bill catch all this year, which normally would accomplish some major and much needed legal changes to and technical fixes to the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”). This Assembly Bill addresses cannabis banking on the state level.

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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. Update : HB 1383 was heard and approved by the Committees on Judiciary and Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs on 3/19. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

With the states, the feds, and the locals all making up their own rules for hemp and cannabis operations and prohibitions, the illicit market continued to thrive – creating financial hardships for licensed operators and a safety crisis for consumers. Most Temporary Cultivation licenses Expired. Then, in April 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

and international business sectors ranging from agriculture to finance. She also serves on the governing council of the Minnesota State Bar Association’s Agricultural and Rural Law Section and is a board member of the Minnesota Organic Advisory Task Force. in Food and Agriculture Law from the University of Arkansas.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 14, 2019

Since then, as everyone knows, President Trump signed the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (or “Farm Bill”). Department of Food and Agriculture (the “USDA”) authority to oversee state hemp regulatory programs. Cultivation. We’ve got you covered on California, hemp, FDA and CBD. The current Farm Bill also gives the U.S.

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Hemp CBD Food Seed-To-Sale 86

Otherside Farms

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Even during the Second World War it was so important to the military that farmers who cultivated it and their children were exempt from military service. “If we go back to the 1940s, the United States was a very large producer of hemp,” Isaac Campos, a drug expert at the University of Cincinnati, told the BBC.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The state Department of Food and Agriculture oversees 3,830 farmers.” 64 and the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MACURSA”) through into actual law, and cities and counties have inherent police powers anyway to ensure the protection of the health and well-being of their citizens.

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Banking Cannabis Vaping Business 77

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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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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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2020

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. Most banks still seem to be on the sidelines and fees are DOUBLE for CBD retailers.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 20, 2019

The House Appropriations Committee approved the 2020 Financial Services and General Government bill, which includes a cannabis banking provision that would prohibit financial regulators from spending money to go after financial institutions that do business with lawful cannabis companies. Arizona enacted S.B. Nevada enacted A.B.

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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 ?

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 6, 2021

Public safety at issue. Proponents of these THC caps—who are often the same politicians who stood against legalization and lost—contend that limiting THC levels will increase public safety. Such a cap would render the SAFE Banking Act all but useless, as most cannabis products contain far more than 2% THC. . In 2019, Sen.

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THC Patients Law Chronic Pain 52

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Federal law covers cannabis law with a suffocating heavy gloss due to the consequences of federal criminal law, the Controlled Substances Act [“CSA”], [1] the Bank Secrecy Act , and IRC §280E. California enacted two cannabis specific taxes: a Cannabis Cultivation Tax (“CCT”) and a Cannabis Excise Tax (“CET”).

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 17, 2019

As more countries legalize or decriminalize the cultivation, manufacture, sale, and use of cannabis, companies across a variety of industries are looking for opportunities to capitalize on this emerging market. CBD candles and outdoor grow lights for home cultivation) are expected to embrace cannabis to various degrees.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Ed Keating: So we’re in the process of releasing our latest blog post on cultivation licenses, but we’re able to do similar to what we did with dispensaries. And what we found, which was actually pretty interesting for last year, is that California actually added more cultivation licenses than Oklahoma. Amanda Guerrero: Oh, absolutely.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 26, 2019

The standards governing consumer protection related to health and safety measures, labeling and disclosure already exist. And these existing standards need to be applied to the hemp plant, as it is simply an agricultural commodity that has been used for thousands of years. these banks are all-in. Panama did not disappoint.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 30, 2019

Through enacting safety plans and rigorous employee training, accidents’ frequency and severity can be minimized, employee health and welfare can be protected, and workers’ compensation insurance coverage premiums can be stabilized. Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration), state agencies (ex.,

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 6, 2019

Although people are a Marijuana Related Business’ most valuable asset, and their welfare is the first priority, even the most safety-conscious businesses experience job-related injuries costing thousands in medical expenses and lost productivity. Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration), state agencies (ex.,

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

” Even Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried, the lone Democrat in Florida’s various statewide offices, hailed the ruling: “ A victory for openness and the future of medical marijuana in Florida. But there’s no cap on the number of licenses the state can award. Concerning illicit v.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 12, 2019

Hemp, outlawed in the 1930s, is a member of the cannabis plant family to which marijuana belongs; it was cultivated by humans for centuries for its fiber to make rope and clothing, It’s also used to produce CBD oil, often now taken to treat pain and relieve inflammation.” Almut Winterstein, Ph.D.,

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 17, 2019

billion in 2018 domestic sales and, after the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“Farm Bill”) removed them from the Controlled Substance Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 801, Et. Agricultural Act of 2014, 7 U.S. A wildly popular nutritional supplement and food additive, oil based hemp derived products like CBD racked up $1.1 Code §5940.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 7, 2021

Because back then, at the start, banking was a big issue and it was a whole cash only thing, and our finance people were like, how are we going to handle this?And Is it cost savings, increased sales, less waste, safety, all the above? ‍ Mark Diener : Yeah, that’s a good point, Ed. At first, there was a lot of skepticism.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

All private cultivation, trade, possession and uses are vindicated. Because it occupies a legal grey area, banks are hesitant to touch the industry, making it primarily an all-cash business and an attractive target for thieves. In its replacement of the use of drugs alcohol, tobacco, etc., ” EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Let’s see if we can provide an example of how we approach a group of promoters that have decided that they want to form, capitalize, license and operate a cultivation operation and a companion cannabis extraction operation in California. Cultivation licenses are overseen by the CalCannabis division of the California Dept.

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Meadow

DECEMBER 24, 2017

And those licenses, you’re only able to apply for them if your address is at a state fairground or an agricultural district, which to be honest I still can’t really tell you what an agricultural district is, I’ve been told it’s like a small fairground. Those are not going to get you your tax break. Is your manufacturer licensed?

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