Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

As early as September 23, 2019, the United States House of Representatives is expected to vote on the widely anticipated Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act. While hemp and marijuana are both derived from the plant Cannabis sativa L, they are legally distinguished on both a federal and state level by their THC content.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 1, 2022

POSTED IN ALABAMA , MEDICAL MARIJUANA , STATE LAW DEVELOPMENTS. The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, tasked with issuing rules for cultivation activities, issued its proposed rule , “Medical Cannabis Cultivation,” on May 17, 2022. By Whitt Steineker & Elizabeth R. Code § 20-2A-53(a) ).

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Programs Banking Cultivation Patients 52

NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

Legislation is pending, AB 286, to temporarily reduce tax rates imposed on the retail sale and commercial cultivation of cannabis. Update : AB 286 will be heard by the Assembly Business And Professions Committee on 4/9/19 at 9:30am in State Capitol Room 4202. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access.

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Legislation Banking Hemp Compliance 190

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

NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Legislation is pending, House Bill 2149, to amend the definition of “cannabis” under the 2010 voter-approved medical marijuana law. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of home cultivation rights. IL resident? NV resident? NH resident?

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 180

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. Financial institutions that work with marijuana businesses must conduct due diligence to ensure that marijuana businesses are complying with state law.

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Hemp Business Cultivation Banking 70

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. As a result, there has been an increase in employment law disputes, such as wrongful termination or discrimination claims.

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Banking Legalization Business Cannabis 82

Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

This Assembly Bill addresses cannabis banking on the state level. It’s admirable of California to make it official that financial institutions (and accountants) don’t commit any crimes under state law by virtue of servicing cannabis businesses. There’s one issue though: federal law.

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Banking Pets Cultivation Cannabis 65

NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. Under state law, adults face civil penalties for minor marijuana possession offenses. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 315, to amend the state’s existing industrial hemp law to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations.

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Legislation Access Decriminalization Patients 109

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

However as of December 31, 2018, according to State regulations, temporary licenses could no longer be issued or extended which created a bottleneck and a long list of applicants eager to get reviewed and approved for a provisional or annual before their license expired and they had to shut down operations. Then, in April 2019.

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Law Banking Hemp Retail 59

NORML

MAY 31, 2019

Legislation is pending, The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, to regulate the use, possession, cultivation, and retail sale of adult use marijuana. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of expanded patient access. The bill now heads to the governor’s desk.

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Legislation Access Banking Hemp 111

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. Activists in Oregon have filed a 2020 ballot initiative with the Secretary of State that, if approved, would allow social cannabis consumption sites and protect consumers from employment discrimination.

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Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 137

NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 225, to amend the state’s existing industrial hemp law to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations. Update : SB 225 was heard by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry on 4/24/19. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access.

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Legislation Compliance Compliance Hemp 149

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

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”)). Age limits (21). Federal Alcohol Administration Act control.

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DEA Business Banking Food 89

Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 24, 2019

Let’s begin with the following: STATES Act Becomes Law. 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. See The Murky Part of the STATES Act: Tribal Rights ].

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Legalization Collective DEA Banking 58

SpeedWeed

MARCH 10, 2021

Examples such as these underscore the importance of thoroughly researching the state law and local laws of a community before selecting one for your cannabis business. Cultivation (indoor and outdoor). Licensing laws vary from state to state, and you need to understand them thoroughly if you want to be successful.

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Business Banking Seed-To-Sale Research and Development 52

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. Additionally, the City Council discussed a moratorium on industrial hemp cultivation and manufacturing.

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Vaping Research and Development Seed-To-Sale Hemp 45

NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

1/4/19), SB 5131: Amends the state’s medical cannabis law so that qualified medical marijuana patients and designated providers can purchase immature plants, clones, or seeds from a licensed producer. It is estimated that 3,500 individuals will be eligible for expungement. (1/4/19), ” 3/20/2019.

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Marijuana Legislation Policy Legalization 278

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Monday’s announcement follows months of Leahy calling for bipartisan, bicameral negotiations with the White House on topline spending and the successful, bipartisan passage of the Energy & Water, Military Construction and Veteran’s Affairs, and Agriculture and Rural Development appropriations bills out of the Committee back in August.

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Packaging Legalization Research and Development Programs 52

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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Law Seed-To-Sale Hemp Recreational 40

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2020

Here, we provide an overview of patent trends in the cannabis industry and how cannabusinesses can use patents to protect their technological, agricultural, genetic, or other innovations. a contractual falling out between bank robbers). We previously explored the applicability of trade secret protection to cannabis-related inventions.

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Extraction Collective Supply Chain Strains 59

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Laws protecting patients and their providers vary from state to state and, in some cases, may vary from county to county. Many individuals choose to break outdated state laws that do not account for medical use or their access. All private cultivation, trade, possession and uses are vindicated.

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Cannabis Access Patients Legalization 45

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

They are served by 142 dispensaries across the state, the majority operated by about a half-dozen medical marijuana treatment centers that grow their own crop, process it and sell it – a business model known as vertical integration.” But there’s no cap on the number of licenses the state can award.

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Policy Legislation Research and Development Business 63

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2019

“ The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is not currently taking applications for this permit. then an out of state I.D., with proof of state residency such as bank statement, utility bill, etc. According to the Department ‘s own Fresh From Florida public statements: .

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Marijuana Patients Edibles Programs 40

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

” CannaMD , outlining marijuana laws from state to state , explains that “This question comes down to federal versus state law.” has a medical marijuana use program of some kind operating in their home state. . . Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

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