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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NORML

MAY 31, 2019

The measure would allow additional dispensaries to operate in unincorporated areas of the state that are not within 25 miles of an existing dispensary. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 1286, to expand patient access to medical cannabis in Arizona.

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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. 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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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 22, 2019

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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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NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

Update : SB 225 was heard by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry on 4/24/19. The measure would allow additional dispensaries to operate in unincorporated areas of the state that are not within 25 miles of an existing dispensary. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access.

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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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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. This measure prohibits employers from arbitrarily discriminating against prospective employees who legally consume cannabis off-the-job in accordance with state law. Update : SB 51 was approved by the Senate on 5/21/19, and now heads to the Assembly. CA resident?

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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. When people think of the cannabis industry, more often than not, their minds immediately jump to dispensaries. Retail dispensaries. Distribution.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 22, 2019

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2019

The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator Bruce Summers said last week that the agency will aim to complete the hemp production regulations by fall 2019, in time for states to submit plans for the 2020 spring hemp planting season. House Committee to Vote on Cannabis Banking Bill Next Week. MASSACHUSETTS.

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

While serving as district attorney in San Francisco and as US Attorney in California, she enforced laws that saw many go to jail for marijuana offenses and oversaw a period where raids on medical marijuana dispensaries spiked. It is estimated that 3,500 individuals will be eligible for expungement. (1/4/19), ” 3/20/2019.

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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. The state licenses are unlimited, although municipalities can establish a cap or outright ban on dispensaries.

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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. Dispensaries are adopting in-store surveillance systems to protect profits.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The sales prices of dispensaries are rising almost daily.”. States may have made it legal or decriminalized it, but federal law trumps state law, and for both medical and recreational use cannabis remains illegal.”. But lawyers should check their own state’s ethics opinions first.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

” According to the 2019 Marijuana Factbook, as of July 5, 2019, six vertically integrated MMJ businesses operated 120 of the state’s 142 dispensaries, with a projection: “MMJ sales in Florida will reach $425 million-$525 million this year, up from $225 million-$300 million in 2018.” People are not getting medicine.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2019

“ The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is not currently taking applications for this permit. Like the recent addition of a smokable flower route, these changes occur far too often for dispensaries, or patients, or even physicians to keep up. . then an out of state I.D., is acceptable. .

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