Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

Licensees only recently enjoyed enforcement reform gains at the legislative level , as well as administrative programs like “ fix it or ticket ” and Verification of Compliance (VOC). If you don’t plan to do that, the OLCC market isn’t the right environment for your business (and neither is medical marijuana; and neither is hemp).

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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. ” What Federal Law Says. 12114(a); 29 U.S.C. § Emphasis added by Veriheal. .

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Every Sunday through November 1, Canna Law Blog will publish a post centered on one of these state ballot initiatives and the current laws surrounding cannabis in that state. Today, in the fourth post, we discuss the measure on the New Jersey ballot: New Jersey Public Question 1, the Marijuana Legalization Amendment (2020).

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Every Sunday until November 3, Canna Law Blog will publish a post centered on one of these state ballot initiatives, and the current laws surrounding cannabis in that state. The Medical Marijuana Allowance Act allowed patients with painful and debilitating conditions to produce and use cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 19, 2021

In related statements to the Senate, Senator Schumer emphasized that cannabis legislation will be prioritized during this Congress, stating “it’s time to end the federal prohibition on marijuana [a]nd as majority leader, I am going to push this issue forward and make it a priority.”. Blog: Cannabis Legal Highlights. Andrew Kline.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In this post, I’ll sketch out some considerations for FIs looking at banking marijuana-related businesses – or, as they are known in the common parlance, “MRBs”. Here is my shorthand: “ Direct Marijuana Business.” A business that grows, produces, processes, distributes or sells marijuana or marijuana products.

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PrestoDoctor

AUGUST 1, 2022

Marijuana banking options are limited for many entrepreneurs despite the fact that several thirty-six states legalize medical marijuana use. While recreational use is allowed in some states, there is still an uphill battle for other states that only have medical marijuana clearance. Marijuana Banking Bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 11, 2022

The task force established subcommittees for each of the three issue areas, and this blog post will discuss the activities of each subcommittee and what legislative and regulatory changes are likely coming down the pipeline. The bill also created new crimes for individuals who haul water to illicit marijuana grows.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

The Oregon legislative Task Force on Cannabis-Derived Intoxicants and Illegal Cannabis Production is exploring potential reforms to the state’s regulation of cannabinoid products and legislation for 2023 to combat what law enforcement believes is an increase in illicit marijuana production.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

by Akshita Singh and Douglas Sargent | Jan 10, 2020 | Legislation , Recreational Marijuana , Social Equity | Illinois. Recreational Sales Are Live: On New Year’s Day, thousands lined up for a chance to buy marijuana legally for the first time. ILLINOIS STARTS 2020 ON A HIGH NOTE. This is justice,” said Lt.

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PrestoDoctor

JULY 16, 2019

The gains created so far are largely credited to the work of cannabis reform groups. These groups continue to work tirelessly to advance marijuana reform in all its forms. Prominent Cannabis Reform Groups in America and Beyond. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).

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PrestoDoctor

JULY 16, 2019

The gains created so far are largely credited to the work of cannabis reform groups. These groups continue to work tirelessly to advance marijuana reform in all its forms. Prominent Cannabis Reform Groups in America and Beyond. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 19, 2020

That the War on Drugs has been war on people of color is no accident, as I pointed out in a post about efforts to deschedule marijuana. Communities across the country are demanding their elected leaders reform and defund law enforcement. Here at Canna Law Blog, we urge our leaders to push even further.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2018

When California voters approved legalized marijuana for recreational purposes, one of the most important impacts of that was the fact that criminal prosecutions for many cannabis crimes would no longer be an issue. Orange County marijuana lawyers understand Assembly Bill 1793 should help address this. Call us at 714-937-2050.

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Nature's Way Medicine

MARCH 5, 2021

We apologize for not having a blog post last week since we went on vacation but we make up for it this week with some positive news and research. Government Relaxes Employment Rules for Marijuana Users. have removed criminal prohibition on medical and recreational marijuana and an additional 33 states permit medical use.

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Sensi Seeds

JANUARY 7, 2019

In April of this year, Forbes magazine named DeAngelo one of the seven most influential people in the marijuana business. He also partnered up with Ocean Grown Extracts to grow marijuana in an abandoned prison in Coalinga, California, and he teamed up with a group of investors to buy into High Times magazine. Keith Stroup. Snoop Dogg.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Not long ago we wrote about a decision by the Second Circuit that may force the DEA to re- or deschedule marijuana after writing about the lawsuit when it was first filed last year. In this author’s view, this decision is a sound reading of federal law and establishes the need for reforming marijuana laws at the federal level.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 6, 2021

Cuomo signed legislation reform advocates and stoners alike have dreamt of for decades, finally legalizing the recreational possession and use of marijuana in New York. New York’s nascent legal marijuana industry may be a bumper crop for business divorce litigators. The Alleged Partnership. The Alleged Squeeze Out.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 1, 2022

A total of 34 states considered cannabis reform proposals in 2021. We could go deep on any of these topics—and we have with many of them here on the blog—but this post gives a 100,000 foot overview. 1. Skip the “medical marijuana” springboard. Every time I write about medical marijuana, people write me emails.

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Marijuana Packaging

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Likening the mounting marijuana industry to the “wild, wild west” is an admittedly cliché simile but it’s also enduring for a reason. While the end of marijuana prohibition is a frontier, it’s a familiar one. Currently, efforts for federal trademarks on marijuana-related products are being stonewalled. Branding Gone Wrong.

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PrestoDoctor

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Marijuana has been seen medically to help people with their pain. With a growing number of athletes pushing for reform just as lawmakers appear to be doing with CBD, we may see some change happening sooner than later. The post CBD and Sports Officially Come Together in the United States appeared first on PrestoDoctor Blog.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 22, 2019

While 2016 saw the overwhelming passage of Amendment 2 in Florida, the new Medical Marijuana law left in detrimental language and regulations requiring a 90-day waiting period and a 45-day cannabis order limit. Medical Marijuana and its subsequent regulation, laws, and standardization affects U.S. These laws do affect all of us.

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NORML

JUNE 8, 2020

Director of the US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), asking her to recognize the detrimental impact that racially-discriminatory marijuana law enforcement has had on the public health of communities of color. America’s decades-long prohibition of marijuana was founded upon racism and bigotry. Volkow, M.D.,

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has officially recommended that marijuana be rescheduled, from Schedule I to Schedule III of the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Griffen Thorne in our office recently predicted that administrative action, and not Congressional action, would be the course of reform at hand.

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Alchimia

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Extensive regulatory reform, commercialism, and a diversity of concentrated products have fueled a gradual shift toward vaping. Curiously, it seems that in recent times the tables have turned, as social acceptance of marijuana consumption is on the rise, while smoking tobacco is, increasingly, frowned upon.

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Cannabis Life Network

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In significant news affecting our American neighbours, that came and went, largely without a trace, the United States Senate shut down several attempts by the House of Representatives to pass reforms to cannabis legislation this month.

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Marijuana Seeds NL

JUNE 21, 2021

Many countries have also implemented medical marijuana programs much like many states in the US. So as the therapeutic use of cannabis rises, along with the amount of research proving its benefits, so does the push for reform. . More now than ever, countries are eyeing legal weed news to begin pushing their own reform.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 13, 2020

Fast forwarding a few decades, in the 1990s, the Israeli government began researching and studying potential reforms for cannabis in Israel. Back in 2017, we wrote about how Israel began the process of exporting medical marijuana. Stay tuned to the Canna Law Blog for more updates. USMCA and Cannabis Trade.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Gavin Newsom and California legislators that high taxes, overly burdensome regulations and local control issues posed debilitating obstacles to the legal marijuana market.”. Panzer, an Oakland attorney who was co-author of Proposition 215, which legalized medical marijuana in California, called the current licensing system a “nightmare.”.

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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. I asked ChatGPT some questions about marijuana and I asked it to write a blog post.

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NORML

MAY 22, 2020

For NORML’s 50th anniversary, every Friday we will be posting a blog from NORML’s Founder Keith Stroup as he reflects back on a lifetime as America’s foremost marijuana smoker and legalization advocate. This is the fourth in a series of blogs on the history of NORML and the legalization movement.

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The Joint Blog

APRIL 28, 2020

’ Their recent blog post, 5 Step Guide to Cannabis for Sex provides advice for couples to fully experience their sexuality and explore new forms of pleasure in a safe, healthy and consensual way by leveraging cannabis. “Not So, who better to merge the 2 topics of sex and pot?’

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NORML

MAY 15, 2020

For NORML’s 50th anniversary, every Friday we will be posting a blog from NORML’s Founder Keith Stroup as he reflects back on a lifetime as America’s foremost marijuana smoker and legalization advocate. This is the third in a series of blogs on the history of NORML and the legalization movement.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

It’s what passes for an April Fools joke here at the Canna Law Blog. It could be that the Administration has been too busy screening staffers for marijuana use, and dismissing incoming candidates for past use of cannabis. For more on Biden, Harris and the MORE Act, check out the following: Not All Cannabis Reform is a Good Thing.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

APRIL 20, 2021

Despite the difficult year that was 2020, it was a great year for cannabis reform and normalization. In honor of the great strides cannabis reform has taken, we wanted to take a look at the milestones cannabis policy reform has taken during the pandemic. Colorado Marijuana Sales in 2020 Shatters Records – December 2020.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 12, 2021

Marijuana Party, among many other roles in cannabis reform, and fellow advocates who worked with him expressed their grief. “I Marijuana Party posted on Facebook. Chengelis “supported Peachtree NORML from its inception, and was a speaker at our very first Southern Cannabis Reform Conference in Atlanta.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The appointment comes as New York lawmakers are once again expected to debate the legalization of retail marijuana. Cuomo has previously suggested he would pair marijuana legalization with a broader discussion over the effects of vaping amid public health concerns over e-cigarette use. The Farmacist Blog isn’t a fan either.

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