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Google Changes Its CBD Advertising Policies

Canna Law Blog

However, Google recently has decided to relax its advertising policies– at least around hemp and hemp CBD products. The applicant must provide a Certificate of Analysis demonstrating the CBD used in the final product complies with federal laws regarding the cultivation and processing of hemp. those FDA letters ).

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LexBlog Article: New York Cannabis: Lawyers Can Consume, Advise Businesses and Own Them (if They Dare)

Cannabis Law Report

The NYSBA provided four reasons for its opinion: In light of the federal government’s continued decision not to prosecute state-legalized medical cannabis, attorneys are provided “cover” to practice cannabis law: “Inasmuch as 17 states, plus Washington, D.C.,

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California’s Cannabis Taxes Are a Disaster

Canna Law Blog

California is not alone in this, and there are certainly many other states with regressive and punitive tax schemes that all but guarantee the tax-free illegal market will thrive. But California is a prime example of failed policy which legislators and regulators seem intent on making worse. Here’s why. I am not kidding there.

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Calls Federal Pot Prohibition Policies Incoherent

Cannabis Law Report

The petitioners attempted to argue that it was incorrect for the lower court to hold that federal law supersedes Colorado law when it comes to state-legal cannabis sales. In the opinion, (available here , scroll to page 28) Justice Thomas, the most far-right, conservative justice on the Court, criticized the Gonzales v.

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Does Involvement in the Cannabis Industry Preclude Your Business From Bankruptcy Protection?

Cannabis Law Report

Despite the growing public acceptance of marijuana and the fact that a majority of states have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes (37 states and the District of Columbia have enacted medical marijuana legislation), federal law still treats marijuana cultivation and sale as a criminal offense. See 21 U.S.C. §

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How to Get a Credit Union Account for Your Hemp Business

Canna Law Blog

Financial institutions that work with marijuana businesses must conduct due diligence to ensure that marijuana businesses are complying with state law. That has made it very difficult for many hemp and hemp-derived CBD (“Hemp-CBD”) businesses to access bank accounts. That is changing.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/18/20

NORML

The US House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a legislative hearing entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.” ” This marks the first time that members of the Energy and Commerce Committee will hear and debate issues specific to marijuana policy reform. CO resident? FL resident? NH resident?