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The Week in Weed: August 28, 2020

The Blunt Truth

Vermont is considering expungement and decriminalization. The DEA has a new hemp rule. Governor Tom Wolf (D) is calling on the legislature to pass a legalization bill, indicating that the proceeds for sales will help ease the financial strain of the pandemic on small businesses. Vermont decriminalized possession of up to 1 oz.

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Mexico Is Inches From Federally Legalizing Adult-Use Cannabis

SpeedWeed

The country’s lower legislative house, also known as the Chamber of Deputies, approved legislation to regulate recreational marijuana by a healthy margin of 316 to 129 votes, with 23 abstentions. . are some of the businesses salivating to penetrate the still-gestating industry. But this bill falls short of achieving that.”.

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What if Federal Marijuana Reform Doesn’t Happen Anytime Soon?

Canna Law Blog

Ask any marijuana business to identify why it isn’t making money and the answer is often IRC 280e. This aspect of the tax code is a disaster for licensed marijuana businesses. Poll after poll reveals that support for the legalization and/or decriminalization of marijuana keeps increasing. Reason 1: Money. Reason 2: Politics.

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Weed and Worry — The Immigration Consequences of Engaging in the Cannabis Trade

The Blunt Truth

The legal cannabis business is spreading like weeds. As several states and foreign countries have enacted laws decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, a fresh rush of reefer madness has overtaken the business world. Yes, also be worried if you engage in business in the U.S.

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Highway Robbery Disguised by Badges: The Case of Empyreal Logistics

Veriheal

But these aren’t the days of yesteryear, and cannabis businesses now have some rights. Empyreal operates in 28 states, acting as a cash courier for cannabis businesses and their banks. Picture this: You are hauling cash for local businesses through the desert when a group of armed police officers stops you without cause.

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Weed and Worry — The Immigration Consequences of Engaging in the Cannabis Trade

Cannabis Law Report

The legal cannabis business is spreading like weeds. As several states and foreign countries have enacted laws decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, a fresh rush of reefer madness has overtaken the business world. Yes, also be worried if you engage in business in the U.S.

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Cannabis Trends of 2022

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

Our ancestors consumed cannabis flower for recreational, medicinal, and spiritual purposes. The DEA still classifies cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance, a designation reserved for drugs with no medical value and a high potential for abuse. Mississippi passed legislation in 2020 to create a medical program.