The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

As the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department prepares to issue licenses to cannabis businesses, court records show they are also facing a lawsuit by some of the employees tasked with daily operations. Continue reading NM Cannabis Control Division employees sue agency over assigned work location at The NM Political Report.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 12, 2021

In honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day on March 8, 2021, three successful women in the cannabis space share their journey, challenges and advice for working in the industry. . Power entered the cannabis industry in 2013 when there were little to no experts in the space. © Courtesy of Giving Tree Power.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

AUGUST 23, 2021

As New Mexico’s Regulation and Licensing Department works toward finalizing rules for non-medical cannabis sales, some unfinished business remains when it comes to the state’s medical cannabis program. Continue reading NM judge calls for increased purchase limit for medical cannabis patients at The NM Political Report.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

MARCH 21, 2020

As New Mexicans brace themselves for an unknown period of restricted over the counter medicine purchases due to the growing number of positive COVID-19 tests, the state’s Department of Health said medical cannabis patients can rest assured that their access to medicine won’t be interrupted.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 20, 2020

We’ve read over the years how California wishes to develop the cannabis appellation concept to mirror the wine industry but there’s been little analysis of the subject from a legal perspective. Please come out to my presentation tomorrow to hear more about the Cannabis Appellation program.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

MARCH 17, 2021

While two efforts to legalize and regulate recreational-use cannabis are coming down to the wire, legislation aimed at limiting medical cannabis reciprocity appears to be on a fast track to the governor’s desk. Continue reading Limitations on medical cannabis reciprocity heads to House floor at The NM Political Report.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The four plaintiffs filed a motion last week to amend their suit to include allegations that RLD and its Cannabis Control Division violated the state’s Whistleblower Protection Act. The four employees previously worked for the state Department of Health’s Medical Cannabis Program until Gov.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

An ongoing debate in the medical cannabis community is over how much New Mexico’s Medical Cannabis Program should be regulated and to what testing standards the state should hold producers. The state’s Medical Cannabis Program is solely overseen by the New Mexico Department of Health.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

MARCH 1, 2020

It seems a “typographic error” is to blame for confusion among some who tried to enroll in the state’s Medical Cannabis Program. But besides an incorrect date, the letters themselves also added to the confusion for some who sought to become medical cannabis patients.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 8, 2021

After Missed Census Tract Mapping Deadline, First Meeting of Connecticut Cannabis Social Equity Council Concludes With Action Taken On Identifying Areas Of Disproportionate Impact and Establishment of Subcommittees. ” Read more at [link]. Grant Smith Ellis.com write.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

a temporary conditional adult-use processor license to process and distribute cannabis products. So today we take a closer look at this piece of legislation and how it would shape New York’s cannabis market if enacted. Why New York wants to let hemp licensees cultivate and process cannabis.

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MAY 21, 2021

Listen & Subscribe: Max Simon was a closeted cannabis user since his teen years. It wasn’t until years later, when he got into the cannabis education business, that he understood the reason he had been so drawn to it all those years was because it was helping his ADHD. Green Flower CEO Max Simon (Courtesy). Music by Desca.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 31, 2023

Fall is always eventful in Oregon cannabis. Croptober is an Oregon cannabis tradition— hopefully the crops come in lee of any wildfires. Whether and when DOJ will release those findings — on potential corruption in the Secretary of State’s recent review of Oregon’s cannabis program — is anyone’s guess.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 1, 2022

While the subject of cannabis often triggers the removal of content and banned accounts, pharmaceutical scientists Dr. Riley Kirk, PhD and Dr. Miyabe Shields, PhD are using platforms like TikTok and Instagram to help followers understand cannabis pharmacology, while gathering unique data on their experiences with it.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

With a decline in legislative improvements in state medical cannabis programs, millions of patients are left with limited or no access,” ASA Executive Director Debbie Churgai said. “It Chris Rabb (D-District 200) said the report has served as a resource he utilizes to ensure all Pennsylvanians have access to medical cannabis. “As

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Legislative Short Session: Cannabis Update. The Oregon legislature’s short session is traditionally devoted to quick budget fixes, but this year we have seen a handful of cannabis and hemp-related bills proposed in both the House and Senate that could affect our industry. Establish a state marijuana reference laboratory.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

APRIL 3, 2023

The state’s recreational cannabis program brought in $300 million in adult-use cannabis sales in its first year, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Monday, a few days after the anniversary of legalized cannabis sales. “In

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

A New Mexico state senator is trying for a second time to pass a bill that would protect medical cannabis patients who live on tribal land. Shendo said he hopes that an agreement between the state Department of Health and tribal leaders will at least lower the chances of federal charges for medical cannabis patients who live on tribal land.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The Senate Public Affairs Committee voted in favor of a bill that would specify that only New Mexico residents can enroll in the state’s Medical Cannabis Program. Jerry Ortiz y Pino’s SB 139, which Ortiz y Pino said is an attempt to “clarify” that a qualified medical cannabis patient must be a resident of New Mexico.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

DECEMBER 10, 2019

A state panel met but was unable to make any actual recommendations for adding more qualifying conditions to the list of reasons approved patients can use medical cannabis. Continue reading Cannabis advisory board meeting unable to address qualifying conditions due to lack of quorum at The NM Political Report.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 2, 2020

Minnesota regulators are calling on lawmakers to create a central state cannabis office to oversee the booming markets for hemp, CBD and medical pot — which they say are quickly expanding beyond their grasp. Patient enrollment in the medical cannabis program grew 27% from 2018 to 2019 and now exceeds 18,000.

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Canna Care Docs

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Since 2006, Rhode Island medical patients with qualifying conditions have enjoyed medical cannabis. In Rhode Island, many consumers are curious about the difference between medical and recreational cannabis, and wonder if they should bother applying for a medical card. The difference lies in how the products are sold.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

MARCH 1, 2020

It seems a “typographic error” is to blame for confusion among some who tried to enroll in the state’s Medical Cannabis Program. But besides an incorrect date, the letters themselves also added to the confusion for some who sought to become medical cannabis patients.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

AUGUST 14, 2019

New Mexico’s governor has officially become a party in a legal battle over whether medical cannabis cards should be issued to out-of-state residents. Kenny Vigil, the director of the state’s Medical Cannabis Program, was originally named in court documents but Lujan Grisham’s office argued that Vigil cannot adequately represent the state.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Andrew Forrest tips $5 million into medicinal cannabis company. Andrew Forrest is the latest billionaire to enter the medicinal cannabis arena with a $5 million share placement by his family’s investment arm Tattarang into Perth-based health technology company Emyria. Read more [link].

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SpeedWeed

JULY 20, 2021

Senator Jeremy Cooney of New York introduced a bill on July 20 that would build upon the state’s recreational cannabis law with a focus on getting cultivation up and running. The adult-use cannabis industry is projected to be a multi-billion dollar industry in the state of New York. “The New York’s Road Here.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

JANUARY 17, 2022

With a little more than two months before recreational-use cannabis sales are expected to start, the New Mexico Cannabis Control Division issued an emergency rule change that doubles plant limits for cultivators. The Division has considered demand estimates provided by applicants and licensees in the cannabis industry,” Thomson wrote.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

JANUARY 17, 2022

With a little more than two months before recreational-use cannabis sales are expected to start, the New Mexico Cannabis Control Division issued an emergency rule change that doubles plant limits for cultivators. The Division has considered demand estimates provided by applicants and licensees in the cannabis industry,” Thomson wrote.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

As the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department prepares to issue licenses to cannabis businesses, court records show they are also facing a lawsuit by some of the employees tasked with daily operations. RLD has until late next week to formally respond to the complaint.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Every other industry works within a Federal framework so must cannabis. Cannabis entrepreneurs spent decades longing for Washington’s blessing — but now a vocal corner of the industry is afraid federal marijuana legalization poses an existential threat. We have to say here at CLR we aren’t particularly concerned.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

APRIL 29, 2021

The New Mexico Department of Health has officially revoked the license to grow and manufacture medical cannabis from a Santa Fe-based company that experienced an explosion last year, resulting in injuries. Continue reading Medical cannabis producer loses license at The NM Political Report.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

APRIL 14, 2021

Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a recreational-use cannabis bill into law and less than 90 days before the law goes into effect, some in the existing medical cannabis industry want state officials to immediately increase the amount of cannabis they can grow.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The New Mexico Department of Health has proposed a list of rule changes for the state’s Medical Cannabis Program, which would add guidelines for designated “consumption areas” and reciprocity for medical cannabis patients enrolled in medical cannabis programs in other states. Continue reading Dept.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 22, 2019

The Oregon Retailers of Cannabis Association have published their latest newsletter. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE MARCH 2019: Here’s a quick rundown of some of what we’ve been working on this session. 1) Exporting Surplus Cannabis Out-Of-State. 2) Social Consumption/ Cannabis Lounges / Tasting Rooms. Stay tuned.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 19, 2021

In 2019, the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury convened an investigation into the influence used by cannabis industry lobbyists to manipulate cannabis ordinances within the county. Finding 1 stated that the Board of Supervisors “inadequately” considered the impact of cannabis production on the health and welfare of residents.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

that speaks truth to the lie that the cannabis industry is all about equity. Nowhere is this more apparent than during “Cannabis Week.”. Last week saw tens of thousands of cannabis industry professionals gather in Las Vegas for MJBizCon , MJUnpacked , and a bevy of after-parties, mixers, and networking events. Rachelle Gordon.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

DECEMBER 28, 2020

It is likely that the general public will not see drafts of recreational-use cannabis legalization proposals from the legislature until next month, but one group is already suggesting language and looking for a legislative sponsor.

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