Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

Since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. Eight of the laws were approved in 2020 or 2021, and in seven of those states, sales and tax collections have not yet begun. Here’s what they say.

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NORML

MAY 19, 2020

In advancing these legislative goals, Congress is not necessarily endorsing any state or territory’s legalization of marijuana-related transactions; similarly, the enactment of the SAFE Banking Act is not a call for the legalization of medical or retail marijuana in those jurisdictions that choose not to pursue such an approach.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Air Force changed its THC testing policy, and a DEA historian talked about the organization’s racist origins. to “…take our lead and pardon people who have been criminalized for possession of marijuana.”. Air Force (USAF) made some huge changes to its cannabis policy. What do you think of the USAF’s new THC testing policy?

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NORML

MARCH 7, 2019

Today, we stood with Representatives Tulsi Gabbard and Don Young as they introduced the Ending Federal Prohibition Act and Marijuana Data Collection Act. While these two bills are overtly about addressing the failures of marijuana prohibition, what they are truly about is accepting reality.

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NORML

MARCH 7, 2019

Representatives Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) and Don Young (AK-AL) introduced today two landmark bipartisan marijuana bills. In the previous Congress, The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act became the first bill in American history to end the federal policy of criminalization that earned bipartisan support.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Marijuana Moment has the story. Illinois has generated almost $100 million more in tax revenue from adult-use marijuana sales than from alcohol in 2021, state data shows. Part of that marijuana tax revenue is actively funding equity initiatives in the state. The figures.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Marijuana regulators in Oakland, California, have begun referring a handful of social equity licensees to the city’s collections department after they defaulted on loans intended to help get their companies started. MJ Biz report. About half those are “only one or two payments behind,” the report states.

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NORML

MARCH 26, 2019

They discussed “the myths vs. the facts as they pertain to marijuana sales, production, distribution, possession, usage along with its long-term effects as well as impact on quality of life for all citizens.” After the press, I was able to talk with Chief Dye for about 15 minutes on policy and real-world implications. .”

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 25, 2021

Seyfarth Synopsis: In the first six months of 2021, several states legalized marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes, including New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and New Mexico. On June 22, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a bill that legalized recreational marijuana use by adults 21 years and older.

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NORML

APRIL 23, 2020

Unfortunately for marijuana reform, what began with at least a dozen states optimistically working to qualify state level ballot initiatives in advance of the November 2020 election, has slowly dwindled to a number that can be counted on one hand. Issue : Adult use marijuana. Issue : Medical marijuana. New Jersey. Mississippi.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

OMP Completes Adult Use Sample Collection Rulemaking On Friday, September 11, the Office of Marijuana Policy (OMP) adopted amendments to the Adult Use Marijuana Program … Read More.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 14, 2022

Massachusetts municipalities have collected more than $53 million in “impact” fees from cannabis companies since the launch of adult-use sales in 2018, according to a Northeaster University study published by the Massachusetts Cannabis Business Association outlined in a Boston Globe report. The Franklin Observer writes.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 3, 2020

In Indianapolis on January 29, a quiet, eager audience of nurses give their rapt attention to Jason Straw as he takes center stage at the 2020 ISNA Policy Conference. ISNA 2020 POLICY CONFERENCE AGENDA, Jason Straw- Cannabis Policy. ISNA 2020 POLICY CONFERENCE AGENDA, Jason Straw- Cannabis Policy. PURPOSE : .

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

Marijuana Moment reports . Italian officials certified on Wednesday that activists collected enough signatures to place a marijuana legalization referendum on the country’s ballot this spring—though there’s still one more procedural step before the measure will officially be on its way to voters. Read more at.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Seyfarth Synopsis: In the first six months of 2021, several states legalized marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes, including New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and New Mexico. On June 22, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a bill that legalized recreational marijuana use by adults 21 years and older.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2019

With thirty-three states and the District of Columbia legalizing marijuana in some form or another in the United States it is safe to say marijuana use is gaining social and cultural acceptance. These holdouts prohibit marijuana use and take punitive measures against members of their organization that engage in marijuana use.

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NORML

DECEMBER 30, 2019

2019 has been an unprecedented year for the passage of state-level marijuana law reforms and when we zoom out, it’s remarkable to reflect upon what we have accomplished. That is why are proud to publish Marijuana Reform Is Normal , which is the only comprehensive report detailing all of our collective victories in 2019.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 5, 2021

Idaho cannabis advocates are working to place medical and decriminalization measures on the 2022 ballot in what Russ Belville, spokesperson for the Idaho Citizens Coalition for Cannabis , calls “the most hostile state” toward policy reform. The Most Anti-Marijuana Legislature in America’. Idaho is the only U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 10, 2021

” As the county moves closer to voting on a revamped marijuana policy, Board Chairman Nathan Fletcher described Wednesday’s action as a challenge. ” He said it was also important to step up enforcement on unlicensed dispensaries. both in San Diego.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 4, 2021

With several states contemplating legalization of recreational marijuana, and federal lawmakers starting the process of federal descheduling , it is a good time to examine the tax implications of legalization. The following table shows the states that levy excise taxes on marijuana. In total, states with licensed markets collected $1.7

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Support for this legislative fix is not an endorsement of Missouri’s medical marijuana program. Missouri voters approved medical marijuana in 2018 with a 65.59% approval of Amendment 2. This archaic tax code should be updated now that 36 states and the District of Columbia have approved medical marijuana or cannabis programs.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 3, 2023

Marijuana Moment National Basketball Association (NBA) players will not be able to promote marijuana companies under a new collective bargaining agreement, contrary to early reports about the deal with the players union, a new summary document shows.

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MJ Business Attorneys

JULY 24, 2019

Areas that have approved the sale of cannabis still deal with a “gray market” where legal and illegal marijuana markets coexist. The surge in cannabis policy reform across the country and world may have caused many to anticipate a heavy blow to illegal operators, and black-market activity did experience an initial decline.

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NORML

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Members of the House of Representatives voted 321 to 103 in favor, representing 79% of the vote of HR 1595: The SAFE Banking Act, which amends federal law so that explicitly banks and other financial institutions may work directly with state-legal marijuana businesses. Now we look to the Senate, where we are cautiously optimistic.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

There has been a recent flurry of movement – both in the courts and in state legislatures – on the marijuana law front across several states. Other jurisdictions are catching up to the marijuana law frenzy. Here’s a round-up of the most recent developments: New Laws.

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2020

States collected an estimated $1.3 However, SBA’s current policy excludes small businesses with “direct” or “indirect” products or services that aid the use, growth, enhancement, or other development of cannabis from SBA-backed financing. billion in tax revenue from legal cannabis sales in 2018.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2021

Voice of OC reports… Several years ago, Santa Ana hatched an idea to pump money into some of its most underfunded — and neglected — quality of life areas by capitalizing on a product that some in town didn’t support, but which still existed in the community anyway: recreational marijuana. .

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WeedAdvisor

MAY 28, 2019

As the marijuana debate heats up in the Bahamas, it is unsurprising that notable public figures are willing to give their opinions. Medical professionals are now busy drafting a report stating their position on medical marijuana. Medical professionals are now busy drafting a report stating their position on medical marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 2, 2021

Since that day in 1971, California has recorded more than 10 million felony drug arrests, including 1 million felony marijuana arrests, according to NORML. A victim of flawed federal law enforcement policy, he remains behind bars in the federal prison at Yazoo City, Mississippi. Luke Scarmazzo is one of those statistics.

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Veriheal

APRIL 7, 2023

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver had hinted in late 2020 that the temporary policy could become permanent , stating that societal views on marijuana had evolved, and the league didn’t need to act as “Big Brother” at the time. Financial implications for the league and players are another crucial aspect to consider.

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MassRoots

AUGUST 19, 2020

Arizona voters will have a chance to cast a ballot in support of recreational marijuana this coming November. 207 would make it legal for adults in Arizona to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, so long as no more than five grams of that marijuana is in the form of concentrates. If approved, Prop. Support for Proposition 207.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 5, 2022

Every year, employers find themselves revisiting their marijuana and drug testing policies to account for newly enacted laws at the state and local level. On June 22, 2021, Connecticut legalized recreational marijuana use by adults 21 years and older. On April 12, 2021, New Mexico saw the legalization of recreational marijuana.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Effective January 1, 2022, most Philadelphia employers will be prohibited from requiring prospective employees to undergo testing for the presence of marijuana as a condition of employment. New York City, with some similar exceptions, also bars employers from requiring applicants to submit to testing for marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 6, 2022

Washington, DC: Legal marijuana states generated more revenue from retail cannabis sales than they did from alcohol sales, according to data provided by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). Additional information is available from NORML’s fact sheet, ‘ Marijuana Regulation: Impact on Health, Safety, Economy.’.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 18, 2023

This new tax policy is a direct result of the political fallout from the La Mota scandal , which led to the resignation of the Secretary of State, Shemia Fagan. This tax policy may have a huge impact on the Oregon marijuana industry and the changes are coming fast ! How does the marijuana sales tax work?

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

AUGUST 6, 2019

The National Football League (NFL) preseason is upon us, and though the players may have changed, the league’s strict cannabis policies have not. According to a report from NBC Sports , “the NFL is prepared to make major concessions regarding the substance-abuse policy, especially as it relates to marijuana.”

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 14, 2022

million in excise taxes in fiscal year 2022 (July 2021 to June 2022), according to an analysis provided by The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. Regulators in California collected the largest amount of excise tax revenue ($774 million) while regulators in Alaska collected the least ($30 million). In the two […].

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