State Policy Weekly Update 2/14/2023
NORML
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Highlights include: AZ, CO, GA, KS, ME, MD, NH, NM, RI, TX, VT, VA, and WV The post State Policy Weekly Update 2/14/2023 appeared first on NORML.
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Tribe is Expanding Cannabis Cultivation, Overgrowing the State Program
Veriheal
JUNE 28, 2022
South Dakota still has harsh penalties surrounding cannabis consumption, and its newly instated medical cannabis program remains heavily restricted. These policies have generally made it an unfriendly place for cannabis consumers. Medical cannabis consumption is not limited to smoking cannabis flower.
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Medical Cannabis Production and Cultivation Now Allowed in France
Veriheal
APRIL 14, 2022
France has officially permitted medical cannabis production and cultivation. The decree has been made public in an effort “to allow the creation of a sector ranging from cultivation to medicine based on cannabis for medical use in France.”. France’s Medical Cannabis Decree to be Overseen by ANSM. According to Statista, 1.5
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Cannabis laws in Qatar
The Cannigma
DECEMBER 9, 2022
It is illegal to possess, sell, or cultivate cannabis for recreational or medical use in Qatar. Qatar has a zero-tolerance policy for drugs, and cannabis is no exception. Possession, public consumption, and growing are all crimes that have steep punishments. Medical: illegal Recreational: illegal. CBD regulations.
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Thailand Cracks Down on Public Smoking in Amsterdam-Style Cannabis Shops
Veriheal
DECEMBER 28, 2022
Once upon a time, Thailand was renowned for having some of the harshest drug policies in the world. Recreational production and consumption remain illegal under the decriminalization law; only medical production and use are allowed. THC is the primary psychotropic constituent in the marijuana plant. .
Cannabis laws in Nepal
The Cannigma
MAY 18, 2023
Traditionally, the consumption of cannabis in the form of bhang, a cannabis-infused beverage, was considered sacred and widely accepted in India and surrounding countries. Possession, consumption, cultivation, or sale of cannabis is considered a criminal offense under the Narcotics Drugs Control Act.
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Legislation to Expedite Cannabis Cultivation Introduced in New York
SpeedWeed
JULY 21, 2021
The NDA launched roughly five years ago as an advocacy and trade association for the retail segment of the market but has recently expanded to include cannabis cultivators and distributors. RELATED: A Snapshot of Nevada’s Cannabis Retail Market: Q&A with the Nevada Dispensary Association. Reflecting on Lessons Learned.
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Medical Marijuana and Wellness: Incorporating Cannabis Into A Holistic Lifestyle
MMJ Recs
APRIL 9, 2024
By interacting with the endocannabinoid system, cannabis compounds such as THC and CBD can modulate mood, promote relaxation, and improve overall emotional well-being. Integrating medical marijuana into wellness routines involves cultivating mindfulness and intentionality in consumption.
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/14/20
NORML
MARCH 14, 2020
Legislation is pending, HCR 2045, that seeks to arbitrarily cap the potency of cannabis flowers at two percent THC. Send a message to your lawmakers in opposition to THC limits. Send a message to your lawmakers in opposition to THC limits. 4522 was approved by the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy on 3/9/20. AZ resident?
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Cannabis laws in Lithuania
The Cannigma
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Possession of small amounts of cannabis (for personal use) and personal consumption are typically classified as a misdemeanor , punishable by fines, community service, or “restriction of liberty.” THC or less. Industrial hemp plants can only be cultivated by farmers who have obtained a permit from the government.
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Buying Cannabis in Bangkok, Thailand
Otherside Farms
DECEMBER 6, 2022
THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is still illegal. Recreational marijuana is still a grey area as the Cannabis and Hemp Bill that was introduced in June has still not completely passed, so there are a lot of regulatory loopholes for consumption and for recreational smoking. percent THC. What you can do. What you can’t do.
India: The Regulatory Highs And Lows Of Launching Medicinal Hemp Products
Cannabis Law Report
JULY 20, 2022
In this installment on cannabis regulation, we tell you how you can cultivate, sell and market your hemp products. Largely, hemp can be legally cultivated, processed and sold– but only for scientific, medicinal 2 or food or industrial purposes 3. Check out our last post, for what CBD and THC mean, and what they do.
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Hemp CBD Across State Lines: New Mexico
Canna Law Blog
JANUARY 19, 2020
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. Total THC content in the package, labeled in milligrams. No more than 0.3%
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Is weed legal in Sweden?
The Cannigma
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Recreational marijuana is illegal in Sweden, where strict, even “ repressive ” drug policies belie the country’s progressive image. In addition, Sweden has some of the strictest policies regarding CBD. The flower approved for use was low THC only, and the government decision followed a long, drawn out struggle.
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It’s Official – Connecticut Legalizes Adult Use Cannabis
Cannabis Law Report
JUNE 22, 2021
“We commend the Connecticut Legislature and governor for their commitment to getting this important, equity-centered legalization bill over the finish line,” said Steven Hawkins, executive director for the Marijuana Policy Project. Connecticut Home Grow. We believe the legislation signed by Gov.
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Hemp CBD Across State Lines: Oregon
Canna Law Blog
MARCH 1, 2020
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( 2018 Farm Bill ) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. Consumption” means “to ingest, inhale, topically apply to the skin or hair.”
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Did New York really ban delta-8 THC?
SpeedWeed
JUNE 7, 2021
Just weeks after it legalized adult-use cannabis , New York has joined a growing number of states that are seeking limits or prohibitions on delta-8 THC, the intoxicating cannabinoid synthesized from hemp. New York officials will prohibit the in-state production of delta-8 THC products derived from hemp. I never signed on to D-8.
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/1/19
NORML
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
At the state level, activists in Florida and Missouri gathered in their state capitals along side state and local NORML chapters to lobby state lawmakers in favor of sensible marijuana policy reform. Legislation is pending, AB 286, to temporarily reduce tax rates imposed on the retail sale and commercial cultivation of cannabis.
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Countries that have legalized CBD
Cannabis Law Report
FEBRUARY 20, 2022
Words like marijuana, hemp, and THC can often easily determine whether CBD oil or another product is legally available for consumption and purchase. The use of high THC marijuana for recreational purposes is prohibited in most countries of the world. Hemp cultivation was officially legalized thanks to the 2018 Agriculture Bill.
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Back to the BRC: “The ability to tax cannabis is one of the main political reasons given to support recreational legalization. A successful tax system will need to raise money to pay for increased education, public health and enforcement costs associated with marijuana cultivation and use.”
Cannabis Law Report
MARCH 11, 2019
While we could devote a book length article to a present day critique of that report we are going to limit our thoughts to a review of the Tax Policy component of the report which appears on pages 48 through 56. Yet it still remains that a logical and effective taxation system can help establish effective broader public policy.
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/25/20
NORML
JANUARY 25, 2020
At a more local level, city council members in Springfield, Illinois approved the state’s first marijuana consumption space. 2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. VA resident?
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Hemp-CBD Laws: Alabama
Canna Law Blog
JUNE 16, 2019
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. percent THC on a dry weight basis. percent on a dry weight basis.”
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What is PGR cannabis and how can you spot it?
The Cannigma
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
In the mad scramble to capitalize on the higher demand for weed due to increased legalization, some cultivators have resorted to questionable growing methods. Arguably, the most notorious of these “cultivation hacks” is the use of PGRs. Indeed, most cultivators who rely on PGRs are growing their cannabis indoors in hydroponics systems.
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Article: Uruguayan Legalization, Nothing To See Here, The Sky Didn’t Fall In, “Gangs of Zombies” Nowhere To Be Seen!
Cannabis Law Report
JULY 19, 2022
Milton Romani, the ex-secretary general of the National Drug Board, the government agency tasked with implementing Uruguay’s drug policies, said several myths hovered over the law regulating cannabis sales, which then-President Jose Mujica signed in December 2013 as an anti-drug trafficking measure. None of that happened,” he said.
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Washington Cannabis: The Proposed Hemp Overhaul is Here
Canna Law Blog
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
.” The bill requires Washington comply with the 2018 Farm Bill, which removed industrial hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act, and which provides for state- and tribe-level programs for the cultivation of industrial hemp. The bill also contains a clever provision that distinguishes seed varieties based on THC percentage.
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Potential for lucrative cannabis industry in South Africa
Cannabis Law Report
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
In 2018 the Constitutional Court – South Africa’s highest court – unanimously ruled to decriminalise the private possession, consumption and cultivation of cannabis. Since 2018, the manufacture, import and sale of cannabis-related products other than those containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) has taken off.
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Is weed legal in Norway?
The Cannigma
OCTOBER 20, 2021
Furthermore, in 2017 the Norwegian parliament voted in favor of a measure to decriminalize drug use, shifting the focus of drug policies towards treatment. Regardless, minor cannabis violations like consumption or possession are typically punished with a simple fine. Medical cannabis in Norway. Can you grow your own weed?
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Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: Connecticut
Canna Law Blog
JULY 28, 2019
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. THC to any location not listed on the licensee’s application.
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Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: Kansas
Canna Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 29, 2019
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. Each Sunday, we summarize a new state in alphabetical order.
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Marijuana Legalization Rundown: New Legislation Across Several States
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 18, 2021
This statewide change follows New York City ’s April 2019 ban on pre-employment cannabis testing, which deems screening for marijuana or THC as a condition of employment to be an unlawful discriminatory practice, with limited exceptions. Other jurisdictions are catching up to the marijuana law frenzy. New Mexico.
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Hemp Contracts: What Business Can Learn from Oregon State’s New Research Facility
Canna Law Blog
JUNE 20, 2019
The Hemp Center will be based in OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences and intends to serve “as a research hub connecting faculty and researchers engaged in plant research, food innovation, pharmacy, public health, public policy, business and engineering.” 3% “total THC”? You can read all about it here. This is not a repeat.).
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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?
The Cannigma
MAY 19, 2021
Medical : Illegal Recreational : Illegal *CBD products are legal in Japan, as long as they contain no THC whatsoever and are not made from cannabis flower. Japan has some of the harshest drug policies on Earth, including for cannabis — and is one of the worst places on Earth to get arrested on marijuana possession charges.
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Doctor Block…….”A Physician Botanist’s Insight to Cannabis species: The Naming of Plants and Products”
TheAnswerPage
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
Despite its cultivation as a source of food, fiber and medicine, and its global status as the most frequently used illicit drug, plants in the genus Cannabis currently experience an inconclusive taxonomic organization and evolutionary history. Founder, Nurturing Nature® Group Consultants. UF/IFAS Master Gardener (Miami-Dade County).
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What are the best cannabis apps?
The Cannigma
AUGUST 24, 2021
Google announced in May, 2019 that they had updated their policy section of the Google to ban apps “that facilitate the sale of marijuana or maijruan products, regardless of legality.” To make things clearer, the bottom of the Eaze entry on the apps store clearly states “Eaze does not cultivate, distribute or deliver marijuana.”.
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UK: Assoc For The Cannabinoid Industry Founder Says UK World’s Biggest Market After The US
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 19, 2021
Legal cannabis consumption and it isn’t even legal yet. Such products are stripped of psychoactive tetrahydrocannabinol or THC molecules, which are found in recreational cannabis that remains illegal in Britain. Good to see the UK punching above its weight in something. Here we’re just talking about CBD. ” [link].
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Cannabis Law Report
MARCH 7, 2019
While we could devote a book length article to a present day critique of that report we are going to limit our thoughts to a review of the Tax Policy component of the report which appears on pages 48 through 56. Yet it still remains that a logical and effective taxation system can help establish effective broader public policy.
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Cannabis Seeds Found in a Chinese Tomb Show Evidence of Use in Ancient Times
Veriheal
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
The researchers believe that the seed belongs to the cannabis variation known as sativa, which originally came from central Asia but had lower concentrations of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in comparison to what’s available now. Rice was cultivated in the region at that time, but there was no rice in his tomb.
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Investment Monitor Article: High expectations surround Thailand’s new cannabis legislation
Cannabis Law Report
APRIL 26, 2022
Known for its harsh anti-drug policies, Thailand became the first country in South East Asia to legalise medical cannabis in 2018, with the legislation passing in February 2019. However, cannabis extracts with a concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol (commonly referred to as ‘THC’ and the compound that gives a high) of more than 0.2%
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What is delta-10? | Leafly
SpeedWeed
AUGUST 27, 2021
Delta-9 THC is the cannabinoid we all know and love—it’s the main compound in weed strains that gets people high and has been doing so for thousands of years. Like regular THC—delta-9—it can get you high, but it is less potent than delta-9. This makes it similar to delta-8 , another cannabinoid that is less potent than regular THC. .
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Cannabis business models 101: Types of cannabis businesses
SpeedWeed
APRIL 22, 2021
Cultivation. Cultivation businesses are those that breed, grow, and harvest cannabis. They supply raw flower to dispensaries to be consumed in plant form or to processors & manufacturers for THC/CBD extraction. When cultivators harvest the plant, distributors transport it to laboratories for testing. Distribution.
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Who’s Ready to Dominate Cannabis the Day It Goes Mainstream?
The Cannigma
FEBRUARY 21, 2021
And you’re also going to have the smaller cultivators, who are going to cater to people who are looking for something that’s not a mass market item.”. If the cultivators could develop a relationship with their customers, they could get a lot more brand loyalty,” Dr. Fisher explained. Darrin Harris Frisby/Drug Policy Alliance).
Weekly Legislative Roundup 5/3/19
NORML
MAY 3, 2019
At a more local level, members of Las Vegas, Nevada’s city council approved legislation to allow cannabis consumption lounges. Legislation is pending, House Bill 19-1230, to allow the social consumption of cannabis by adults in licensed and regulated establishments. AL resident? CO resident? HI resident? MO resident? NH resident?
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In One Day, California Governor Signs Into Law Ten Cannabis Bills, Including Authorization for Interstate Commerce
Cannabis Law Report
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Still before Governor Newsom for his signature is SB 1496 , which would implement a series of changes to the state’s cannabis tax policy, including authorizing regulators to extend the deadline for tax payments by cannabis businesses located in areas affected by an emergency proclamation by the Governor.
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Guam Revises Govt Fact Sheet On Regulated Cannabis
Cannabis Law Report
DECEMBER 17, 2019
28 grams) of less of dried flower, eight (8) grams or less of cannabis concentrate, or any cannabis-infused products containing 800 mg or less of THC. Can I grow cannabis?: Cultivation is allowed on private property in a completely enclosed area and must be out of public sight. : One oz. (28 Can I smoke and drive?: No.
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