Canna Law Blog

MARCH 29, 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. Today we turn to South Carolina.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2023

The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration ( CDTFA ) is the California cannabis agency that oversees state-level cannabis taxation. Under state law, CDTFA collected both a cultivation tax and an excise tax. In 2022, that all changed when the state adopted tax reforms.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

We do know that the Drug Enforcement Administration has confirmed that the importation of cannabis plant material that falls outside of the Controlled Substance Act’s definition of “marihuana” (e.g., Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) is preparing to regulate the commercial cultivation under the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2020

As we wrote back in early 2019, the prohibition on interference ONLY applied to hemp cultivated under the 2018 Farm Bill. To be fair, the USDA did issue an opinion in mid-2019 that stated that states/tribes could not prohibit the interstate transport of hemp produced under the 2014 Farm Bill. All for what?

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 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. Hemp cultivation is not legal, even after the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2019

We’ll cover a host of topics, but will start with the 2014 Farm Bill, which first allowed for the legal cultivation of industrial hemp for research purposes. Under the 2014 Farm Bill, state departments of agriculture and universities could undertake agricultural pilot programs to permit the cultivation of hemp.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 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.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 3, 2022

Raich , the Supreme Court sustained an application of the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”), banning all private use of marijuana, as applied to two women who had cultivated or otherwise acquired marijuana for the treatment of severe pain pursuant to the California Compassionate Use Act.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Based on federal law, anyone who cultivates, sells, consumes, possesses, distributes, or transports the plant will face criminal prosecution in federal court. But how do California’s cannabis businesses conduct day-to-day operations in a world of contradictory laws?

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 14, 2019

3 The 2014 Guidance sought to clarify how financial institutions can provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses, consistent with their BSA obligations, in light of state legislative efforts to legalize certain marijuana-related activities and the resulting conflict between U.S. state and federal regulation of marijuana.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 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. Today we turn to North Carolina. producers and consumers.'”

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Banking regulators recently clarified (including for credit unions ) that financial institutions should have no issue banking lawful hemp businesses pursuant to the 2018 Farm Bill. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) interim regulations for state and tribal hemp cultivation plans under the ’18 Farm Bill.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 14, 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. Act 68 , which revised the state laws to align with the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 31, 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.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 25, 2023

. “Farm Bill compliant CBD” The 2018 Farm Bill is one of the least understood laws on the books, in my view. All it did was remove hemp from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and give the USDA authority to regulate the cultivation of hemp. For years, our firm has researched CBD laws in all 50 states.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Maybe someone owns land, which is licensed and zoned for cultivation, but has no clue how to cultivate it. Or they may prefer to have another company act as the employer, to shift liability under state and federal employment law. Commissioner ( Harborside ) (adopting the definition in Suzy’s Zoo v. Commissioner.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The CDC promoted a policy that prohibits employees from using marijuana while on the job but recognized that a zero-tolerance policy for marijuana use may not be possible, depending on the relevant state law. doing business as Silver State Cultivation, for allegedly failing to properly remit tax payments.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2019

State and Tribal Plans. The 2018 Farm Bill requires states and Indian Tribes to submit hemp cultivation plans to the USDA. THC is deemed a “non-compliant cannabis plant” and a state or Tribal plan must cover the destruction of such material. Hemp producers may not harvest before samples are taken. Bottom line.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

The 2018 Farm Bill carved “hemp” and its derivates from the definition of marijuana in the CSA. As the name suggests, the Farm Bill was mostly concerned with the cultivation of hemp, outlining how states, and Native American tribes, can regulate the process by having their plans approved by the U.S. 1, 2022).

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Pre-license for cultivation of medical cannabis allows import and cultivation of cannabis genetics. The pre-license evidences that the company has met INFARMED’s requirements to begin preliminary operations, including importation of cannabis genetics and their cultivation. NEW YORK, Nov. About Clever Leaves.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 24, 2022

State and federal law determine hemp is legal so long as it contains less than 0.3% However, the appeals court upended that definition and said the distinction between marijuana and hemp stops at the plant. The suit claims the DA interpreted “hemp” and “hemp products” incorrectly under state law.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 28, 2021

Caution Regarding Cannabis Operations in the United States Investors should note that there are significant legal restrictions and regulations that govern the cannabis industry in the United States. federal law, nor will it provide a defense to any federal proceeding which may be brought against the Company.

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MMJ Recs

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Therefore, it’s important that you determine exactly the legal amount of MMJ to grow in your own state so that you are not breaking the law. We’ve said that the feds are pretty laidback about the rules, but many marijuana arrests are made under state law. Do I need an MMJ card to grow marijuana for medical use?

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Management believes that StateHouse, which is expected to trade under a new symbol (CSE: STHZ), will be the largest and most developed cannabis platform in the state of California with superior retail, brands, processing, manufacturing, distribution and cultivation. 6 Loudpack retains exclusive distribution rights in California.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2021

At most, the CDTFA could have played around with the definition of “inflation” since the term isn’t fully defined in statute. But it cannot ignore state law. Per CDTFA: The Cannabis Tax Law imposes a mandatory 50 percent penalty for failure to pay the amount of cultivation tax or cannabis excise tax due.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 31, 2019

And you should not use a retail cannabis lease as a substitute for a manufacturing space or a cultivation facility. You want definite terms in all areas of the contract that are important to you and your lawyer who may have to help you enforce the lease (for landlords) or get out of the lease (for tenants).

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2022

For so long as cannabis remains illegal at the federal level, cannabis businesses operating in full compliance with state law will not enjoy the full scope of protections as brands that are operating in legalized industries. Johnson , Dyan Finguerra-DuCharme and Andy Goldwasser. Pryor Cashman LLP. 115-334 , 132 Stat.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 28, 2022

Jay Kotzker is a Partner at Parlatore Law Group where he focuses on intellectual property and cannabis business law. What, exactly, this would look like in actual practice is yet to be seen.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 5, 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. We hope that you have found this series informative and helpful.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Legislation is pending, House Bill 2149, to amend the definition of “cannabis” under the 2010 voter-approved medical marijuana law. This measure prohibits employers from arbitrarily discriminating against prospective employees who legally consume medical cannabis off-the-job in accordance with state law.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 22, 2019

Pursuant to new regulation 40175(c), “a manufacturer licensee shall only use cannabinoid concentrates and extracts that are manufactured or processed from cannabis obtained from a licensed cannabis cultivator.” New product definitions. The protections of the Farm Bill won’t apply. ” Labeling.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The pilot program is unable to begin without a change in state law that first allows cities and towns to authorize social consumption in their communities. As part of the Commission’s ongoing support of farmers and environmentally conscious operations, reduced fees will remain for smaller outdoor Cultivators.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2018

5 to be considered – which you should definitely do if you have a cannabis intellectual property licensing agreement or manufacturing deal you’d like to keep going because those could be directly affected.). Let’s say for example you create a unique marijuana cultivation method. Written comments must be in by Nov.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2021

(“Grown Rogue” or the “Company”) (CSE:GRIN) (OTC:GRUSF), a multi-state operating (MSO) cannabis company with operations and assets in Oregon and Michigan, today announced the signing of a Definitive Agreement for a joint venture between its Michigan partner, Golden Harvests, LLC (“Golden”) and Pure Extracts Technologies Corp.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

“Even after this bill passes there will still be work to do to give adults in Illinois access to cannabis without having to purchase it from a limited amount of stores and cultivators.” “If it’s state law, it [should be] state law everywhere,” she says, criticizing all the exemptions.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 8, 2019

Medicinal cannabis in Australia is regulated under a mixture of changing international, federal and state laws. Unless manufactured or sold in accordance with the NDA or state licensing regimes, cannabis remains an illegal drug in Australia. State laws. Australia’s medicinal cannabis industry continues to flourish.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 4, 2021

TPCO Holding Corp. (“The Parent Company” or the “Company”) (NEO: GRAM.U) (OTCQX: GRAMF ), today announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire 100% of the equity of Coastal Holding Company, LLC (“Coastal”), a California retail dispensary and delivery operator for $16.2 Cannabis remains a Schedule I drug under the U.S.

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