Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2022

We are currently recruiting for a Program Analyst to develop, coordinate, and analyze our tracking systems. The position will be developing and evaluating OPS’s Training program, Licensing and Compliance (TLC) system as well as OPS’s product tracking system. Oregon Psilocybin Services Tracking Systems Analyst (Program Analyst 2).

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 23, 2021

In addition to the pilot program, the parties are working toward an exclusive, definitive supply and distribution agreement, which, if entered into, is expected to position Medicann as the sole supplier and distributor of the RYAH Smart Dry Herb Inhalers in the region. to reach 3.2 billion euros ($3.75 billion) by 2025.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 17, 2021

goodblend™ Texas , a retail brand of Parallel , one of the nation’s largest privately-held multi-state cannabis operators, today announced the launch of the first cannabinol (CBN) products for patients registered in the Texas Compassionate Use Program. Ceres”), a special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC).

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 1, 2019

“Among these changes was a change to the definition of a qualified patient,” Marissa Novel, chief marketing officer for Ultra Health , one of the state’s licensed vertically integrated cannabis businesses, told Cannabis Business Times. “In But not so fast. Then the lawsuit landed in Biedscheid’s courtroom.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

A bill that would limit enrollment in the state’s medical cannabis program to New Mexico residents passed the House and is on its way to the governor’s desk. SB 139, sponsored by Sen.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 16, 2024

In a provision concerning the rate of tax, provides that the definition “prescription and nonprescription medicine and drugs” includes cannabis or cannabis-infused products purchased from a dispensing organization under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act by a cardholder under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act.

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NORML

APRIL 3, 2020

By definition, medical patients are the most at risk and we should be doing everything we can to ensure their safety. Hopefully these new updates to our medical cannabis program will be implemented quickly. Columbia Care will be the first center to offer this option, hopefully in the coming weeks.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

This evolution includes the recently announced definitive agreement to acquire Embark Health, a leader in solventless cannabis extraction and enhanced delivery technology.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 24, 2021

On Raw Garden’s website, as of May 2021, the Santa Barbara-based cannabis cultivation business lists “839 strains and counting,” each one an example of the breeding program at the heart of the garden. And I won’t suggest to say we know enough about plant yet to say definitively, but it seems like some plants act as better platforms.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 26, 2021

So, all of that, plus the idea that it was this company that had so much incredible runway to scale and grow—those are all things that I definitely cannot say no to. . I would say that was my perception from the outside, and that’s definitely true now. EW: Yes, definitely. They like things that are out of the box.

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The Joint Blog

MAY 11, 2019

Florida’s full legislature has passed a bill to establish a program for hemp as an agricultural commodity. As noted by the Associated Press, a federal farm bill passed in 2018 gave states the opportunity to develop a hemp-growing program that can be submitted to the U.S. Agriculture Department for approval. “It

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 25, 2024

HB2911 deals with the Illinois Act on the Aging and the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program but also contains several unrelated cannabis provisions from Senate Amendment 004. House Bill 2911 passed the Illinois Senate today with a vote of 51-5 (after passing the House 112-0 on April 26). Senate Amendment 004, introduced by Sen. Kimberly A.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

AUGUST 5, 2020

The new law creates a regulatory scheme for industrial hemp that should allow Michigan to obtain approval from the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) of its plan to administer an industrial hemp program under the 2018 Farm Bill. MCL 333.28103(l). Thus, as of now, hemp processors continue to be regulated under IHRDA.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 31, 2022

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that delta-8 THC falls squarely within the definition of “hemp” under the 2018 Farm Act, and is therefore lawful, despite its psychoactive properties. Likewise, the DEA’s definition of “marijuana extract” only includes cannabinoids with greater than.3% commerce.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We are helping build out another cannabis banking program here in Oregon. The lone federal definition we have is from a 2018 Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Policy Notice, as revised , which categorizes MRBs as “direct marijuana businesses”, “indirect marijuana businesses”, and “hemp-related businesses.”

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 11, 2021

The state hemp management plan is derived from a pilot program established in 2014 as a result of that year’s federal Farm Bill. The 2018 Farm Bill removed some forms of hemp from the definition of marijuana in the Controlled Substances Act, according to the U.S. hemp farmers to participate in other USDA farm programs,” says the U.S.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Updates to the law ranged from relatively simple definition changes to more significant changes like allowing consumption areas for cannabis patients. Michelle Lujan Grisham overhauled the state’s medical cannabis statute.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

Most interestingly, the reconstituted SB 353 would allow OLCC licensees to export intoxicating products that fall under the federal definition of hemp, along with marijuana seeds. Both Oregon and California (and now Washington) have THC program export bills, but those laws are anticipatory and mostly symbolic.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 7, 2024

Most of the provisions in SB3941, sponsored last week by Senator Laura Fine , are additions and deletions to achieve this main goal, including adding that “cannabis purchased by a qualified patient, designated caregiver, or provisional patient from a registered dispensing organization for purposes of provisions in those Acts that establish a 1% rate (..)

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Veriheal

APRIL 1, 2024

When North Carolina launches its own medical cannabis program, all qualified state residents will be able to purchase products. The dispensary’s plant health specialist, Jared Panther, stated: “It’s definitely surpassed what we were expecting. With a commitment to quality, compassion, and education, Great Smoky Cannabis Co.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

APRIL 20, 2023

In recent years, most major cities in Texas have launched programs and adopted policies that reduce, or even eliminate, penalties for the possession of cannabis. [ii] 1805 (the “Bill”) seeks to change the definition of “low-THC” cannabis to an increased amount (10 mg/dosage unit, an increase from the current definition of up to 1% by weight).

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

A Senate bill that would specify that only New Mexico residents are eligible to enroll in the state’s Medical Cannabis Program is headed to the House. SB 139, sponsored by Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino, D-Albuquerque, passed the Senate floor Saturday night by a 32-8 vote.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 24, 2019

A New Definition of “Industrial Hemp” Currently, the California Health and Safety Code defines “industrial hemp” as follows: “Industrial hemp” means a crop that is limited to types of the plant Cannabis sativa L. code relative to hemp use this definition. And significantly, the two definitions are different.

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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. Up until last year, the statutory definition of a qualified patient included the words “resident of New Mexico.” All but one member voted to approve Sen.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 6, 2022

I received a Free Trial and perused the program. There is definitely a place for this form of education, and this is a useful, age-appropriate product without being too preachy. Courses cover vaping, the impact of marijuana on the developing brain, and marijuana in the workplace, among others.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 5, 2023

The law also amends Minnesota’s Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act (DATWA) by excluding cannabis from the definition of “drug” and by creating two different workplace drug testing schemes based on whether positions are exempt from the cannabis testing prohibitions. Amendments to the definition of “drug” in the DATWA.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 4, 2022

SB 765 , a marijuana legalization bill, swaps North Carolina’s expiring hemp pilot program structure for a 2018 Farm Bill hemp plan. The bill creates broad definitions for hemp and hemp products within Vermont’s cannabis control statutes. Earlier this week, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed SB 188.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 19, 2022

While the regulations were passed with little to no changes from the proposed regulations, notably, the definition of a qualifying “justice-involved” individual is also being expanded to include people who were arrested for marijuana but convicted for a lesser offense.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Planet 13 today announced a definitive agreement with a subsidiary of Harvest Health and Recreation that will see the Las Vegas-based vertically integrated SuperStore retailer moving into Florida. Here’s the blurb. The plan in Illinois is to open a similar SuperStore in the Chicago area.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

With that primer, it becomes imperative to understand the definition of hemp under the 2014 Farm Bill. State industrial hemp research programs authorized under the 2014 Farm Bill used similar wording for establishing state definitions of industrial hemp. percent on a dry weight basis.”

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Veriheal

AUGUST 29, 2023

Thanks to the New York Office of Cannabis Management, the idea of a legal cannabis showcase program is now a reality. Conditions for New York’s Cannabis Showcase Program Unlike what you’d expect of typical government approvals, New York’s cannabis showcase program is not a disguise to inhibit farmers or cannabis production.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 24, 2022

Who is a “qualified applicant” under Oregon’s new marijuana license reassignment program? MARIJUANA LICENSE ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM. 1) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may adopt rules to establish a program to assign expired, relinquished or otherwise suspended licenses issued under ORS 475C.005

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 2, 2024

Because of my love for energetic sativa, Cool Beans Seed Bank gifted these seeds to me as part of a sponsorship package for our A Friend Indeed program, which unexpectedly turned into the theme of the Grow Journal 6.0. Almost everything I grow is what I consider Work Sativa , and Golden PuTang was on the list to try.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As we wrote about here , having lived in a DIA for at least five years between 1980 and 2010 is one of three possible eligibility criteria for the forthcoming Social Equity in Cannabis (“SEIC”) program, which opens for applications March 1. We wrote about that here. The map can be found by a link on the LCB’s website, or here.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 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.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The new law specifically includes Delta-8 within its definition of “THC,” a definition that turns on whether a cannabinoid is intoxicating. State regulators may include or exclude cannabinoids in the definition of “THC” when regulators determine that such cannabinoids cause or do not cause intoxication.

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Veriheal

MAY 17, 2021

Many of them even offer the ability for visiting medical cannabis patients from other states to participate in their programs. The bill would also only allow patients that are qualified for their program to utilize products such as oral tablets, gels, creams, lozenges, and patches.

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