NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Cory Gardner (R-CO), along with Representatives David Joyce (R-OH) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), have reintroduced The STATES Act of 2019. Governor Leon Guerrero (D) of Guam signed cannabis legalization legislation into law.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Councilmember Mosqueda, Mayor Harrell Proclaim Suite of Cannabis Legislation Passed by Council as ‘Historic’. Last month, Mosqueda chaired the discussion and final vote around the Cannabis Equity bills in her Finance and Housing Committee. CB 120392 – Advances equity in cannabis licensing and expands licensed activities.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

FIRST CONGRESSIONAL HEARING HELD ON CANNABIS BANKING. Despite 47 states plus DC permitting some form of marijuana, legal and legitimate businesses forced to operate in cash. Today, 47 states plus the District of Columbia permit adult recreational, medical or limited-medical use of marijuana.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Things are looking better and better for expanded cannabis banking prospects. As we’ve discussed on the blog previously , the SAFE Banking Act would allow financial institutions to serve state-legal marijuana businesses without fear of federal repercussions. The Senate.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 5, 2019

Opportunities for Marijuana Establishments to Access Financial Services: Recent Advancements at the State and Federal Level. Proposed Legislation in Maine. The result is that these businesses are cash-only businesses whose only access to capital is through private-equity. Authored By: Hannah King.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Although cannabis remains federally illegal, as a medical or recreational user of cannabis, you still have rights when it comes to your personal healthcare, law enforcement encounters, your employment, your housing, transportation, and your individual privacy. AUTHOR: Heather Allman. PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. PERSONAL RIGHTS.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

In this week’s edition: Federal e-cigarette ban on flavored products may be in the offing. California makes strides to curb black market, bring legal companies in line. States prepare hemp plans for submission to the USDA. CDC announces breakthrough in finding possible cause of deadly vaping illness.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 14, 2021

A pair of House Republicans aren’t holding their horses on cannabis reform activity in the Senate. continue to work on drafting a federal reform bill to end prohibition in the upper chamber. While it passed the House last year, 228-164, the bill never advanced in the Republican-controlled Senate. and fellow Sens.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 13, 2021

A pair of House Republicans aren’t holding their horses on cannabis reform activity in the Senate. continue to work on drafting a federal reform bill to end prohibition in the upper chamber. While it passed the House last year, 228-164, the bill never advanced in the Republican-controlled Senate. and fellow Sens.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 20, 2021

Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) reintroduced the SAFE Banking Act—this time with more than 100 bipartisan cosponsors. It’s yet another opportunity for his House colleagues to approve the banking reform bill, and the 2021 outlook is slightly brighter with a thin Democratic edge in the U.S. States around the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 14, 2021

This is big: Today @SenBooker @SenSchumer and I are releasing our draft legislation to end the federal prohibition of cannabis. As always we suggest starting with Marijuana Moment for some concise reporting and analysis. Senate Leadership Releases Draft Legislation to Make Cannabis Federally Legal.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2019

Nationally, on October 17, 2018, Forbes observed, “ Congress is out of step with the American people and the states on cannabis, ” Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) writes in the eight-page document addressed to House Democratic Leadership : “We have an opportunity to correct course if Democrats win big in November. AUTHOR: Heather Allman.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 17, 2021

That’s part of the reason why a final version of the legislation to end cannabis prohibition has yet to be formally filed in Congress. In unveiling a preliminary draft of the federal cannabis bill on July 14, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore.; Cory Booker, D-N.J.—the

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SpeedWeed

JULY 16, 2021

That’s part of the reason why a final version of the legislation to end cannabis prohibition has yet to be formally filed in Congress. In unveiling a preliminary draft of the federal cannabis bill on July 14, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore.; Cory Booker, D-N.J.—the

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SpeedWeed

JULY 17, 2021

That’s part of the reason why a final version of the legislation to end cannabis prohibition has yet to be formally filed in Congress. In unveiling a preliminary draft of the federal cannabis bill on July 14, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore.; Cory Booker, D-N.J.—the

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 31, 2019

Federal legislation that would allow banks and other financial institutions to provide services to marijuana businesses that are legal under their state’s law has been passed by a key House panel. The issue is especially relevant now that 10 states in the U.S.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 20, 2021

State-legal cannabis companies aren’t stashing large stacks of cash behind walls or rubber-banded bankrolls in hidden vaults. billion of legal cannabis sales in the U.S. billion of legal cannabis sales in the U.S. But those banks are not the “national associations” of the world. Shannon Price | Adobe Stock.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 18, 2021

State-legal cannabis companies aren’t stashing large stacks of cash behind walls or rubber-banded bankrolls in hidden vaults. billion of legal cannabis sales in the U.S. billion of legal cannabis sales in the U.S. But those banks are not the “national associations” of the world. Shannon Price | Adobe Stock.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 21, 2021

State-legal cannabis companies aren’t stashing large stacks of cash behind walls or rubber-banded bankrolls in hidden vaults. billion of legal cannabis sales in the U.S. billion of legal cannabis sales in the U.S. But those banks are not the “national associations” of the world. Shannon Price | Adobe Stock.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 19, 2021

State-legal cannabis companies aren’t stashing large stacks of cash behind walls or rubber-banded bankrolls in hidden vaults. billion of legal cannabis sales in the U.S. billion of legal cannabis sales in the U.S. But those banks are not the “national associations” of the world. Shannon Price | Adobe Stock.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Here’s Who Will Testify About Marijuana On Capitol Hill Next Week. The hearing is the first of the new Congress to address federal cannabis policy. It will cover the challenges that cannabis businesses face in securing accounts and credit lines from banks that are wary of taking on clients with ties to a federally banned substance.

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WeedAdvisor

JUNE 10, 2019

Amid the buzz of legislation flying from state-to-state for marijuana reform, perhaps the most high-stakes bill right now is the Security and Fair Enforcement Act, or SAFE Act of 2019. If passed, this bipartisan bill would demolish an obstacle that has plagued banks and dispensaries alike. A Major Bottleneck. .

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

trend and rise in marijuana re/descheduling, legalization, re/degulation, and taxation: “ Radius Global Market Research have released the results of their inaugural Cannabis and Hemp Trends Report. Vertical integration benefits companies by allowing them to control the process, reduce costs, and improve efficiencies.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 30, 2019

NORML write, “2019 has been a monumental year for cannabis reform across the United States. Over 60 cannabis-related bills were signed into law in states across the country. This report contains a detailed summary of 2019’s federal and state legislative victories.” Federal Legislative Victories.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Cannabis price tracker New Leaf Data Services LLC on Wednesday asked a Connecticut federal court to hit a rival with a default judgment and $4 million in damages for infringing its trademarks and buying up dummy domains to poach users. Shady Business Partner Ruined Hemp Harvest, Colo. Allowing Massachusetts Gov. Pot Data Co.

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