The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 22, 2022

The District of Columbia legalized cannabis for medicinal purposes in 2010 and began to permit individuals to use the drug recreationally in 2015. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the “ Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022 ” (D.C. rejecting job applicants or terminating employees) for off-duty cannabis use.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 31, 2020

. Analysis of state data finds regulated cannabis market is picking up steam, as average monthly sales increased 66% from the first half of 2019 to the second half. As of January 29, retailers had conducted approximately $509 million in adult cannabis sales, raising an estimated $86.5 million) to the second six months ($46.3

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Legal representation in disputes with insurers has become paramount for cannabis companies in an ever-expanding operational environment. Cannabis companies may seek to insure against risk of loss as a result of challenges such as unexpected fires, crop protection, business interruption, or adverse consumer reactions to products.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 11, 2022

Urging New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to grant categorical clemency to all individuals incarcerated in New Jersey state prisons for cannabis-related offenses. LPP NJ Cannabis Clemency _ Jan. The New Jersey legislature legalized cannabis for medicinal use in 2010, and voters overwhelmingly passed adult use of marijuana a decade later.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) is announcing a slate of incoming members of its Board of Directors today, including six incumbent Board members and two new nominees selected by the organization’s Nominating Committee to serve for the Board’s 2022-24 term. Here’s the info… NCIA Announces Incoming Board Members.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 10, 2021

In short the study learns that legalized states tend not to have their roads overcrowded with stoned drivers and cannabis users like alcohol users self police their behaviour. Support for per-se laws was higher among those in states that legalized recreational marijuana and in states with per-se laws. Introduction.

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Veriheal

APRIL 4, 2023

“More research is needed” How many times have we heard this worn-out line from elected representatives when it comes to cannabis legalization? Why is cannabis illegal? Federal government list cannabis as a Schedule 1 drug? have all contributed to supporting cannabis prohibition in one way or another as well.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 10, 2019

Mensing is The Mensing Group LLC’s Founder and Chief Counsel, and brings a no-nonsense approach to cannabis law in Massachusetts. from American University Washington College of Law (2010), an M.A. Blake knows cannabis and knows the law. Blake earned a B.A.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2019

The medical-marijuana community has been on edge over the issue since June, when the state court of appeals ruled 2-1 that THC-bearing resin from marijuana plants, and the products that contain it, were not protected by the 2010 Arizona Medical Marijuana Act.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Thompson Coburn LLP has released its latest state-by-state ranking of state cannabis regulations. The guide provides a holistic review of the current cannabis laws in every state including the District of Columbia, from favorable to cannabis businesses to most restrictive. Barry Weisz.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 24, 2021

Photo-based social media giant Instagram regularly takes action against cannabis-related accounts for violating the terms of service (TOS). Often enough, the reason behind a ban is often unclear to the accounts that are affected—which leads to detrimental loss in engagement for up-and-coming cannabis businesses. .

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 23, 2022

The District of Columbia legalized cannabis for medicinal purposes in 2010 and began to permit individuals to use the drug recreationally in 2015. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the “ Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022 ” (D.C. rejecting job applicants or terminating employees) for off-duty cannabis use.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 27, 2021

That’s because delta-8 is derived from federally legal hemp, which by law contains less than 0.3% In fact, many manufacturers and retailers label it “delta-8 CBD” to emphasize its CBD-like legal status. D-8 is legal federally, and most state laws don’t specifically address it. But how long will that legal status last?

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 6, 2021

City leadership in New Orleans got creative to push forward cannabis reform and decriminalization, as the city police struggle to gain back trust. On August 5, the New Orleans City Council passed several agenda items to end penalties for small amounts of cannabis possession and pardon about 10,000 convictions and pending cases.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2021

Here’s who’s been appointed and their short bios… The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) was established Monday, July 12. The creation of this standalone cannabis department is part of a larger effort to improve access to licensure, simplify regulatory oversight and support California businesses. Biographies.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 4, 2019

LOS ANGELES — The founders of preeminent California cannabis business firm Frontera Law Group have joined top-ranked national cannabis law and policy firm Vicente Sederberg LLP. Stanton and Welsh also own and operate several other businesses focused on the cannabis industry. Stanton and Jeffrey D.

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CannaMD

MAY 4, 2021

In 2010, a group of scientists from the United Kingdom’s Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs , including two invited specialists, met to rank the harm levels of 20 drugs. hydroxybutyric acid [GHB], methadone, and butane), whereas economic cost contributed heavily to alcohol, heroin, tobacco, and cannabis. Translation?

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2020

As a law firm that has been helping cannabis businesses succeed since 2010, we couldn’t be more excited. Hemp is legal. This looks like a great decade for cannabis. To briefly summarize, the 2018 Farm Bill defined hemp as “[t]he plant species Cannabis sativa L. percent demarcation to have legal significance.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 2, 2021

This bipartisan effort represents the growing consensus to reform marijuana policies in a manner that addresses the harms inflicted by prohibition,” said NORML Political Director Justin Strekal. “It Legislatures in over a dozen states have enacted laws explicitly facilitating the expungement of low-level cannabis convictions.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

A rational statewide drug policy requires that the coercive force of the criminal justice system be used constructively to influence far more people, numbering in the millions, than could ever be arrested, adjudicated, and sentenced.”. — Billion to Enforce the Drug War (2010-2019). Policy Recommendations. New Jersey spent $11.6

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 3, 2022

This time last year the Legalise Cannabis Party in Australia was comprised of a number of disparate state-based organisations. I am also a passionate community advocate interested progressive, intelligent policy creation that improves the living standards and community participation for all members of our society.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

A group of organizations and individuals led by National Advocates for Pregnant Women and including comedian Amy Schumer have weighed in on a lawsuit in support of a Phoenix woman accused of child endangerment for her legal use of cannabis during a difficult portion of her pregnancy.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 18, 2021

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) quietly made an announcement that’s expected to have a profound and long-lasting impact on cannabis research and development in the United States. In other words, the feds are ending their monopoly on cannabis grown for scientific purposes. cannabis researchers. cannabis researchers.

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Veriheal

JUNE 24, 2020

Studies have shown that POC are significantly more likely to be arrested for possession of cannabis. Some want to say that POC use cannabis more often, but actually other demographics are consuming cannabis at the same rate. The correlation between POC, cannabis, racial injustice, and over-policing is bigger than most consider.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 23, 2019

NEW YORK — Vicente Sederberg LLP, one of the nation’s leading cannabis law firms, announced Thursday it has opened an office in Manhattan. Two seasoned attorneys have joined VS to co-manage the New York office and expand the firm’s ability to assist clients with cannabis regulations in New York and New Jersey. and around the world.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2019

respondents said marijuana use should be legal, compared to 31 percent who supported legalization in the year 2000. [1] have legalized medical marijuana use, and 11 states have legalized recreational marijuana use. [2]. Background on Marijuana Legalization. Published On JD Supra: [link].

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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

1617) this year, which would include legalizing and regulating cannabis for adult-use in New York, centered in justice and equity for victims of the War on Drugs. This legislation has the potential to boost New York State’s economy by potentially creating a $1.7

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 25, 2022

The action will shed light on the problem of cannabis cultivation and arbitrary imprisonment, as the police’s judgment and practice have proved unpredictable and disproportionate. ?. It is not uncommon for citizens who keep cannabis plants, even seeds, to be prosecuted for several kilos of finished product. Chapters 3.2

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 8, 2019

investors in cannabis-related entities, where the activity is legal in its jurisdiction but not legal in the U.K., That said, the legal position is not clear cut. businesses with regards to cannabis-related activity and significant discrepancy in opinion within the U.K. Legal Status of Cannabis in the U.K.,

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2019

In this, her first article for CLR, she highlights for us who’s who and what’s what with regard to medical cannabis in the state. First and foremost, I’ll highlight the patient perspective, patients like myself who are legally registered State of Florida Medical Marijuana active ID cardholders.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 16, 2020

This is precisely what the City Council of Portland, Oregon, sought to accomplish last week, when it approved an amendment to a proposed budget for its underwhelming cannabis program. Indeed, the proper allocation of marijuana tax revenue is part of the national issue of cannabis reform.

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TheAnswerPage

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

A Physician Botanist’s Insight to Cannabis species: The Naming of Plants and Products. . Cannabis sativa – One plant, Many crops. Because of the challenges in determining geographical origin of modern plants and the possibility for reproduction across the genus, all plants in the genus are most accurately Cannabis sativa.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 18, 2019

CPA’s “ PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Wake Up California Cannabis Growers Its 2019 and the world you may have grown up and worked in since the late 1990’s was changed forever on January 1, 2018 due to the passage of SB 94 [Proposition 64]. The Kelly case was decided in January 2010 by the California Supreme Court.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 18, 2021

Preliminary results from a long-awaited study indicate that cannabis appears to be a safe and well-tolerated treatment for patients managing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), although researchers did not find strong signals of effectiveness. One group self-administered cannabis with 12% THC over three weeks.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 15, 2019

We welcome Jordan to Cannabis Law Report. as well as writing detailed pieces about tax and accountancy issues relating to law in the cannabis sector Jordan has a incisive knowledge about how the cannabis sector operates and writes wickedly funny articles on his blog. We’re looking forward to publishing his work regularly.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 28, 2019

If the high court had ruled instead that the voter-approved 2010 Arizona Medical Marijuana Act (AMMA) doesn’t cover extracts, some of the most popular and medically efficacious products would have been taken from dispensary shelves and relegated to felony status. The news hit the Arizona cannabis scene like a butane explosion.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

On the same day, LegalizeND announced that they will try again with a 2020 legalization ballot initiative. Regulators in Iowa added two new medical cannabis qualifying conditions to the current list, ulcerative colitis (effective immediately), and severe pediatric autism with self-injurious or aggressive behaviors (effective 4/2/19).

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