Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 21, 2022

But state law prohibits delivery of cannabis products intended for adult, recreational use. ” Dufour pointed out that under existing law, towns that want to allow recreational retail shops within their borders can “opt in.” What’s next?

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

While employers in the US transport industry are acutely aware of the effects COVID-19 has imposed over the last 18 months, another phenomenon has been making itself known: the ever-increasing tally of states and localities across the country legalising cannabis for medicinal and recreational purposes.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

In its complaint, Harvest of Arizona, which was established in 2011 and began using the HARVEST mark in 2012, claimed to own retail dispensaries and cultivation/production facilities in Arizona, Nevada, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Florida. Federal trademark law is not applicable. . In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Despite the growing public acceptance of marijuana and the fact that a majority of states have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes (37 states and the District of Columbia have enacted medical marijuana legislation), federal law still treats marijuana cultivation and sale as a criminal offense. See 21 U.S.C. §

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 26, 2019

based here in San Francisco (I’ll refer to them as “Harvest of California”), could provide us with some guiding case law. Harvest of California notes in its complaint that this is a simple case of trademark infringement but that because the parties are in the cannabis industry, only state law applies. Harvest Off Mission, Inc.,

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Many in the industry have bemoaned the law claiming it is a prohibition tax law still in place during a time when cannabis is growing into a billion-dollar industry. The IRS ruled Harborside owes $11 million in taxes and penalties for the tax years 2007 to 2012, and this reduction is a win for a less rigid interpretation of the law.

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Puff Puff Post

OCTOBER 24, 2019

. — Colleges are becoming a battleground in the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws as students who use medical pot challenge decades-old campus drug policies. In states where medical marijuana is legal , students disciplined for using it are taking their schools to court. Thirty-three states and Washington, D.C.,

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Compliance with state laws is of little benefit when it comes to federal bankruptcy, banking, and tax codes. Usually this exclusion falls under §1129(a)(3) which bars any plan “forbidden by law.” The cannabis business-lessee was apparently in compliance with all applicable Washington State laws and regulations.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 24, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. million for the fiscal years 2007 through 2012. The reduction includes $6 million in penalties that the court previously ruled we did not need to pay because of the unclear state of the law, and because Harborside acted in good faith,” said Harborside CEO Andrew Berman.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 27, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. . The Tax Court enforces federal tax laws. The Tax Court enforces federal tax laws. P is a California corporation that operates a medical marijuana dispensary legally under California law. 3) does not apply to marijuana businesses legally operated under State law. .

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 19, 2019

In practice, this means that no corporation whose stock is publicly traded may operate a liquor store in the State. In 2012, the Tennessee attorney general issued an opinion stating that the durational residency requirement violated the Commerce Clause of the constitution and TABC stopped enforcing the requirements against new applicants.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The respondent, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), issued the petitioner a Notice of Deficiency, claiming “a deficiency in petitioner’s 2012 income tax of $1,264,212 and an accuracy-related penalty under section 6662(a) of $252,842.40.” [2] 2] After receiving that notice, the petitioner filed for review in the Tax Court. 1 (Gustafson, J.,

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

That has been true since Colorado and Washington legalized cannabis for adults 21 and up back in 2012, and since other states began creating comprehensive licensing regimes. cannabis industry, whether ancillary or direct, is ultimately at odds with our immigration laws. Any direct or peripheral involvement in the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2020

The selected companies offer interactive programs, either live or online, that provide instruction on: Operating in accordance with state laws, regulations and local rules. In October, the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) gave four companies, including Cannabis Trainers, the greenlight to begin training. Read the full article.

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MMJ Recs

MARCH 1, 2020

Marijuana was first made illegal in the United States in 1906. It remained a criminal offense to use marijuana nationwide until 1973 when, slowly but surely, states began to decriminalize the use of marijuana. In 2012, after much lobbying and deliberation, Washington became the first U.S. state to lift the ban on marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Joining the movement is Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes, asking a court to vacate all the convictions as well as dismiss all the charges for felony or misdemeanor cannabis possession, which were prosecuted before California legalized recreational marijuana in 2012. Burlington and Denver, Vt.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

With the passage of SB 420 , this collective system was formalized and, with the advent of the 2008 Guidelines issued by the State Attorney General’s Office, more details around “compliance” and best practices were provided; but it was nothing like we have today under Prop. 64 and MAUCRSA. Enforcement.

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TheAnswerPage

JANUARY 11, 2022

Since 2012, TheAnswerPage.com has addressed the immense need for unbiased evidence-based high quality education focused on the endocannabinoid system and medical marijuana. million medical marijuana patients nationwide. to take a medical marijuana course that reviews the endocannabinoid system and the therapeutic use of marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. In February of this year, the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (“CBCC”) sent a letter to Weedmaps.com alleging that the website was “engaging in activity that violates state cannabis laws.” If nature abhors a vacuum, Congress abhors any space not yet filled with federal laws.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. The Court stated: “Our precedent is unambiguous. We are constrained by the law, and Congress has not carved out an exception in IRC Sec.280E 280E for businesses that operate lawfully under State law. Commissioner , 139 TC 19, 36-42 (2012) aff’d 792 f.3d CPAs – Jordan S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 18, 2019

As of the date of publication, marijuana is legal for medical use in 33 states and the District of Columbia, while it is legal for recreational use in 11 states and the District of Columbia. Its use for any purpose remains illegal at the federal level. The Problem of Prior Art.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 26, 2022

Instead, adult-use dispensaries in the state are proving the system works by checking IDs as required by state law. Objective: Since 2012, 19 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the recreational use of marijuana for adults ages 21 and older. 2012, Calabria et al., 2007, Shults et al.,

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2022

Several other California laws and decisions sanction similar union trespass onto private property. 4th 1083 (2012); UFCW, Local 324 v. i] There are two state statutes that restrict the availability of labor injunctions in California. This restraint on state court power has been applied to restrict injunctions for trespass.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 4, 2021

In Denver, cannabis businesses make up less than 1% of all local businesses, but accounted for 10% of reported business burglaries from 2012 to 20161. Congress has a responsibility to address inequities and public safety concerns that exist as a result of current law. Source: [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

We believe that a tolerant response from the Department of Justice will precipitate meaningful dialogue around commerce between producer states like ours and any number of legal or legalizing adult-use or medical states that would themselves benefit from access to a stable, sustainable, and world class supply chain. What would DOJ do?

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 7, 2022

Some exceptions have been made to allow the use of certain psychedelics in religious ceremonies, and some states and municipalities have deprioritized enforcement of laws prohibiting possession of plant and fungi-derived substances (see below). But these substances remain illegal under federal law. Where Laws Are Changing.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JUNE 25, 2021

The courts have consistently held that marijuana dispensaries operating in compliance with state law are trafficking in controlled substances and are subject to Section 280E.[11] A number of Canadian corporations were established under Canadian law even though their intention was to engage exclusively in U.S. business activity.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 5, 2019

A bipartisan bill protecting state laws regulating marijuana use from the federal government was reintroduced on Thursday in the House and Senate. The legislation, which allows states to determine their own cannabis policies, was offered by Sens. We thank Andrew Sacks for highlighting this during yet another busy week.

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NewsMunchies

DECEMBER 22, 2021

federal law as a Schedule 1 drug puts us far behind our international partners and scientific competitors, including the U.K., Most Americans have access to either medical or adult-use cannabis under state laws. Since 2012, 18 states and Washington, D.C., Marijuana’s categorization under U.S. Rate this blog post.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Seen as a protectionist, cottage measure to some stakeholders, residency requirements for cannabis licensure have been a staple in the industry since Washington and Colorado legalized cannabis statewide back in 2012. The effect then is that the law openly discriminates against non-residents of Missouri as majority owners of these businesses.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 25, 2019

CPA’s” PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. At the present time, state medical and recreational legalization have no impact on federal drug control laws. Although many states have chosen to legalize medical marijuana and four have legalized recreational use, such state actions continue to conflict with federal law.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

1 following several months of deliberation over how to execute a new state law meant largely to limit young people’s access to and abuse of high-potency THC products. In advertising concentrates, medical and recreational businesses must both include language approved by the state that warns of the risks of overconsumption.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 26, 2020

” Perez may be right that in the grand scheme of things, these cannabis claims are a tangent, but we are the Canna Law Blog and a story about the DOJ, federal antitrust law, and cannabis mergers is what we call a feature! Perez’s article even refers to these cannabis claims as a “tangent.”

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The House Education & Labor Committee approved a bill to repeal the Higher Education Act Aid Elimination Penalty, a federal law that has stripped college financial aid from hundreds of thousands of students with convictions for cannabis or other drugs. Dentons partner Eric Berlin teaches at Northwestern, speaks at Aon conference.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 30, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. “State-legalised marijuana businesses are still illegal under federal law, and banks that provide services to those businesses may be prosecuted for aiding and abetting violations of the US Controlled Substances Act,” said D avid Apfel , parter at Goodwin Proctor in Boston.

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MassRoots

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

“Congress must now take action to ensure that state law is respected , and that Americans who legally use marijuana are not subject to federal prosecution,” she said in a press release earlier this year. Congress should now consider expanding the provisions to cover those states that have decriminalized marijuana generally.”.

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

The 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary is already heating up and we wanted to reach out to our supporters to take an early straw poll of who they think voters who prioritize marijuana law reform should support in that primary. Summary: Senator Booker has prioritized marijuana law reform since his time serving as mayor of Newark, New Jersey.

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