Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Colleges in the United States are becoming a battleground in the conflict between federal and state cannabis laws as students who use medical cannabis challenge decades-old campus drug policies. In states where medical cannabis is legal, students disciplined for using it are taking their schools to court.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Rates of cannabis use are higher in states where medical or recreational cannabis has been legalised. In Colorado and Washington, where recreational cannabis was legalised in 2012, at least 26% of adults regularly use cannabis. DOT most recently revisited this issue in 2017 and 2018 as a part of a notice of proposed rulemaking.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 22, 2019

In 2018, the company urged the court to exclude state-legal cannabis companies. 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. They were rebuffed. million in deficiencies and penalties.

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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. The legalization of cannabis in Canada also seemed to put U.S. cannabis industry attracts all kinds of entrepreneurs and investors.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2019

Users can search for and review cannabis dispensaries, brands, strains, delivery services, and a host of other cannabis or cannabis-related products and services in states in which cannabis has been legalized for medical or recreational use. 5 The CBCC is “having internal discussions about what the appropriate next steps are.”

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 26, 2019

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, California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Florida. Federal trademark law is not applicable.

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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. As a state with both legal medical and recreational marijuana, Massachusetts is leading the way with new compliance practices. More Information.

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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.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Due mainly to legal reforms at the state level, 2019 legal cannabis sales are expected to generate over $10 billion in revenue. Recreational use is becoming legal in a growing number of states. . Recreational use is becoming legal in a growing number of states. . Bankruptcy and the CSA. 111 (Bankr.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 24, 2019

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. 263A rules to IRC Sec.

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MMJ Recs

MARCH 1, 2020

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. The distinction comes only in its legal status. What Is MMJ?

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

215, I was recently interviewed on KCRW to give my take on how California (and specifically the City of Los Angeles) has done when it comes to legalizing and licensing cannabis businesses. 215 legalized medical cannabis in 1996–it didn’t. 215 wasn’t about legalizing, regulating, and taxing cannabis at all.

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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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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. .

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Now, California county prosecutors can use a program to reduce or even erase about 220,000 cannabis convictions following voters legalizing the drug in 2016. It became the first state to legalize cannabis via the legislature, not through a ballot measure. It aims at clearing about 75,000 marijuana convictions.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 27, 2019

P is a California corporation that operates a medical marijuana dispensary legally under California law. 280E because its business, legally operated under California law, does not consist of “trafficking” in a controlled substance. . 3) does not apply to marijuana businesses legally operated under State law. .

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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.

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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. Medical marijuana, unlike every other legal medication in the US, has been legalized by the vote of the public and the work of policymakers.

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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. The study , entitled “What is the likelihood that underage youth can obtain marijuana from licensed recreational marijuana outlets in California, a state where recreational marijuana is legal?”

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 4, 2021

being deluged by legalization bills, a tripartisan group of senators from the Senate Armed Services Committee have penned a letter urging President Biden to sign the legislation as is, and to keep intact the language already passed in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Here’s their letter.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2022

4th 1083 (2012); UFCW, Local 324 v. Unions may seize upon this distinction and argue that Cedar Point has no bearing on the constitutionality of state laws and decisions authorizing or privileging labor trespass on commercial property because that trespass typically takes place on premises that are open to the general public.

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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 USPTO’s Rich History of Cannabis Patents. Are They Enforceable?

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

A group representing cannabis businesses and activists is calling on the governors of four western states to explore receiving federal approval for interstate trade in cannabis, a move that could help set the stage for the eventual national legalization of cannabis. . Read full report at. Here is their letter.

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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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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] United States , 313 F.2d 19, 38 (2012), aff’d, 792 F.3d 1971-83; Peterson Produce Co. 2d 609 (8th Cir. 1963); Nielsen , 61 T.C.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 7, 2022

However, most common psychedelics, including psilocybin, remain illegal federally, so the impact of new state laws will depend upon the federal government declining to prosecute cases involving these substances. Click to check out its psychedelic legalization & decriminalization tracker. Psychedelic Alpha Policy Map.

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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., The commercialization of cannabis is here but federal legalization has not yet come to our shores. One statistic that has changed in the past ten years is public support for cannabis legalization.

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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. In setting aside discriminatory state commercial regulations, the Court primarily relied on the dormant Commerce Clause.”

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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. The Denver Post reports. Colorado will impose stricter rules for the purchase of medical marijuana starting Jan. 211110 REDLINE Final Adopted Rules.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 25, 2019

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. Emphasis added).

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

California makes strides to curb black market, bring legal companies in line. States prepare hemp plans for submission to the USDA. The announcement states that the plants investigated were “well over the legal limit for industrial hemp production,” but the investigation is ongoing.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 26, 2020

When career staff examined the transaction, they determined that the cannabis industry appeared to be fragmented with many market participants in the states that had legalized the product. The cannabis industry has grown rapidly since Colorado and Washington first legalized recreational marijuana in 2012. Conclusion.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 30, 2019

The initiative that has gotten the most publicity is the STATES Act (Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act), which appears to have bipartisan support in the Senate, and which President Trump has indicated support.” Most (and perhaps all) national banks refuse as a policy to service hemp businesses.”.

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MassRoots

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA)] language was passed on the House floor in order to restrict the Department of Justice’s ability to enforce federal prohibition against the states that have legalized medical marijuana programs. Pelosi also endorsed California’s successful adult-use legalization ballot measure in 2016.

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Otherside Farms

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

While federal marijuana legalization is still pending, an increased number of states have legalized this drug for recreation and medicinal use. This legalization trend coincides with a dramatic increase in Americans supporting cannabis legalization, which has favored most of the supporters. Washington, DC.

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

We will be taking many more in-depth looks at the 2020 race as it progresses, including potential primary challengers on the Republican side, but first we wanted to provide an overview of all the currently announced Democratic candidates, along with their record and policy statements when it comes to marijuana legalization. The Senators.

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