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Enforcement or Compliance

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The War on Cannabis continues through aggressive state and local enforcement and prohibition measures with no end in sight. This is all very bad and we collectively need to figure out how to get people to comply with state law rather than penalizing everything. This left enforcement to state regulators. The enforcement v.

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Maryland Lawmakers Plan Cannabis Legalization Measure for 2022 Election

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The House will pass legislation early next year to put this question before the voters but we need to start looking at changes needed to State law now.”. Maryland legalized cannabis for medicinal purposes in 2013, but despite strong support for continued reform, recreational marijuana is still illegal.

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Nixon Peabody on Mondaq: United States: Ethical Issues For Attorneys Providing Services To The Cannabis Industry

Cannabis Law Report

Federalism and the current conflict between federal and state law. As of October 16, 2019, 34 states have legalized the medical the use of marijuana. Thirteen additional states have legalized the medical use of low THC marijuana. Also, eleven states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana.

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Cannabis Industry Mouthpieces & Media React To William Barr Testimony Before Senate Judiciary Committee

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Barr intends to respect state marijuana laws if he is confirmed as our next attorney general. His reference to the Cole memo suggests that he will maintain the policy of non-interference that has existed since August 2013. This is not only a sensible decision, but is one supported by a vast majority of Americans. “We

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Looking Back on 25 Years of California Cannabis: Growing Pains (STILL) Persist

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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. is always a popular promise.

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California Hemp Cultivation: It’s Complicated

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There is actual law on the books for cultivation, but it mostly sat there for a few years and is only now coming to light. To understand the current state of hemp cultivation in California, we need to look back a few years. In 2013, California passed Senate Bill 566 , the California Industrial Hemp Farming Act (or “CIHFA”).

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Seizures at School: Arizona Federal Court Says IDEA Protections Do Not Extend to Medical Cannabis Use

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A recent federal court decision addresses the relationship between the Controlled Substances Act, the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), and state laws permitting the medical use of cannabis. Student”) was born in 2013. The ruling is Albuquerque Public Schools v. Sledge , Civ. 18-1029 KK/LF, Civ.