MassRoots

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The gurus at Whole Foods Market have spoken: hemp products, already incredibly popular, will be a top 10 food trend in 2019. So what will be flying off the shelves in 2019? But a new interest in the potential benefits stemming from other parts of hemp plants has many brands looking to explore the booming cannabis biz.”.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 20, 2019

Back on March 1, I ran through a legislative forecast and report for Oregon cannabis in 2019. As we move into the home stretch of the 2019 session, each issue has been bandied about: some are close to passage and others have died. This means no cannabis lounges and probably no temporary event permits or tours in 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

Legalizing cannabis for adults has been a wise investment. Since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. billion in tax revenue from legal, adult-use cannabis sales. 46,104,922.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

On October 31, 2019, USDA published its interim hemp regulations and opened them up to a 60-day public commenting period. Among the hundreds of cannabinoids contained in cannabis, THC (delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol) has been the focal point for testing because of its psychoactive properties. By: Nabil Rodriguez & Garrett Davey.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We are helping build out another cannabis banking program here in Oregon. My law firm has done a series of these for credit unions (“CU”s) and other financial institutions (“FIs”) going back to 2014. We have also handled a good bit of hemp banking work – mostly in 2019 and 2020 before that industry cratered.

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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.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 31, 2019

January 31, 2019. Portland, OR — Today the Oregon Liquor Control Commission provided the Oregon Legislative Assembly with the 2019 Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Legislative Report required by ORS 475B.548. 2019 Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Legislative Report. Here’s the statement in full.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Despite Louisiana’s slow warm-up to cannabis, the state is making significant progress when it comes to cannabis legal reform. ” Cannabis in Louisiana. Up until recently, the state government of Louisiana largely supported cannabis prohibition. John Bel Edwards (D) in 2016. Signs of New Times. Starting Aug.

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NORML

JUNE 17, 2019

These programs are now wide open to DOJ raids and arrests since former Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded guidance known as the Cole Memo last year.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of two programs that protect hemp producers’ crops from natural disasters. Producers may apply now, and the deadline to sign up for both programs is March 16, 2020. “We Multi-Peril Crop Insurance Pilot Insurance Program. Buy-up coverage is available in some cases.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Colorado Proposition 119: Increasing Cannabis Taxes. If voters approve, this measure will create an out-of-school program, the Learning Enrichment and Academic Progress Program (LEAP). To partially fund the program, the state’s tax on retail sales of cannabis would increase from 15 percent to 20 percent over three years.

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Veriheal

APRIL 14, 2022

Banking has been a hurdle for cannabis businesses since the birth of the industry. Despite the fact that these businesses are state-legal, financial institutions have historically hesitated to work with them due to cannabis’ federally illegal status. A Long Road to Cannabis Banking Reform. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.)

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PrestoDoctor

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The legalization of cannabis in some countries and states has brought about significant changes in the healthcare industry. However, with the increasing popularity of cannabis, many people are turning to marijuana as a safer and better alternative for pain management.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

While cannabis legalization moves full steam ahead through much of the Northeast, the southeastern U.S. These states haven’t made major headlines for their progressive cannabis policies, but together they constitute a major market that has, nevertheless, dipped its toe in the water. has been notably slow to uptake major reforms.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 14, 2019

On December 3, 2019, four federal agencies, in consultation with state banking regulators, clarified the legal status of hemp growth and production under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) for banks 1 providing financial services to hemp-related businesses. That hemp remains subject to the requirements of the 2014 Farm Bill. Background.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Currently, residents of Texas make the trip to other neighboring states to buy cannabis, but many of them stay right in Texas and enjoy the benefits they get from hemp. Did this happen because law enforcement can’t distinguish the difference between hemp and cannabis? Hot Hemp and a History of Cannabis Issues.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 26, 2019

The public safety concerns resulting from the dearth of cannabis banking has led dozens of state Attorneys General, the American Banking Association, and numerous other voices to urge the passage of legislation like the SAFE Banking Act so that the U.S. businesses. businesses. ” Reluctant Banking and Public Safety Concerns.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 20, 2022

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Mississippi Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence for Cannabis Possession. The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled to uphold a life sentence prison term for a man in possession of fewer than two ounces of cannabis. EDITOR: Heather Allman. Mon / Jun 20th .

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Following last year’s passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) issued a regulatory update in August of 2019 to federally insured credit unions. The industrial hemp pilot provisions under an earlier 2014 Farm Bill govern the lawful production of hemp; noncompliant production remains illegal.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 14, 2019

Each year, Americans for Safe Access (ASA) analyzes, summarizes, and critiques legislation and regulations as they become law and develops this report to assess how these programs are serving the needs of patients. In 2014, when we first started writing this report, only 22 states were analyzed and graded. MEDICAL CANNABIS TIMELINE.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 5, 2021

Last week was eventful for cannabis reform in Texas, as the House of Representatives approved three legislative proposals, which would expand the state’s medical cannabis program, reduce penalties for concentrates and decriminalize possession. 1535 would also raise the THC limit in medical cannabis from 0.5%

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 30, 2019

May 28, 2019. This notice clarifies avenues for Tribal participation under authorities in the 2014 Farm Bill to grow industrial hemp for research purposes during the 2019 growing season. However, the definition of “State” that applies to section 7606 does not include Indian tribes. Source: [link].

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SpeedWeed

MAY 4, 2021

Last week was eventful for cannabis reform in Texas, as the House of Representatives approved three legislative proposals, which would expand the state’s medical cannabis program, reduce penalties for concentrates and decriminalize possession. 1535 would also raise the THC limit in medical cannabis from 0.5%

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 14, 2019

The next year, the federal Agricultural Act of 2014 (or “2014 Farm Bill”) was passed. California still hasn’t developed an agricultural pilot program, but according to FAQs issued by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (“CDFA”), the pilot program is in the works. More are likely to come, and soon.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 27, 2021

States that have legalized adult-use marijuana sales have seen billions of dollars in fresh tax revenue from cannabis, according to a new study. billion in tax revenue from legal, adult-use marijuana sales,” while “cities and towns have also generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in new revenue from local adult-use cannabis taxes.”.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Hawaii has put forth new regulations surrounding the cultivation of hemp, a class of cannabis plants that contain 0.3% When it comes to hemp—and the world of cannabis in general—frequent and chaotic changes are the name of the game. With the criminalization of cannabis in 1937, hemp was banned throughout the country, including Hawaii.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

I’m pretty sure that more ink has been spilled on the Secure and Fair Enforcement Act (“SAFE Banking”), than any other proposed cannabis law. with bipartisan support since 2019. Most worrisome to me is that SAFE Banking could ultimately increase AML/BSA compliance burdens for financial institutions with cannabis clients.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2019

On June 19, 2019, at 1:30 PST, the Washington State Bar Association’s Cannabis Law Section will be presenting an online CLE on hemp. We’ll cover a host of topics, but will start with the 2014 Farm Bill, which first allowed for the legal cultivation of industrial hemp for research purposes.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 30, 2019

Senator Ron Wyden and Congressman Earl Blumenauer have introduced legislation to allow for interstate commerce when it comes to state-legal cannabis programs. Just as Americans around the country enjoy Kentucky bourbon, so should they be allowed to enjoy Oregon cannabis.”. June 27, 2019. and tribal communities.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

23, 2019 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced a new crop insurance option for hemp growers in select counties of 21 states in 2020. We are excited to offer coverage to certain hemp producers in this pilot program,” said RMA Administrator Martin Barbre. Here’s the full press release. WASHINGTON, D.C.,

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 4, 2019

In 2014, Delaware passed its Industrial Hemp Research Act (the “IHRA”). Pursuant to the IHRA, “Industrial hemp” is defined as: the plant Cannabis sativa L. This hold from USDA means that no commercial production of hemp will be able to take place in Delaware for 2019. This week we turn to Delaware. percent on a dry weight basis.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 30, 2021

On July 1st, 2021, new cannabis legalization are going into effect in Connecticut, New Mexico, and Virginia, just a couple days after a recreational cannabis legalization measure went into effect in South Dakota. Nearly half of all Americans now live in states where cannabis is legal for adult use. Spasms 4,937 21.9%

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 5, 2019

Super Lawyers interviewed Rod Kight for a May 21, 2019 story, “ The Common Legal Questions CBD Businesses Face. ”. North Carolina adopted its hemp pilot program not too long after the federal law allowed it. Here’s the introduction to the article. THE COMMON LEGAL QUESTIONS CBD BUSINESSES FACE. By Andrew Brandt.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Appel on September 10, 2019. Following last year’s passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) issued a regulatory update in August of 2019 to federally insured credit unions. By Tonya M. Esposito & Renee B.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2020

As we wrote back in early 2019, the prohibition on interference ONLY applied to hemp cultivated under the 2018 Farm Bill. To be fair, the USDA did issue an opinion in mid-2019 that stated that states/tribes could not prohibit the interstate transport of hemp produced under the 2014 Farm Bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 18, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. . The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) reported that almost $100 million in medical marijuana sales occurred between February 15, 2018, and February 15, 2019, the first full year that medical cannabis was available to Pennsylvania patients. AUTHOR: William F. McDevitt, Esq.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Oregon hemp will see a little bit of each in 2019. Last year was a big one for the Oregon industrial hemp program. 5940) [the 2014 Farm Bill] is repealed.” Until then, the 2014 Farm Bill remains the legal framework under which state industrial hemp pilot programs operate.

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