Canna Law Blog

JULY 7, 2020

Last week, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), issued new guidance (the “FinCEN Guidance”) for financial institutions working with hemp-related businesses. The FinCEN Guidance clarifies and expands upon the 2019 statement. ” No surprises there. .” ” No surprises there.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Earlier this week, I wrote about how hemp businesses should not yet rely on the 2018 Farm Bill to protect them from their products being seized. As such, the cultivation of hemp is still governed by the 2014 Farm Bill, which allows state departments of agriculture to license the cultivation of industrial hemp.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. Each Sunday we will summarize a new state in alphabetical order.

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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. First , as of December 20, 2018, hemp is no longer designated as a federally controlled substance. By Tonya M.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The tides have been rapidly changing for hemp companies to gain access to banking, which has not traditionally been available to hemp companies due to the fact that hemp was (sort of) federally illegal until about a year ago. But still, many financial institutions have been hestitant when it comes to servicing hemp clients.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 14, 2020

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( 2018 Farm Bill ) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. and 2019 Wis. A hemp license is required to cultivate and process hemp.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

We get a ton of questions about whether it’s legal to import hemp into the U.S. the mature stalks and seeds incapable of germination) is not in violation of the CSA or related laws and regulations specific to importing goods. That limited exception doesn’t cover other parts of the cannabis plant, including hemp flower.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 11, 2019

. “The agency governing New York’s hemp industry “does not always follow established practices” when reviewing applications, inspecting growers and sampling the levels of the intoxicating ingredient in the cannabis plant, an audit from the state comptroller’s office found.”

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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. We are pleased to offer these coverages to hemp producers. The MPCI pilot insurance is a new crop insurance option for hemp producers in select counties of 21 states for the 2020 crop year.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

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. We are helping build out another cannabis banking program here in Oregon.

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The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

State law allows employees to use CBD oil, while other laws allow employers to fire workers for using it. Did the CBD oil come from marijuana or hemp? Both marijuana and hemp are plants that come from the “cannabis” family. 3% of THC in hemp ( you can’t get high from.3%

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 26, 2019

The rift between federal and state law has left banks trapped between their mission to serve the financial needs of their local communities and the threat of federal enforcement action. Leveraging ABA’s Expertise & Resources: The Farm Bill, Hemp Legalization & Banking. AUGUST 07, 2019. JULY 23, 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Authored By: Benjamin Pirie on February 25, 2019. He advises on mergers and acquisitions, negotiating complex contracts and corporate governance, as well as regulatory compliance in the emerging cannabis and hemp industries. Big Sky contends that Section 10114(b) prevents Idaho from prohibiting the transport of hemp.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2019

Network of Trial Law Firms – July 29, 2019. Over the last several years, attitudes towards marijuana use have rapidly changed in the United States. 1] As of the date of this article, thirty-three states and Washington D.C. Authored By: Rebecca Stephens. Rebecca Stephens. 3] 21 U.S.C. § 801, et seq. [4]

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Given the territorial nature of trademark law, it may even be that counterfeiters in illegal states have a head start as to priority, as compared with the original companies that created the marks but operated strictly in accordance with state law. The treatment of hemp trademarks is also instructive. at 310, 319.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Under Governor Pritzker the adult usage and purchase of cannabis for recreational purposes was legalized in 2019. In addition, the state has seen the expansion of licenses for marijuana retail stores and craft growers. However, the future of cannabis law in D.C. Illinois dropped from #5 to #6 in the rankings.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 16, 2021

In 2019, Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill that legalized the production and sale of low-THC cannabis oil in the state, and Ralston said Peachtree NORML followed this legislation closely. In 2015, Georgia legalized the possession of cannabis oil containing a maximum of 5% THC.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 25, 2020

Although stories of struggling cannabis businesses—whether marijuana or hemp —are becoming all too commonplace, that UCANN even filed for federal bankruptcy protection is worth some attention. We’ve been tracking this issue since 2014 when the odds of a cannabis company obtaining bankruptcy protections were “none to none.”

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

We got 51 hemp-derived Delta-8 THC products tested by an independent lab, and found high levels of Delta-9 THC in most of them. Is This Similar to the Vitamin E Acetate Crisis in 2019? in the Watermelon Pot Rocks from Hemp Living – right through to a massive 23.17% in the Blueberry Muffin disposable vape pen from Dope.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The first mentions of marijuana in the state date back to the 1850s when the New York Daily News published a letter labeling cannabis as “East-Indian hemp” that could be used as an effective antidote for the poison of rabies. What did pass in 2019 was a handful of marijuana decriminalization measures.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 28, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. May 2, 2019. Thirty-three states and the District of Columbia have enacted medical marijuana programs. The Department of Defense makes no exceptions for active or reserve duty personnel for medical marijuana use, even if such use is legal under applicable state laws. FOOTNOTES. [1]

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 22, 2019

The designation has been around since 2014 and certifies a range of products and services based on their sustainability practices. And while processors, cultivators and dispensaries are disposing of waste correctly per state laws, much of that waste just ends up in landfills.” SUSTAINABILITY SITUATION IN 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2019

One variation of cannabis is called hemp. The industrial hemp plant happens to contain large quantities of special cannabinoids known as cannabidiol or CBD for short. Is CBD Legal Under Federal Law? Only CBD products produced in compliance with the Farm Bill would be legal by federal law.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 24, 2019

Whether a cannabis convert or not, in 2019, most Americans continue to get non-stop news on social media, even though many have concerns about its accuracy, credibility, and objectivity. In her July 22, 2019 Get Shut Down On Instagram? The Republican-controlled US Senate hosted a hearing on cannabis banking on July 23, 2019.

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SpeedWeed

DECEMBER 28, 2018

And then you scroll a little further down and discover that the new Farm Bill is going to legalize hemp farming in the United States for the first time in eighty years ( huzzah!). Or that Thailand is blazing a trail in Asia—where cannabis laws are often draconian and harshly enforced—by legalizing medical use ( yes!

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 17, 2019

When the first physical stores opened six months later in April 2019, legal recreational cannabis sales in the province more than doubled online sales from the previous two months. Hemp’s fibers, seeds, and flowers can be used to make paper, textiles, construction materials, rope, hemp seeds and hemp seed oils, and much more.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 30, 2019

The lack of banking and merchant processing services are a severe impediment to cannabis businesses operating in the US,” said Rod Kight, leading international hemp and cannabis attorney. Most (and perhaps all) national banks refuse as a policy to service hemp businesses.”. Will the Farm Bill help US banks reap the windfall?

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

Current Office: Senator from Massachusetts 2018 NORML Congressional Scorecard Grade: A Sponsored Legislation: STATES Act (2017-2018) Co-Sponsored Legislation: Marijuana Justice Act of 2019 (2017-2020), Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act (2017-2018). She was an initial co-sponsor on the Marijuana Justice Act of 2019.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 21, 2021

When the FinCEN issued guidance in 2014 to clarify the expectations for financial institutions seeking to provide services to cannabis-related businesses, it opened the door for banks to jump into the space—but that door only opened so far. “It It will create more jobs, more opportunity and more public safety.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 20, 2021

When the FinCEN issued guidance in 2014 to clarify the expectations for financial institutions seeking to provide services to cannabis-related businesses, it opened the door for banks to jump into the space—but that door only opened so far. “It It will create more jobs, more opportunity and more public safety.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 18, 2021

When the FinCEN issued guidance in 2014 to clarify the expectations for financial institutions seeking to provide services to cannabis-related businesses, it opened the door for banks to jump into the space—but that door only opened so far. “It It will create more jobs, more opportunity and more public safety.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 19, 2021

When the FinCEN issued guidance in 2014 to clarify the expectations for financial institutions seeking to provide services to cannabis-related businesses, it opened the door for banks to jump into the space—but that door only opened so far. “It It will create more jobs, more opportunity and more public safety.

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