Veriheal

JUNE 14, 2023

A report was released by the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) on May 1 on the combined sale of cannabis across the U.S. Since the state-legal, adult-use cannabis market began in 2014, a combined total of more than $15 billion has been generated in tax revenue. billion since the sale of adult-use cannabis started in 2014.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Despite this massive shift in cannabis policy, however, a few states are still dragging their feet on cannabis legalization. In 2014, CBD with under 0.9% Despite these strict regulations, in 2014, the state legalized the use of CBD-rich cannabis extracts to treat intractable seizures. Possession of up to 1.5

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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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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

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. Colorado has a robust medical program, with about 1.6% Legalizing marijuana for adults has been a wise investment. million as of April 2021.

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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

JULY 20, 2021

Previously, she was Director of the Office of Cannabis for the City and County of San Francisco’s General Services Agency from 2017 to 2019, where she served as Project Manager in 2017. Lee served as Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary for the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom from 2019 to 2021. Chief Deputy Director – Rasha Salama.

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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. Today, more than one in five Americans reside in a jurisdiction where the adult use of marijuana is legal under state statute.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

An okra farmer was raided in the middle of the night in Georgia in 2014. The Texas Supreme Court banned smokable hemp in 2019, shortly after the U.S. Now, authorities will have to worry about policing hemp along with keeping up the tight regulation of the state’s cannabis program. federal legalization of hemp.

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MassRoots

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Conducted in an effort to understand where residents stand on several policy issues that are currently being examined by the Maryland General Assembly, the poll determined that 57 percent of voters support the full legalization of cannabis. Most recently in January 2019, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn J.

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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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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In addition to numerous expansions to the state’s medical marijuana (MMJ) program, the state’s decriminalization of cannabis went into effect in August, beginning the reversal of decades of harm done by the war on drugs. John Bel Edwards (D) in 2016.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2019

On February 27, 2019 both the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) provided new insights and guidance related to their proposed regulatory processes for hemp under the 2018 Farm Bill. The USDA has started to gather information to begin the process of rulemaking.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 25, 2022

United States Sentencing Commission, which establishes and advises Congress on federal sentencing guidelines, reaches first quorum in 3 years and a full slate for first time since 2014. The MAPS Policy and Advocacy team coordinated a bipartisan coalition that met with U.S. Policy and Advocacy Director, MAPS. Ismail L Ali, J.D.,

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 29, 2021

The drafters of the letter went on to note that nearly all of the states have passed some sort of cannabis policy reform, writing that “to date, 48 states have enacted laws that, to varying degrees, relax their prohibitions against the use of marijuana or its components, such as CBD oil.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Recreational marijuana is illegal in Sweden, where strict, even “ repressive ” drug policies belie the country’s progressive image. Sweden legalized medical marijuana in 2012 but the program is highly restrictive and the Scandinavian country has yet to legalize recreational marijuana.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 17, 2022

In 2019, the number dipped to 545,601. We graded Joe Biden a “D” back in 2019 when canvassing the presidential candidates on cannabis. In 2014, when she was asked for her opinion on legalizing adult-use cannabis, her response was dismissive laughter. There were 663,367 marijuana-related arrests that year. We graded V.P.

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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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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. That’s banking.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 27, 2021

The recently published research, which comes courtesy of the Marijuana Policy Project , found that, as of this month, “states reported a combined total of $7.9 That reported figure includes the states of Colorado and Washington , where voters passed legalization measures in 2012 and where sales began in 2014.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Farmers are still processing the hemp they grew in the 2019 season, which marked the first year that people could legally grow hemp in the United States. Erin Williams, senior policy analyst at VDACS and coordinator of the agency’s efforts to implement hemp laws, said that’s because the 0.3% In 2019, VDACS enforced the 0.3%

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Combined with the three bills reported from the Appropriations Committee in August, the bills provide a 13 percent increase for non-defense discretionary programs and a 5 percent increase for defense programs. State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, 2022. Explanatory Statement. Bill Summary. Legislative Branch, 2022.

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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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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

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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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 11, 2019

DiNapoli’s office, the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets inspected only 57 percent of growers authorized to produce hemp under a state pilot program that authorizes the limited cultivation of the plant. The report also said officials didn’t follow a draft policy for quarantining and disposing of non-compliant samples.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2019

of Public Health in particular, and State of Illinois government, in general, seems to be making a REAL and CONCERTED effort to implement cannabis policy. Marijuana Business Daily estimates the move could add tens of thousands of new patients to a program that has roughly 42,000 currently registered. Former Republican Gov.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 24, 2019

On June 20, 2019, the U.S. from implementing their adult-use and medical marijuana programs. A similar amendment that protects tribal cannabis programs also passed. aptly remarked, “It’s past time we protect all cannabis programs….the These amendments still require approval from the U.S. Earl Blumenauer (D.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 14, 2019

We wrote about this topic recently , and quoted both a USPS policy statement and an administrative court ruling that hemp and hemp extracts are mailable commodities. Most importantly, the USPS’s updated policy acknowledges the legal status of hemp produced in accordance with the 2018 Farm Bill and the 2014 Farm Act Pilot Programs.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

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. Alabama legalized medical a medical cannabis program on May 17, 2021 when Governor Ivey signed SB 46 into law.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 16, 2019

2014 Farm Bill Industrial Hemp Program. In 2016, Alabama enacted the Alabama Industrial Hemp research Program Act, (“ Act ”), which gave the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (“ADAI”) the authority over the production of industrial hemp and hemp products. Without further ado, we start with Alabama. Bottom Line.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Alison Felix , Senior Policy Advisor , Sam Chapman , Associate Economist , and Jordan Bass , Research Associate. Colorado, which opened recreational stores in January 2014, has the longest-running legalized marijuana market in the United States. v This coincided with changes in enforcement policy from the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2019

For those of you in the dark about Florida’s Medical Marijuana Program, I will be lighting up the dim corners of Florida: The Nation’s Fastest-Growing Medical Marijuana Market , according to The Miami New Times on May 2, 2019. Lighting Up Florida’s Medical Marijuana PEOPLE: The Front Lines.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 1, 2021

Her pro-pot policies would take shape in college during the ’90s and early 2000s. With a pro-pot policy, Fried is not afraid to educate and push back when necessary against opposition to the plant, including its governors—a position many expect her to run for in 2022. Florida’s Ongoing Cannabis Reform Efforts. This is medicine.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2019

The program became effective on August 28, 2018 and is overseen by the Missouri Department of Agriculture (“MDA”). The MDA published proposed rules, which it recently amended , to align with the USDA hemp interim rules published on October 31, 2019. Accordingly, the MDA has yet to issue licenses under the program.

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The Joint Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

tax revenue between 2019 and 2025 and a $56 billion annual U.S. The New Frontier Data State of the Cannabis Union 2019 is now available for free download at the following link: [link]. states have enacted legal state cannabis programs. A changing political tide for advancing cannabis policy is progressing through Congress.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 20, 2021

Maryland state lawmakers announced last week that the legislature will turn to the voters on the issue of cannabis policy reform by placing a marijuana legalization measure on the statewide ballot next year. Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Flower is forbidden in New York, even for patients in the state’s medical cannabis program. When New York started its medical program in 2014, Gov. Curaleaf, a Massachusetts-based provider with dispensaries and cultivation sites in 23 states, pioneered the ground flower pod in New York in 2019. Except that it isn’t.

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