Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

While cannabis legalization moves full steam ahead through much of the Northeast, the southeastern U.S. As such, we thought we’d take a moment to round up the status of cannabis legalization in the South, an area worth watching. has been notably slow to uptake major reforms.

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The Cannigma

JANUARY 12, 2022

Medical: legal Recreational: illegal, although small amounts are decriminalized. Cannabis is legal in the US Virgin Islands for medical use for both residents and visitors, and can be accessed at a number of dispensaries on the three main islands of St Thomas, St John and St Croix. Non residents are allowed up to three ounces.

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The Cannigma

JULY 1, 2022

Iowa has not legalized adult-use cannabis, but it does have a medical cannabis program. Medical marijuana was legalized in May 2017 with sales starting in December 2018. Lack of access to dispensaries, limited product availability, and no health insurance coverage all drive up the cost for medical patients. Possible penalties.

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MassRoots

JANUARY 22, 2019

After four years in the making, medical marijuana is finally legal in the U.S. According to the Virgin Islands Medical Cannabis Patient Care Act, licenses will be issued for cultivators, testing labs, product manufacturers, and retail dispensaries. Nelson plans to continue to participate in the rollout of his legalization amendment. “I

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The Cannigma

JULY 24, 2022

Is weed legal in South Carolina? South Carolina does not have legal cannabis for adult use or medical purposes. . In 2017 , the state made it legal once again to grow hemp in an effort to support the agriculture industry, which is the largest industry in the state. You cannot legally buy cannabis products in South Carolina.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 3, 2023

Medical cannabis has been legal in the state since 2014. In March 2021, the state also further reformed cannabis laws by legalizing the retail use of cannabis. However, since legalizing the possession and consumption of cannabis for adults, the state has yet to implement operational dispensaries to serve adults in the state.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 28, 2021

The November 2020 election was a great win for advocates for cannabis legal reform , with four states voting to legalize recreational cannabis, joining the 11 other states that have decriminalized recreational cannabis use. ” What Federal Law Says. 12114(a); 29 U.S.C. § 12114(a); 29 U.S.C. §

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 29, 2022

Council unanimously approved emergency legislation on Tuesday that will effectively create a recreational marijuana market by allowing people to self-certify themselves as medical cannabis patients and access dispensaries—without needing to get a recommendation from a doctor. Full report [link].

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MMJ Recs

AUGUST 30, 2021

In 2014, Governor Jay Nixon signed the Missouri Medical Marijuana Bill, making it possible for CBD to be used as medicine for seizures. In 2018, Amendment 2 was passed, making medical marijuana in the state completely legal. After all, once something becomes legalized, it can be taxed for government revenue.

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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. The law used very specific language that allowed certain aspects of a medical cannabis program, such as prescriptions from doctors, but failed to address other factors such as cultivation and distribution.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

NCUA’s Rodney Hood said at the PBC Conference that he’s “concerned that the legal and regulatory infrastructure surrounding the cannabis industry is not evolving quickly enough,” and congressional inaction is largely to blame. He also said that he feels legalization at the federal level is an inevitability. Read full article.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

that have legalized both medical and recreational cannabis, while an additional 18 have legalized medicinal use of cannabis only. billion in 2014 to $20.6 has 126 dispensaries and 22 cultivation facilities across 11 states. Legalization Will Bring More Investment Opportunity. The Top Valuable Cannabis Companies.

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Veriheal

JUNE 17, 2020

Since hemp was federally legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill, it is now considered an agricultural commodity like any other crop. Starting this season, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) will be able to consider applications to grow hemp “beyond the provisions of the 2014 pilot program.” A recent memo provides clarity for lenders.

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MMJ Recs

APRIL 20, 2022

Over the course of the last decade, many states have assessed the efficacy of medical marijuana for treating a variety of conditions and decided to make it legal to purchase cannabis products for medical purposes. Is MMJ legal in Louisiana? Image by USA-Reiseblogger on Pixabay : How can you access medical marijuana in Louisiana? .

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 24, 2022

The legal framework regarding the use of psychedelics in patients is very pragmatic in Switzerland and unique internationally. The Legal Framework. Companies and persons who cultivate, manufacture, process, or trade in narcotics require a license from the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products ( Swissmedic ; cf.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

Hemp Crop Report Documenting Industrial Hemp Cultivation and State Legislation in the U.S. We’ve seen hemp cultivation significantly expand in the U.S. Since the passage of Section 7606 of the 2014 Farm Bill, “Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp Research,” hemp cultivation in the U.S. Vote Hemp Releases 2018 U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

In Brazil, the initial step to allow the use of cannabis sativa for medical purposes was taken in 2014, when the Judiciary granted the first injunction to authorize a patient to import and use cannabidiol-rich oil (CBD) for the refractory epilepsy treatment. plant or substances obtained from it in its composition. Source: [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2021

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. Legal Affairs Division – Tamara Colson. Lee served as Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary for the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom from 2019 to 2021.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 28, 2021

Dan has over a decade of private and in-house legal practice experience, serves on the Arkansas Cannabis Industry Association and the Emerging Markets Coalition boards, and sits on the National Cannabis Industry Association’s Hemp Committee. . . for cannabis and hemp industries. The cannabis plant is so incredibly powerful.

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MMJ Recs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

With a growing recognition of its potential therapeutic benefits, Iowa has established a medical marijuana program to provide eligible patients with access to cannabis-based treatments. Iowa Medical Cannabis Laws: Navigating the Legal Landscape Understanding the legal framework is crucial for patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The goal of the JW Asset fund is to provide entrepreneurs of color access to an industry that currently lacks racial diversity. The fund will provide resources to aid prospective entrepreneurs in cultivation, retail licensing, distribution, marketing and other aspects of the industry.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2019

The 2018 Farm Bill directs the USDA to create regulations and guidance to implement a program for hemp cultivation in the US. The Program Update also indicates that cultivators should operate under the 2014 Farm Bill for the 2019 planting season. The USDA has started to gather information to begin the process of rulemaking.

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MMJ Recs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Medical marijuana was legalized in Maryland in 2014, but the MD MMJ program was slow to get off the ground. Is MMJ Legal In Maryland? Medical marijuana is legal in Maryland. MMJ became legal in the Old Line State in 2014 when Gov. Home cultivation of medical marijuana is illegal in Maryland.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 8, 2022

In June 2022 the Governor created a Medical Cannabis Advisory Board to determine a path forward for medical legalization. Growing less than five plants is a misdemeanor charge, but having repeat charges for cultivation or growing more than five plants is a felony charge. Possible penalties. CBD regulations.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The legalization of cannabis is a long and complicated process. Missouri has had a particularly tough journey to legalization. Missouri has had a particularly tough journey to legalization. Currently, medical cannabis is legal in Missouri, and cannabis has been decriminalized generally. There’s more red tape to cut.

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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. That has made it very difficult for many hemp and hemp-derived CBD (“Hemp-CBD”) businesses to access bank accounts.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

the capital of the United States, has a unique situation when it comes to cannabis legalization. This creates a lot of gray areas in the law, making room for operations like the cannabis gifting “gray market” that erupted from loopholes in a cannabis legalization initiative passed in 2014. Then, in March 2014, D.C.’s

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 28, 2020

Australia: Cannabis possession will soon be legal in Canberra: An interview with Cannabis Clubs Mark Hutchison. Just quietly, from Friday week onwards, if you’re in the ACT and you want to smoke cannabis in the privacy of your own home it will be completely legal. And residents will be allowed to cultivate up to two plants.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2019

respondents said marijuana use should be legal, compared to 31 percent who supported legalization in the year 2000. [1] have legalized medical marijuana use, and 11 states have legalized recreational marijuana use. [2]. Background on Marijuana Legalization. Published On JD Supra: [link].

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Veriheal

JULY 6, 2021

I was born and raised in East Tennessee, and I moved to Oklahoma because medical cannabis is not legal nor accessible in Tennessee. In 2014, the state passed SB 2531 which was the state’s first CBD-focused law. Wait, Tennessee has a medical cannabis program? This is news to me. I’m a native of Tennessee.

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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. Colorado (pop.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 22, 2019

Pursuant to the 2018 Farm Bill , which legalized hemp by descheduling the crop under the Controlled Substance Act, the USDA is tasked with overseeing and regulating the production of hemp in the United States. Here is a summary of what each group had to say: States . Supply Chain Stakeholders.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 8, 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. 195.010 , and legalized the cultivation of industrial hemp.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 4, 2021

Medical Cannabis Australia, the company she founded, just obtained its cultivation and manufacture licenses from the Office of Drug Control (ODC) in April of this year. After graduating from high school, she moved to Sydney and started a career in the legal industry as a paralegal. During a social trip to the U.S. Where are you now?

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 29, 2020

And with good reason–in December 2014, the federal government announced that when it came to cannabis, it would not essentially treat Native American Tribes as it treats the states. What this means, in all reality, is that tribes can still consider legalizing medicinal and adult-use cannabis on their lands.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2019

That has made it very difficult for many hemp and hemp-derived CBD (“Hemp-CBD”) businesses to access bank accounts. Also, most states that allow for hemp cultivation do not allow the direct sale of raw hemp to unlicensed individuals. That is changing. Where was the hemp grown? Who is buying hemp ?

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 16, 2021

In 2015, Georgia legalized the possession of cannabis oil containing a maximum of 5% THC. 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 2019, Gov. Trulieve GA Inc.,

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