Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Alabama legalized medical a medical cannabis program on May 17, 2021 when Governor Ivey signed SB 46 into law. The law provides for up to 12 cultivator licenses, up to four processor licenses, up to four dispensary licenses, and up to five integrated facility licenses.

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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. The Iowa medical marijuana program represents a significant step forward in providing patients with alternative treatment options.

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MMJ Recs

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Dispensaries serve as the primary access point for patients seeking medical marijuana products. Currently, Florida has a limited number of dispensaries strategically located across the state to ensure accessibility for patients with qualifying conditions.

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Dispensary Legalization Marijuana Therapy 93

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2019

The USDA posted a webpage titled Hemp Production Program (“Program Update”). The 2018 Farm Bill directs the USDA to create regulations and guidance to implement a program for hemp cultivation in the US. The USDA has started to gather information to begin the process of rulemaking.

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Hemp CBD Programs Food 98

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. in 2018, with over triple the number of acres planted in hemp compared to last year and the addition of 4 more states with hemp programs,” said Eric Steenstra, President of Vote Hemp.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 3, 2023

Medical cannabis has been legal in the state since 2014. 24, 2022, the state completely removed the qualifying conditions list that patients used to have to adhere to in order to qualify for the medical cannabis program. There has been no shortage of news surrounding the New York cannabis industry in recent months.

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Retail Dispensary Business Conditions 97

Veriheal

JUNE 17, 2020

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has even taken several steps to sync the market with its various programs and services. 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.” Certain Requirements Must Be Met.

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Hemp Agriculture Banking Access 52

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. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit from 2014 to 2015 and Law Clerk for the Honorable Harry Pregerson at the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit from 2013 to 2014.

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Research and Development Compliance Compliance Food 105

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. The Maryland MMJ program is one of the newer programs in the US, but once it started, it quickly became one of the fastest-growing MMJ programs in the country. The program continues to grow in popularity.

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Dispensary Patients Programs Recreational 105

The Cannigma

JULY 1, 2022

Iowa has not legalized adult-use cannabis, but it does have a medical cannabis program. The program is quite limited, with only manufactured products that have a small amount of THC allowed every 90 days. Iowa Medical Marijuana Program. The medical program for Iowa patients is limited. Cultivation carries a felony charge.

Chronic Pain 52

Chronic Pain Legalization Programs Recreational 52

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. Even though laws were put into place that legalized MMJ and made it possible for qualifying patients to access the medication, dispensaries and sales had not yet come into play.

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Seed-To-Sale Business Marijuana Dispensary 98

The Cannigma

AUGUST 8, 2022

Several bills have been introduced to decriminalize the plant and create a medical cannabis program, but all have failed. 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. Does Kentucky have a medical cannabis program?

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 16, 2021

Both parties to this new relationship are committed to excellence in clinical research and patient access to psychedelic medicine with a focus on naturally derived psilocybin. This engagement will build on the strong foundation on Santé, having treated more than 10,000 patients since 2014 under a real-world data protocol.

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Clinical Trials Therapy Research and Development Events 104

MMJ Recs

APRIL 20, 2022

Because of the push towards easier access to alternative medicines, MMJ has been slowly growing into a beneficial and profitable industry. It wasn’t until 2014 and 2015 that the state began to see action in terms of accessing and using medical marijuana for health conditions. Does Louisiana accept out of state MMJ cards?

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Patients Marijuana Access Dispensary 52

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

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% million from July 2014 through October 2021. Here’s what they say. 46,104,922.

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Collective Policy Retail Programs 52

SpeedWeed

APRIL 21, 2021

You cannot read a cannabis industry newsletter these days without seeing articles that hype the future impact of New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and New Mexico adult use programs. It even affects the stock prices of the Canadian licensed producers because the uninitiated believe these companies will benefit from new US programs.

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Programs Dispensary Oil Cultivation 52

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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Hemp CBD Agriculture Extraction 57

MMJ Recs

JANUARY 15, 2022

Iowa’s medical marijuana program was created in 2014. It began as a very limited program, but was expanded in 2017 and 2020. Initially, when the Iowa MMJ program was introduced, patients were limited to low-THC preparations. This changed in 2020, and Iowa now allows patients access to higher-THC preparations.

Chronic Pain 52

Chronic Pain Dispensary Conditions Programs 52

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. The Guidance lays out what credit unions need to incorporate into their Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) and Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) compliance programs in order to work with hemp businesses.

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Hemp Business Cultivation Banking 69

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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Banking Hemp Compliance Compliance 64

SpeedWeed

AUGUST 16, 2021

Many smaller farmers have been cultivating hemp in the state since the passage of the 2014 Farm Bill, Ralston said, and while they may have the infrastructure needed to grow cannabis and produce the low-THC oil, many did not have the required cash on hand to apply for a license. Trulieve GA Inc.,

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Oil Dispensary Patients THC 52

The Cannigma

MAY 21, 2021

Today, Max Simon is the founder and CEO of Green Flower , a cannabis education company that offers training programs for employees for some of the biggest companies in the industry, online courses for people who want to work in cannabis, and programs in partnerships with 10 colleges and universities across the United States.

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Education Programs Research and Development Cannabis 130

Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Due to the federal illegality of cannabis, cannabis businesses don’t receive normal treatment from the federal government (with maybe one or two exceptions, like the NLRB and the 2014 FinCEN guidance for access to financial institutions). In response to its statutory directive under MAUCRSA, CDFA created the OCal Program.

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Programs Agriculture Food Cultivation 60

The Herb Collective

JUNE 25, 2018

Here are 40 unbelievable statistics on marijuana: Marijuana Cultivation 1. From 1990-2014, there were 60 peer-reviewed studies on medical marijuana. Between 2008 and 2014 the National Institutes of Health spent $1.4 In 2014, Colorado saw a 143% increase in workers licensed to work in the cannabis industry.

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Marijuana Edibles Recreational Strains 56

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Acquisition Adds Integrated Cultivation, Processing and Retail Assets in Arizona , Nevada and Utah. Founded in Arizona in 2014, Tryke has focused on growing and producing the finest and most consistent cannabis products on the market. WAKEFIELD, Mass. , Nov. 8, 2021 / PRNewswire / — Curaleaf Holdings, Inc.

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Retail Dispensary Vaping Topical 52

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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Vaping Patients Compliance Compliance 52

SpeedWeed

MARCH 6, 2021

Many will be priced out of what patients already complain is a too expensive medical marijuana program, instead seeking out the black market.”. State Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, whose agency regulates hemp cultivation (but not medical marijuana), recently spoke out against the proposed THC limits. . ” RT if you agree!

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THC Patients Law Chronic Pain 52

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 18, 2019

All of our state MMTC FL licensed clinics and dispensaries incorporate the lofty goals of both patient and product availability ( access ) and affordability ( cost ). . Whether or not these common goals of access and affordability are always achievable for MMTC physician clinics and their dispensary counterparts remains undecided.

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Marijuana Dispensary Research and Development Patients 40

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 8, 2019

THC (legal term “marijuana”) is classified as a Schedule 1 drug and is illegal under federal law for any purpose (with the exception of FDA-approved research programs) by way of the Controlled Substances Act 1970. The cultivation, possession, distribution (etc.) In the U.S., the use and possession of cannabis over 0.3% Territoriality.

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Legalization Banking Compliance Compliance 40

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Colorado, which opened recreational stores in January 2014, has the longest-running legalized marijuana market in the United States. Starting in 2020, farmers in states that have received USDA approval will be allowed to grow industrial hemp for production purposes as long as the final hemp cultivation contains less than 0.3

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Banking Marijuana Collective Recreational 59

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Surveying marijuana use is essential to gauge public health implications of increased access to marijuana, cannabinoid, and cannabis products. THC is considered industrial hemp, and can be used for industrial agriculture cultivation. Penalties cover possession, sale, cultivation, and paraphernalia. and 2.3%, respectively.

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Cannabinoids Marijuana Research and Development Access 40

SpeedWeed

MARCH 6, 2021

According to Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary’s recent Best Cannabis Companies To Work For research , many employees are not satisfied with their pay and benefits, according to anonymous questionnaires distributed to teams of companies that applied to be in the program. They’re usually looking for a Ph.D. billion in 2020.

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Legalization Wellness and Beauty Cannabis Banking 52

SpeedWeed

MARCH 1, 2021

According to Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary’s recent Best Cannabis Companies To Work For research , many employees are not satisfied with their pay and benefits, according to anonymous questionnaires distributed to teams of companies that applied to be in the program. They’re usually looking for a Ph.D. billion in 2020.

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Wellness and Beauty Banking Business Programs 52

SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

According to Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary’s recent Best Cannabis Companies To Work For research , many employees are not satisfied with their pay and benefits, according to anonymous questionnaires distributed to teams of companies that applied to be in the program. They’re usually looking for a Ph.D. billion in 2020.

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Wellness and Beauty Banking Cannabis Business 52

SpeedWeed

MARCH 2, 2021

According to Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary’s recent Best Cannabis Companies To Work For research , many employees are not satisfied with their pay and benefits, according to anonymous questionnaires distributed to teams of companies that applied to be in the program. They’re usually looking for a Ph.D. billion in 2020.

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Wellness and Beauty Banking Cannabis Business 52

SMPL

MAY 26, 2020

Near him was Stacey Kerr, a physician with flowing silver hair who served as treasurer of the Society of Cannabis Clinicians, as well as Wade Laughter, a soft-spoken man in glasses who had started cultivating pot for his glaucoma in the mid-90s. Alas, Mr. Gardner wrote in 2005, that would require access to expensive testing equipment.

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CBD Research and Development Pharmaceutical Seed-To-Sale 40

Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

280E, lack of access to financial institutions, massive operational expenses, plunging prices, and just gluts of production, it’s not pretty out there. It’s no secret that state cannabis markets across the nation are suffering badly. Because of I.R.C. ” I think the DCC is right about the anti-commandeering principle.

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