The Cannigma

MARCH 25, 2021

The Empire State took one large step for legalization and one giant step for cannabis this week when New York state lawmakers reportedly reached a deal to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. The law would reportedly allow people to cultivate up to six marijuana plants at home for personal use.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 9, 2023

After reporting that Illinois adult-use cannabis prices were highest in the country , we decided to publish a 3-Part Series highlighting how recreational legalization in Illinois has affected price per gram for medical patients. in January 2020, the first month of legalization, to $10.03 On June 25, 2019, Gov. per gram in February.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 27, 2021

An Australian cultivator claims that his growing of cannabis should be allowed for research purposes. . Waldron told the Brisbane court that he cultivated his stash for medical purposes, gave it away to patients rather than selling it and was engaged in “phenotype-selection process” to create stable plants. Certainly not officially.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 10, 2023

In Part 1 of this series, we compared and contrasted registered medical cannabis patient’s price per gram for dry flower before and after adult-use legalization, as well as adult-use and medical prices. in March 2016 and, before adult-use legalization, topped out at $83.14 April 2018. Price per gram jumped to $75.12 in March 2020.

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MMJ Recs

APRIL 19, 2024

From its prohibition to the gradual legalization and implementation of medical cannabis programs, the landscape of marijuana use for medical purposes has shifted dramatically. Legalization of Medical Marijuana in Iowa: The legalization of medical marijuana in Iowa marked a significant turning point in the state’s approach to cannabis.

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MMJ Recs

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

As the state continues to navigate the complexities of legalization, patients, dispensaries, and the cannabis industry are witnessing significant changes. This card serves as official documentation, granting individuals legal access to medical marijuana in the state.

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NORML

JUNE 17, 2019

Known as the Blumenauer-McClintock amendment after Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Tom McClintock (R-CA), this bipartisan language would restrict the Department of Justice from interfering in the 11 states that have legalized and regulate adult-use marijuana. TELL YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO VOTE YES!

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The Cannigma

MARCH 9, 2022

Medical: legal Recreational: illegal. Possession and cultivation of cannabis in personal amounts and for private use was decriminalized in Brazil in 2006. Brazil has taken tentative steps towards legalizing the medical and personal use of cannabis. This made it legal for cannabis-based medications with THC amounts over 0.2%

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 26, 2022

Native Roots operates twenty dispensaries in Colorado, as well as numerous marijuana cultivations and infused product facilities. Native Roots was founded by Ginsberg and Jordan in 2009 as a medical marijuana dispensary, but quickly became one of Colorado’s larger retail operations after recreational sales began in 2014.

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The Cannigma

APRIL 9, 2023

As legalization continues to spread across the globe, more and more films and television series are being made about weed – and specifically cannabis cultivation. These movies and TV shows can be a fun way to learn more about the industry and the social and economic implications of marijuana legalization.

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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. 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 Blunt Truth

JULY 18, 2022

One might think that the recent uptick in the legalization of recreational marijuana usage would correlate with a decline in the arrests and seizures related to the leafy-green. In 2020 alone, legal sales of marijuana in the US bought in a record $17.5 million marijuana plants and conducted more than 6,600 marijuana related arrests.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Medical: legal Recreational: illegal. Sweden legalized medical marijuana in 2012 but the program is highly restrictive and the Scandinavian country has yet to legalize recreational marijuana. An overwhelming majority of Swedes oppose legalization (Cannigma). The post Is weed legal in Sweden?

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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

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. Personal use is decriminalized, but not legalized.

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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. Since adult-use cannabis isn’t legal in Iowa, the penalties for being caught with cannabis are still steep. Cultivation carries a felony charge.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Medical: legal, but limited Recreational: decriminalized. Medical marijuana is not technically legal, but cannabinoid-based medications are. In 2014, Slovenia’s government approved a new harm reduction plan which regulated that personal possession was no longer a criminal offense. Cannabis in Slovenia. CBD regulations.

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The Cannigma

DECEMBER 28, 2022

In 2014, the country’s Liberal Party put forward a bill to allow the use of medical marijuana , but it was rejected. Montenegro has a conservative approach to cannabis and has not legalized any form of the plant. is advocating for legalization, though no changes are expected soon. The legality of CBD in Montenegro is unclear.

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Veriheal

JULY 24, 2020

The cultivation and sale of cannabis are becoming legalized in more and more places across the United States. As of 2020, cannabis is fully legal in eleven states, legal for medical use in 22 states, and legal for medical use with limited THC content in 14 states. Legalization is a big step for Albania.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 26, 2021

Tomorrow, the House Rules Committee will consider an amendment to protect legal marijuana states from federal interference. Existing language now maintains that federal funds cannot be used to prevent states from “implementing their own state laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession or cultivation of medical marijuana.”.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 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. Today we turn to North Dakota.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 25, 2019

Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) released a statement, in which the agency clarified that the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill rendered the importation of hemp seeds legal. As we previously explained , the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp, hemp seeds, and other derivatives by removing them from the Controlled Substance Act.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 30, 2021

A brand new study fresh out of the Cannabis Research Center at UC Berkeley draws serious attention to the burden that cannabis cultivation imposes on water policy. It goes without saying that recreational cannabis legalization in California, which was enacted in November 2016, has stimulated cultivation efforts.

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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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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 Work Group To Study Cannabis Legalization. Maryland Medical Marijuana Already Legal.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 14, 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. Hemp Cultivation. 64”) was passed.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 18, 2019

Alaska voters legalized recreational marijuana use in 2014, but it took about 18 months for the first cultivators to be licensed and open their doors. When they did, they began paying into the cultivation tax that Alaska assesses on commercially grown marijuana. million in taxes. million in 2018, up from about $57.5

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2022

One might think that the recent uptick in the legalization of recreational marijuana usage would correlate with a decline in the arrests and seizures related to the leafy-green. In 2020 alone, legal sales of marijuana in the US bought in a record $17.5 Robert Szyba. Seyfarth Shaw LLP. [co-author: co-author: Sydney Jenkins].

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 18, 2022

One might think that the recent uptick in the legalization of recreational marijuana usage would correlate with a decline in the arrests and seizures related to the leafy-green. In 2020 alone, legal sales of marijuana in the US bought in a record $17.5 By Robert Szyba & Sydney Jenkins. July 18, 2022.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 5, 2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. COLORADO January 1, 2014 marked the opening of Colorado’s retail market for adult-use cannabis. As of January 2024, 24 states have legalized adult-use cannabis; over half the US population lives in a state where it is legal.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2019

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. Under the 2014 Farm Bill, state departments of agriculture and universities could undertake agricultural pilot programs to permit the cultivation of hemp.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 2, 2022

Legalization of cannabis for medicinal and recreational use is an expanding global trend in the U.S. Both the legal and illegal markets are linked to environmental challenges such as freshwater use, land-use change, toxic and nutrient pollution, and climate change-contributing CO2 emissions. SOURCE : [link]. A growing trend.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 6, 2021

South Dakota’s Native American Tribes not only legally opened a medical cannabis dispensary without consulting the state, but this past week, advocates also filed four different recreational legalization initiatives for consideration on the ballot later this year. View original article.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

In mid-October, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved a bill ( SB-153 ) that dramatically changed California’s hemp cultivation laws. percent limit, and in effect limits what kinds of hemp breeds that cultivators can use or which harvests can move down the stream of commerce.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Department of Justice agreed Wednesday to return all cash seized from an armored car company used by legal marijuana dispensaries during several traffic stops in California last year. Empyreal is committed to continuing our mission of working with financial institutions and their state-legal business customers.”. TOPEKA — The U.S.

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