Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 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. Currently, NCDA is operating under the 2014 Farm Bill, not the 2018 Farm Bill.

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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. However “licenses from other programs or departments may be required.”

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 14, 2019

Sending hemp and CBD in the mail has proven to be more of a hassle than one would expect given the recent expansion of hemp’s legal status in the United States. 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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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 26, 2019

Until then (and for a year following the adoption of the USDA regulations), the 2014 Farm Bill remains in effect. Pursuant to the 2014 Farm Bill, every state that allows hemp cultivation requires that hemp be produced under a license, permit, or other authorization issued by its state department of agriculture.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 2, 2021

MAPS PBC catalyzes healing and well-being through psychedelic drug development, therapist training programs, and sales of prescription psychedelics. Founded in 2014, MAPS PBC is a Public Benefit Corporation that prioritizes public benefit over profit. Competitive benefit package includes: Paid Time Off (PTO). Holiday Pay.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Editor’s note: In this article, Kight Law attorney Kamran Aryah discusses two new USDA risk management programs for hemp producers to protect their crops from natural disasters. Given the current uncertainty and risk that hemp producers currently face these new programs provide some much needed assurance.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Flower is forbidden in New York, even for patients in the state’s medical cannabis program. Flower is legally available to New Yorkers with medical cards, so long as it’s ground up, ostensibly for vaping. When New York started its medical program in 2014, Gov. Legal Loopholes. Except that it isn’t.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

To a large extent legalization of adult-use cannabis, including New York’s passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act of 2021 (MRTA), has eclipsed other developments in the cannabis sector over the past year. 27 July 2021. by Alexander G. Malyshev (New York). Carter Ledyard & Milburn. 1, 2022). See 2021 NY S.B.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The companies are advertising it as a legal way to get high, touting medical benefits and generally making big promises about what they can deliver, but an investigation from the US Cannabis Council has found illegal levels of delta-9 THC in products for sale around the country. The Legality of Delta-8 THC. What Needs to be Done?

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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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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2019

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. For example, a credit union needs to know how to verify the member is part of the pilot program.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The Department oversees New York’s industrial hemp program, which was promulgated under the 2014 Farm Bill. The item is properly labeled and packaged for sale pursuant to FDA regulations for dietary supplements. Now that New York City is taking action, it’s time to dig into the state’s position on Hemp-CBD.

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Either way, it’s important you stay up to date with Florida’s rapidly evolving legal landscape: Can you use medical marijuana at work? What law legalized medical marijuana in Florida? To fully understand this definition, you also need to know two other legal definitions: Medical marijuana treatment center.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

The report documents state-by-state progress of hemp legislation passed in 2018, reported acreage of hemp grown, identifies states with active hemp pilot farming programs and advocacy work the organization has lead over the past year leading up to the federal legalization of hemp through the signing of the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 31, 2019

198 million in state and local sales tax revenue generated since legalization. Oregon’s Public Policy Approach to Support Legal Marijuana Production and the State’s Abundant Supply: The Course for Seeking the Right Balance. Oversupply is seen as a positive as it indicated incorporation of grey & black markets. January 31, 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 6, 2019

In recent years, jurisdictions throughout the area have softened their stance on the plant, largely through policies that have decriminalized simple possession and established robust programs for medical cannabis use and sales. The trend began in Jamaica, which set off a chain reaction in 2015. And that’s just a part of the story.

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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 2014 Farm Bill allows for the limited cultivation of industrial hemp, but that bill requires that hemp be grown pursuant to an agricultural pilot program in compliance with state law. The 2014 Farm Bill is still in effect as the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

What is the Legal Status of Industrial Hemp in the U.S.? In more recent years, Congress passed the Agricultural Act of 2014 to allow licensed research programs for the growth or cultivation of industrial hemp to be administered by either state departments of agriculture or universities in states where such activity is legal.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 4, 2021

We believe there is a benefit to Delta-8 but there should be labeling or warnings on packages so that consumers are informed of potential minor intoxication effects. If the Federal Analogue Rule were to be more strictly enforced, then this may be the only pathway to legally sell Delta-8.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 6, 2021

The legal cannabis industry now supports 321,000 workers in the United States, with 77,000-plus jobs created in 2020, or roughly a 32% increase across the 37 states and the District of Columbia with medical or adult-use markets, according to a report by Leafly. Shannon Price | Adobe Stock. They’re usually looking for a Ph.D. billion in 2020.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Lewis is someone that, if you’ve worked within the Colorado market, if you’ve worked pretty much within most legal markets, you should be somewhat familiar with Lewis and his team at Metrc. And so that’s where I was positioned as cannabis legalization, or at least the licensing of the commercial side in 2010, started to come into play.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 14, 2020

While all of this sounds great (although the roll out of the program has not been the smoothest), cannabis businesses and even ancillary cannabis businesses won’t see a dime of this federal financial relief. In response, Perlmutter stated: We have prepared legislation that we hope will be in the next package.

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Connor & Connor PLLC

JULY 19, 2018

The Nevada Dispensary Association (“NDA”), a non-profit trade association, was formed in 2014 with a mission to develop and promote best practices in Nevada’s medical marijuana industry. Medical marijuana use was legalized in Nevada in 2000, but no mechanism for legal sales of marijuana existed at that time.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Also an advocate for medical marijuana, Rick believes that success in the legal cannabis industry will hinge on sustainability practices. But in 2018, marijuana legalization has emerged as the platform to raise environmental standards of California’s most infamous green industry. Like any industry, there are good and bad actors.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

On the topic of sustainability, Florida also currently lacks a dedicated patient or clinic “cannabis collection” station for used cannabis products; an integrated program for safe disposal here in Florida must be addressed, by the Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee or other dedicated state body. . million tons in 2014.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

In fact, there’s not even a gubernatorial budget trailer bill catch all this year, which normally would accomplish some major and much needed legal changes to and technical fixes to the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”). ” And that’s it.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Under SB 1326, the interstate cannabis agreement also requires that the contracting state agree that its cannabis licensees be bound by California’s requirements around public health and safety, track and trace, testing, inspection, packaging and labeling, and adulterated and misbranded cannabis.

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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 criminal legal system has unjustly stigmatized and punished individuals for the choices they make about what to put in their own bodies.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

Hemp, a crop that has been banned in the United States since 1937, now may be legally grown. Following the 2014 U.S. Farm Bill, which allowed states to create pilot programs for hemp cultivation, Pennsylvania passed the 2016 Hemp Research Act. PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. . The 2018 U.S. 2019 government shutdown. .

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 1, 2021

The legal cannabis industry now supports 321,000 workers in the United States, with 77,000-plus jobs created in 2020, or roughly a 32% increase across the 37 states and the District of Columbia with medical or adult-use markets, according to a report by Leafly. Shannon Price | Adobe Stock. They’re usually looking for a Ph.D. billion in 2020.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The legal cannabis industry now supports 321,000 workers in the United States, with 77,000-plus jobs created in 2020, or roughly a 32% increase across the 37 states and the District of Columbia with medical or adult-use markets, according to a report by Leafly. Shannon Price | Adobe Stock. They’re usually looking for a Ph.D. billion in 2020.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2019

Immigrants like Sothy Kum face severe consequences for marijuana convictions, even in states where it is legal for medical or recreational use. Under federal law, any marijuana-related criminal conviction, except for a single conviction for possessing 30 grams or less of marijuana, can make even a legal resident deportable.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 2, 2021

The legal cannabis industry now supports 321,000 workers in the United States, with 77,000-plus jobs created in 2020, or roughly a 32% increase across the 37 states and the District of Columbia with medical or adult-use markets, according to a report by Leafly. Shannon Price | Adobe Stock. They’re usually looking for a Ph.D. billion in 2020.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The AAFP advocates for further research into the overall safety and health effects of recreational use, as well as the impact of legal recreational marijuana use laws on patient and societal health. The AAFP advocates for robust regulation regarding labeling and child-proof packaging of all marijuana and cannabinoid products.

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NORML

DECEMBER 16, 2019

In the FY2020 appropriations package released Monday, existing protections for medical cannabis programs from federal prosecutors that have been in place since 2014 remained, but other amendments that had been added earlier in the year by House Democrats were removed from the final compromise.

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NORML

JUNE 4, 2019

In a change of trajectory, the powerful Appropriations Committee in the House of Representatives has for the first time included limited protections for cannabis businesses engaged in the legal marketplaces in 33 states. State Legal Medical Programs. DC Legalization Implementation. SAFE Banking.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 7, 2020

In accordance with the Code, [v] the Ninth Circuit will review de novo [vi] the legal rulings set forth in the Tax Court’s opinion. If all went well, the marijuana would go to a processing room where it underwent further preparation before being weighed, packaged, and labeled. the Code.”.

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