Veriheal

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The New York State Department of Labor (DOL) announced Tuesday that New York employers cannot drug test most workers for marijuana. The new rule does not apply to employees required to be tested under federal and state law, such as commercial drivers who operate under the Department of Transportation.

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Current Florida medical marijuana patient? Either way, it’s important you stay up to date with Florida’s rapidly evolving legal landscape: Can you use medical marijuana at work? Do different states recognize Florida medical cards? What law legalized medical marijuana in Florida? What about travel?

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 14, 2019

In February 2014, FinCEN issued guidance clarifying BSA expectations for financial institutions seeking to provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (the 2014 Guidance). state and federal regulation of marijuana. state and federal regulation of marijuana. Background.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

My law firm has done a series of these for credit unions (“CU”s) and other financial institutions (“FIs”) going back to 2014. In this post, I’ll sketch out some considerations for FIs looking at banking marijuana-related businesses – or, as they are known in the common parlance, “MRBs”. Indirect Marijuana Business.”

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Cannabis Chronicles

JUNE 27, 2019

After last year’s elections, the council began rethinking the ban, which has been in place since 2014. During the meeting, commissioners expressed concern about public engagement, opposition to legal marijuana in north Clark County and if the regulations were too restrictive. She said these grows are difficult to inspect.

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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. According to recent data from the Drug Enforcement Administration , however, in 2021, federal law enforcement agents seized over 5.5

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2019

I’ll be joined by my esteemed colleagues to shed some light on hemp laws both nationally and here in the Evergreen State. 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. You can register to join us here.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

The Seattle Times reports that Alaska’s new governor has no plans to change marijuana legalization, a spokesman said Wednesday. Dunleavy has made new appointments to the five-member Marijuana Control Board while also planning to propose repealing its existence. Spokesman Matt Shuckerow also said that Gov. Read on at [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Approximately 13,000 pounds of marijuana valued at around $3 million were destroyed Wednesday, Nov. 10, just outside of three adjoining Touchet cannabis farms accused of growing more than allowed by state law. The Union Bulletin reports. And that’s why someone turned us in.”. read more at.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2019

Over the last several years, attitudes towards marijuana use have rapidly changed in the United States. respondents said marijuana use should be legal, compared to 31 percent who supported legalization in the year 2000. [1] 1] As of the date of this article, thirty-three states and Washington D.C.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Marijuana has been a long-standing subject of controversy in the U.S Even though 47 states have legalized cannabis for some forms of medical use , New York significantly falls behind its neighbors in terms of marijuana legislation. History of Marijuana Legislation in New York. Marijuana legislation main driving forces.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Marijuana Moment Reports. The medical cannabis provision in question prohibits the Department of Justice from using its resources to prosecute individuals acting in compliance with state laws. The rider has been in place and renewed each year since 2014. Full Story.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 19, 2019

To understand the current state of hemp cultivation in California, we need to look back a few years. The CIHFA amended the Health and Safety Code to redefine “marijuana” to exclude industrial hemp, and to statutorily define industrial hemp. The next year, the federal Agricultural Act of 2014 (or “2014 Farm Bill”) was passed.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 13, 2019

In the last year, a record number of states have amended or enacted laws which regulate marijuana testing, accommodations, and use. Among these states, at least two states have specifically banned pre-employment testing of marijuana. Recreational and Medical Marijuana Laws Increase Employer Obligations.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 25, 2022

. §801-971, which categorically prohibits the use of marijuana even for medical purposes preempts the provisions in Connecticut’s Palliative Use of Marijuana Act (PUMA) Conn. that prohibits employers from discriminating i.e. firing or refusing to hire, against authorized persons who use marijuana for medical purposes.

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The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

State law allows employees to use CBD oil, while other laws allow employers to fire workers for using it. Did the CBD oil come from marijuana or hemp? Both marijuana and hemp are plants that come from the “cannabis” family. Marijuana plants can have THC levels of up to 30%, whereas there is usually less than.3%

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Connor & Connor PLLC

JULY 5, 2018

1 With such a large volume of tourists, and with the legalization of medical and adult-use marijuana in Nevada, the question of whether or not marijuana can be brought into or out of the state arises. As it is widely known, marijuana is still federally illegal. As it is widely known, marijuana is still federally illegal.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2020

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. Many state law enforcement agencies simply mistook hemp for an illegal controlled substance.

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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. The prohibition, known as the Rohrabacher–Farr Amendment, became law in 2014 and must be renewed every year. Via The Kansas Reflector.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2019

The medical-marijuana community has been on edge over the issue since June, when the state court of appeals ruled 2-1 that THC-bearing resin from marijuana plants, and the products that contain it, were not protected by the 2010 Arizona Medical Marijuana Act. Now, the state’s highest court will decide the issue.

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The Joint Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2019

The Anchorage Assembly has voted 7 to 4 to place an initiative on the April 7th city election ballot that would legalize the on-site consumption of marijuana at legal marijuana retail outlets. Under current law consuming marijuana at marijuana, stores are illegal.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

MARCH 9, 2022

If you’re a marijuana user and a parent, you likely want to understand how smoking weed will affect any parental rights and responsibilities, as well as the social stigma that may come with being a parent who is open about it. Keep an eye out for any changes to the laws when it comes to weed, as they will likely affect you and your parenting.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 5, 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. States are (mostly) consistent when it comes to hemp production.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 26, 2019

Currently, thirty-three states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico have all legalized the use of marijuana to some degree. The rift between federal and state law has left banks trapped between their mission to serve the financial needs of their local communities and the threat of federal enforcement action.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

As such, the cultivation of hemp is still governed by the 2014 Farm Bill, which allows state departments of agriculture to license the cultivation of industrial hemp. However, according to a 2015 informal opinion from the Idaho Attorney General, the state makes no distinction between industrial hemp and marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2021

This week, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal of a summons issued to a marijuana dispensary in Colorado for purposes of an IRS federal tax audit. The petitioners attempted to argue that it was incorrect for the lower court to hold that federal law supersedes Colorado law when it comes to state-legal cannabis sales.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 3, 2021

Green Light Law Group. Andrew founded the Oregon Cannabis Law Group in 2014 and merged with Green Light Law Group in 2019. Andrew represents and advises cannabis business clients on state law compliance and licensing issues, as well as in civil litigation and private arbitration.

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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 Medical Marijuana Already Legal. Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 30, 2019

Per the release distributed by Senator Wyden : Wyden and Blumenauer’s State Cannabis Commerce Act would make these existing protections permanent and expand them to include all cannabis producers and consumers in compliance with state law. It’s past time we protect the states, like Oregon, that have gotten it right.”.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2019

Commercial marijuana activity remains a federal crime, and the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) generally prohibits financial institutions from accepting marijuana-generated dollars. That includes regularly submitting Suspicious Activity Reports (“SARs”) to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”).

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 7, 2020

.” Essentially, banking regulators are saying that financial institutions should treat “hemp-related businesses” like any other business when it comes SAR filings (unlike state-licensed cannabis businesses, which have their own special SAR filing system under the 2014 guidelines). ” No surprises there.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 31, 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. Basically, CDFA is apparently still waiting on the AG and Governor to review the plan.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 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. It doesn’t matter whether the CBD was derived from hemp or marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Below are some of this year’s highlights in the states in which Thompson Coburn maintains offices as well as some other notable highlights, and the full set of rankings can be found here. Leading the rankings again is California (#1), the first state to legalize medical marijuana in 1996. is dependent on the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 28, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Current Issues in Marijuana Regulation. Veterans Struggle to Gain Access to Medical Marijuana. Thirty-three states and the District of Columbia have enacted medical marijuana programs. What is the VA’s Position of Medical Marijuana? May 2, 2019.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

As we previously explained : Commercial marijuana activity remains a federal crime, and the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) generally prohibits financial institutions from accepting marijuana-generated dollars. The joint guidance also states that additional FinCen guidance will be released in the future.

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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. Meaning, cannabis in Indian Country would not be a major enforcement priority similar to the states pursuant to the August 29, 2013 Cole Memo.

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