Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 17, 2021

Some gun-rights supporters and pro-legalization groups and legislators are lobbying during the special session to allow the Minnesota Department of Health to petition the federal government to exempt marijuana from its schedule I classification for patients on the medical program, meaning the government recognizes it has medicinal qualities.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

MARCH 9, 2022

Kansas journal of medicine, 13, 129–130. The legal landscape for parents who smoke weed is changing and will likely continue to change as marijuana becomes legalized in more states. Keep an eye out for any changes to the laws when it comes to weed, as they will likely affect you and your parenting. ↑ 2 Emoto, J.,

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2021

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 13, 2019

So many proposed leases reviewed by our California cannabis attorneys completely miss the fact that before a tenant can secure a state license they must first secure local authorization from their city or county under the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”). And in the City of L.A.

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Otherside Farms

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

While federal marijuana legalization is still pending, an increased number of states have legalized this drug for recreation and medicinal use. 91% favor medicinal marijuana, while 60% are pushing for medical and recreational marijuana legalization. Note that some states have legalized marijuana for medical use only.

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Veriheal

JULY 6, 2021

For many years since the enactment of cannabis prohibition by the federal government, having any form of cannabis in any amount in the state would get you in trouble which could include both hefty fines and incarceration. In 2014, the state passed SB 2531 which was the state’s first CBD-focused law.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 25, 2022

Further, does the permissive Connecticut state law conflict with the federal law which makes it a federal crime to use, possess, or distribute marijuana, when it prohibits employers from discriminating against authorized persons who use medicinal marijuana outside of the workplace. 21a–408 et seq., 12101 et seq.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 20, 2021

The House will pass legislation early next year to put this question before the voters but we need to start looking at changes needed to State law now.”. Maryland legalized cannabis for medicinal purposes in 2013, but despite strong support for continued reform, recreational marijuana is still illegal.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Florida first legalized the limited use of medical cannabis through the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014. Since then, the legislature has passed a number of laws that have expanded the state’s medical cannabis program. Nor do there appear to be any significant proposed bills that would do so.

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WeedAdvisor

MAY 16, 2019

This is because, despite the 2014 Farm Bill allowing for the production of industrial hemp (cannabis with a THC content of 0.3% But the 2018 Farm Bill cleared the air, and established hemp as separate from marijuana according to both federal and state laws. However, these products were still technically illegal.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

While employers in the US transport industry are acutely aware of the effects COVID-19 has imposed over the last 18 months, another phenomenon has been making itself known: the ever-increasing tally of states and localities across the country legalising cannabis for medicinal and recreational purposes.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2019

Dish Network, LLC , the Supreme Court of Colorado analyzed whether a state statute prohibiting employers from discharging employees based on “lawful” out-of-work activities prevented employers from terminating employees for using marijuana. [16] 4, 2014); California Proposition 64 : Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Cal.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 25, 2022

For the third category, the Court recognized transportation employers, federal government contractors, and recipients of federal grants as employers with such statutory obligations under federal law. The plaintiff, Cristina Barbuto, used small quantities of medicinal marijuana as treatment for her Crohn’s disease. 2] Barbuto , p.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 5, 2023

Since 2014, Minnesota has provided applicants and employees with protections if they lawfully use cannabis for medicinal purposes. This expanded definition should avoid litigation in Minnesota over whether the CPA covers a product that is legal under state law, but not federal law, as we saw in Coats v.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 6, 2021

MJIN is designed to seek daily leveraged investment results, before fees and expenses, of two times the inverse (-2x) (or opposite) of the performance of the Prime Alternative Harvest Index, providing investors access to the global cannabis ecosystem and benefitting directly from widespread medicinal and recreational legalization initiatives.

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MMJ Recs

JULY 1, 2024

The state passed the Medical Cannabidiol Act in 2014, allowing for the use of CBD with limited THC content for medical purposes. Finding a Certified Medical Provider in Iowa Consulting with a qualified physician registered with the Iowa Board of Medicine is essential.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Given the territorial nature of trademark law, it may even be that counterfeiters in illegal states have a head start as to priority, as compared with the original companies that created the marks but operated strictly in accordance with state law. Majik Medicine, LLC , No. E.g. , CBD Industries, LLC v.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2019

In total, 34 states, the District of Columbia and various U.S. Eleven states have allowed for legal adult and medicinal use of cannabis in a regulated program. Twenty-three states have a comprehensive medical marijuana program. At the same time, the state has brought in over $1 billion in tax revenue.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2019

Whether and how state and federal laws apply is necessarily fact-dependent, and deciding whether to move forward requires review of the specific facts at play and the application of federal and state law to those facts. Follow State Law (and Require that Customers Do Too). FOOTNOTES. & Prof.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 24, 2019

Alaska voters legalized recreational marijuana in 2014. The state generated more than $10 million in marijuana tax revenue from July 2017 to June 2018.” Marijuana-related businesses cannot continue the program beyond a pilot phase without the liability coverage, said Credit Union 1 CEO James Wileman.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 8, 2019

Whilst English law presumes that English criminal statutes do not extend to acts wholly undertaken outside the U.K., the Court of Appeal decision R v Rogers [2014] significantly (and somewhat surprisingly) extended the scope of POCA to conduct that occurs entirely outside the U.K., Territoriality.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

times more likely to be arrested on a cannabis-related charge than white people in the state. Additionally, in 2014, the passage of Harper’s Grace Law by the state legislature legalized the use of CBD oil for medical use by individuals with debilitating epileptic conditions. ounces at a time.

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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”). There’s one issue though: federal law.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Move forward two years to 2014, and Robert began taking prescription medication for anxiety. Doctors gave him this medicine even after knowing Robert was born with a birth defect that increases his chances of contracting pancreatitis. New York legalized medical cannabis in 2014.

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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). What does certification actually mean and entail? section 179.26; and sewage sludge.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

times more likely to be arrested on a cannabis-related charge than white people in the state. Additionally, in 2014, the passage of Harper’s Grace Law by the state legislature legalized the use of CBD oil for medical use by individuals with debilitating epileptic conditions. ounces at a time.

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Do different states recognize Florida medical cards? Where can you use your medicine and when are you at risk of getting arrested? MORE DETAILS: On June 16, 2014, Florida became the 22nd state to legalize (at least partial) access to medical marijuana when Governor Rick Scott signed the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 25, 2020

We’ve been tracking this issue since 2014 when the odds of a cannabis company obtaining bankruptcy protections were “none to none.” (“Slim” was far too generous.) the entity that filed for bankruptcy protection) leased land to a marijuana farmer legally under state law, but in violation of federal law. The debtor (i.e.

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Above The Law - Cannabis

JANUARY 22, 2018

With the beginning of California cannabis licensing under the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA), there has been a lot of confusion and hearsay regarding how the new system will operate. Local approval is pretty much everything when it comes to getting a state license.

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Above The Law - Cannabis

AUGUST 21, 2017

215 (which is a terrible piece of law if you’re looking to be a real cannabis business) is that many self-proclaimed industry attorneys in and out of California abandoned any semblance of helping their clients comply with the corporations code, federal and state tax laws, and various basic transactional laws and standards.

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Above The Law - Cannabis

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Though it’s pretty clear recalls should already be happening in California based on some of the available product in the state’s medical market, they haven’t yet, but they will. In most industries, recall standards are dictated by either federal or state law or both.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 26, 2022

Instead, adult-use dispensaries in the state are proving the system works by checking IDs as required by state law. In a 2013–2014 National Roadside Survey, more drivers tested positive for cannabis (12.6%) than for alcohol (8.3%; Berning, Compton, & Wochinger, 2015) with drivers aged 16–20 having the highest rates.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Continued Protections for State Legal Medical Programs. Since 2014, annual appropriations bills have been amended to include a spending restriction to prevent the Department of Justice from enforcing the federal prohibition of marijuana against state-legal medical cannabis programs, businesses, and patients. California.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 28, 2019

Advances in battlefield medicine have resulted in fewer battlefield deaths, but also a larger proportion of veterans returning home with ongoing medical needs. A recent study by the American Legion suggests 22% of veterans are already using marijuana for medicinal purposes. These wounds range from minor to catastrophic. FOOTNOTES. [1]

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Above The Law - Cannabis

MARCH 19, 2018

These cooperatives and collectives (and their members) enjoy immunity from state law criminal prosecution so long as they comply with the CUA. Since 1996, these collectives and cooperatives have operated under a gray area of the law — mostly according to this 2008 state attorney general memo.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 30, 2019

Most recently, in his confirmation hearings, and then again in written answers to questions posed by Congress, Attorney General Designee William Barr has stated that he would not ‘go after’ state-legalised marijuana businesses,” Apfel told Cannabis Law Report. ” Cannabis firms are not special.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 25, 2019

Congress could pass a law that would legitimate marijuana activities, but only to the extent an individual or commercial enterprise acts within the letter of state law. State-compliant cannabis activity would no longer violate federal criminal law. Establishes procedures for the production of medicinal marihuana.

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