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LCB Board Action: Specific Cannabis Interim Policies Withdrawn

Cannabis Law Report

On September 29, 2021, during a regularly scheduled meeting, the Liquor and Cannabis Board took the following actions on these Board Interim Policies (BIP): Liquor Policies Rescinded (Withdrawn) : LCB Policy Number 00-4 about exceptions to liquor license fee refund procedures. Marijuana (Cannabis) Policies Rescinded (Withdrawn).

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New Opinion Confirms Growing Trend Away from “Zero Tolerance” Cannabis Bankruptcy Relief Policy

Canna Law Blog

The seminal Arenas decision from 2014 observed that things get especially awkward when “granting [relief to the debtor] directly involves a federal court … administering the fruits and instrumentalities of federal criminal activity.” It wrote that “some of the largest business bankruptcy cases, like Pacific Gas & Electric Co. …

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Iowa Medical Marijuana Laws: Past, Present, and Future

MMJ Recs

However, in recent years, public attitudes towards marijuana have shifted, leading to changes in legislation and public policy. In 2014, the Iowa Legislature passed the Medical Cannabidiol Act, allowing for the limited use of cannabis-derived products containing low levels of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) for medical purposes.

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Top Five key Takeaways from the 2021 State of the States Report

Americans for Safe Access

Since 2014, Americans for Safe Access has been publishing the State of the States report as a tool for local advocates and policy makers to understand and improve their medical cannabis program.

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Calls Federal Pot Prohibition Policies Incoherent

Cannabis Law Report

Raich Supreme Court decision, which upheld the Controlled Substances Act as lawful under Congress’ commerce clause authority, noting “federal policies of the past 16 years have greatly undermined its reasoning.”.

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Press Release: States Surpass $15 Billion in Tax Revenue From Legal, Adult-Use Cannabis Sales May 01, 2023

Cannabis Law Report

On May 1st, the Marijuana Policy Project released a new report on tax revenue generated from state-legal, adult-use cannabis. billion in tax revenue from legal, adult-use cannabis sales since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington. […] Washington, D.C. —

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States Have Made Over $15B From Cannabis Tax Revenue Despite Decline

Veriheal

A report was released by the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) on May 1 on the combined sale of cannabis across the U.S. Since the state-legal, adult-use cannabis market began in 2014, a combined total of more than $15 billion has been generated in tax revenue. billion since the sale of adult-use cannabis started in 2014.