Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

While cannabis legalization moves full steam ahead through much of the Northeast, the southeastern U.S. These states haven’t made major headlines for their progressive cannabis policies, but together they constitute a major market that has, nevertheless, dipped its toe in the water. has been notably slow to uptake major reforms.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Due mainly to legal reforms at the state level, 2019 legal cannabis sales are expected to generate over $10 billion in revenue. Recreational use is becoming legal in a growing number of states. . Federal bankruptcy protection for business-debtors involved in the sale of cannabis products has not been forthcoming.

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The Joint Blog

JANUARY 27, 2020

Arrests for marijuana-related crimes plummeted by a range of 63% and roughly 80% from 2015 to 2018 in the five largest suburbs: These include Aurora, Naperville, Elgin, Joliet and Waukegan. The state had deemed most of these communities as neighborhoods with high numbers of such arrests, the Aurora Beacon-News reported.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 24, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Let’s begin with the press release that was issued by Harborside which stated. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Harborside Inc. (“Harborside” or the “Company”) (CSE: HBOR), today announced that the U.S. AUTHOR: aBIZinaBOX Inc. CPAs – Jordan S. ” .

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The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Georgia workers want to know if they can get fired for legally using cannabis oil. State law allows employees to use CBD oil, while other laws allow employers to fire workers for using it. Both marijuana and hemp are plants that come from the “cannabis” family. The lack of clear guidelines is frustrating workers.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 20, 2021

In 2019, Mississippi resident Allen Russell was sentenced to life in jail after being found guilty of possessing more than 30 grams of cannabis. Despite a rapidly advancing movement to legalize cannabis around the country, last week a court of appeals upheld the sentence, the Associated Press reports.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 19, 2020

The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin reports. The road to Illinois becoming the 11th state in the country along with the District of Columbia to legalize adult-use recreational cannabis was a long and winding one. Across the country, results of employment cases involving medical cannabis use by employees have been split.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Long before that bill failed, the Idaho Attorney General issued an informal opinion (see pages 132-134) on the legality of Hemp-CBD in 2015. If derived from anything other than the seeds or stems of the cannabis plant, it is illegal. The appeal involved the denial of Big Sky’s preliminary injunction by the state court.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 29, 2019

Prior to opening her own firm, she was appointed as Senior Policy Advisor at the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation, where she developed regulations and negotiated with stakeholders regarding the implementation of the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MCRSA).

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 16, 2021

After years of regulatory limbo that allowed registered patients in Georgia to possess—but not purchase—low-THC cannabis oil, the state has established a regulated market and has licensed six businesses to produce and sell the oil. In 2015, Georgia legalized the possession of cannabis oil containing a maximum of 5% THC.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2019

Network of Trial Law Firms – July 29, 2019. Over the last several years, attitudes towards marijuana use have rapidly changed in the United States. 1] As of the date of this article, thirty-three states and Washington D.C. 6] Since then, 32 more states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 27, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. . The two Harborside cases created an opportunity for analysis and a solid foundation for tax planning going forward for the cannabis industry. The dicta generated by this case will haunt taxpayers involved in t cannabis industry for the next ten years. AUTHOR: aBIZinaBOX Inc.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 24, 2022

was improper given the prohibition against spending federal funds to prosecute criminal defendants for marijuana-related offenses contained in the Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment (now known as the Joyce-Blumenauer Amendment), a congressional appropriations rider, which has been in place since 2015. 1] Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 § 537.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture (“NCDA”) provides a useful summary of the state’s law regarding hemp cultivation: Hemp production has been legalized in North Carolina, but only as part of the state’s pilot program as allowed under federal law. For now, we just have guidance documents.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. 280E to cannabis dispensaries. The Court stated: “Our precedent is unambiguous. We are constrained by the law, and Congress has not carved out an exception in IRC Sec.280E 280E for businesses that operate lawfully under State law. AUTHOR: aBIZinaBOX Inc.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

We do know that the Drug Enforcement Administration has confirmed that the importation of cannabis plant material that falls outside of the Controlled Substance Act’s definition of “marihuana” (e.g., That limited exception doesn’t cover other parts of the cannabis plant, including hemp flower.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. ii] Both are California appellate court decisions decided in 2019. Put in the simplest terms, Raybon says Proposition 64 decriminalized possession of cannabis (within the parameters of the law) in correctional institutions and Perry says it did not. AUTHOR: Heather Elise Razook.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 23, 2019

AUTHOR: Dionne Kellier , Hoban Law Group. PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Dionne Kellier is Counsel to Hoban Law Group and an Attorney-at-Law licensed to practice in the State of Florida and Washington, D.C. If you wish to re-publish this story please do so with following accreditation.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 22, 2019

In a joint op-ed in Fox Business today, American Bankers Association President and CEO Rob Nichols and Credit Union National Association President and CEO Jim Nussle called on lawmakers to resolve the existing conflict between federal and state law with respect to proceeds from cannabis-related businesses.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

States have taken a widely different approach to regulating industrial hemp and not all states recognize any difference between industrial hemp and marijuana, regardless of the amount of THC present. On January 24, 2019, a truck carrying the hemp was stopped in Ada County, Idaho.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 30, 2019

For nearly fifty years, the University of Mississippi has had the sole contract with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to grow cannabis for research purposes. The first letter was sent on May 13, 2015, and the second letter was sent on November 18, 2018. Access the full document at. What is the status of this request?

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 2, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. In western states that have legalized cannabis over the last few years, water agencies have seen a sharp increase of permit applications to secure water rights. Cannabis is an agricultural crop and, of course, it needs water to grow. Water Rights and Cannabis Growers.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 8, 2019

investors in cannabis-related entities, where the activity is legal in its jurisdiction but not legal in the U.K., businesses with regards to cannabis-related activity and significant discrepancy in opinion within the U.K. On 18 June 2019, the U.K. Legal Status of Cannabis in the U.K., Authored By: Christina Mouktari.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 23, 2021

Section 280E, which was enacted in 1982 during the so-called War on Drugs, has become increasingly relevant for cannabis (marijuana) businesses. This revenue growth has been driven by an increasing number of states opting to legalize marijuana. Commissioner. 97-494 (Vol. I), at 309 (1982). Trafficking. Trade or Business.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2019

The Garden State’s Governor, Phil Murphy, signed the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (CUMMA) on July 2, 2019. New Jersey recently responded to public demand to revise and expand its medical marijuana program to address issues such as supply scarcity, employment and hiring concerns, and geographic access problems.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2021

For the past year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has directed its attention to the cannabis industry– in a helpful way! This includes promulgation of cannabis tax guidelines as well as webinars and public forums dedicated to tax compliance for marijuana businesses (together, the “Guidelines”). 2019) ; and Beck v.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 28, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. May 2, 2019. Thirty-three states and the District of Columbia have enacted medical marijuana programs. 92% of veterans support research into medical cannabis and 83% of all veteran households support legalizing medical cannabis. United States v. Gonzales , No.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Those of you beginning to pick up regulated cannabis clients might find this article a useful and interesting read. As of October 21, 33 states and the District of Columbia have allowed the use of medical marijuana. In addition, recreational marijuana is legalized in 10 states and the District of Columbia (see Exhibit 1 for details).

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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. A new study disproves the theory that dispensaries make it easier for teens to get cannabis. In California, people 18-20 with a doctor’s recommendation and any adult 21 and over can purchase cannabis.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JUNE 25, 2021

The international cannabis market is growing rapidly. Because of the interest in the North American market, we can expect continued interest in the United States which should lead to further inbound investment. cannabis entrepreneurs along with the desire for investment on the part of U.S. This article will discuss the U.S.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 26, 2021

Georgia’s medicinal cannabis program is about to undergo a significant expansion after the state’s regulatory board “chose six companies Saturday that will be allowed to sell the drug, a decision that will finally give registered patients a legal way to obtain medication first approved six years ago,” according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 3, 2021

Cannabis lounges, where patrons can smoke a joint, rip a bong, vaporize a dab or do just about anything else you can think of with the plant, appeared to be a certainty as part of a Las Vegas ordinance back in 2017—and then again in 2019. If the headline looks familiar, well, that’s because it is.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 3, 2021

Cannabis lounges, where patrons can smoke a joint, rip a bong, vaporize a dab or do just about anything else you can think of with the plant, appeared to be a certainty as part of a Las Vegas ordinance back in 2017—and then again in 2019. If the headline looks familiar, well, that’s because it is.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 30, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. European cannabis firms and investors enviously watching the rapid maturation of the multi-billion dollar North American industry may consider something both geographies have in common; the difficulty of getting banks onside. AUTHOR: MARK TAYLOR.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 3, 2021

Cannabis lounges, where patrons can smoke a joint, rip a bong, vaporize a dab or do just about anything else you can think of with the plant, appeared to be a certainty as part of a Las Vegas ordinance back in 2017—and then again in 2019. If the headline looks familiar, well, that’s because it is.

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MassRoots

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Fudge, meanwhile, has been ramping up her bill cosponsorships when it comes to cannabis reform. Prior to the current Congress, though, she hadn’t signed onto any cannabis bills since first joining the House in 2008. Where the two Democratic lawmakers seem to diverge is in public statements about cannabis reform.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 21, 2019

King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. laws of the 20 th century, the Civil Rights Act of 1964. When it comes to cannabis, however, it is sometimes difficult to separate law and policy.

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