Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

On January 12, 2022, the New York Department of State’s Division of Administrative Rules published emergency regulations in the New York State Register that formally implemented the New York State Hemp Grower License program (the Grower License Program). Changes to Expect from the New Licensing Program. THC or less.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 24, 2022

Senate introduced legislation Monday to remove hemp from the state controlled substances list, which would make hemp legal in North Carolina after a pilot program ends July 1.

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The Cannigma

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In 2015, Serbia appeared to be approving the more liberal approach to medical cannabis but has since backtracked and doubled down on punishments. Serbia has no medical marijuana program. Despite medical programs in neighboring countries like Romania, Croatia, and North Macedonia, the Serbian government has refused to move forward.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Alabama legalized medical a medical cannabis program on May 17, 2021 when Governor Ivey signed SB 46 into law. Although medical cannabis program was signed into law last year, it has yet to be fully implemented. Since then, the legislature has passed a number of laws that have expanded the state’s medical cannabis program.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 18, 2024

We only had one significant cannabis bill in play, which made the 2024 session different than any year going back to 2015. HB 4121 and the cannabis license moratorium On February 6 th , 2024, I ran our annual legislative forecast and report on the proposed Oregon cannabis laws. The bill at issue for 2024 is HB 4121.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2021

She worked for the Department of Public Health for 11 years, including as Staff Services Manager II for the Maternal Child Adolescent Health Division, Health Program Specialist I in the Center for Environmental Health, Associate Accounting Analyst with the Drinking Water Program and Associate Accounting Analyst in the Resource Management Section.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

This one reads similarly to 2021’s failed and controversial HB 2015 and SB 864. HB 2015 – OLCC homework. Same bill as SB 345 and HB 2015. Same bill as SB 345 and HB 2015 and HB 2377. Same bill as SB 345 and HB 2015 and HB 2377 and HB 2931. SB 66 – Increased local marijuana sales taxation authority.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

In 2015, Louisiana lawmakers legalized medical marijuana. It took four years, but sales are finally set to begin this week after the Department of Agriculture cleared the first product for release. Louisiana’s medical program is limited. by Ryan Holz | Aug 7, 2019 | Medical Marijuana | Louisiana.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 1, 2021

Black South African agricultural organizations are not content on standing by while the country’s legal cannabis industry kicks off on a racist foot. Two weeks ago, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development released a master plan that set a goal for regulating a commercial cannabis industry within the next two years.

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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. The Commission’s letter is worth reading. producers and consumers.'”

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

MARCH 25, 2020

Amidst claims of fraud and favoritism in Governor Quinn’s process, Governor Rauner’s staff undertook its own review of the cannabis business applications and, as a result, the State did not begin to grant business licenses until February 2015, or roughly 19 months after the Act was initially signed into law.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Plenty of farmers added hemp to their existing farms, while other entrepreneurs with little experience in agriculture also crowded into the market. . At the same time, the United States Department of Agriculture is still figuring out how to regulate hemp growers. THC standard since it first adopted regulations for hemp growers in 2015.

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Canna Care Docs

JULY 30, 2019

I advise a lot of students in a lot of majors and they’re all like, this is going to be cool,” said Antonio DiTommaso, program director for agricultural sciences at Cornell. “I Interest in working with plants has made agriculture one of the fastest-growing degrees on U.S.

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The Cannigma

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Omari Jackson, publisher of Ganja Activist, a Jamaica-based outlet covering all things cannabis on the island, told The Cannigma that reports of a cannabis shortage caused by torrential rains and a drought are “clickbait,” adding that while cannabis growers did take a hit in the rain — so did the entire agricultural sector.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The Medical Marijuana Dispensary Program of Hawaii was created in order to get medical cannabis consumers to register for consuming the plant. The program requires cannabis patients to have a licensed physician to certify that the individual would benefit from medical cannabis before they can register for it.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 23, 2022

In 2015, Puerto Rico declared “it could not afford to pay its more than $70 billion public debt load it had accumulated through decades of mismanagement, corruption and excessive borrowing.” Cannabis opportunities for Puerto Rico’s agricultural sector. Background on the debt crisis.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

At this time, full compliance with Section 10113 is not possible because the US Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) has yet to approve of any state or tribal plans covering the cultivation of hemp or issue its own plan allowing for the cultivation of hemp in states that do not have an approved plan. Even though Hemp Co.’s

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SMPL

MARCH 26, 2019

GB Sciences, the firm hired by LSU to run its marijuana-growing program, will take product it has already made in a temporary facility and release it to the state’s nine licensed pharmacies, GB Sciences Louisiana President John Davis said at a medical marijuana stakeholder meeting at the Louisiana Department of Agriculture offices in Baton Rouge.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 8, 2019

Since 2015 the number of licensed hemp growers has climbed from 13 to 584 (with much of that in the past two years) and hemp acreage has rapidly expanded to 11,000 acres. Fortunately, the Oregon state legislature Department of Agriculture (“ODA”) have been working hard to keep up with these developments.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 28, 2019

To be clear, this Bill is about jobs, local wealth creation, and socio-economic benefits – most Virgin Islands’ residents that want cannabis already have a way to get it, and local residents are not the primary targets for the tax revenue generation that will fund many community programs. John Chamber of Commerce in 2015).

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

This means we are unlikely to see a full-scale merger of the medical and recreational cannabis programs in 2019 (too bad), and that most of the legislation will be maintenance oriented and reactive. When Oregon representatives first met in 2015 to codify Measure 91, there was tremendous buzz. How did we get here?

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 6, 2021

Principal Chief Richard Sneed, who was first elected as vice chairman of the The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in 2015, cites medical marijuana as vital for treating cancer and chronic pain. . Passing this ordinance is just the first step, but we are excited to begin building this program. possession of a controlled substance).

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 24, 2019

California established the Medical Marijuana Program (MMP) through Senate Bill 420 (Vasconcellos, 2003) which increased access to medical cannabis for qualifed patients and primary caregivers and provided protections from prosecution for the possession and cultivation of medical cannabis. 1 1 Business and Profession Code section 26014 1.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

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. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) is preparing to regulate the commercial cultivation under the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 23, 2019

While Oregon legalized hemp production in 2015, the Beaver State has seen a huge influx of hemp grower and handler registrations since the enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill , which legalized hemp under federal law. They should be in place for a while, or at least until the state legislature adopts HB 2740 or yet another hemp statute.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 16, 2021

In 2015, Georgia legalized the possession of cannabis oil containing a maximum of 5% THC. If you think about it, 80% of Georgia’s economy is based on agriculture,” Ralston said. Georgia currently has roughly 20,000 registered patients, and Ralston expects this number to grow rapidly as the program rolls out. In 2019, Gov.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The regulation is in practice from October 2015. Having said that, Ireland made this legislation only as a pilot program. It may or may not change the legislation after the end of the intended program period. You may not receive felonies for carrying a considerably small amount of cannabis. Czech Republic.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

This is noteworthy as Massachusetts and Michigan’s microbusiness licenses are not considered part of the medical cannabis program infrastructure. California’s transition from a gray market to a licensed one began with attempts to regulate medical cannabis (2015) and voter-approved adult use legalization (2016).

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 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. History of compliance with regulations and policies governing government regulated marijuana programs. since 2015.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 25, 2021

Maybe this will serve as insight into Florida’s politics and how many of these areas play into the state’s medical cannabis program and its future… The 12 Days of Christmas are brought to you by these Florida lobbyists and political organizations. EDITOR: Heather Allman. PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 25, 2022

An email sent by the charity stated it had secured the MDMA for the trial and that “this trial will give graduates and participants in our Certificate of Psychedelic- Assisted Therapies (CPAT) Program the chance to actually undergo Psychedelic Assisted therapy in a clinically controlled environment”. Dr Eli Kotler. MBBS MPM FRANZCP Cert.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

America’s first national-level agricultural report on cannabis finds that legal cannabis supports more than 13,042 American farms and is now worth more than cotton. billion, America’s cannabis harvest ranks above cotton and below wheat, based on US Department of Agriculture data for 2020. With a wholesale harvest value of $6.2

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 3, 2022

Horsman proceeded to engage in a course of gross misconduct designed to funnel Plaintiffs’ invested funds (as well as proceeds from a Paycheck Protection Program loan) into his own pockets and into the coffers of entities Horsman owned and/or controlled. Cypress was acquired by FRT in 2015. Did You Invest With Patrick Horsman?

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

7 While the lifetime use remains relatively stable for this cohort, from 2015-2017, past year and past month use increased 2.7% THC is considered industrial hemp, and can be used for industrial agriculture cultivation. In 2015, Whiting, et al, performed a meta-analysis and systematic review of research on the medical use of cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 22, 2021

Bophelo is on course to obtain Good Agricultural and Collection Practice compliant status in the coming weeks to facilitate exports to the African continent and international markets including the UK and EU. Akanda: A Leading Integrated Medical Cannabis Company for International Markets.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Department of Agriculture (USDA). While some states had authorized industrial hemp pilot programs for research through the 2014 Farm Bill, hemp growers were subject to strict regulations and were not offered federal support such as crop insurance. Agriculture. xxix Tax collections through September were 11.3 2017, July 27).

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2019

The ministry considers extracts containing cannabinoid used in food (primarily in food supplements such as CBD oil) generally as novel food according to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 and therefore not marketable, since there is no marketing authorization for such products. if their THC-content does not exceed 0,3 %; and. Footnotes. 7 ec.europa.eu/food/safety/novel_food/catalogue/search/public/index.cfm#.

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