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.

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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. 801 et seq.,

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

–(BUSINESS WIRE)– PSI Labs , an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based ISO 17025 accredited Safety Compliance Facility that provides essential cannabis testing services, today announced its expansion of services after a strong performance in 2021, including a strategic acquisition of pH Solutions, LLC in Monrovia, California. ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(BUSINESS

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The filings mark the latest development in a protracted legal battle stemming from a falling-out between Feder and others with whom he allegedly united to pool knowledge and resources in 2015 in an effort to score one of the coveted, newly available marijuana business licenses in New York’s medical cannabis program.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 22, 2023

We have been working with the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission incessantly since 2015, when rulemaking commenced for the adult use program. Over the years, we’ve dealt with many, many compliance-related issues, including Notices of Proposed License Cancellation to licensee clients from OLCC.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

With the passage of SB 420 , this collective system was formalized and, with the advent of the 2008 Guidelines issued by the State Attorney General’s Office, more details around “compliance” and best practices were provided; but it was nothing like we have today under Prop. 64 and MAUCRSA. Then in November 2016, Prop.

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MMJ Recs

MAY 5, 2024

Following Proposition 215, the legal framework surrounding medical marijuana continued to evolve and in 2003, the California State Legislature enacted Senate Bill 420 , also known as the Medical Marijuana Program Act.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2021

In addition to the Company’s GMP Certification by NSF and SGS, ISO 9001-2015 Certification, ISO 17025 Accreditation, the U.S. Hemp Authority® Certification Program is an industry initiative to provide high standards, best practices and self-regulation giving consumers and retailers confidence in hemp and CBD products.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 3, 2021

Amanda McComb: We started our cannabis banking program in 2015 and have since gone through 15 state and federal exams. So, it’s been a long haul, most specifically just for the cannabis program to make sure that we were staying in compliance and doing it in a safe and sound way.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 2, 2021

Amanda McComb: We started our cannabis banking program in 2015 and have since gone through 15 state and federal exams. So, it’s been a long haul, most specifically just for the cannabis program to make sure that we were staying in compliance and doing it in a safe and sound way.

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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. Hemp production is incredibly hot right now in Oregon. The new notice proposes to adopt these temporary rules permanently. percent total THC.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 5, 2023

Dish Network, LLC (Colorado 2015) and Ceballos v. Starting August 1, 2023, whether and when a Minnesota employer can test for cannabis will depend on either the position at issue or the type of testing sought ( e.g. , pre-employment, random, reasonable suspicion or treatment program). NP Palace, LLC (Nevada 2022).

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Thirty-three states have enacted some type of medical marijuana program. Compliance with state laws is of little benefit when it comes to federal bankruptcy, banking, and tax codes. BAP 2015); In re Medpoint Mgmt., 2015); In re McGinnis , 453 B.R. Recreational use is becoming legal in a growing number of states. .

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MMJ Recs

AUGUST 30, 2021

The selling of medical marijuana in Missouri had humble beginnings, with only two non-profit organizations given the go ahead to grow cannabis for medical use in 2015. How many dispensaries are licensed in Missouri? These two organizations were the first to be licensed, but they were not nearly close to the last.

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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. The law was modified in 2016 in House Bill 992.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 2, 2021

Amanda McComb: We started our cannabis banking program in 2015 and have since gone through 15 state and federal exams. So, it’s been a long haul, most specifically just for the cannabis program to make sure that we were staying in compliance and doing it in a safe and sound way.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 3, 2019

We’ve been saying for the last year that as California’s legal marijuana program continues to roll out, the state’s enforcement against illegal operators will continue to ramp up. What remains unclear, however, is how the National Guard troops will proceed with implementing enforcement against illegal operations.

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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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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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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 29, 2019

An-Chi Tsou is the principal at Tsou Consulting, LLC, specializing in state and local regulatory and legislative compliance, guidance, and advocacy. She was the lead staffer and drafter of the MCRSA at the California State Legislature in 2015. . Authored By: An-Chi Tsou.

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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. Criterion 2.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 31, 2019

Greater acceptance of cannabis occurred in 1998 when Oregon, following California’s lead two years earlier, established a medical marijuana program. With the debate around legalization largely settled, Oregon’s elected officials began making annual adjustments during legislative sessions beginning in 2015.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 6, 2021

Our companies both started around the same time, around like 2015, I think, is when we kicked off at Cannabiz Media. And so what we developed is a compliance rules engine that looks at the inventory, the sales, and the financial performance of a business at the detailed transaction level. Kevin Hart: Thanks, Ed. Kevin Hart: Experience.

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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. In November 2015, Innovative Nutraceuticals, LLC placed an order for hemp from Spain to L&M Natural Hemp.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 16, 2020

The physical proximity of both companies will allow the establishment of a strong collaboration toward the success of our pharmaceutical program”. Ethanol-based extraction process is one of the technologies we intended to use for our cannabinoids-based pharmaceutical drug development program. Tweet this. Devonian Health Group Inc.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The company helped pioneer Nevada’s legal cannabis market from its inception in 2015, and continues to lead the industry in Utah where it has worked since 2019 to help establish the state’s medical cannabis program. Transaction Advisors. Honigman LLP and Stikeman Elliott LLP acted as legal advisors to Curaleaf.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 17, 2019

HDL claims it oversees roughly 400 licensed businesses through compliance and tax auditing. McPherson was planning to retire from his job as head of revenue for the city of Oakland, California, in 2015 when HDL offered him a job. How big they want to allow the industry to get. Cantonization – California – Cannabis.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 3, 2021

As a legacy entrepreneur who started in 2015, Fritz says she has seen a lot of unregulated edibles brands on the market. Health Canada regulates every inch of legal cannabis product packaging to ensure compliance and safety (Government of Canada). The pre-legalization period ran from Jan. They weren’t for sale yet.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 8, 2019

investment community as to the boundaries of legal risk and compliance. THC (legal term “marijuana”) is classified as a Schedule 1 drug and is illegal under federal law for any purpose (with the exception of FDA-approved research programs) by way of the Controlled Substances Act 1970. There is very little guidance for U.K. In the U.S.,

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2019

9 Even under the Obama-era policy, Weedmaps might still be exposing itself to federal prosecution because it is not “demonstrably in compliance with [California’s] strong and effective. Even then, publishers should require that any cannabis-business certify its compliance with state and local laws. 2551, 2560 (2015).

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 26, 2022

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. The lowest rate (44%) was in a community where law enforcement had recently enforced underage alcohol laws using compliance checks (i.e.,

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The power of that Amendment to stop the feds from criminally prosecuting medical cannabis businesses (even though it doesn’t change the CSA) was tested in real time in California in the MAMM case in 2015, and then confirmed again in the McIntosh case in 2016 (at least for states in the Ninth Circuit).

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SpeedWeed

MAY 20, 2021

But her humanitarian endeavors had always taken more traditional structures, like a family foundation that runs sports and fitness programs as well as a nonprofit hospital that serves uninsured and low-income families. Lashawn Griego moved down to Vegas from Denver when the store first opened in late 2015. Blazing a Trail for Others.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 19, 2021

But her humanitarian endeavors had always taken more traditional structures, like a family foundation that runs sports and fitness programs as well as a nonprofit hospital that serves uninsured and low-income families. Lashawn Griego moved down to Vegas from Denver when the store first opened in late 2015. Blazing a Trail for Others.

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Otherside Farms

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Just take a look at the 2015 Supreme Court case Coats v. Because they could get into big trouble with the Compliance, Safety, and Accountability program. First of all, you should know that your job can still fire you for using marijuana. But here’s the kicker: that includes after-hours marijuana use as well!

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Meadow

JULY 13, 2018

One of our primary goals for Meadowlands was to open the channels of communication and make sure compliance and regulatory information are available to everyone in the community who needs it, not just those who can afford compliance experts. We believe in lowering the cost of compliance through free-flowing and accurate information.

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