SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Social equity programs are a relatively new phenomenon in the U.S. cannabis industry, with the aim of getting more minorities and those with marijuana-related convictions involved in the legal sector. social equity programs were two of the first in the nation to launch. On the surface, both social equity programs appear similar.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 1, 2024

As debates heat up over recreational cannabis, all eyes turn to Ohio and its potential legalization. Once strictly prohibited nationwide, cannabis legislation has evolved remarkably across the U.S. For Ohio, sitting on the fence is becoming less tenable as neighboring states greenlight cannabis sales. in recent years.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 10, 2022

Anxiety and sleep disorders were some reasons given for prescriptions despite lack of evidence for cannabis treatment, researchers find. The researchers’ analysis found anxiety was the reason given for 16% of medicinal cannabis prescriptions. Queensland was the source of 51% of prescriptions between 2016 and 2021.

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NORML

JANUARY 28, 2019

A medical cannabis bill has been filed in the Kentucky General Assembly every year since 2013. Cannabis reform has stalled recently because of opposition from Kentucky’s Senate leadership. Danny Bentley, R-Russell, erroneously compared cannabis to “snake oil remedies of the 1800s,” according to a WDRB-TV report.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 3, 2021

On Wednesday, June 30, Governor Tom Wolf (D) of Pennsylvania signed medical cannabis legislation amendments into effect. The newly signed legal framework will boost medical cannabis purchase limits, as well as prolong specific policies that were imposed on a temporary basis when the coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis initially erupted.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

Since 2014, when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. Eighteen states have enacted laws legalizing, taxing, and regulating cannabis for adults 21 and older. Colorado (pop. of the population enrolled.

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Veriheal

MARCH 9, 2023

states — Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania — stand a good chance at legalizing recreational cannabis this year. However, the use and possession of cannabis remain illegal under federal law for any purpose as per the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (CSA) , which classifies cannabis as a Schedule I substance.

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Project CBD

JUNE 20, 2023

Pain, anxiety, and sleep are major drivers of medical cannabis use. 1 Even small doses of cannabis can soothe the stomach and stimulate the appetite. In fact, of the four cannabis-derived drugs approved so far by the U.S. Even small doses of cannabis can soothe the stomach and stimulate the appetite.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 23, 2021

The number of employees testing positive for cannabis has soared over the past decade, especially in states with legal recreational marijuana, a recent report found. In states with only medical programs or where marijuana is not legal at all, positive test rates also rose, but by roughly half that amount. . increase over 2019.

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The Cannigma

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The US cannabis industry has an equality problem. It’s not a new problem, nor a problem limited to cannabis. Yet it is one that cannabis is uniquely positioned, and failing, to address. Despite 36 states with legal marijuana, less than 2% of cannabis businesses are owned by Black people. The four pillars of equity.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Welcome to the eighth annual “State of the State” post on Oregon cannabis. Sales fell (again) along with licensee numbers (for the first time) According to OLCC data , retail sales between January 1, 2023 and November 30, 2023 clocked in at $874 million. By my math, the state is on pace for roughly $953 million this year.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 10, 2022

First comprehensive study reveals why Australians take medicinal cannabis. First academic study of national medicinal cannabis data. The first in-depth study of Australia’s medicinal cannabis program, which began in 2016, shows the drug is being increasingly prescribed for various conditions. 11 May 2022.

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TheAnswerPage

JULY 14, 2022

Among Florida, New York and Pennsylvania, which state has the highest total number of medical marijuana patients registered in their state program? Trends in Registration for Medical Cannabis and Reasons for Use From 2016 to 2020: An Observational Study. patients per 10,000 state population. Boehnke, Owen Dean, Rebecca L.

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MedicalJane

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Introduced in July 2014, New York’s medical marijuana program has been a work in progress from the get-go. The state recently announced an expansion to its program that is beginning to open the door to improved patient access. These changes included adding chronic pain and PTSD to its list of qualifying medical conditions.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

Legalizing cannabis for adults has been a wise investment. Since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. billion in tax revenue from legal, adult-use cannabis sales. Here’s what they say.

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MJ Business Attorneys

APRIL 29, 2019

There is no data showing that there are pervasive health or safety issues in the cannabis industry. While unions may provide valuable benefits in these industries, the cannabis industry drastically differs from them. The term ‘green lung’ had no prior widespread medical use, nor is it medically defined.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2022

As Marijuana Moment reported , he’s calling for the DOJ to investigate the FBI over its handling of its Uniform Crime Reporting program (UCR)—specifically, how it counts marijuana arrests. Where police are issuing citations—a civil penalty that doesn’t involve arrest or jail-time—those may be being counted as “arrests” in the FBI data. .

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 10, 2021

Monrovia-Based Lab Acquisition Strengthens Cannabis Testing In California. –(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 into Southern California with the acquisition of pH Solutions, LLC.

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PrestoDoctor

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The legalization of cannabis in some countries and states has brought about significant changes in the healthcare industry. However, with the increasing popularity of cannabis, many people are turning to marijuana as a safer and better alternative for pain management.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 17, 2022

The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) on Monday released the 15th report of its National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program. tonnes of methylamphetamine, cocaine, MDMA and heroin was consumed in 2020-21, the fifth year of the Program. An estimated 15.7 The drop of approximately 4.7 An estimated 15.7

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 18, 2022

WORCESTER—Today the Cannabis Control Commission (Commission) announced adult-use Marijuana Establishments in Massachusetts surpassed $3 billion in gross sales , according to the information that licensees report in the state’s mandatory seed-to-sale tracking system and is publicly available through the Commission’s Open Data Platform.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 1, 2019

The LA Times reports…… The effort is part of a partnership with Code for America, a nonprofit that developed an algorithm to quickly analyze county data to find out which cases are eligible to be cleared under Proposition 64. It’s unclear how far back those convictions go. Full report at.

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NORML

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

But at the Vegas event, she brought good news: She announced that other universities would host her research, and she recently applied for a third-party cultivation license from the DEA, the only federal agency that can legally provide cannabis for clinical study in the US. The only problem is, the program doesn’t actually exist.

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MMJ Recs

MAY 3, 2024

With its program in full swing, thousands of patients across the state are benefiting from access to this alternative form of treatment. The program’s success depends not only on initial access but also on sustained, continued access to treatment.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 9, 2021

A study from the University of California Berkeley Cannabis Research Center has determined that licensed cannabis cultivation operations use less water than previously thought. Data for the study was collected from water use reports from growers licensed to cultivate cannabis and from anonymous farmer surveys.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The Office of Open Records this month ruled in favor of Spotlight PA and ordered the Health Department to disclose how many patients are certified for cannabis under each of the state’s 23 qualifying conditions.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 22, 2021

In this Industry Snapshot, we review the cannabis plant patents issued by the U.S. Patent Office between December 20, 2016 and June 29, 2021. What is Cannabis? Cannabis Patents. What is Cannabis? Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants within the family Cannabaceae —a family having about 11 genera.

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The Cannigma

MARCH 21, 2021

The governor of Nebraska made international headlines earlier this month by staking his opposition to allowing medical cannabis on the claim that doing so would kill children. That’s what the data shows from around the country and that’s why it’s dangerous to go around the established process that we have.”.

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

Virginia has been one of the most reluctant states to consider marijuana law reform, though it recently began allowing some forms of cannabis oil for approved patients. To be fair, Democrats didn’t mention weed legalization on their party’s official platform until 2016.). JM Pedini | Photo by Adam Ewing.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 5, 2021

Adult-use cannabis legislation has yet to be formally introduced this year in the Pennsylvania Legislature, but the state’s medical cannabis program was expanded June 30. Tom Wolf signs legislation to expand the state’s medical cannabis program June 30. . Signed by Democratic Gov. Signed by Democratic Gov.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 23, 2019

Kleiman was probably the most influential scholar on cannabis policy. His views were creative and nuanced, data-driven and humanitarian. Our Seattle lawyers have distinct memories of watching Kleiman serve as Washington’s appointed “Pot Czar” as it built out the first state cannabis program in 2014.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 10, 2021

Adult-use cannabis legislation has yet to be formally introduced this year in the Pennsylvania Legislature, but the state’s medical cannabis program was expanded June 30. Tom Wolf signs legislation to expand the state’s medical cannabis program June 30. . Signed by Democratic Gov. Signed by Democratic Gov.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 15, 2019

Currently, seven of Canada’s top ten cannabis patent holders are major multi-national pharmaceutical companies, according to a joint research project by Washington D.C.-based based New Frontier Data and London-based cannabis bio-technology firm, Grow Biotech. As we’ve referenced before , data shows that the number of U.S.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 30, 2021

On July 1st, 2021, new cannabis legalization are going into effect in Connecticut, New Mexico, and Virginia, just a couple days after a recreational cannabis legalization measure went into effect in South Dakota. Nearly half of all Americans now live in states where cannabis is legal for adult use. Spasms 4,937 21.9%

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Welcome to the seventh annual “State of the State” post on Oregon cannabis. For the first year since program launch, regulated cannabis sales fell in the state. Overall, it has been a rocky ride (see: Tough Times in Oregon Cannabis ). Let’s get to it. Retail pricing has generally followed these trendlines.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

A total of 716 pounds of bud was sold wholesale in September, and 630 pounds of trim, according to data provided by Mazzei. Fifteen of the cannabis growers were in Fairbanks, and 10 were in Anchorage. To date, Alaska has collected $3,741,810 in cannabis taxes. Many local governments additional cannabis sales taxes in place.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Clearing the Air- Florida Condensed Cannabis . For those of you in the dark about Florida’s Medical Marijuana Program, I will be lighting up the dim corners of Florida: The Nation’s Fastest-Growing Medical Marijuana Market , according to The Miami New Times on May 2, 2019.

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