Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Marijuana use in the United States is increasing as more states legalize its medical and recreational use. Managing motor vehicle crash risks associated with marijuana impairment is important, as marijuana impacts a driver’s cognitive abilities. How Marijuana Affects Driving. Best Practices for Employers.

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NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

The American Psychological Association (APA) is urging US Attorney General William Barr to review more than two-dozen pending applications for federal marijuana grow licenses. The University has held the exclusive license for more than four decades. ” The APA represents nearly 120,000 researchers and clinicians. Also on Wednesday, Rep.

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NORML

MARCH 24, 2020

While these challenging times present many difficulties for those of us seeking to advance the goal of ending federal marijuana prohibition, NORML’s newly launched election tool provides our supporters with an easy and convenient way to assist in our fight for reform. That is where you come in.

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NORML

AUGUST 20, 2019

A coalition of activist groups, including Arizona NORML, the Drug Policy Alliance, and the state chapter of the ACLU, have filed language with the Secretary of State seeking to legalize the adult use and dispensing of cannabis. ” A 2016 statewide initiative effort in Arizona failed by a vote of 51 percent to 49 percent. .

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

California employers may soon be barred from discharging employees or refusing to hire individuals based on their off-duty use of marijuana, under a new bill headed to the governor’s desk. However, AB 2188 will still allow employers to restrict marijuana use on the job. If approved, the bill would take effect on January 1, 2024.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

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. Oregon voters approved an initiative regulating cannabis for adult use in November 2014, and the state’s first adult-use stores opened in October 2016.

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NORML

MAY 14, 2020

.” He was especially proud of the group’s successful efforts to reform the state’s medical cannabis access laws and was working on the state initiative to legalize marijuana at the time of his passing. Mikel was the driving force behind starting Las Vegas NORML in 2016, and never let go of my hand.

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Cannabis Chronicles

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

In the months after Washington voters approved legalized marijuana in 2012, Clayton Mosher, a sociology professor at Washington State University Vancouver, noticed what he believed to be unnecessary safety concerns. The book traces the evolution of society’s views on the drug and how it has affected policy.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 10, 2021

Marijuana policies in the United States have become more permissive, motivating research on demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use. Support for per-se laws was higher among those in states that legalized recreational marijuana and in states with per-se laws.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

In November 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64 to enact a regulated, adult-use cannabis market in the Golden State. Part 5 uses data calculated in prior sections to model California consumers’ expected behavior due to changes in retail price in response to a change in tax policy. . Geoffrey Lawrence. Managing Director.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

8, will see voters render a verdict on a broad scope of drug policy reform issues via their midterm ballots. Each of the five states that are pushing in the direction of marijuana legalization takes a unique approach. Let’s explore: Arkansas Issue 4, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2022).

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 15, 2021

Already legalized in Canada, as marijuana laws are loosened in several states across the USA, there’s a push for similar deregulation in the sporting world. In November of 2020, Arizona passed Proposition 207, which legalized the recreational use of marijuana in the state. NFL, UFC Change Marijuana Regulations.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 24, 2024

Residents often vote for progressive policies and support movements like gay marriage or federal cannabis legalization, and the recent news coming out of the state demonstrates this further. Their combined medicinal and recreational sales for 2023 hit nearly $2 billion, with about $226 million of that attributed to medicinal marijuana.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

AUGUST 6, 2019

The National Football League (NFL) preseason is upon us, and though the players may have changed, the league’s strict cannabis policies have not. According to a report from NBC Sports , “the NFL is prepared to make major concessions regarding the substance-abuse policy, especially as it relates to marijuana.”

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 18, 2023

California has been a pioneer in forward-thinking marijuana laws for more than two decades. In 1996, they were the first state to legalize medical marijuana, followed by the legalization of recreational cannabis in 2016. Additionally, employers can continue enforcing drug-free workplace policies.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Today Governor Brown announced that she is pardoning those people who, prior to 2016, were convicted of marijuana Possession of less than an ounce. We applaud the Governor’s decision to do this and are thankful for her work with the cannabis industry over her administration.

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CannaMD

DECEMBER 8, 2020

You might think that cannabis legalization would lead to a significant decrease in marijuana-related arrests, but that hasn’t been the case. Not only did marijuana arrests initially increase as states legalized the plant, but there are still more people arrested for marijuana possession than for all violent crimes combined.

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SMPL

AUGUST 14, 2019

The American Bar Association (ABA) adopted a resolution on Monday that calls on Congress to allow states to set their own marijuana policies and recommends rescheduling or descheduling cannabis under federal law. The report goes on to describe how its recommendations would help resolve some of these issues.

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Current Florida medical marijuana patient? Either way, it’s important you stay up to date with Florida’s rapidly evolving legal landscape: Can you use medical marijuana at work? What law legalized medical marijuana in Florida? How does Florida law define medical marijuana? Thinking about getting your card?

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The Cannigma

MARCH 25, 2021

Federal cannabis prohibition and a culture of law enforcement antagonism has cut off access to medical marijuana for prisons, including in states where it is legal — and even long after inmates leave the prison walls. Marijuana is currently legal for medical use in 37 states. Federal prohibition remains the biggest stumbling block.

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Connor & Connor PLLC

JANUARY 31, 2019

Can a player, looking to combat their pain, use marijuana? As the United States moves forward with their drug laws, and specifically marijuana, we are beginning to see a change in the landscape. The NFL and Marijuana. Every NFL team resides in a city that has legalized marijuana in some capacity at the state level.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

businesses are marijuana related businesses (MRBs). Department of Justice on “Marijuana Related Financial Crimes” was rescinded in 2018 , the FinCen Memo has been the only game in town for federal banking guidance. I believe this system was first expounded in 2016 by Steve Kemmerling of CRB Monitor. Allow me to explain.

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NORML

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The agency in 2016 first announced its intent to license private entities to grow cannabis for FDA-approved clinical trials. In June of this year, one applicant – the Scottsdale Research Institute – filed a petition in the US Court of Appeals to order the DEA to comply with its 2016 policy.

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

In 2016, the DEA similarly announced the adoption of new rules to expand to supply of research-grade cannabis, but failed to take any further action. However, this is not the first time the agency has made such a promise. On July 29, the Appellate Court ordered the DEA to provide a written response to the filing within 30 days.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 23, 2022

The Cambridge City Council unanimously passed a policy order repealing a three percent “Community Impact Fee” tax on recreational marijuana in a meeting Monday evening. In addition to the community impact fee, sales of marijuana are subject to a 10.75 The policy order, however, argues that evidence from Northampton, Mass.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 24, 2021

Cannabis regulators in Maine are recruiting members to serve on a new workgroup tasked with advising the state on its medical marijuana program. Maine legalized medical marijuana in 1999, while cannabis was legalized in the state for use by adults in 2016. Prohibitionist Need Not Apply. Meetings Begin Next Month.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

The pilot program has cleared marijuana related jail convictions eligible for relief under Proposition 64. Proposition 64 declares the personal possession and use of marijuana as decriminalized. Under this proposition, adults 21 years of age and over may possess and grow specified amounts of marijuana for recreational use.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 18, 2023

This new tax policy is a direct result of the political fallout from the La Mota scandal , which led to the resignation of the Secretary of State, Shemia Fagan. This tax policy may have a huge impact on the Oregon marijuana industry and the changes are coming fast ! How does the marijuana sales tax work?

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NORML

JANUARY 28, 2019

Roc NORML is the Rochester chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, and we want to make sure the public is aware that statement is simply not true. You can read more about marijuana and psychomotor performance on NORML’s factsheet here. Adult-use passes by ballot. Adult use-sales go into effect.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

He advises new and existing medical and adult-use marijuana companies on initiating, developing, and expanding their presence in the Michigan cannabis market. He entered the cannabis law space in 2015 when he began working with a key author of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act (PA 281 of 2016).

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LifeCannMD

MAY 11, 2022

Though medical marijuana is legal in the state of Florida, it is wise to be fully cognizant of the exact laws and legal ramifications surrounding its use. Bear in mind that on the federal level, marijuana or cannabis is still classified as a Schedule I controlled substance. It was at that point that full MMJ treatment was legalized.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

The amount of THC in a person’s system after consuming marijuana is not an accurate predictor of impairment, a federally funded study has determined. Read more at Marijuana Moment. Testing People For Marijuana Impairment Based On THC Levels Is ‘Not Reliable,’ Federally Funded Study Finds. April 5, 2021.

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CannaMD

JUNE 18, 2020

But does marijuana really make you less intelligent? Research into the subject has yielded mixed conclusions, leading some to assert that there is no decline in mental ability, while others claim that prolonged marijuana use will lower your IQ. But does this study provide a broader indictment of marijuana as a devastating agent for IQ?

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 16, 2019

Here’s the story from Marijuana Moment and there’s more at the link too. In news that Smokey Bear, iconic protector of all forests, would be happy to hear, research shows that reports of illegal marijuana grow operations on federally protected lands fell after states began legalizing it for adult use.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board has taken following actions on the following Board Interim Policies (BIP): Rescinded Board Interim Policy 02-2016 concerning Unified Business Identifier (UBI) number Labeling on Marijuana Products. As a result, this BIP is no longer necessary.

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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

Rochester-based organizations and community groups today released a new report that comprehensively outlines continued racial disparities in marijuana enforcement in the City of Rochester and Monroe County. District Attorneys in NYC, Syracuse, Albany, Buffalo, and Westchester, and more have said they should stop prosecuting these offenses.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2022

Gavin Newsom on Monday signaled that he is open to rethinking the taxes the state levels on marijuana growers and purchases. It is my goal to look at tax policy to stabilize the market.” It’s been a bumpy road for legal cannabis in California since voters approved adult-use sales in 2016.

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