Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 19, 2020

23 forum, “The Legalization of Cannabis and Implications Under State Law,” brought together labor and employment lawyers, members of Benesch’s cannabis practice group and in-house counsel from Illinois employers. In a 2017 case in Rhode Island, Callaghan v. And, in the 2017, case Barbuto v. Source: [link].

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 21, 2021

According to the department, the classes will be taught by industry experts, and “will include two days of content and education focused on a number of aspects of operating an adult-use marijuana business, including legal requirements, business practices, regulatory compliance, and fundraising, as well as marketing and strategic growth.”.

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

Lawmakers decriminalized minor marijuana possession offenses in 2017. Under existing state law, medical cannabis oil may contain no more than five percent THC, greatly restricting its therapeutic potential and medical efficacy. NH resident? Click here to email your lawmakers in support of expungement. VA resident? New Hampshire.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 25, 2022

3d 326 (2017). Further, does the permissive Connecticut state law conflict with the federal law which makes it a federal crime to use, possess, or distribute marijuana, when it prohibits employers from discriminating against authorized persons who use medicinal marijuana outside of the workplace. Noffsinger v. 273 F.Supp.3d

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 17, 2020

Federalism and the current conflict between federal and state law. As of October 16, 2019, 34 states have legalized the medical the use of marijuana. Thirteen additional states have legalized the medical use of low THC marijuana. Also, eleven states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

As early as September 23, 2019, the United States House of Representatives is expected to vote on the widely anticipated Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act. His corporate practice focuses primarily in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, capital raising (debt and equity), and bank regulatory compliance.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2019

Dish Network, LLC , the Supreme Court of Colorado analyzed whether a state statute prohibiting employers from discharging employees based on “lawful” out-of-work activities prevented employers from terminating employees for using marijuana. [16] 2017); Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act , HB 1438 (Ill. 4, 2014); and No.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Still though, state law dictates that entities caught operating without a valid license are to be fined up to 3x the cost of a state cannabis license for every day they were found to be out of compliance. The split now makes sense. But why Lowell branding to begin with? So, what’s the actual story?

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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. As most people know, state law provides very generous authority to local jurisdictions regarding operational requirements and standards. Authored By: An-Chi Tsou.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

General Assembly passed Senate Bill 313 in 2015, allowing the Industrial Hemp Commission to develop the rules and licensing structure necessary to stay within federal laws. The law was modified in 2016 in House Bill 992. Apparently, that’s how the state wants to continue to operate.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

By way of quick background, here are a few of the Southern states who have implemented cannabis legislation. Its medical cannabis program is grounded in a 2017 voter-approved amendment to Florida’s Constitution, which was implemented through a 2018 statute. Florida was the bellwether for Southern cannabis. 68-7-101(a).

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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. CBP also stated that “hemp flowers” are not excluded from the CSA definition.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

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. The situation becomes particularly grim for California dispensaries beginning after 2017. Pre-rolls shall be rolled prior to regulatory compliance testing.

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WeedAdvisor

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Although Nevada delayed similar businesses from opening statewide, those who wish to open on Native American land are in a different position thanks to specific legislation: “While most Nevada cannabis businesses are banned by state law from offering any kind of on-site consumption, tribes in Nevada are protected by a special regulation.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Since 2017, Jill has led the finance, administration and compliance oversight functions for Venom Extracts. The Company, through several of its subsidiaries, is indirectly involved in the manufacture, possession, use, sale, and distribution of cannabis in the recreational and medicinal cannabis marketplace in the United States.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2019

In February of this year, the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (“CBCC”) sent a letter to Weedmaps.com alleging that the website was “engaging in activity that violates state cannabis laws.” Because cannabis remains illegal under federal law, 7 and Section 230 explicitly does not “impair the enforcement of.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 13, 2022

Many years ago, New York revised its income tax laws to achieve close conformity with the Federal system of income taxation. The stated purpose for the revision was to simplify tax return preparation, improve compliance and enforcement, and aid in the interpretation of tax law provisions. CCA 202205024. xii] [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 5, 2020

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) will not grant such protection for marks that cover goods and/or services that are a violation of federal law, regardless of whether the activities associated with the goods or services is legal under state law. See 37 C.F.R.

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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. In other areas of concern, a survey by Cerda (2017) studied the effects of marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington. Limited, initial research suggests high rates of compliance with MLMU-21 laws.

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

A special legislative session in June 2017 passed Senate Bill 8A , the Medical Use of Marijuana Act , to implement rules for making medical marijuana available to Floridians. In November of 2016, 71% of Florida voters approved the Florida Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative (perhaps confusingly: also known as Amendment 2 ).

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 13, 2021

Legalizing cannabis in Nevada back in 2017 instantly posed an issue to the state’s tourism industry: While visitors could legally buy weed, but due to regulations limiting consumption to private residences, tourists usually don’t have places to legally get high. View original article.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 22, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. SUSTAINABILITY SITUATION IN 2017. The Beyond Compliant name comes from the language of Prop 64, which requires cannabis farmers to be “on the pathway to compliance” in abiding by the state’s new environmental regulations governing marijuana cultivation.” AUTHOR: Heather Allman.

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Connor & Connor PLLC

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

billion markets in 2017 to an estimated $47.3 Proof of licensure with the applicable local government authority or a letter from the applicable local governmental authority certifying that the proposed medical marijuana establishment is in compliance with those restrictions and satisfies all applicable building requirements.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2019

Only CBD products produced in compliance with the Farm Bill would be legal by federal law. This means that in order for a CBD product to be federally legal, it must meet all of the federal and state regulations, be THC free, and have used hemp derived from a licensed grower.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JUNE 25, 2021

The courts have consistently held that marijuana dispensaries operating in compliance with state law are trafficking in controlled substances and are subject to Section 280E.[11] 2017-157, at 21. Therefore, for taxable years of foreign corporations beginning after 2017, and for taxable years of U.S. at 41; sec.

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Connor & Connor PLLC

AUGUST 30, 2018

2017-2011. A 2014 FinCEN memo stated as follows: “Because federal law prohibits the distribution and sale of marijuana, financial transactions involving a marijuana-related business would generally involve funds derived from illegal activity. Commissioner , T.C.

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MJ Business Attorneys

JUNE 20, 2018

The Gardner-Warren bill would amend the Controlled Substances Act, exempting from its marijuana provisions any person or business that is in compliance with state laws. It is important that marijuana industry operators know the laws of their state, and achieve and maintain strict-compliance.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Laws protecting patients and their providers vary from state to state and, in some cases, may vary from county to county. Many individuals choose to break outdated state laws that do not account for medical use or their access. tend to focus on industries such as technology and health care. .'”

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 24, 2019

The state generated more than $10 million in marijuana tax revenue from July 2017 to June 2018.” ” Speaking to Credit Union Times, National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Chairman Rodney Hood clarified that “ It’s a business decision for the credit unions if they want to take the deposits.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 14, 2021

Department of Justice from spending federal funds on prosecuting state-legal medical cannabis businesses. House member, Dana Rohrabacher, a Republican from California, launched the Congressional Cannabis Caucus in 2017 with fellow Reps. A former U.S. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Jared Polis, D-Colo.,

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SpeedWeed

MAY 13, 2021

Department of Justice from spending federal funds on prosecuting state-legal medical cannabis businesses. House member, Dana Rohrabacher, a Republican from California, launched the Congressional Cannabis Caucus in 2017 with fellow Reps. A former U.S. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Jared Polis, D-Colo.,

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Many experts believe it can lead to beneficial treatments, reiterated in a report released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in January 2017. States may have made it legal or decriminalized it, but federal law trumps state law, and for both medical and recreational use cannabis remains illegal.”.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The Enquirer reported that equity provisions “weren’t discussed during the meeting or mentioned in the request for applications approved Tuesday,” and that a spokesperson for the Ohio Board of Pharmacy said that the board “is still reviewing how it can encourage equity within the state law and rules.”.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 21, 2021

Counseling clients on regulatory, compliance, enforcement and transactional matters, Havens has companies in the cannabis industry turn to him for advice on how to get and keep their products on the market, where access to banking comes in handy. We’re going to build up our compliance department. According to the U.S.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 20, 2021

Counseling clients on regulatory, compliance, enforcement and transactional matters, Havens has companies in the cannabis industry turn to him for advice on how to get and keep their products on the market, where access to banking comes in handy. We’re going to build up our compliance department. According to the U.S.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 18, 2021

Counseling clients on regulatory, compliance, enforcement and transactional matters, Havens has companies in the cannabis industry turn to him for advice on how to get and keep their products on the market, where access to banking comes in handy. We’re going to build up our compliance department. According to the U.S.

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