Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 1, 2021

This substance needs to be addressed as part of all workplace motor vehicle safety programs. Develop a comprehensive marijuana policy that accounts for current laws in each state where your company operates. A zero-tolerance policy for marijuana may not be possible, depending on your state’s laws. Update your policies as needed.

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Marijuana Policy Safety Consumption 97

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. The special retail tax rate was 10% until the legislature and governor increased it in July 2017. Also, until July 2017, a 2.9% 46,104,922.

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MMJ Recs

APRIL 11, 2024

West Virginia Medical Marijuana Program: A Primer Initiated in 2017, the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act laid the foundation for the state’s comprehensive medical marijuana program. This program facilitates access to medical cannabis for individuals suffering from qualifying debilitating conditions.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2021

Previously, she was Director of the Office of Cannabis for the City and County of San Francisco’s General Services Agency from 2017 to 2019, where she served as Project Manager in 2017. Salama was Assistant Branch Chief of the California Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch.

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Research and Development Compliance Compliance Food 105

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2022

Nevada law says an employer cannot terminate someone “because the employee engages in the lawful use in [Nevada] of any product outside the premises of the employer during the employee’s nonworking hours if that use does not adversely affect the employee’s ability to perform his or her job or the safety of other employees.”. Tae Phillips.

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State Laws Law Consumption Recreational 98

CannaMD

MARCH 3, 2021

Law enforcement, policy makers, and public citizens have long debated how recreational marijuana legalization influences crime and public safety. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy , and PLOS One – discovering a buffer effect and decreased crime rates. Most existing research focuses on crime in legalized states.

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NORML

JANUARY 28, 2019

The New York State Association of Police said traffic safety is a major concern, citing an increase in vehicle-related fatalities by 62 percent in Colorado the first year cannabis was legalized in the state. Adult-use passes by ballot. Adult use-sales go into effect. Total % change from pre-legalization (2003) until 2018 = -3.3%.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Nevada voters voted to legalize recreational marijuana use effective January 1, 2017. 1 The statute decriminalizing recreational marijuana use specifically indicated that it did not preclude an employer from maintaining, enacting, and enforcing a workplace policy prohibiting the conduct made legal by the statute.

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Recreational Marijuana Decriminalization Policy 52

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 4, 2021

Minister of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries, Kareem Musa says he wants to untangle marijuana policies and expunge police records for possession of the weed. This particular piece of legislation represents a controlled structured and responsible amendment that untangles the web of contradictory marijuana policies that currently exist.

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Hemp Legislation Cultivation Policy 99

Project CBD

MARCH 8, 2019

As of February 2019, the Veterinary Medical Board in California still has no official policy on hemp products. In response, veterinarians and others concerned for patient safety promoted a change in state law. They do however, continue to tell veterinarians they are barred from discussing, recommending, or selling hemp products.

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Pets Legalization Hemp Extraction 215

WeedAdvisor

JUNE 22, 2019

Although still not fully confirmed, marijuana policy in Colombia appears to be inching closer to legalization. According to Forbes, the issue lay in Colombia’s 2017 Police Code – a set of laws put forth by President Iván Duque, who remains president to this day. Medical cannabis has been legal for the last three years.

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Legalization Consumption Policy Legislation 60

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 25, 2022

456 (2017) 78 N.E.3d Was Barbuto wrongfully terminated in violation of public policy by ASM for her use of medical marijuana? 4] The Court also rejected ASM’s public policy argument that marijuana be per se unreasonable, as “respect for Federal law” alone was insufficient grounds. [5]. Andrew Easto. 3d 37, 33 A.D.

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Policy Safety Law Patients 52

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 20, 2019

But the conservative administration was dealt another joker from its self-imposed, repressive drug policy deck of cards when Colombia’s Constitutional Court overruled a ban on the consumption of cannabis in public. Present law allows each Colombian household to grow up to 20 plants; sales and purchases remain illegal.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

Yet, back in 2017, 60% of online CBD products reviewed in a study published in the Journal of American Medical Association, were found to be mislabeled. According to an August 2019 report released by Grand View Research, Inc., the global CBD skincare market is expected to reach $1.7 billion by 2025, with North America leading the way.

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CBD Wellness and Beauty Research and Development Hemp 122

SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A 90 percent reduction in marijuana arrests indicates that the public policy is performing as intended and in a manner that is consistent with post-legalization observations from other states,” said National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws development director and executive director of the Virginia NORML chapter Jenn Michelle Pedini.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

The RTI researchers hope their work will inform policy for cannabis impairment and driving under the influence of drugs and help establish scientifically-based thresholds for marijuana intoxication. About this Article. The research described in this article was funded by NIJ grant 2016-DN-BX-0193 , awarded to RTI International.

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THC Marijuana Vaping Safety 116

SpeedWeed

APRIL 21, 2021

It is a new era in the NFL—or more specifically, a new collective bargaining agreement that was negotiated last year and that established a new drug policy for the league. . The new policy officially took effect on Monday—yes, 4/20. I think it demonstrates the spirit of cooperation we have around our health and safety issues.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 31, 2021

A 2018 research paper in the International Journal of Drug Policy analyzed in-depth interviews carried out with 24 Israeli physicians working in pain medicine, oncology, and family medicine, and found that “physicians discussed contrasting narratives of cananbi, presenting it as both a medicine and non-medicine.”

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 26, 2022

A new commission for the United Kingdom (UK), the Hodges Review of UK Public Policy and Regulatory Stewardship of the Legal Cannabis Industry, will analyze its current legal cannabis industry and make recommendations on how to best maximize its growth, consumer satisfaction, and competitive potential on a global scale. All we’d say is.

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Cannabinoids Research and Development Supply Chain Policy 52

NORML

MAY 24, 2019

Safeguarding safety and public health through advertising restrictions, stringent quality control, harm reduction options, and public education. In 2017, in the main upstate cities, black people were 12.1 In the rest of the state in 2017 (outside of NYC and the main Upstate cities), black people were 11.2 times more likely.

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Marijuana Education Advocacy Legislation 104

FloridaMarijuana.net

JULY 8, 2018

According to the MAPS website they are “working to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of smoked botanical marijuana as a prescription medicine for specific medical uses to the satisfaction of the U.S. The study began in January 2017 at Scottsdale Research Institute in Phoenix, Arizona.”. Food and Drug Administration.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 11, 2019

In 2017, The State of Washington collected $315.2 Between 2018 and 2017, Washington State saw an increase of $48.3 Officials said the funds were used to distribute public education materials regarding the health and safety risks that are associated with cannabis. million in 2016, $1 million in 2017, and $.6 In 2018, $1.1

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Collective Education Consumption Programs 40

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 15, 2021

. – Today, ahead of the 50th anniversary—on June 17—of when President Richard Nixon declared the “war on drugs,” Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) and Cori Bush (D-MO) unveiled the Drug Policy Reform Act (DPRA), alongside the Drug Policy Alliance, which has been a strategic partner on the development of the legislation.

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Decriminalization Policy Research and Development Data 78

Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 2, 2019

These wrinkles include the extent of expungements, public safety concerns, and set asides for minorities, women, and disabled-veteran business owners. These set asides are considered essential “social justice” provisions by many supporters but may have made public policy considerations more complicated for legislators sitting on the fence.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 31, 2019

Latest study designed to encourage sensible policy development. Oregon’s Public Policy Approach to Support Legal Marijuana Production and the State’s Abundant Supply: The Course for Seeking the Right Balance. Oregon’s current supply in the legal market is a reflection of successful policies to move production into the legal system.

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Legislation Recreational Marijuana Policy 61

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2019

3] The CSA established five schedules of controlled substances, with Schedule I substances defined as those which have a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in the United States, and a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision. [4]

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In tandem with laws legalising medical and adult-use cannabis, the growing trend is for laws in some of these jurisdictions to provide protections to those job applicants and employees who lawfully use cannabis outside of the workplace, leading many employers across the United States to take a hard look at their drug testing and abuse policies.

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Recreational Safety Cannabis Law 52

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 29, 2019

Prior to opening her own firm, she was appointed as Senior Policy Advisor at the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation, where she developed regulations and negotiated with stakeholders regarding the implementation of the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MCRSA).

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

Lawmakers decriminalized minor marijuana possession offenses in 2017. Update : The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will hold an executive session for HB 399 on 1/17 at 11am. NH resident? Click here to email your lawmakers in support of expungement. NY resident? New Mexico.

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 200

SpeedWeed

AUGUST 3, 2021

1 2008 to April 12, 2017, and the peri-post legalization period was defined as April 13, 2017, to Dec. They’re not considering access or safety or helping parents keep it away from kids or education. Health Canada regulates every inch of legal cannabis product packaging to ensure compliance and safety (Government of Canada).

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The Joint Blog

MAY 8, 2019

Later this year, Canada will allow sales of new classes of cannabis products, namely edible cannabis, cannabis extracts and cannabis topicals, and the OCC believes the government needs to strike a balance between prioritizing public safety and eradicating the illegal market. states, the District of Columbia, and one U.S. As the U.S.

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Marijuana Research and Development Policy Safety 47

SpeedWeed

JULY 21, 2021

From July 2017 to June 2018, the state saw $529,851,245 in taxable medical and adult-use cannabis sales, a figure that has steadily increased to $719,216,651 during the current fiscal year, which includes sales data from July 2020 to March 2021, according to the Nevada Department of Taxation. We saw an immediate impact,” Wiegand said. “We

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Dispensary Packaging Terpenes Consumption 52

SpeedWeed

JULY 21, 2021

From July 2017 to June 2018, the state saw $529,851,245 in taxable medical and adult-use cannabis sales, a figure that has steadily increased to $719,216,651 during the current fiscal year, which includes sales data from July 2020 to March 2021, according to the Nevada Department of Taxation. We saw an immediate impact,” Wiegand said. “We

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TheAnswerPage

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

A 2017 federally commissioned report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) recognized several conditions that have substantial and/or conclusive evidence-based data to support Cannabis’ efficacy. Extreme Chemistries. More on potency will be discussed in future blogs. References: Manktelow, M. erowid.org.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 20, 2021

“The City of Oakland’s 2017 cannabis equity analysis identified access to capital as a primary barrier to equity applicants entering the regulated marketplace,” said Greg Minor, Assistant to the City Administrator in the City of Oakland. DCC was recently formed by merging the three state cannabis programs.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 22, 2021

From July 2017 to June 2018, the state saw $529,851,245 in taxable medical and adult-use cannabis sales, a figure that has steadily increased to $719,216,651 during the current fiscal year, which includes sales data from July 2020 to March 2021, according to the Nevada Department of Taxation. We saw an immediate impact,” Wiegand said. “We

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Dispensary Packaging Terpenes Consumption 52

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JUNE 13, 2019

Firefighters, EMTs, applicants for positions that require an employee to drive (or where the employee might have to submit to state/federal drug screenings), and other similar positions where marijuana use could immediately affect the safety of others, are exempt. [1]. So why is this important?

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