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DEA: Marijuana Plant Seizures Spike, Arrests Fall in 2019

NORML

Federal law enforcement agents and their partners made fewer marijuana-related arrests in 2019, but seized a far greater number of plants than they did the year before, according to annual data compiled by US Drug Enforcement Administration. million in 2018. million in 2018. ” DEA data for 2019 is online here.

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California Cannabis Industry Has Provided $2.8 Billion in Tax Revenue Since 2018

SpeedWeed

The largest legal cannabis market in the world just had the best quarter on record. billion in taxable cannabis sales and $333.2 His Santa Barbara-based operation encompasses more than a half a million square feet of sustainably grown, craft-at-scale cannabis. billion in cannabis excise tax, $347.4 Bringing in $40.4

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Protests Flare in Georgia After Cultivation Licenses Are Awarded

Veriheal

Georgia has overcome a major hurdle in the medical cannabis industry. The state recently awarded cultivation licenses to six growers, all of whom are expected to launch their businesses in the next few months. Class 1 permits allow growers to cultivate the plant over 100,000 square feet of space. Brian Kemp, Lt.

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Women-owned Iron County cannabis cultivation celebrates opening

Cannabis Law Report

MC3 Botanicals cut the ribbon on its cannabis cultivation facility Friday. Starting as baby plants, cannabis plants grow inside the MC3 Botanicals facility. The company started in 2018 and it took three years to complete a $1 million facility. “We (WLUC) – A new women-owned business comes to Iron County.

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Potential Issues With Testing Hemp Under The 2018 Farm Bill

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

On October 31, 2019, USDA published its interim hemp regulations and opened them up to a 60-day public commenting period. While the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp federally, USDA’s regulations highlight potential issues for hemp producers with regard to new testing requirements in state or tribal plans. percent on a dry weight basis.”

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California Hemp Cultivation: It’s Complicated

Canna Law Blog

Those posts, however, were more geared towards the manufacture and sale of hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) products than the actual cultivation of hemp, which is becoming an increasingly important topic in the hemp industry in the wake of the federal Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (or “2018 Farm Bill”).

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MJ Biz Report: Health Canada referred almost 500 cannabis-related cases to federal police over 2-year period

Cannabis Law Report

Health Canada referred nearly 500 cannabis business-related cases to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for possible enforcement action during the two years ending in March 2021, a major increase over fiscal year 2018-19. Here’s the introduction to the piece.