Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

BCL Senior Associate, David Hardstaff and Partner, John Binns write for Open Access Government exploring the UK’s doomed Medical Cannabis (Access) Bill. For UK-based patients struggling to access much needed cannabis-based medicines, it has been difficult to be heard over the white noise of the daily news cycle.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

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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Americans for Safe Access

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

This week Americans for Safe Access released “ Medical Marijuana Access in the United States: A Patient-Focused Analysis of the Patchwork of State Laws.” Unlike previous versions of this report, states are urged to begin to use medical cannabis as a tool to fight the opioid crisis in the areas of improvement section.

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2020

The Senators write: Over the last decade, there has been a clear shift in public opinion toward supporting the legalization of cannabis in the United States. billion in tax revenue from legal cannabis sales in 2018. To that end, NORML has called for SBA access to be included in our recently issued policy memo.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 20, 2021

The MS Society has said that thousands of multiple sclerosis patients are being denied access to the approved drug Sativex, which helps improve spasm symptoms in sufferers. Many are finding that despite the treatment being approved, they are being denied access in their area.”. Source: [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 5, 2019

The PDF of the report can be accessed and downloaded at. Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2018. Cannabis and cannabinoids for medical,scienti?c Cannabis, its derivatives and the international drug control conventions . ects of long-term use of cannabis and its derivatives . Contents .

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill , which permits the distribution of hemp-derived products at the federal level, the popularity of delta-8, delta-9, and delta-10 products has surged. However, many of them are still psychoactive, albeit at lower levels than traditional cannabis sold in legal states.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 25, 2021

Decriminalization and legalization of cannabis may be gaining ground but patients in certain countries are still struggling to access medical cannabis through the legal market. For Switzerland, the reason would be that its citizens have to get permission from the government to get a license for medical cannabis.

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NORML

MARCH 25, 2020

Representatives with the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) have reaffirmed that state-licensed cannabis businesses are ineligible for financial aid opportunities because marijuana remains classified as a schedule I controlled substance. The majority of these businesses are small-to-medium in size.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 11, 2021

A Labour MP has announced that he will introduce a Private Member’s Bill today to tackle the issues that are blocking patients and their families from accessing medical cannabis products in the UK. While medical cannabis was legalised in November 2018, there have, to date, been only three prescriptions provided through the NHS.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 24, 2019

I n 1996, California was the frst state in the union to legalize the use of medical cannabis under Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act. Subsequently, the cannabis industry in California experienced a period of rapid expansion along with the emergence of compassionate use programs to meet the needs of chronically ill patients.

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NORML

JANUARY 24, 2020

State regulators have begun issuing the first of nearly 200 licenses to medical cannabis providers. Under the law, which voters approved in 2018, regulators must license a minimum of 24 dispensaries in each of Missouri’s eight congressional districts. Licensed dispensaries are expected to be operational by this spring.

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Cannabis Life Network

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Is it possible a Conservative Cannabis Act can fix the damage of Justin’s legalization? On October 17th, 2018, the government of Canada legalized cannabis with strict conditions on who could sell it, how to access legal products, and how much you could grow for personal use. The post A Conservative Cannabis Act?

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 11, 2021

A Manchester MP’s bid to open up cannabis treatments on the NHS has been blocked by Tory backbenchers in the House of Commons. 'A Despite the Government legalising medicinal cannabis in 2018, following a number of high-profile campaigns, thousands of people are still being denied access to the treatment.

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Sensi Seeds

JANUARY 2, 2019

January 2018 was a hemp-based month, featuring the launch of our CBD oil capsules and the inauguration of the Hemp Design Villa in Oude Pekela. In February our blog was honoured and graced with a guest post from non other than Michka , one of our heroines and a true icon of the cannabis scene. Spannabis is always a joy to attend!

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In 2018, the leaders of 19 Caribbean nations decided that they would “review marijuana’s current status with a view to reclassification” The leaders emphasized the importance of these cannabis legalization bills as a tool for social justice and economic gain. Recently, The Bahamas’ made good on that 2018 promise.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Though cannabis is becoming increasingly legal across the nation, both for recreational and medical purposes, there’s no sign that the US government intends to legalize cannabis on the federal level. This causes complications as more people than ever before are exploring cannabis for medical purposes. What is Epidiolex?

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CannaTech

JANUARY 16, 2019

Thanks to the recent emergence of regulated medical cannabis markets, the success of this versatile plant can be followed from farm to pharma and prescriber to patient, however, the origins of cannabis as medicine cannot be as simply traced as the plant is today from seed to sale. It is not a story about profiting off of people.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 14, 2022

One of the largest and arguably sustainable customer bases, however, is consumers with some sort of health or therapeutic need for which they are unable to access medicinal cannabis. Medicinal cannabis products have been available since 2018. million patients currently accessing cannabis through the illicit market.

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NORML

JULY 1, 2019

Three new laws intended to expand patient access to and the therapeutic value of Virginia’s medical cannabis program take effect July 1, 2019. “These bills help ensure that all patients are able to obtain and use the necessary therapeutic doses of their cannabis medicines regardless of location or physical ability.”

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Cannabis Life Network

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The cannabis industry is suing Canadian banks. Canada’s legal cannabis industry has launched a class-action lawsuit against Canada’s large cartel of banks. They allege the banks have discriminated against them by arbitrarily closing accounts and denying services and access to credit.

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MMJ Recs

AUGUST 1, 2020

The accessibility of medical marijuana is an important issue for MMJ patients all over the country. In Oklahoma, accessibility has never been a problem since MMJ became legal in 2018. Since medical marijuana was legalized in Oklahoma in summer 2018, the OK MMJ industry has gone from strength to strength.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. With the recent passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 — the 2018 Farm Bill — these are exciting times for many in the cannabis industry. The 2018 Farm Bill means that hemp will be regulated by the U.S. AUTHOR: DARREN KAPLAN & GARRETT GRAFF – Hoban Law Group.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 14, 2020

Highlights Australia’s medical cannabis patients are still turning to the illicit market, despite legal medical cannabis. The Australian government passed a law in 2016 that … Read More.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 6, 2021

The day after a critical Supreme Court ruling against cannabis prohibition, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador indicated a hesitancy to accept ending the prohibition of the plant. But in office, he has expressed decidedly prohibitionist views.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

JANUARY 3, 2019

With the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill (also called the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018), hemp or cannabis sativa has essentially become legal on the federal level, but there are still significant rules and regulations associated with hemp cultivation, processing, and distribution. This is great news, right!

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2019

The hemp industry experienced a seismic shift with the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill: Cultivation of hemp is now federally legal, and so is hemp-derived CBD. Hemp Industry Daily breaks down the new rules for you in our SPECIAL REPORT on the future state of the industry, 2018 Farm Bill: What’s Next for Hemp? Access Now ».

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SpeedWeed

DECEMBER 27, 2018

With the federal government fulfilling a campaign promise to legalize and regulate the cannabis market, it is not an exaggeration to call 2018 the most important year in Canadian history for cannabis policy. February 2018. Canada’s Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization to Be Delayed. March 2018.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Malta has some of the most progressive cannabis laws in Europe as the first country in the European Union to legalize weed. Malta legalized medical cannabis in 2018 and created a limited recreational cannabis program in 2021. Medical cannabis in Malta. Medical: legal Recreational: legal, limited.

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WeedAdvisor

MAY 19, 2019

In November of 2018, the United Kingdom finally made medical marijuana available through their National Health Service (NHS) – one of the country’s publicly-funded healthcare systems. But according to the Independent , the fight for access is still not over. Much like what was seen during the dawn of medical cannabis in the U.S.

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The Cannigma

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Medical cannabis has been legal in Lithuania in 2018 , but the program is limited and has run into issues. There is no recreational cannabis in Lithuania, but small possession and personal use are administrative offenses punishable by a fine or community service. Cannabis in Lithuania. Possible penalties. CBD regulations.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 19, 2020

Sapphire Medical Clinics has become the first medical cannabis access clinic in the UK to be approved for video consultations. The approval from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is expected to help improve patient access to medical cannabis products across the UK.

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WeedAdvisor

JULY 17, 2019

As the stigma and laws around marijuana both relax, patient access to medical marijuana continues to broaden in many states. Further reforms could be on the way, because medical cannabis patients will soon be able to attend a public hearing in the next few weeks. A Step to Legalization? .

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Here’s what he says on the Open Access Govt website. On 1st November 2018, the UK’s Home Secretary announced changes to the scheduling of cannabis … Read More.

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NORML

JUNE 11, 2019

Patients diagnosed with chronic pain and other debilitating conditions typically reduce, or in some cases, eliminate their use of opioids following their enrollment in state-sanctioned medical cannabis access programs. Several peer-reviewed studies now document this trend. These conclusions are hardly unique.

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Americans for Safe Access

JULY 6, 2020

As with all things involving social controversy, dispute over what to properly call the plant known by the botanical name Cannabis Sativa L. are marijuana, cannabis, and hemp. For at least the last half-century, marijuana has been the most prevalent term, but cannabis is gaining currency. comes with the territory.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 26, 2019

DEA Announces Steps Necessary to Improve Access to Marijuana Research. We support additional research into marijuana and its components, and we believe registering more growers will result in researchers having access to a wider variety for study.”. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, which was signed into law on Dec.

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