NORML

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

In Northwood (population 5,600), voters enacted a new city ordinance so that the possession of 20 grams or less of cannabis within city limits is no longer subject to local penalties. ” The citywide votes are consistent with those cast by voters in past elections. .”

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Project CBD

MARCH 8, 2019

In recent years, the use of cannabis in veterinary medicine has gone from obscure concept to a mainstream issue. This explosion of interest in the use of cannabis and CBD for animals has led to the development of a multi-million dollar industry creating cannabis-based products for pets. Medical Cannabis in California.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 25, 2023

The level of straight-up false information in cannabis advertising online is staggering. As a cannabis attorney, I’m often stunned that companies push cannabis advertisements the way they do. So today, I want to highlight some of the more egregious things I see in online cannabis advertisements.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

On an April afternoon in 2018, Dr. Matthew Roman and a friend drove together to a Philadelphia gun store, Firing Lane Inc. After Roman, 33, indicated he’d like to purchase the small six-shooter, the clerk began to ask Roman a few questions, including if he possessed a medical cannabis card, pursuant to question 11e on the ATF’s 4473 form.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 20, 2022

9-THC (the substance codified as “marihuana” by the federal Controlled Substances Act), have raised questions regarding these products’ legality under federal and state law. Delta-9 THC is the well-known psychoactive compound in cannabis. We will continue to monitor litigation developments in this important area of the law.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

For the second time since California launched its legal cannabis market in 2018, regulators are going to raise marijuana taxes statewide. The tax increase stems from a state law requiring the CDTFA to recalculate the wholesale cannabis markup rate every six months because of inflation.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 20, 2020

Dr. King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. laws of the 20 th century, the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Day is a federal U.S. holiday marking the birthday of its eponymous civil rights hero.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

All eyes are on Georgia’s medical cannabis program as it continues to grow. a prominent cannabis corporation in the state. Trulieve plans to open a new medical cannabis dispensary in Evans, Georgia. The company will operate four dispensaries total across the state.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

When Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill, did it intend to legalize intoxicating hemp products? Not to some courts, who think that the 2018 Farm Bill is so patently clear that it really doesn’t even matter what Congress intended. Imagine a state law that said you did not have to comply with a federal law.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 25, 2023

As the cannabis industry matures, there will be winners and losers. 7] A provider of hydroponic and gardening supplies for cannabis was also denied relief. [8] 8] ALTERNATIVES TO BANKRUPTCY Cannabis companies face a challenging landscape: high taxes, oversupply, security concerns. Losers lack access to the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

After the companies won at district court, the agency appealed and the state’s highest civil court agreed to hear oral arguments on March 22. The state law at issue, passed in 2019, prohibits the manufacture of hemp meant to be smoked. It followed the passage of the federal 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp nationwide.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In 2018, Utah officially joined forces with nearly three dozen other states around the country by legalizing medicinal marijuana. The measure passed with 53% of the popular vote, allowing for cannabis to be treated like any other prescription drug. “At the end of the day they are in violation of state law,” Sen.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Although the 2018 Farm Bill carved out hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act, few court rulings have addressed the legal distinction between federally-legal hemp and federally-illegal cannabis. A new opinion from the District of Oregon ( Bogard v. 1:19-CV-00705-AA, 2021 WL 4269991 (D.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2020

Last month, my colleague Alison Malsbury reported on the trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Colorado-based Veritas Fine Cannabis (“VFC”) against Florida-based Veritas Farms. VFC had also alleged that Veritas Farms’ cannabis goods fall within VFC’s “zone of natural expansion” – an argument that is quite common but not quite so successful.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

2318 would allow for expedited expungement of records for those previously convicted of a marijuana crime upon passage of decriminalization or legalization measures in the state of New Jersey, as long as those past violations are no longer considered a crime under state law. Companion bills S.

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Canna Care Docs

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Veterans are unable to access medical cannabis through the VA, a federal agency, since cannabis has not been federally legalized for medical or recreational use. But many who live in states where marijuana is legal have decided it’s worth seeking for treatment. One of many examples is U.S. Army veteran Ricardo Pereyda.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 18, 2023

A recent lawsuit alleging trademark infringement by AmerikanWeed illustrates the importance of protecting intellectual property in the cannabis industry. Because the plaintiffs obtained a Washington state trademark registration, their recourse is limited to that state. Complaint at 9-10, Palmer, et al. Komm et al. ,

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Veriheal

MARCH 12, 2024

THC-JD is found naturally in trace amounts in the cannabis plant. In order words, the THC-JD in the market is a semi-synthetic form of the one naturally found in cannabis. According to federal law, hemp products with a maximum of 0.3% Nonetheless, you need to be aware of state laws. How Is THC-JD Made?

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2021

That is no less true in cannabis and several insurers—at least on West Coast—provide insurance for marijuana businesses as well as hemp. The barriers to purchasing insurance related to hemp, of course, decreased substantially following the enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill. The cannabis here involved hemp harvested in 2017 and 2018.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

2018 Farm Bill. In 2018, the federal government legalized hemp and all of its derivatives, including CBD, with the passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (better known as the “ 2018 Farm Bill ”). The 2018 Farm Bill didn’t regulate CBD though. States do their own thing.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 29, 2020

For people in the know, the cannabis industry is an unpredictable roller coaster for a number of reasons having to do with federal illegality, evolving state regulations, and market volatility. Meaning, cannabis in Indian Country would not be a major enforcement priority similar to the states pursuant to the August 29, 2013 Cole Memo.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2020

When the 2018 Farm Bill was inked, one of the biggest perceived wins was a provision prohibiting states from interfering with interstate transport or shipment of hemp. Many hemp transporters today face just as much risk when transporting hemp as they did before the 2018 Farm Bill was signed—and in some cases, even more risk.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2023

The year 2022 was a busy one for the California cannabis industry, with everything from tax reform to the beginning of enforcement. In this post, I’ll go back through some of the highlight’s for California’s cannabis industry last year. California overhauled its cannabis taxes. California hints at enforcement?

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 12, 2020

Last October , Weedmaps, the well-known platform providing cannabis consumers with information related to cannabis products, online ordering, retail store and product listings, and consumer education, received a subpoena from the U.S. We cooperate with these requests as we do with all lawful inquiries.

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Following last year’s passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) issued a regulatory update in August of 2019 to federally insured credit unions. As to the effects of the 2018 Farm Bill, the NCUA highlighted three points.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

According to Law360, AK Futures – which sells the popular “Cake”-branded delta-8 THC vaporizers – won its latest court fight when a federal judge again ruled that hemp-based products are protected under federal copyright laws because hemp was legalized in 2018. What about state laws banning delta-8? In the case, U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

When Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill, did it intend to legalize intoxicating hemp products? Not to some courts, who think that the 2018 Farm Bill is so patently clear that it really doesn’t even matter what Congress intended. Imagine a state law that said you did not have to comply with a federal law.

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Otherside Farms

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The laws about cannabis use in the U.S. After the 2018 Farm Bill passed, it further muddied the waters. Now you need to track the federal cannabis laws on top of your state’s regulations. People new to the cannabis world can get in legal trouble mixing up hemp vs cannabis. THC content.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

On the federal level, full legalization remains elusive, but there is a steady march toward allowance of certain goods and services in the general field of cannabis, as additional research is conducted overall on the potential impact cannabis/CBDderived ingredients may have in certain uses. Cannabis sativa L.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We are helping build out another cannabis banking program here in Oregon. My law firm has done a series of these for credit unions (“CU”s) and other financial institutions (“FIs”) going back to 2014. Cannabis dispensaries, cultivators, processors and testing facilities all fall under this definition. That’s banking.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 6, 2022

The Minnesota court’s decision was the most recent in a series of state court opinions finding that federal criminal law preempts state laws decriminalizing the possession and use of medical cannabis in the context of workers’ compensation. In Bourgoin v. Twin Rivers Paper Co., 5] Similarly, in Hager v.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 26, 2021

Cannabis and the Law. Delta-8 — Sowing Confusion in the Cannabis Industry. But how can a product that purportedly gets users high escape federal and state regulation? But how can a product that purportedly gets users high escape federal and state regulation? Is Delta-8 legal under federal law?

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The more wide-ranging bill (H 174/S 72), which a spokesperson said is a priority for House Speaker Ron Mariano, addresses aspects of state laws that cannabis regulators and industry entrepreneurs have been increasingly vocal about taking issue with. Sonia Chang-Diaz, co-chair of the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy, said.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 17, 2021

Since that time, while California employers have enjoyed some comfort in the ability to enforce their workplace substance abuse policies, lawmakers have been making efforts to amend state law to provide more protections to marijuana users. Gieringer also predicts the text of the bill will change as other groups weigh in.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2022

For so long as cannabis remains illegal at the federal level, cannabis businesses operating in full compliance with state law will not enjoy the full scope of protections as brands that are operating in legalized industries. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill), Pub. Pryor Cashman LLP.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 27, 2020

However, in a first of its kind lawsuit filed against the city of New York, a former NYPD officer says he was harassed and discriminated against by the NYPD over his use of medically recommended cannabis made by an NYPD medical division doctor by the name of Dr. Joseph Hederman. He received a random drug test on September 5th of 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 1, 2022

Whether the trial court erred in ruling that the use of therapeutic cannabis prescribed in accordance with New Hampshire law cannot, as a matter of law, be a reasonable accommodation for an employee’s disability under RSA chapter 354-A. In May 2018, he was employed by defendant in its Londonderry facility.

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