Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2021

In 2018, officials asked voters to decide whether commercial cannabis should be allowed, placing Measure Y on the ballot. Santa Ana’s Cannabis Shop Policies Praised for Boosting Community Investment, But Questions Remain.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Missouri voters approved medical marijuana in 2018 with a 65.59% approval of Amendment 2. This revenue has never been collected by the state before, therefore it is new General Revenue. The deduction allowed by SB 226 will be taken out of the new General Revenue collected by the medical marijuana industry.

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NORML

APRIL 23, 2020

Activists have been working for months registering new voters, collecting signatures, and educating the public, in hopes of giving voters in their state the opportunity to make their voices heard and cast their vote for marijuana. Status : Minimum # of signatures collected. Issue : Adult use marijuana. North Dakota.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The current public policies in local and state cannabis ordinance and equity programs may enhance racial disparities if they follow the pattern of exclusion and criminalization that encompass past policies promoted as beneficial to African Americans but uphold racial capitalistic practices. Authored By: By Dr. Ayoka Nurse.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2020

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) submitted a CBD enforcement policy to the White House. In my last post, I summarized the FDA’s current enforcement policy and briefly discussed the FDA’s recently released guidance for drug manufacturers interested in cannabinoid research. appeared first on Harris Bricken.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

In a large-scale study led by the Marijuana Policy Project, the organization compiled information from all 19 states that legalized recreational marijuana, as well as Washington D.C. In 2018, alcohol brought in less than $7.5 In Washington in 2018, all state-level alcohol taxes amounted to $370 million in revenue.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2019

which went public on Canada’s stock exchange earlier this year, plans to appeal its November 2018 Tax Court ruling, the official decision and penalties for which should come any day now, according to the company’s counsel. Harborside Inc.,

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NORML

JANUARY 2, 2019

With a new year on the horizon, members of Nevada and Las Vegas NORML wanted to take time to shine light on 18 of our most memorable moments from 2018. (It January 2018: Protested Jeff Sessions. February 2018: Dr. Dabber became a sponsor. January – March 2018: Partnering with Harrison House.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 20, 2023

Speaking of CBD, Google makes changes to its advertising policies. CBD REGULATIONS Regular readers will doubtless recall that the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp and called for the Food and Drug Administration to promulgate regulations for a legal market. Maryland lawmakers make plans for an adult-use market.

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MJ Business Attorneys

JULY 24, 2019

The surge in cannabis policy reform across the country and world may have caused many to anticipate a heavy blow to illegal operators, and black-market activity did experience an initial decline. In 2018, California’s legal cannabis sales totaled $2.5 billion, a $500 million reduction from 2017.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 10, 2021

Marijuana policies in the United States have become more permissive, motivating research on demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use. Marijuana policies in the United States (U.S.) Introduction.

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CannaMD

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Between 2016-2018, despite rapidly expanding state legalization, there was a slight increase in marijuana-related arrests year over year. In 2019, that trend finally appeared to shift as the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report tallied 545,601 marijuana arrests compared to 663,367 in 2018 and 659,700 in 2017. Sentencing Commission.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 28, 2022

California has taken in nearly $4 billion in marijuana tax revenue since the state’s adult-use market launched in 2018, the Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) reported on Thursday. Marijuana tax policy in the Golden State has been a focal point of attention for stakeholders, regulators and even the governor in recent months.

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MJ Business Attorneys

MAY 29, 2018

On May 14, 2018, the Supreme Court chose to revive American Federalism when a seven-member majority of the Court held the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) to be unconstitutional. The federal government just cannot prescribe what shall be orthodox in marijuana policy. The case, Murphy v. NCAA, et al.,

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 11, 2019

But, where is the money collected from taxes going? In its 2018 fiscal year report, the Washington State Liquor & Cannabis Board said the State of Washington made $362 million in cannabis tax revenue, while the state collected $5.4 In 2017, The State of Washington collected $315.2 In 2018, $1.1 General Fund.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2019

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. That opinion does not appear to have been updated or rescinded.

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Cannabis Chronicles

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Mosher, who has studied marijuana policy for roughly 30 years, recently released his new book “In the Weeds,” which he co-wrote with Scott Akins, an associate sociology professor at Oregon State University. The book traces the evolution of society’s views on the drug and how it has affected policy.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 3, 2019

A cannabis company has appealed its case against the IRS at the Ninth Circuit in an effort to soften the blow of a policy that can push state-legal marijuana businesses’ tax rates to upwards of 70%. Tax Court’s 2018 ruling in Patients Mutual Assistance Collective Corp. The case is Patients Mutual Assistance Collective Corp.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Department of Justice on “Marijuana Related Financial Crimes” was rescinded in 2018 , the FinCen Memo has been the only game in town for federal banking guidance. The closest we have to a federal framework is from this 2018 SBA Policy Notice , which categorizes MRBs as “direct”, “indirect”, and “hemp-related businesses.”

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The Cannigma

MARCH 2, 2021

The study, entitled “Mediating Medical Marijuana: Exploring How Veterans Discuss Their Stigmatized Substance Use on Reddit,” focused on eight different themes: “Doctor Patient Conversations, Drug Test, Legality, Legal Policy, Prescription Drug Use/Other Substance Use, Point of View, Reasons for Use, and V.A. Findings.”. Shutterstock).

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The Long Beach Collective Association (“ LBCA “), cannabis business owners, policy advocates, patients, consumers, and city officials came together to support the city’s legal cannabis business community to lower taxes. MRR report. This local effort could be the model to effectuate change at the state.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Since medical marijuana was legalized in the state in 2018 , medical patients in Oklahoma no longer have to deal with this stress as long as they are abiding by the guidelines set forth by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA). Will they smell cannabis? Will they search my things? A Bright Future for Cannabis Reform.

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NORML

JUNE 5, 2020

During these travels, I was frequently meeting other young lawyers (although we also had many non-lawyers representing NORML around the country), many of whom were also active in the anti-Vietnam War efforts, who shared the NORML position regarding marijuana policy.

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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. Back in 2004, I retired to smoke weed,” Williams said in 2018. Cannabis and the NFL.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 10, 2022

The case stemmed from requests for tax refunds by producers in 2014 and again in 2018. Some in the industry have estimated that the state has collected between $25 million and $30 million in gross receipts taxes from medical marijuana producers. The state Taxation and Revenue Department had denied those claims. million, instead of $4.7

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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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Canna Law Blog

MAY 13, 2020

More recently, in 2018 the question arose whether cannabis ads would be allowed to take up coveted Super Bowl TV ad space, as the teams–the Pats and the Eagles–hailed from states with serious cannabis legal reform. The NHL was a first mover on more relaxed cannabis consumption policies for players.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 5, 2019

State policy toward cannabis is evolving rapidly. Key Findings: State and local excise tax collections on retail cannabis sales surpassed $1 billion for the first time in 2018. billion) already rival total excise tax revenues collected from all forms of alcohol ($1.16 Executive Summary.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

They follow in the footsteps of Vermont, which became the first legislative-driven legal cannabis state back in 2018. Collectively, the four aforementioned newly legal states are projected to earn $4.5 Municipalities that permit recreational cannabis sales would also collect a 3% sales tax. Conversely, the fee is reduced to $1.5

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 14, 2021

The study analyzed data collected between 2013 and 2018, which was a monumental time frame for cannabis legalization and growth of the industry. Data was collected from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health, which surveys Americans’ smoking habits both in the vein of tobacco and cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Steve Rolles, an analyst at the Transform Drug Policy Foundation, told the Times, “Malta has formally legislated what exists in other European countries in a weird gray area.”. The country has a head start, as Maltese leaders first approved production of medical and research cannabis in 2018. Marijuana Legalization Around the World.

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MedicalJane

MAY 21, 2020

On November 8, 2018, Missouri became the 31st state to legalize medical marijuana. Amendment 2, which became effective on December 6, 2018, legalizes marijuana for medical purposes, allows home growing, and imposes a 4% marijuana sales tax. Unfortunately, restrictions imposed by COVID-19 made collection of signatures impossible.

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Connor & Connor PLLC

JANUARY 31, 2019

As the 2018 NFL season comes to an end, we approach the holy grail of the sport, the Super Bowl. Effectively, the NFL is saying that their “workers”, the players, are unable to participate in a state legal activity, no matter the reason, due to their stringent drug policies. Seantrel Henderson is one such player.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

California and Massachusetts established this new license type after voters approved legalization ballot measures in 2016, with Michigan following in 2018. Mandatory licensing launched in early 2018. The microbusiness license may be a new opportunity for small players in other states in coming years.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 18, 2021

Starting in 2017, researchers began collecting data from state-licensed cannabis cultivators and supplemented this information with anonymous surveys of weed farmers. To give you a sense of scale, we estimate that Humboldt and Mendocino counties alone had around 15,000 illegal farms in 2018.”. View original article.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In 2018 the Constitutional Court – South Africa’s highest court – unanimously ruled to decriminalise the private possession, consumption and cultivation of cannabis. Since 2018, the manufacture, import and sale of cannabis-related products other than those containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) has taken off. Joanne van Harmelen.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Vilmarie received a certificate in psychedelic therapies and research from the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2018. She is the director of Drug Education at Students for Sensible Drug Policy and co-founder and director at Sana Healing Collective. Kylea Taylor, M.S.,

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