Marijuana Lawyer Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Those fears were confirmed when Sessions formally rolled back the Cole Memo, a federal directive under the Obama administration not to pursue criminal actions or civil forfeiture against marijuana businesses that were abiding state law. As it now stands, 10 states (including California) plus Washington D.C.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

215 opened the door for a collective model (i.e., With the passage of SB 420 , this collective system was formalized and, with the advent of the 2008 Guidelines issued by the State Attorney General’s Office, more details around “compliance” and best practices were provided; but it was nothing like we have today under Prop.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Financial institutions that work with marijuana businesses must conduct due diligence to ensure that marijuana businesses are complying with state law. The 2018 Farm Bill only regulates hemp production, and does not really discuss hemp processing or the sale of Hemp-CBD goods.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

You can read more about product packaging and labeling requirements on the Understanding Board Interim Policies for Packaging and Labeling section of the LCB website. The policy only applies to approved owners who are investing their own personal money into the business. Trending Now: Use of Personal Funds. Otherwise, the $1.2

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 29, 2019

Worth noting, however, is that this provision of the law does not necessarily exclude government contractors who have adopted policies pursuant to the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (the “DFWA”). Employers should also revisit “zero tolerance” cannabis policies for consistency with state and local law.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Because of this definition in state law, I do not anticipate any immediate changes to our system to allow a representative (non-owner) to complete the application. We wrote a follow-up letter in June 2018 [2]. We wrote a letter to the California Attorney the General Counsel for each of the Regulators.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 24, 2019

What growth and setbacks are happening in our current state program, and ultimately, on the national front? On September 10, 2018, Katerina Eva Matsa and Elisha Shearer published a Pew Research Center viewpoint on use of social media News Use Across Social Media Platforms 2018. SOCIAL MEDIA: The measurable growth?

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Status in the Senate is uncertain, as the chair of the Banking Committee has indicated an intent to poll those in Idaho, a state that has failed to legalize any form of cannabis, regarding the issue. Read the bill’s text here. ABOUT THIS AUTHORS. Jennifer K.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

to implement the taxed and regulated market approved by voters in 2014, permitting tribes to implement their own cannabis policies, protecting immigrants who work in the industry, and supporting other nations that choose to legalize the plant. This recent shift in government policy and public perception has been a long time coming.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 3, 2021

Because of the 2018 farm bill , hemp can be legally grown and used for extractions all over the United States, making delta-8 legal in states where delta-9 THC is illegal—sometimes. . Few state laws specifically address delta-8 THC at this time. Currently, the legality of delta-8 is hazy. or higher. .

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

Since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, industrial hemp production has increased by 368 percent among US farmers as demand for CBP products has drastically risen. The National Institute on Drug Abuse published a grant notice to encourage research on the effects of changing US cannabis laws and policies on public health.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Tax Court has issued a final decision under Tax Court Rule 155 on the income tax deficiency for Patients Mutual Assistance Collective Corporation (“PMACC”), the Company’s 100% owned subsidiary and owner of the iconic Harborside Oakland cannabis dispensary. million for the fiscal years 2007 through 2012. . 1] 151 TC 11. [2]

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 1, 2019

This conflict between federal and state law has raised concerns among CPAs providing services to the marijuana industry. States Legalizing Marijuana. Barr also noted that Congress needs to make a decision as to whether federal law should be changed or followed. 15, 2019, [link] ).

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

2019 Defining Moments in California Cannabis Law . The End of the Collective Era. 9, 2019, all cannabis collectives and cooperatives must be licensed, except for (a) individual patients and (b) caregiver gardens serving NO more than five (5) patients. January 2019. As of Jan. TOP 5 Defining Moments in Federal Cannabis .

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

The nation collectively hopes that marijuana is indeed concurrently or subsequently re/de-scheduled out of the research-prohibitive Schedule 1 category into the Schedule 2 or Schedule 3 category. They are paying attention, slowly formulating bits and pieces of vital international, federal, and state public marijuana policy.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JUNE 25, 2021

The courts have consistently held that marijuana dispensaries operating in compliance with state law are trafficking in controlled substances and are subject to Section 280E.[11] The Tax Court in Patients Mutual [15] Assistance Collective Coop. In mid-2018, a SPAC is newly formed. shareholders who are not C corporations.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 8, 2019

Medical use of cannabis when prescribed by a registered specialist doctor was legalised in November 2018. Since 17 October 2018, it has been legal to produce, distribute, sell and possess cannabis in Canada (for all purposes including medical and recreational), subject to complying with the provisions of the Canadian Cannabis Act.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

million for the second quarter of 2018, representing an increase of 19.8%. million for the second quarter of 2018. million for the second quarter of 2018, and for the first half of 2019 was ($21.7) Discussion of Second Quarter 2019 and First Half 2019 Results. Revenue for the second quarter of 2019 totaled $12.7

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The directors and officers and certain shareholders of Urbn Leaf, collectively holding approximately 69% of Series A shares and 96% of common shares, have entered into voting and support agreements to vote in favour of the Urbn Leaf Transaction. The Urbn Leaf Transaction has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of Urbn Leaf.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

million for the third quarter of 2018, representing an increase of 22.4%. million for the third quarter of 2018. million for the third quarter of 2018, and for the first nine months of 2019 was ($22.9) million for the third quarter of 2018, and for the first nine months of 2019 was ($22.9) million , $2.1

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

We wanted to investigate, so after collecting samples from online stores and brick-and-mortar smoke shops, we commissioned FESA Labs to perform independent testing on 51 delta-8 products. limit set by the 2018 Farm Bill, making them indisputably federally illegal. indicated by the 2018 Farm Bill, while another had 0.31%.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 25, 2019

Both paths are complex processes in which scientific, medical, policy and political forces have influence. There are other avenues Congress can take besides rescheduling marijuana to ameliorate the seeming breakdown in federalism brought about by federal marijuana policy. It was not a policy priority of the Obama administration.

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