NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Regulators in Iowa added two new medical cannabis qualifying conditions to the current list, ulcerative colitis (effective immediately), and severe pediatric autism with self-injurious or aggressive behaviors (effective 4/2/19). Click here to email your Representative and urge them to support this important legislation. AZ resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Posted by Alexa Steinberg, Esq. | Dec 20, 2019 . It has been two years since California began licensing yet operators still struggle with compliance and are all still de facto, breaking one law or another. Here’s a look back at 2019 and a projection of what’s to come in 2020 Cannabis Law. .

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NORML

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

It passed the House on 2/27/2019 by a vote of 209-147. 175 was referred to the Health and Human Services Committee and HB 461 was referred to the Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs Committee on 1/03/2019. It was referred to the Environment and Agriculture Committee on 1/03/2019. — Bipartisan bill HB.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Monday, September 23, 2019. As early as September 23, 2019, the United States House of Representatives is expected to vote on the widely anticipated Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act. Today’s cannabis industry encompasses the growth, processing, distribution, and other ancillary services related to both hemp and marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2021

Here’s who’s been appointed and their short bios… The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) was established Monday, July 12. The creation of this standalone cannabis department is part of a larger effort to improve access to licensure, simplify regulatory oversight and support California businesses.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 2, 2019

May 31, 2019. The County Board of Supervisors adopts policies and regulations through a robust public process open to all stakeholders – none more so than the cannabis ordinance with more than 30 public meetings with many hours of public comment.We Here’s the letter in full. By the County of Santa Barbara.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Hawaii has put forth new regulations surrounding the cultivation of hemp, a class of cannabis plants that contain 0.3% When it comes to hemp—and the world of cannabis in general—frequent and chaotic changes are the name of the game. With the criminalization of cannabis in 1937, hemp was banned throughout the country, including Hawaii.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

On October 12, 2019, Governor Newsom announced that he had signed SB-153 , a bill aimed at making significant changes to California’s hemp cultivation law. Department of Agriculture by May 2020. SB-153 clarifies that hemp can’t be cultivated in a licensed cannabis premises, but that if it is, it will be considered cannabis.

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

HR 420 (yes, you read that right): The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act would deschedule cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, thus permitting state governments to regulate these activities as they see fit. Also, the rollout of the new leadership team of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus was announced. Your Highness, Carly.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

House of Representatives has for the first time included limited protections for cannabis businesses engaged in the legal marketplaces in 33 states. Nebraska activists are almost 1,400 signatures deep in hopes of qualifying a 2020 medical cannabis ballot initiative. California. CA resident?

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NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

Activists in Nebraska, along with two pro-legalization Senators, qualified a 2020 medical cannabis ballot initiative petition to begin collecting signatures from registered voters in the state. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 440, to prohibit the availability of cannabis-infused food and drink products for qualified patients.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Welcome to the seventh annual “State of the State” post on Oregon cannabis. For the first year since program launch, regulated cannabis sales fell in the state. Overall, it has been a rocky ride (see: Tough Times in Oregon Cannabis ). Let’s get to it. Retail pricing has generally followed these trendlines.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Also this week Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced legislation, The Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act, to expand and facilitate medical cannabis access to military veterans suffering from chronic pain, PTSD, and other serious medical conditions. CO resident? FL resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 10, 2019

This post was written by attorney Kamran Aryah with the Kight on Cannabis law firm. The entire hemp industry is anxiously awaiting guidance from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). A recent Federal Register agenda includes a timetable for the USDA to issue an “Interim Final Rule” by August, 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the approval of five hemp production plans under the U.S. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) directed USDA to develop a regulatory oversight program for hemp and include provisions for USDA to approve hemp production plans submitted by states and Indian tribes.

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CannaTech

JANUARY 3, 2019

In regards to the cannabis plant, Uruguay planted the seeds in Latin America. In December 2013, Uruguay became the first country to legalize cannabis nationwide for medical and non-medical purposes. Latin America is on track to blossom into 2019 as a key region for the global cannabis industry.

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NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

1647, the Veterans Equal Access Act, which expands medical cannabis access to eligible military veterans. Department of Agriculture held a hemp listening session this week as regulators work to establish rules and regulations for production. Alaska became the first state to permit on-site adult use cannabis consumption, as Lt.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

November 18, 2019. The Italian Parliament has established an intergroup on the legalisation of cannabis following calls to address the need for its decriminalisation and shortages of medical cannabis. The movement is supported by 25,000 signatures to date and aims to rekindle the 2016 citizens’ initiative to legalise cannabis.

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MedicalMarijuana.ca

APRIL 7, 2019

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Segra International Corp. Segra” or the “Company”), a cannabis agriculture technology company, is pleased to announce that its application for licensing with Health Canada has advanced to the “confirmation of readiness” phase. Read More.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 4, 2019

California cannabis licensing has been quite a ride. If you’re in the cannabis licensing game in California, you know that it’s taking months and months to secure annual licensing from all three agencies overseeing the implementation of the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 1, 2020

Morady & Craig Simonsen on December 31, 2019. The continued efforts of federal, state, and local governments to legalize cannabis, both in medical and recreational uses, leaves many potential impacts, including environmental law and regulatory issues in the manufacturing, processing, and distribution of cannabis products.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 26, 2019

July 17, 2019. On July 1, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 97 with the intent to reduce the illicit cannabis market by bringing more people into the legal marketplace and to ensure that persons most harmed by cannabis criminalization be offered assistance to enter into the billion-dollar cannabis industry.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 14, 2019

This post was written by attorney Kamran Aryah with the Kight on Cannabis law firm. The new policy update entitled “Publication 52 Revision: New Mailability Policy for Cannabis and Hemp-Related Products” simplifies hemp mailing requirements and addresses changes brought about by the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

AUGUST 3, 2019

Currently, all 9,464 state issued temporary cannabis cultivation licenses, have expired. Meant to be replacing those, for businesses continuing to meet the required regulations, are either provisional or permanent annual cannabis business licenses. For many growers, who are low on resources, this is a perilous predicament.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 7, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. . The United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) is ramping up its rulemaking process pursuant to the Agriculture Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”). The 2018 Farm Bill clarifies and affirms that hemp is to be treated as an agricultural commodity, rather than as a controlled substance.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In this article, Dr. Snyder distills her analysis of hemp testing during the 2018 and 2019 growing seasons. The USDA’s October 29, 2019 issuance of the Final Interim Rule (Rule) regarding hemp requires pre-harvest testing to take into account total tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) (Total THC) to determine compliance. INTRODUCTION.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Activists in Oregon have filed a 2020 ballot initiative with the Secretary of State that, if approved, would allow social cannabis consumption sites and protect consumers from employment discrimination. Governor Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed legislation into law to restore patients’ right to smoke medical cannabis.

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NORML

JANUARY 18, 2019

Representative Lou Correa (D-CA) this week introduced HR 493: The Sensible Enforcement Of Cannabis Act, which would codify the protections that were outlined in the now-rescinded Cole Memo. House lawmakers introduced The Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019 (HR 601), to facilitate federally-approved clinical trials involving cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 29, 2019

December 27, 2019 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved the first set of plans submitted by states and Indian tribes for the domestic production of hemp under the U.S. Accordingly, on October 31, 2019, USDA issued an interim final rule establishing the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Last summer, I wrote about Senate Bill 1459 , a piece of California legislation that created a new scheme of provisional licenses for cannabis operators. This provisional licensing scheme was essentially intended to replace the temporary licensing scheme that only ran through January 1, 2019 per state law.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 13, 2019

Here’s their press release in full…… DeJoy, Knauf & Blood LLP Launches Cannabis and Hemp Advisory Practice. The new practice leverages the firm’s in-depth cannabis and hemp industry knowledge and expertise of the tax implications, regulatory environment, as well as critical operating and financial procedures.

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SMPL

MARCH 11, 2019

(Daily Advertiser)- LSU AgCenter Vice President Bill Richardson on Friday, March 8, 2019, fired back at Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain, calling Strain’s accusation that LSU is breaking the law by expanding its medical marijuana program “untrue” and “reckless.”

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

Andrew has been providing legal services to the cannabis industry since 2014, as the founder of the Oregon Cannabis Law Group, and merged that firm with Green Light Law Group in January 2019. August 26, 2019 Grants Pass, Oregon. August 27, 2019 Medford, Oregon. September 4, 2019 Bend, Oregon.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) will register hemp processors who elect apply for such registration. RELATED: Watch GLLG’s Webinar “Navigating cGMP for Hemp and Cannabis Companies with guest Kim Stuck of Allay Consulting.”. SB 5372 Section 2.) What is hemp extract certification? Section 1 (8) and (9).

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 5, 2021

2019: 511,442 acres of hemp licensed, 242,565 acres planted, 134,059 acres harvested. With what the data does offer, more than 4,000 acres of crops were destroyed in 2019 (out of the 242,565 acres that were planted) because they were considered to be hot crops. Shutterstock. Hemp and Margin of Error . THC threshold.”. percent THC to 1.0

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 14, 2019

On December 3, 2019, four federal agencies, in consultation with state banking regulators, clarified the legal status of hemp growth and production under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) for banks 1 providing financial services to hemp-related businesses. 3, 2019), available at [link]. 3, 2019), available at [link].

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

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. According to a February 8, 2019, NCDA press release.

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