Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Posted by Alexa Steinberg, Esq. | Dec 20, 2019 . With the states, the feds, and the locals all making up their own rules for hemp and cannabis operations and prohibitions, the illicit market continued to thrive – creating financial hardships for licensed operators and a safety crisis for consumers.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

At this point, over a month into the 2019 session, a preponderance of legislators appear vaguely inclined to “let it ride” and drop the big ideas when it comes to cannabis. Let’s hope Oregon gets it right in 2019, so that cannabis consumers are treated like alcohol consumers, and patients have access to medicine without fear of job loss.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 2, 2019

May 31, 2019. recognize that there are significant tensions among residents, cannabis growers, and some elements of other agricultural industries. In addition to criminal enforcement, the compliance team is actively pursuing civil and land use violations to enforce health and safety concerns. Here’s the letter in full.

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NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

Guam became the first US territory to send a bill legalizing the adult-use of marijuana to the governor’s desk in 2019. Update : SB 34 is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development on 4/1/2019. It now awaits consideration by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. CA resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released new data indicating a substantial increase in the growth of US hemp production. The guidance will be updated once the US Department of Agriculture finalizes its hemp regulations and guidelines. percent on a dry weight basis.

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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.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 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. Today we turn to Oklahoma. A license is not required to manufacture Hemp CBD products.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 11, 2019

The latest hemp laws state-by-state: May 2019. Additionally, the Georgia Agriculture Commissioner, apparently relying on the FDA’s guidance, issued guidance stating including CBD in food or dietary supplements is unlawful. By: Hemp Industry Team. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 2, 2020

The report reveals… Officials from the state Pharmacy Board and the departments of Agriculture, Health and Public Safety have pitched the idea of an Office of Cannabis Management to govern the budding industry and prepare Minnesota for the potential legalization of recreational marijuana. Reports the Minnesota Star.

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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. California is required to submit a 2018 Farm Bill-compliant hemp production plan to the U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

On September 11, 2019, the California Assembly approved SB-153 , a bill aimed at making significant changes to California’s hemp cultivation law. Department of Agriculture by May 2020. California will be required to submit a 2018 Farm Bill-compliant hemp production plan to the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2021

Previously, she was Director of the Office of Cannabis for the City and County of San Francisco’s General Services Agency from 2017 to 2019, where she served as Project Manager in 2017. Salama was Assistant Branch Chief of the California Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch. General Counsel – Matthew Lee.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 16, 2019

On July 10, 2019, the Georgia Department of Agriculture (“GDA”) released a Notice of Intent to Consider the Adoption of Hemp Growers and Processors Rules , and proposed Hemp Rules , as notification that the GDA will be accepting written comments regarding the adoption of Hemp Grower and Processors Rules. Author: Stephanie Savage.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Regulate Nationally : The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2019 (HR 420) seeks to deschedule cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, thus permitting state governments to regulate these activities as they see fit. Update : HB 2149 was approved by the Public Safety Committee on 2/20. Your Highness, Carly. Actions to Take.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 23, 2021

In December 2018, the Agriculture Improvement Act, also known as the 2018 Farm Bill, changed how certain types of cannabis are scheduled by removing hemp, defined as cannabis and derivatives of cannabis with extremely low concentrations of THC (less than 0.3% THC) from the list of controlled substances under the CSA.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

According to Decriminalize California, the current timeline for the initiative is as follows: Submitted to the Office of the Attorney General on 1st November 2019. 30 Day Public Comment period ended on 4th December 2019. Received Title, Summary , and Fiscal Impact Report from the Office of the Attorney General on 8th January 2020.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 24, 2021

A judge in the Travis County District Court in Texas ruled that a ban on smokable hemp in the state is unconstitutional—siding with several hemp companies that filed a lawsuit , challenging the 2019 ban on smokable hemp products passed by Texas lawmakers.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 16, 2020

Portland, OR — The Oregon Liquor Control Commission is issuing an immediate health and safety advisory due to the identification of potentially unsafe pesticide residue on plant material used in a packaged retail marijuana product. January 16, 2020. Winberry Farms Sweet Leaf Blend Pre-rolls Failed Pesticide Test. .

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JULY 25, 2019

Today the Senate Agriculture Committee held the first full Committee hearing on implementation of the hemp provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill. Department of Agriculture. Department of Agriculture. Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. By: Jessica Wasserman, Partner. Washington, D.C.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 13, 2019

In March of 2019, the FDA established a Working Group to determine the possible legislative pathways to regulate CBD. On May 31, 2019, the FDA’s Working Group held a public hearing for stakeholders to share their experiences and challenges with CBD products, including information and views related to product safety.

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NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

Update : SB 440 was heard by the Senate Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development Committee on 3/4, and then by the Senate Public Health, Welfare And Labor Committee on 3/5, but no action has been taken yet. Update : HB 1518 is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on 3/11/2019. AR resident? AR resident?

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 19, 2019

Those posts, however, were more geared towards the manufacture and sale of hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) products than the actual cultivation of hemp, which is becoming an increasingly important topic in the hemp industry in the wake of the federal Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (or “2018 Farm Bill”). 64”) was passed.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 1, 2019

WASHINGTON – March 1, 2019 – The U.S. Hemp Authority today announced the first awards of its Certification Seal to 13 outstanding companies that have met the stringent standards the industry laid out for quality and safety. Standardizing quality control and building a safer hemp industry from seed to shelf. Shell Farms, Winchester, KY.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Once these priorities have been met, the remaining funds are allocated to youth education, prevention, early intervention, and treatment; environmental protection; and public safety-related activities. Public safety-related activities—20 percent ($66.6 California Department of Food and Agriculture. The Budget estimates $332.8

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 14, 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. In plain English, commercial cultivation was still not allowed. 64”) was passed.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 12, 2019

DENVER , July 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The State of Colorado became a national leader in industrial hemp cultivation and production when it launched one of the first successful pilot hemp programs in the United States five years ago. The CHAMP initiative is a broad stakeholder effort.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 26, 2019

July 17, 2019. First, AB 97 gives licensing authorities more teeth by allowing them to issue citations to licensees or unlicensed persons for any act or omission that violates or has violated any provision of the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”). to 11:00 a.m., to 11:00 a.m.,

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 1, 2021

announced on July 30 that the company’s CW Labs science division and Colorado State University’s (CSU) College of Agricultural Sciences have completed the first of three collaborative metabolomic hemp studies to decode the complex chemical profile of full spectrum hemp extracts—made from the company’s patented hemp cultivars. .

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Connor & Connor PLLC

JANUARY 15, 2020

On November 20, 2019, the House Judiciary Committee met to discuss, mark-up, and vote on House Resolution 3884 (H.R. 3884 was originally referred to the House Committees on Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, and Oversight and Reform. [3]. From here, H.R.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 17, 2019

Thursday, June 27, 2019 | 10 a.m. . Friday, June 28, 2019 | 10 a.m. . SACRAMENTO – The Bureau of Cannabis Control (Bureau) today announced that the Cannabis Advisory Committee will hold three subcommittee meetings on Thursday, June 27 and a full committee meeting on Friday, June 28 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

23, 2019 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced a new crop insurance option for hemp growers in select counties of 21 states in 2020. Learn more about crop insurance and the modern farm safety net at rma.usda.gov. Here’s the full press release. WASHINGTON, D.C.,

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

An earlier proposal to create a commodity commission for hemp was unanimously approved by the House Agriculture Committee in 2017 but ultimately died for unclear reasons in the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. Current Committee: House Committee On Agriculture and Land Use. Tests would still have to confirm hemp contains less than 0.3

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Department of Agriculture and Industries, hemp growers, processors, handlers and universities may apply for a license with the department through its online application process. USDA invests $20M in sustainable hemp agriculture research. Supreme Court’s 2019 decision in Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association v.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 31, 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. Please view the WSDA Food Safety notice at the following link: [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 24, 2022

Plaintiffs purchased certified hemp seeds under the LLC as an Established Agricultural Research Institution (EARI). Health & Safety Code § 81006(e)(10). [3] Health & Safety Code § 81006(e). [4] Marconi, formed Gold Country Development, LLC, also a plaintiff. percent THC limit.” [2] percent THC limit.” [2] Code § 52.1. [2]

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 12, 2020

BtMG section 19(3) gives primary cultivation authority over hemp to the Federal Office of Agriculture and Food, the Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (“BLE”). Hemp is somewhat regulated under Germany’s equivalent of the U.S. Controlled Substances Act, the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (“BtMG”). Needless to say, it’s a long process.

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