SpeedWeed

MARCH 9, 2021

Retail licenses for Oklahoma’s medical cannabis program declined 8% in 2020, the first contraction for the open-license market since MMJ sales began in 2018. market for dispensary licenses grew 12%, with other large, mature markets such as California, Colorado and Oregon continuing to add retail licenses in 2020, Cannabiz Media reported.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 2, 2021

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu (R) just signed a bill to expand the list of qualifying conditions for the state’s medical marijuana program. Governor Sununu also signed a second bill that will require medical cannabis dispensaries to provide information about the potential risks of cannabis use during pregnancy. “No

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 24, 2021

With the Eastern seaboard’s most ambitious Adult Use program primed to explode, New Jersey’s Superior Court Appellate Division (“Appellate Division”) just lifted its “stay” on scoring 18 month old Medical Marijuana applications clearing the way for 5 cultivation, 15 dispensary, and 4 vertically integrated license awards. 24:6I Et Seq.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2020

1 deadline to train managers and employees under a new compliance and safety program that is the first of its kind in the nation. The state’s Responsible Vendor Training Program is designed to support licensee compliance and enhance the safety of customers and employees. Read the full article. Seed-to-sale tracking compliance.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 7, 2021

In response, some companies have launched their own programs aimed at providing women and people of color with more opportunities to succeed in the space. These efforts range from mentorship programs spanning many months to multimillion-dollar funds that support nonprofits and community organizations. Mentorship Programs.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The Farmer’s Wife celebrated the grand opening of its third dispensary in Missouri’s developing medical cannabis market Aug. The Farmer’s Wife submitted its licensing applications in 2019 and ultimately won three retail licenses in early 2020, with its first dispensary opening on 4/20 of this year. “We

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Social equity programs are a relatively new phenomenon in the U.S. That makes it worthwhile for industry insiders and activists to examine how some of the programs have done – particularly as more states, and perhaps Congress, consider legalizing marijuana and incorporating social equity in some form. The Oakland and L.A.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

To explain: In the early days of medical cannabis in California, there were no dispensaries. Patients who had a doctor’s recommendation, but lacked funds, often received cannabis through charitable programs that donated it. Full article: [link].

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SpeedWeed

MAY 3, 2021

Cannabis lounges, where patrons can smoke a joint, rip a bong, vaporize a dab or do just about anything else you can think of with the plant, appeared to be a certainty as part of a Las Vegas ordinance back in 2017—and then again in 2019. They’ve been talked about for over four years in the entertainment capital of America.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 14, 2021

A California dispensary is calling attention to the environmental impact of cannabis packaging waste with a campaign that encourages customers to help recycle some of the industry’s plastic into diesel fuel. View original article. A California Dispensary Is Addressing It appeared first on SpeedWeed. Airfield Supply Co.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 31, 2021

6, 2019, and Dec. 5, 2020, according to the department’s second annual report of the Missouri Medical Marijuana Regulatory Program. The DHSS approved 23,000-plus patients and caregivers in program year 2019—before commercial sales began—with roughly 33% also approved to home cultivate. “I of patients.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 26, 2022

The perpetual myth that dispensaries are selling weed to minors refuses to die, but evidence shows this isn’t the case in California. Instead, adult-use dispensaries in the state are proving the system works by checking IDs as required by state law. To Read The Rest Of This Article On High Times, Click Here. MRR writes.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 6, 2021

This does not mean, however, that Connecticut’s already existing medical cannabis program morphed or expanded into an adult recreational system overnight. Also placed in motion, and announced by Connecticut’s administration, regulated adult recreational sales by dispensaries would begin the following year. Illinois (2019).

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 26, 2021

The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy has approved increasing the number of state dispensary licenses by 73, bringing the total allowed to 130 statewide. The Board initially issued 57 dispensary licenses; however, there are currently only 52 operating dispensaries. dispensaries per capita. dispensaries per capita.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 31, 2021

6, 2019, and Dec. 5, 2020, according to the department’s second annual report of the Missouri Medical Marijuana Regulatory Program. The DHSS approved 23,000-plus patients and caregivers in program year 2019—before commercial sales began—with roughly 33% also approved to home cultivate. “I of patients.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 1, 2019

On June 25, 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Medical dispensaries. In addition to Early Approval Dispensing Licenses, existing medical cannabis dispensaries may apply for licenses for a second adult-use-only facility. Authored by T.O. Odutayo & Kevin Young. The impact of the social equity component of CRTA on medical facilities.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 4, 2019

On June 6, 2019, Governor Mills signed An Act to Ensure Access to Medical Cannabis for Visiting Qualifying Patients. Currently, registered caregivers and registered dispensaries in Maine may only transfer marijuana to patients from the following states (assuming the patient provides sufficient documentation): Alaska. California.

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Veriheal

MAY 13, 2021

While applications for cultivating and dispensing cannabis were accepted starting on June 30th of 2017, patients approved under the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment did not access their medicine for the first time until May of 2019. Medical cannabis products can only be purchased from a state-licensed dispensary. 10,773 patients.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Building on a prior study that analyzed YRBS data from 1993-2017, this updated effort offers an expanded view on the subject by adding in results from 2018 and 2019 as well. Leafly study debunks dispensary myths around crime & teen use. A slide from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board’s compliance program.

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SMPL

JUNE 24, 2020

Still, Louisiana medical cannabis retailers and licensed growers told Marijuana Business Daily they’re optimistic the program will improve as it matures, attracting more patients by lowering prices, increasing access and eventually permitting cannabis flower. Increase in patient numbers expected.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The region has been instrumental in highly regulated industries, such as alcohol and tobacco, and the only federally sanctioned cannabis grow program has operated at the University of Mississippi since the 1960s. Although several Southern states have enacted medical cannabis programs, no states have embraced recreational use of cannabis.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Existing medical marijuana dispensaries would be allowed to sell their products to the public, and new dispensaries would be licensed. Licenses to grow marijuana would be made widely available, a departure from the strictly limited number growers allowed under the state’s existing medical marijuana program.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 21, 2019

As of May 31, 2019, the Illinois House and Senate have passed the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (the Act) and the bill is on Governor Pritzker’s desk for approval. Cannabis will be taxed at 7% for the revenue earned by the grower, distributor and/or dispensary. Illinois is poised to legalize adult-use cannabis. Source: [link].

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

So with this article, our business cannabis lawyers aim to highlight some of the key initiatives already benefiting a great deal. Marijuana Tax Revenue Expenditures in California (Fiscal Year 2019-2020). In year one alone (2019-2020), those disbursals totaled approximately $200 million. In 2019 alone, Tulare County received $25.3

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 29, 2021

A unionization effort filed for 17 employees at the Curaleaf medical dispensary in Hanover, Mass., Local 328 organizers first connected with dispensary workers at Curaleaf Hanover in March 2020, a month before filing the unionization vote and before pandemic-related government shutdowns were enacted.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 7, 2020

The scary question as discussed directly in Ryan Miller’s June 2018 article on Recycling in the Cannabis Industry : Nipping a cannabis garbage problem in the bud. The only way to achieve this scale is to use dispensaries as the collection points, much like some were already doing back in 2017.” cannabis industry in 2018?

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

For those of you in the dark about Florida’s Medical Marijuana Program, I will be lighting up the dim corners of Florida: The Nation’s Fastest-Growing Medical Marijuana Market , according to The Miami New Times on May 2, 2019. Clearing the Air- Florida Condensed Cannabis . CANNABIS PRIMER. Americans for Safe Access.org.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 7, 2021

It’s been four years since West Virginia legalized medical cannabis, and until now, they have not had an actual program in place for patients to get relief. Now, eligible patients can finally register and officially become a part of the program. View original article.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2019

New Jersey recently responded to public demand to revise and expand its medical marijuana program to address issues such as supply scarcity, employment and hiring concerns, and geographic access problems. The Garden State’s Governor, Phil Murphy, signed the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (CUMMA) on July 2, 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 18, 2019

The committees also submitted legislation to further expand New Jersey’s medical cannabis program and develop a process for criminal expungements. The earliest the bill could move forward is now January 2019. Medical cannabis was signed into law in 2016 and the first dispensaries opened in 2018.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 12, 2019

May 2019 finally brought “ Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries announcing their intentions to introduce legislation in Congress known as the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act, to remove marijuana from the CSA, thus ending the nearly century-long federal policy of prohibition.”

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 20, 2021

In the last Congress, the lower chamber overwhelmingly passed a standalone version of SAFE Banking in 2019, and then House members passed the measure two more times as part of federal coronavirus relief bills in 2020. View original article. Democrats voted 215-0 in favor of the bill, while Republicans voted 106-101 in favor.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 7, 2020

In The Motley Fool article we are discussing today, indeed both schools of cannabis press have exhibited the poor practice of misreporting in this example from Feb 28, 2020: The Motley Fool Article: Marijuana THC Cap Amendment Filed in Florida Senate.¹. Usually because they are spinning.” Especially when Florida is involved. .

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

APRIL 20, 2023

In recent years, most major cities in Texas have launched programs and adopted policies that reduce, or even eliminate, penalties for the possession of cannabis. [ii] iv] Currently, the Act permits a qualified physician to prescribe “low-THC cannabis” (1% by weight tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”)) for a greater number of conditions. [iv]

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 9, 2019

Pritzker announced on May 4, 2019 the specifics of adult use legislation he would like to see pass the Illinois legislature this year. In describing the program, Gov. Kelly Cassidy of Chicago, one of the plan’s legislative sponsors, is working to create a program that avoids “a small group of people getting very rich.”.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

After the New Jersey medical cannabis dispensary licensing process was halted in late 2019 amid a legal dispute, an appeals court ruling Feb. Andrew Cuomo announced 30-day amendments to the Governor’s proposal to establish a comprehensive adult-use cannabis program in New York. Read more. ]]> View original article.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

On June 25th, 2019, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, or Illinois House Bill 1438. As a result, o ut of over 900 dispensary applicants , only 21 were chosen to enter the lottery for 75 licenses, and the few chosen were not reflective of the diversity that the social equity program was created to foster.

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