Canna Law Blog

MAY 12, 2020

In an emailed statement to MarketWatch, a Weedmaps spokesperson stated: “Given our role as the largest technology company in the cannabis sector, from time to time, Weedmaps receives requests for information from government agencies. We cooperate with these requests as we do with all lawful inquiries.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Young & Craig Simonsen on November 26, 2019. POSTED IN EMPLOYMENT LAW. The Illinois General Assembly passed SB 1557 , revising the language of the Recreational Cannabis Law to reduce but not completely eliminate employer liabilities. By Condon McGlothlen , Adam R.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

Approximately 80 percent of the state’s 482 cities have barred cannabis retailers from either setting up shop or selling the drug for recreational purposes. Additional Resources: 25 cities suing California over marijuana policy that allows unrestricted delivery statewide , April 5, 2019, Associated Press.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The guide provides a holistic review of the current cannabis laws in every state including the District of Columbia, from favorable to cannabis businesses to most restrictive. Under Governor Pritzker the adult usage and purchase of cannabis for recreational purposes was legalized in 2019. Barry Weisz.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 10, 2019

On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, Denver, Colorado announced a pass result for Initiated Ordinance 301 , becoming the first U.S. Second, the law obviously changes nothing about the Controlled Substances Act or state law. Psilocybin is still a Schedule I substance per the federal Controlled Substances Act and Colorado law.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

APRIL 20, 2023

These legal guidelines/laws related to cannabis continue to be enacted, repealed, and debated in the Texas Legislature today, evidencing strong public sentiment for more accepted, legally permissible uses of cannabis and cannabis products. iv] Texas State Law Library – Cannabis and the Law – [link]. [v] 1805, 88th Leg.,

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2019

In light of these legislative changes, we are presenting a 50-state series analyzing how each jurisdiction treats hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”). Each Sunday, we summarize a new state in alphabetical order. Just recently, on December 20, 2019, Nebraska submitted it’s hemp cultivation plan to USDA. 2-501 et seq.),

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

My law firm has done a series of these for credit unions (“CU”s) and other financial institutions (“FIs”) going back to 2014. We have also handled a good bit of hemp banking work – mostly in 2019 and 2020 before that industry cratered. I have opined on this blog that “ all businesses are marijuana businesses ” in the MRB context.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2022

This is all very bad and we collectively need to figure out how to get people to comply with state law rather than penalizing everything. The issue of enforcement or compliance is probably the biggest one most states face at the policy level. In 2019, there were reportedly 3,000 illegal cannabis businesses in California.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 13, 2019

Across the country, states are moving to legalize medical and recreational cannabis. Drug policies must be updated and must address discrimination concerns. See our recent blog concerning a related Arizona court decision. On May 31, 2019, it approved House Bill 1438, which will create the “Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.”

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Here’s their blog post of 8 October. Beyond Pesticides , October 8, 2019) As medicinal and recreational marijuana continue to be legalized in a growing number of states, concerns about the safety of the burgeoning industry—how the substance is grown, harvested, processed, distributed, sold, and used—have emerged.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 1, 2019

Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would formally update its Policy Manual regarding how cannabis-related activity–even when it took place in states that have legalized the medical and recreational use of marijuana–would impact naturalization. green card holders).

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

14] In their view, “any deductions from gross income are a matter of legislative grace and can be reduced or expanded in accordance with Congress’s policy objectives.” [15] That, along with other facets of the case, will be discussed in later blog posts. [1] 4 (2019). [2] Assistants Inc. 9] Eisner v. Macomber, 252 U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

All of this has been based on administrative policy declared by the Secretary of State’s Office, not on legislation or a change to the California Business and Professions Code, but Senate Bill 185 , which was introduced on January 30, 2019 and just went to committee, would change that.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 14, 2019

The SAFE Banking Act just got a new, prominent supporter – on April 9, 2019, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin pledged to take a look at the legislation that would allow financial institutions to service cannabis businesses. I want to defend the regulators on this issue. There is not a Treasury solution to this.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

The Idaho Office of Drug Policy’s webpage on CBD Drug Policy indicates that Idaho’s position on CBD has not changed as of June 2019 and that the informal opinion from 2015 is still followed. On August 28, 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Big Sky Scientific, LLC v.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

His first foray into marijuana policy took place in 2014 when he instructed the NYPD to issue tickets to (instead of arresting) people caught with possession of less than 25 grams of cannabis (this following police contravention of the 1977 law). What did pass in 2019 was a handful of marijuana decriminalization measures.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 6, 2019

Other states have grappled with whether to allow any smokable hemp products. Here is a non-exhaustive list of some states that address the issue of smokable hemp: In June 2019, Louisiana’s Governor signed House Bill 491 into law which states that “[n]o person shall process or sell [a]ny part of hemp for inhalation.”

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JULY 18, 2019

The Garden State’s Governor, Phil Murphy, signed the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (CUMMA) on July 2, 2019. History of compliance with regulations and policies governing government regulated marijuana programs. Criterion 2. Health and safety standards for lab employees.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2019

On the other hand, when federal laws offer protections or benefits to normal businesses, those often don’t apply to cannabis companies (such as bankruptcy protection or certain tax deductions ). In reality, it doesn’t look like the federal government will abandon its current policy of non-enforcement any time soon.

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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. This guidance, though short, is fairly robust and provides ways for credit unions to verify that hemp clients are engaged in lawful business.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

The 2014 Farm Bill allows for the limited cultivation of industrial hemp, but that bill requires that hemp be grown pursuant to an agricultural pilot program in compliance with state law. Hemp grown in another country can’t meet those inherently domestic requirements. The 2014 Farm Bill is still in effect as the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 27, 2022

One does not need to be on federal property or travel between states to be guilty of a federal drug crime. The Supreme Court has held that even growing and using a marijuana plant at home for medical purposes, in accordance with state law, is an activity regulated by federal law because it may affect interstate commerce.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 8, 2019

On 18 June 2019, the U.K. Law Commission published a report, “Anti-money laundering: the SARs regime”, highlighting the need for guidance on transactions involving the legal cannabis industry in Canada and elsewhere. Public Policy. The law is stated as of July 2019 and is continually evolving.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

While it’s not at the level of the 2019 lung disease outbreak, the potential for serious harm to public health is impossible to ignore, and in many ways, delta-8 is a ticking time bomb that could damage the reputation of the cannabis industry for years to come. Is This Similar to the Vitamin E Acetate Crisis in 2019?

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. “ Although I was unable to find an official US Customs policy regarding cannabidiol (CBD) on its website, a spokesperson for the CBP recently told a Texas news agency that “ CBD oil is considered a controlled substance under U.S. Federal law. And, CBP does not enforce state law.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

In fact, the Los Angeles Department of Public Health, which to some extent acts as a local enforcement arm for CDPH policies, issued guidance stating that Hemp CBD was an adulterant. So stay tuned to the Canna Law Blog as we continue to cover developments on the Hemp CBD front in California.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The stated IRS goal here is “to positively impact filing and paying and reporting compliance on the part of all cannabis businesses to keep audits to a minimum.”. This IRS effort began last fall when the federal agency added a “ Marijuana Industry ” page to its website, dedicated to tax policy for cannabis companies. See Olive v.

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The Joint Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

According to a new study titled Recreational Marijuana Legalization and Adolescent Use of Marijuana, Tobacco, and Alcohol, state laws that legalize, tax and regulate recreational marijuana use for adults is not associated with an increase in marijuana use by young people. 844, 95% confidence interval [.720-.989])

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Connor & Connor PLLC

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

These numbers significantly increase in states like Colorado, California, and Nevada who have legalized recreational use. For example, Nevada marijuana tax contributions exceeded $100 million in the 2019 fiscal year. [2] Like any new or emerging industry, governmental regulations and policies are constantly changing as time progresses.

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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] Assume the entire proceeds of the offering are placed in a non-interest- bearing account until January 1, 2019. Thereafter, the funds earn interest.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

A few years ago I wrote a somewhat tongue-in-cheek blog post titled, “Cannabots – Are the Robots Coming For Your Weed,” which discussed the application of robotics to the cultivation of marijuana. I asked ChatGPT some questions about marijuana and I asked it to write a blog post. ChatGPT seems to follow a dry book report format.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 11, 2019

For the past three years, I have taught a class called “Cannabis Law & Policy” at Lewis & Clark Law School here in Portland, Oregon. Today and historically, most arrests and imprisonment for cannabis crimes happen under state laws. The new laws are pretty lousy too. That stuff is pretty fun.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Laws protecting patients and their providers vary from state to state and, in some cases, may vary from county to county. Many individuals choose to break outdated state laws that do not account for medical use or their access. LAW ENFORCEMENT RIGHTS. You step out of the car, and walk toward the entrance.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

He has since moved on to be named as the chief executive operator of the Cannabis Trade Federation , a non-profit group dedicated to educating the public and advocating for cannabis in public policy. StT: How influential are cannabis lobbyists on federal policy now that more states are considering legalization?

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 26, 2020

” Perez may be right that in the grand scheme of things, these cannabis claims are a tangent, but we are the Canna Law Blog and a story about the DOJ, federal antitrust law, and cannabis mergers is what we call a feature! In 2019, the cannabis industry accounted for 29% of all Second Request investigations.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

On September 13, 2019, the U.S. When a state law conflicts with federal law, federal law wins due to the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution. As this is the Canna Law Blog, you may be wondering how this ban will impact cannabis, including both marijuana and hemp-derived vapor products. The Good.

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