Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

Tuesday, August 6, 2019. SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Justice released the “Guidelines for the Security and Non-Diversion of Cannabis Grown for Medicinal Use” to clarify the state’s laws governing medicinal cannabis, specifically those related to the enforcement, transportation, and use of medicinal cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

While cannabis legalization moves full steam ahead through much of the Northeast, the southeastern U.S. These states haven’t made major headlines for their progressive cannabis policies, but together they constitute a major market that has, nevertheless, dipped its toe in the water. has been notably slow to uptake major reforms.

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MassRoots

MARCH 14, 2019

The first medical cannabis product manufacturing license was just awarded in Ohio, giving patients in the program a reason to celebrate. In the same facility, a 25,000 square foot space is dedicated to cultivating cannabis plants. They expect to introduce cannabis oil capsules and topical creams to the market by May of this year.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 20, 2019

Following closely on the heels of a similar law in New York City, effective January 1, 2020, it will be unlawful for Nevada employers to reject a job applicant who tests positive for cannabis on a pre-employment drug test. Nevada Assembly Bill 132. Nevada quickly followed suit. Implications for Employers.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Mj Biz report…… A bill that would create a federal safe harbor for financial institutions to serve state-lawful cannabis businesses and ancillary companies will be put to a landmark vote in the U.S. Full report: In historic move, US House to vote on cannabis banking bill next week. Just hours ago, U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2020

We previously explored the applicability of trade secret protection to cannabis-related inventions. Here, we provide an overview of patent trends in the cannabis industry and how cannabusinesses can use patents to protect their technological, agricultural, genetic, or other innovations. The Power of a Patent.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 3, 2020

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Now, he is the Vice-Chair of Indiana NORML — an organization who is currently focused on changing cannabis laws for the access to Medical Cannabis as therapeutic treatment in Indiana. ISNA 2020 POLICY CONFERENCE AGENDA, Jason Straw- Cannabis Policy. Effective Date: 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 23, 2020

Date discovered : December 24, 2019. Date owners contacted : December 26, 2019. Report: Cannabis Users’ Sensitive Data Exposed in Data Breach. Report: Cannabis Users’ Sensitive Data Exposed in Data Breach. THSuite offers business process management software services to cannabis dispensary owners and operators in the US.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 13, 2019

Other CBD products, however, are still subject to various state law regulations as well as the U.S. In March of 2019, the FDA established a Working Group to determine the possible legislative pathways to regulate CBD. The FDA is collecting data to fill these gaps. FDA’s Enforcement Efforts.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2022

The War on Cannabis continues through aggressive state and local enforcement and prohibition measures with no end in sight. 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. This left enforcement to state regulators.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 20, 2020

The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Reports: SPRINGFIELD — Smelling and seeing cannabis justified probable cause for a police officer in central Illinois to search a man’s car, despite cannabis’ decriminalization and legalization for medical purposes at the time, a unanimous Illinois Supreme Court majority ruled Thursday.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 7, 2020

The purpose of that statement was to to help financial institutions deal with BSA and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance in light of the fact that hemp is no longer a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law. The FinCEN Guidance clarifies and expands upon the 2019 statement. ” No surprises there.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 27, 2021

As more states legalize cannabis, companies are dealing with the absence of national trademark uniformity. Currently, there is no legal mechanism to obtain a trademark to sell cannabis across state lines. Instead, companies are limited to state-wide trademarks. Trademark rights are territorial in nature.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

MARCH 7, 2019

Investigators allege the men were wired millions of dollars from China in order to buy homes that would be used in illegal cannabis grow operations. The Los Angeles CANNABIS LAW Group represents growers, dispensaries, collectives, patients and those facing marijuana charges. As our L.A. Call us at 714-937-2050.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

JANUARY 12, 2019

Plaintiffs in the lawsuit include a 12-year-old epilepsy patient, an 8-year-old Leigh’s syndrome patient, an Iraq war veteran and sufferer of post-traumatic stress disorder, a former NFL player who heads a hemp company hawking sports performance products and a non-profit that helps minorities get ahead in the legal cannabis market.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 24, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Let’s begin with the press release that was issued by Harborside which stated. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Harborside Inc. (“Harborside” or the “Company”) (CSE: HBOR), today announced that the U.S. AUTHOR: aBIZinaBOX Inc. CPAs – Jordan S. ” .

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 26, 2019

I cringe every time a form lease comes across my desk for a California cannabis tenant. Cannabis is a heavily-regulated industry. Any issue not addressed in the lease will be governed by state law. State law tends to be very protective of tenants in residential leases, but provides little protection to commercial tenants.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

Supreme Court had affirmed challenges to the federal law in part because deemed marijuana dangerous Schedule I drug. Attorney General said he’d favor a new bill protecting cannabis businesses and users from federal prosecution as long as they were in compliance with federal law. Recently, the U.S. Call us at 714-937-2050.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 19, 2020

FDA’s announcement comes on the heels of an active 2019, during which both FDA and the FTC issued warning letters to marketers of CBD products 1 and the plaintiffs’ bar began to actively file class-action lawsuits against marketers of CBD products under state law.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. 280E to cannabis dispensaries. The Court stated: “Our precedent is unambiguous. We are constrained by the law, and Congress has not carved out an exception in IRC Sec.280E 280E for businesses that operate lawfully under State law. AUTHOR: aBIZinaBOX Inc.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 12, 2019

On June 5, 2019, Nevada’s governor signed Assembly Bill No. 132 , becoming the first state to prohibit pre-employment drug testing for the presence of marijuana (though New York City was the first city to enact such a law, as we discussed in our previous post ). Cohen Associate.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 16, 2019

The Cannabis industry, which has obtained thousands of U.S. PTO has issued patents claiming strains of Cannabis , Cannabis extracts, blends of cannabinoids, methods of using or administering Cannabis or cannabinoids, devices for delivering Cannabis or cannabinoids, and methods of using Cannabis or cannabinoids to treat diseases.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

More than two dozen cities that restrict legal cannabis sales are suing California over the issue of legal pot delivery. The California Bureau of Cannabis Control and its chief are named defendants in the case, which was filed in the Fresno County Superior Court. Cities Make the Case for Local Authority to Restrict Cannabis Deliveries.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

CPA’s” PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. I can address the procedures and future plans for the Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch. The California Business and Professions Code, in section 26001(c), defines a cannabis license “applicant” as “an owner applying for a state license pursuant to this division.”

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 22, 2019

In a joint op-ed in Fox Business today, American Bankers Association President and CEO Rob Nichols and Credit Union National Association President and CEO Jim Nussle called on lawmakers to resolve the existing conflict between federal and state law with respect to proceeds from cannabis-related businesses.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

MARCH 25, 2019

Los Angeles CBD lawyers can explain that overlapping federal and state laws have created substantial confusion among restauranteers about what’s legal and what’s not. An FDA public hearing on cannabis compounds – including CBD – is slated for May. That’s not expected to open the doors overnight.

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Puff Puff Post

MARCH 19, 2020

(CSE: PLTH) (OTCQX: PLNHF) ( “Planet 13” or the “ Company “), a leading vertically-integrated Nevada cannabis company, today announced that it will provide online ordering, delivery and core dispensary services. The restaurant and all secondary SuperStore activities will be shut until it is safe to reopen.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 29, 2019

New York City recently joined Maine and the District of Columbia in passing legislation banning most employers from requiring applicants to submit to a pre-employment test for cannabis. The City Council passed the bill in April by a vote of 40-4, and it became law on May 10, 2019, with an effective date of May 10, 2020.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. cannabis climate requires brave, willing participants to maneuver carefully in accordance with the medical marijuana rules of engagement for each respective state. non-medical marijuana use “border states.” Think the feds aren’t watching this cannabis battle?

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

(“Harborside”, or the “Company”) (CSE: HBOR) (OTCQX: HBORF ), a California -focused, vertically-integrated cannabis enterprise, today announces the acquisition (the “FGW Acquisition”) of a further 29.9% Founded in California in 2006, Harborside was awarded one of the first six medical cannabis licenses granted in the United States.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

While the court declined to dismiss the action in its entirety (citing relevant state law that may still be considered on the merits), the court’s decision to stay—or postpone—the case under the primary jurisdiction doctrine, determined that FDA, and not the courts, should regulate CBD products, including what constitutes proper labeling.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The dissenters argued that section 280E, which denies all deductions to cannabis businesses, is unconstitutional, as “the Sixteenth Amendment does not permit Congress to impose such a tax.” [7]. The Sixteenth Amendment permits Congress to “collect taxes on incomes.” [8] 4 (2019). [2] Assistants Inc. 9] Eisner v. 10] 153 T.C.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Exclusive: California Is Raising Taxes On Cannabis Again. Los Angeles, CA – The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) announced yesterday that it plans to raise taxes on the legal cannabis industry once again. License revoked for California cannabis vape maker Kushy Punch after state seizes $21M worth of products.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Urbn Leaf CEO Ed Schmults to be named CEO of StateHouse – – Vertically integrated with a fully installed and operational platform to consolidate the California cannabis sector – – US$77.3 With these transactions, we are working to create a west coast cannabis powerhouse,” said Mr. Hawkins.

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NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

1647, the Veterans Equal Access Act, which expands medical cannabis access to eligible military veterans. At the state level, activists in Idaho have begun efforts to qualify a medical cannabis and hemp ballot initiative for the 2020 ballot. Alaska became the first state to permit on-site adult use cannabis consumption, as Lt.

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SMPL

JANUARY 20, 2020

It also would be a center for collecting hemp grown by area farmers for Wellcana’s planned push into CBD, cannabidiol, products that have grown nationally in popularity for their perceived health benefits. Hemp-derived CBD oils do not contain significant amounts of THC and can be sold legally by retailers. Department of Agriculture.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Through a reintroduced House bill, Congress is taking strides to push for cosmetic regulation reform and, separately, through the SAFE Act, it is seeking to establish a safe harbor for financial institutions to support the burgeoning cannabis industry. On October 29, 2019, the USDA issued its proposed rule for hemp production.

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