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. Meanwhile, the state was experiencing a severe bottleneck in its own licensing process.

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Law Banking Hemp Retail 59

NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Delaware prosecutors will no longer be encouraged to pursue criminal charges against those who possess marijuana for personal use, according to guidelines issued by the state’s new Attorney General. Click here to email your Representative and urge them to support this important legislation. AZ resident? CA resident? Connecticut.

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 182

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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Banking Law Compliance Compliance 40

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 13, 2019

104-annual-2019. The American Bar Association (ABA) adopted a resolution on Monday that calls on Congress to allow states to set their own marijuana policies and recommends rescheduling or descheduling cannabis under federal law. The Motion Is Forwarded. THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION. FINAL RESOLUTION. Marijuana Moment Report.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 22, 2019

Portland, Oregon (January 22, 2019) — Lane Powell attorney Ben Pirie has been elected to the Executive Committee of Oregon State Bar’s Cannabis Law Section.

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Law Compliance Compliance Education 63

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. Priority Alerts.

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 203

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 30, 2019

Senator Ron Wyden and Congressman Earl Blumenauer have introduced legislation to allow for interstate commerce when it comes to state-legal cannabis programs. Just as Americans around the country enjoy Kentucky bourbon, so should they be allowed to enjoy Oregon cannabis.”. June 27, 2019. and tribal communities.

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Programs Legislation Compliance Compliance 63

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The more wide-ranging bill (H 174/S 72), which a spokesperson said is a priority for House Speaker Ron Mariano, addresses aspects of state laws that cannabis regulators and industry entrepreneurs have been increasingly vocal about taking issue with. Sonia Chang-Diaz, co-chair of the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy, said.

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Seed-To-Sale Consumption Compliance Compliance 52

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 7, 2019

Saying…… Liht Cannabis Corporation (CNW Group/Liht Cannabis Corporation). ABOUT LIHT CANNABIS CORP. Liht Cannabis Corp. is a publicly traded company investing in the medical and recreational cannabis space since 2014. Veritas Pharma to Commence Legal Proceedings Against Liht Cannabis.

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Compliance Compliance Research and Development Strains 63

The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Following last year’s passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) issued a regulatory update in August of 2019 to federally insured credit unions. The NCUA instead stressed the need for robust compliance systems to detect unusual suspicious activities warranting such filings.

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Hemp Business Compliance Compliance 78

NORML

MARCH 21, 2020

Given the current COVID-19 pandemic, the NORML team is working remotely in compliance with CDC guidelines. However, the work of reforming our nation’s failed marijuana laws is not suspended therefore we’re still updating you policy efforts across the country. AK resident? California. CA resident? MD resident? Mississippi.

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Legislation Access Patients Cultivation 276

Canna Law Blog

MAY 12, 2020

Last October , Weedmaps, the well-known platform providing cannabis consumers with information related to cannabis products, online ordering, retail store and product listings, and consumer education, received a subpoena from the U.S. We cooperate with these requests as we do with all lawful inquiries.

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State Laws Policy Compliance Compliance 73

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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Legislation Decriminalization Access Therapy 167

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 24, 2022

This appropriations rider has played an important role in curtailing federal enforcement of marijuana laws against individuals or entities in compliance with state-legal medical marijuana programs. As such, the court noted the real question to be asked is what degree of compliance is necessary to stave off federal prosecution.

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Compliance Compliance Law Patients 52

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Congress is making another run at providing a safe harbor to the banking industry and companies that provide services to cannabis businesses. The text of the SAFE Banking Act has changed little since it was first introduced in 2019. Skillman and Ryan D. Arnold & Porter. credit card companies). Protect all service providers (e.g.,

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Banking Compliance Compliance Business 52

SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act or Ryan’s Law would allow patients in California with serious conditions to use non-smokable medical cannabis inside of hospitals. The proposal prohibits patients, however, from inhaling or vaping herbal cannabis products.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Due mainly to legal reforms at the state level, 2019 legal cannabis sales are expected to generate over $10 billion in revenue. Recreational use is becoming legal in a growing number of states. . Federal bankruptcy protection for business-debtors involved in the sale of cannabis products has not been forthcoming.

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Compliance Compliance Chronic Pain Banking 59

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. Governor John Bel Edwards (D) of Louisiana signed legislation into law to allow the production of industrial hemp and hemp-derived CBD products. California. CA resident?

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Legislation Hemp Agriculture Compliance 122

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2019

For a few moments there, it seemed like the California cannabis delivery companies could deliver anywhere in the state—even to cities that said no. In plain English, this rule clearly allows licensed retailers to deliver cannabis to any jurisdiction in the state—even ones that didn’t allow it.

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Legislation Compliance Compliance Cannabis 81

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 6, 2022

The Minnesota court’s decision was the most recent in a series of state court opinions finding that federal criminal law preempts state laws decriminalizing the possession and use of medical cannabis in the context of workers’ compensation. In Bourgoin v. Twin Rivers Paper Co., 5] Similarly, in Hager v.

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Patients State Laws Law Treatment 52

Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We are helping build out another cannabis banking program here in Oregon. 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. That’s banking.

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Banking Business Cannabis Hemp 78

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Law Firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP writes… The Cannabis Banking Guidance from California’s Department of Business Oversight (DBO) offers California-chartered financial institutions serving cannabis-related businesses assurances that the DBO will not bring enforcement actions based solely on such relationships.

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Banking Compliance Compliance Policy 45

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 17, 2020

United States: Ethical Issues For Attorneys Providing Services To The Cannabis Industry. It is estimated that the legal cannabis industry could reach $30 billion in sales and employ nearly half a million full-time workers by 2023. In one year, cannabis companies raised $13.8 16 March 2020. by Scott O’Connell.

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Compliance Compliance State Laws Law 59

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Appel on September 10, 2019. Following last year’s passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) issued a regulatory update in August of 2019 to federally insured credit unions. By Tonya M. Esposito & Renee B.

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Hemp Business Compliance Compliance 45

NORML

MAY 24, 2019

Members of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission have decided to advance plans to regulate social marijuana use facilities. Governor Jared Polis (D) of Colorado signed legislation into law that allows physicians to recommend medical cannabis for any condition for which an opiate would otherwise be prescribed. California.

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Legislation Hemp Access Patients 172

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 Agriculture Compliance Compliance 60

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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Banking Hemp Compliance Compliance 54

SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Flower is forbidden in New York, even for patients in the state’s medical cannabis program. Smoking medical marijuana is prohibited by the Compassionate Care Act,” said Jill Montag, public information officer for the New York DOH , referring to the medical cannabis law. Except that it isn’t.

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Vaping Patients Compliance Compliance 52

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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Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 139

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Recent decisions in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, point to troubling developments in the treatment of cannabis related contract disputes that find themselves in federal court. The case is a contract dispute between two cannabis companies. 2:18-CV-01434-RAJ, 2019 WL 4058970, at 2 (W.D.

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Research and Development Cannabis Law Policy 80

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The changes in the cannabis industry in Southeastern United States represent some of the most surprising and remarkable changes in the history of the industry. The South is well positioned to be a leader in the cannabis industry, and in some ways, it should be expected. Existing Cannabis Regimes. Hunter Robinson.

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NORML

MAY 17, 2019

Medical cannabis sales kicked off in Arkansas last Friday as the first dispensary opened its doors. Governor Jay Inslee (D) of Washington signed legislation into law to allow individuals with prior low-level cannabis convictions to apply to the sentencing court to have their record vacated. CA resident? CA resident?

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 139

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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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 149

Canna Law Blog

MAY 22, 2020

Cannabis isn’t federally legal. Companies who operate in the cannabis space really only have the protection of the state’s laws in which they operate. Even full compliance with state laws is no shield to federal penalties or enforcement. I wrote about this late last year. Helix TCS, Inc.

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Business Law Compliance Compliance 89

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

a substance or compound intended for human ingestion, derived from, or made by, processing hemp) for export to other states, which certifies the hemp processor’s compliance with Washington state’s inspection and sanitation requirements.” No, hemp extracts intended for ingestion cannot be sold in Washington state.

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Extraction Hemp Seed-To-Sale Food 105

NORML

MAY 3, 2019

Governor Jay Inslee (D) of Washington signed legislation into law allowing medical cannabis to be accessed by patients on school grounds, and separate legislation allowing the production of industrial hemp in accordance with new federal hemp regulations. Click here to email your governor in support of cannabis delivery services.

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 168

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. In the early months of 2019, and after the recent passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, an increasing number of state and municipal agencies continue to pay close attention to hemp-derived CBD products, in some cases leaving products under siege by regulators.

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CBD Food Compliance Compliance 71