Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

Eight of the laws were approved in 2020 or 2021, and in seven of those states, sales and tax collections have not yet begun. local sales tax on adult-use cannabis and has collected $237.5 This document reviews each state’s adult-use cannabis tax structure, population, and revenue from legalization. million as of November 2021.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 18, 2021

Crash rates spiked with the legalization of recreational marijuana use and retail sales in California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, a new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and another by the affiliated Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) show. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. THE REPORT.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

A few weeks ago, California lawmakers quietly introduced SB-1326 , a bill that would amend the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act ( MAUCRSA ) to legalize interstate cannabis sales, notwithstanding the status of federal law. Mandate that the agreement include provisions for collection of applicable taxes.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

This is a turnaround from earlier statements Crapo made in opposition to any pro-cannabis legislation. House Judiciary Chairman Jerrod Nadler (D-NY) wrote to NORML members asking for grassroots support for his cannabis legislation, the MORE Act. Advocates have until April 30, 2020, to collect more than 55,000 signatures.

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Veriheal

JULY 23, 2020

According to the Oregon Cannabis Association (OCA) , police budgets received more than $2 million directly from cannabis tax proceeds last year – despite the city passing a measure in 2016 stipulating that those funds should be designated for substance misuse treatment, public safety, and small business development. Across the U.S.,

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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. Currently: Eligible for signature collection. There is a possibility for local jurisdictions to “opt out.”.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 29, 2019

On October 29, 2019, the USDA issued its proposed rule for hemp production. On September 12, 2019, Illinois Representative Jan Schakowsky introduced H.R. 4296 , the Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2019, which aims to set guidelines for cosmetics and personal care products labeling.

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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. Specifically, the group aims to “make recommendations” on CBD legislation to Congress. The FDA is collecting data to fill these gaps. The public hearing attracted over 100 speakers and 2000 participants.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 13, 2019

A few years ago, marijuana businesses were wondering if they would even survive the legislative session without some sort of political crackdown. But there are no existential threats in 2019 from lawmakers, who have baked the proceeds of marijuana taxes into their budgets and rolled out a bounty of other bills seeking to help the industry.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 2, 2021

The Cannabis Freedom Alliance (CFA) will take this opportunity to provide you each month with relevant news, policy, and legislative updates on how CFA and its members are marching towards the goal of ending cannabis prohibition. A new report from the Marijuana Policy Project shows that states have collected $7.9 billion in 2020 alone.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2021

Collectively, these dedicated public servants bring extensive experience from the state and local level to the leadership team. 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.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

As a refresher, in March 2019, the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, or H.R. In no other legal industry are businesses expected to operate on a cash-only basis for everything from inventory purchase to payroll to trash collection. 1595 , was first introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

of Tax and Fee Administration [‘CDTFA”] could have done to be more efficient and effective at collecting state level cannabis taxes [See Cannabis Tax Calculation Example , Collecting Reporting – Remitting Tax and CCT CET – Responsible Persons. of Public Health “CDPH” – Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch “MCSB” , California Dept.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

And tax dollars collected from the cannabis industry are already showing great impact across a variety of sectors. Since its passing in 2016, Prop 64 has earmarked its entire cannabis industry tax revenue, minus regulatory costs, to supporting public health, repairing the environment, and bettering public safety.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 9, 2019

Wednesday, May 8, 2019. billion industry into our banking system is hurting our public safety and economy,” said Attorney General Becerra. We urge Congress to pass legislation to meet the demands of our growing economy.”. Here’s the statement. Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

Eight of the laws passed in 2020 or 2021, and in seven of those states, licensing and tax collections have not yet begun. local sales tax on adult-use cannabis and has collected $210.6 Eighteen states have enacted laws legalizing, taxing, and regulating cannabis for adults 21 and older. million as of April 2021. 46,104,922. April 2021.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

DECEMBER 31, 2019 | This issue of the Rocky Mountain Economist provides an update on the economic impacts of the marijuana industry in Colorado and evaluates signs of maturation within this industry nearly six years after the first recreational marijuana storefronts opened. 1, 2019, which has sparked new cash flow for existing businesses.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 24, 2022

The city of Denver, Colorado, decriminalized the possession and use of psilocybin in 2019—the first U.S. Activists collected over 100,000 more signatures than needed to qualify the measure for the ballot, showing significant support for its passing. city to do so. Colorado could legalize psychedelics.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 25, 2021

With a legislative deal reportedly in place, New York is poised to become the latest state to legalize recreational marijuana use. And on Tuesday, State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said that legislators and Cuomo had overcome a major sticking point concerning how to codify traffic safety rules. “I

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

how alcohol consumption isn’t legislated in the same way. Shirley Turner (D-Mercer) introduced legislation Friday that would expand the “implied consent law” to include blood testing for driving under the influence of marijuana. It’s funny (not ha! That’s 4 bills in total already! The New Jersey Monitor reports.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 2, 2021

“One of the main reasons I’m here today is, we filed a new lawsuit against the OMMA, against Director Williams, against her secretary, against a lot of the new members of the board of health and the food safety standard board,” Durbin said. Between January and June 2021, the state has collected $43,166.199 in state and local sales taxes.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

They could also drastically simplify the tax collection process and make it harder to cheat, which will raise tax revenue, by moving the tax collection all to the point of sale. million during the second quarter of 2021, California’s cultivation tax represented roughly 12% of the state’s total cannabis tax collected from that period.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 29, 2021

The passing of Senate Bill 21-111 during the 2021 legislative session in March 2021 is what made the CBO a reality. In total cannabis sales since recreational cannabis launched in 2014, the state has collected $10,940,865,212. Colorado is, and always has been, the best place to live, work, grow and sell cannabis.”

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 25, 2020

Mills signed a civil emergency proclamation in response to developments regarding the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the resulting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Maine. Governor Mills signed these measures into law on March 18, 2020, and announced additional steps to protect public health and safety.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Feb 13, 2019 . Since state and federal law are not aligned on the issue, legal and legitimate businesses are forced to operate on a cash-only basis creating a serious public safety risk for employees, businesses and communities, as well as providing an opportunity for tax evasion, money laundering and other white-collar crimes.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 20, 2019

– On Wednesday, March 20, 2019, the California Cannabis Industry Association (“CCIA”) will host its 4th Annual Policy Conference in Sacramento, California. 2019 Policy Development & Legislation , moderated by Amy Jenkins, CCIA. CCIA Policy Conference What’s Missing? Let us turn to another topic.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

During the first seven weeks of the law’s enactment (with data collected from July 1 to August 20), reports show that there were 20 arrests in Chesterfield, two in Henrico, zero in Hanover and three in Richmond for a total of 25 arrests. In July and August of 2020 , there were 257 arrests. In reality, it’s not that simple,” he shared. “We

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 26, 2022

was published in the Journal of Safety Research and made available online on May 18. Journal of Safety Research. All states have a version of MLDA-21, with Congress passing legislation in 1984 pressuring all states to enact the policy if they had not already done so. To Read The Rest Of This Article On High Times, Click Here.

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WeedAdvisor

AUGUST 7, 2019

Time is of the essence in Mexico, as they have until October to establish legislation and a framework to sell, produce and regulate recreational marijuana in the country. After meeting the five-case requirement, the judicial branch ordered the government to repeal prohibition on human rights grounds, imposing a deadline for October 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 22, 2019

While the CEOs did not take a stance on the legalization of marijuana, they noted that the conflict between state and federal law has left most cannabis businesses to operate only in cash, creating public safety and tax issues and putting businesses providing ancillary services to cannabis shops at risk of losing their access to financial services.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 2, 2021

Cuomo backed adult-use legalization in 2019, but momentum sputtered when he and the Democrat-controlled Legislature couldn’t see eye-to-eye. When it was all said and done, not enough leading legislators were ready to make the leap into adult-use. Haven’t we heard this before? In New York, Gov. Cuomo vows (again) to legalize marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Lucía Muñoz has said that they intend to register the legislative initiative in Congress “at the beginning of October.” ” In their 2019 election program they already advocated for another legal status for cannabis. Up to twenty plants for self-cultivation in 2018 in draft.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

AUGUST 21, 2019

For a recap of Day One, click here… On August 16, 2019, the afternoon panels of the American Herbal Production Association Hemp-CBD Supplement Congress offered unique perspectives on the regulatory landscapes and hurdles still in the path of CBD product legality. By: Nabil Rodriguez, Esq. Associate .

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 26, 2019

The merriment of the holiday season has not overtaken California’s cannabis industry as 2019 comes to a close. Gavin Newsom and California legislators that high taxes, overly burdensome regulations and local control issues posed debilitating obstacles to the legal marijuana market.”. AUTHOR: aBIZinaBOX Inc. CPAs – Jordan S.

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Puff Puff Post

MARCH 19, 2020

The Company’s staff has undergone extensive health and safety training. “The health and safety of our employees, customers, and community remain our top priority as the spread of COVID-19 continues to impact people and businesses nationwide. All figures are reported in United States dollars ($) unless otherwise indicated.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 20, 2019

In this week’s edition: Oregon Legislative Assembly passes bill allowing interstate transfers of cannabis, subject to certain limitations, in the event of a federal policy change. The new commission will help draft proposed legislation for 2020. The Oregon Legislative Assembly passed S.B. Nevada enacted A.B.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

However, the nature of the government regulations and the subsequent complexity of prescribing, as well as doctors’ safety uncertainties and the stigma of the plant, remain contributing barriers to patient access. The latter remains a dangerous drug and is considered higher risk for treatment than CBD (TGA 2019 ).

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