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. Senator Ron Wyden and Congressman Earl Blumenauer introduced legislation to allow for interstate commerce when it comes to state-legal cannabis programs.

Programs 63

Programs Legislation Compliance Compliance 63

NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

At the state level, Governor Jay Inslee of Washington launched a new program and began granting pardons to those with past criminal misdemeanor marijuana-related convictions on their record. Jimmy Higdon plans to file legislation in 2019 to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Your Highness, Carly.

Legislation 194

Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 194

NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 34, which would exempt compassionate care programs from paying state cannabis taxes when they are providing free medical cannabis to financially disadvantaged people living with serious health conditions. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs. Update : S.

Legislation 119

Legislation Hemp Agriculture Compliance 119

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.

Hemp 45

Hemp Business Compliance Compliance 45

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.

Seed-To-Sale 52

Seed-To-Sale Consumption Compliance Compliance 52

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, a strict compliance rule “would skew a potential participant’s incentives against entering that market.”.

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Compliance Compliance Law Patients 52

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.

Law 52

Law Programs Cultivation Dispensary 52

NORML

JANUARY 18, 2019

House lawmakers introduced The Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019 (HR 601), to facilitate federally-approved clinical trials involving cannabis. At the state level, patients in Ohio and Oklahoma now have access to medical cannabis, as sales began in both states this week. Additionally, a bipartisan coalition of U.S.

Legislation 160

Legislation Decriminalization Access Therapy 160

NORML

MAY 24, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 34, which would exempt compassionate care programs from paying state cannabis taxes when they are providing free medical cannabis to financially disadvantaged people living with serious health conditions. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs. Update : S.

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Legislation Hemp Access Patients 166

NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

Additionally, Representatives Charlie Crist (D-FL) and Don Young (R-AK) introduced The Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act to explicitly bar federal agencies from discriminating against workers solely because of their status as a cannabis consumer, or due to testing positive for marijuana use on a workplace drug test.

Legislation 143

Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 143

NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Senate Bill 34 would exempt compassionate care programs from paying state cannabis taxes when they are providing free medical cannabis to financially disadvantaged people living with serious health conditions. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs. CA resident? DE resident? HI resident?

Legislation 134

Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 134

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

On April 16, 2021, Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5372 (SB 5372), “An Act relating to hemp processor registration and a hemp extract certification into law.” SB 5372 went into effect on July 25, 2021, and creates a voluntary registration and certification program that hemp processors can opt-in to in the Evergreen State.

Extraction 105

Extraction Hemp Seed-To-Sale Food 105

NORML

MAY 17, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 34, which would exempt compassionate care programs from paying state cannabis taxes when they are providing free medical cannabis to financially disadvantaged people living with serious health conditions. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs. Update : S.

Legislation 134

Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 134

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. Why it matters.

Banking 45

Banking Compliance Compliance Policy 45

SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Flower is forbidden in New York, even for patients in the state’s medical cannabis program. When New York started its medical program in 2014, Gov. Curaleaf, a Massachusetts-based provider with dispensaries and cultivation sites in 23 states, pioneered the ground flower pod in New York in 2019. Ground Flower Pods.

Vaping 52

Vaping Patients Compliance Compliance 52

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 14, 2019

On December 3, 2019, four federal agencies, in consultation with state banking regulators, clarified the legal status of hemp growth and production under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) for banks 1 providing financial services to hemp-related businesses. 3, 2019), available at [link]. 3, 2019), available at [link].

Hemp 59

Hemp Business Banking Agriculture 59

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 17, 2020

Federalism and the current conflict between federal and state law. As of October 16, 2019, 34 states have legalized the medical the use of marijuana. Thirteen additional states have legalized the medical use of low THC marijuana. Also, eleven states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana.

Compliance 59

Compliance Compliance State Laws Law 59

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. . Recreational use is becoming legal in a growing number of states. . In In re Basrah Custom Design , 2019 WL 2202742 (Bankr.

Compliance 59

Compliance Compliance Chronic Pain Banking 59

NORML

MAY 3, 2019

” The Cedar Park, Texas police department will implement a cite and release program for those caught with possessing up to two ounces of cannabis. Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state. ME resident? NV resident? Update : S.

Legislation 162

Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 162

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.

Banking 64

Banking Hemp Compliance Compliance 64

Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture (“NCDA”) provides a useful summary of the state’s law regarding hemp cultivation: Hemp production has been legalized in North Carolina, but only as part of the state’s pilot program as allowed under federal law. producers and consumers.'”

Hemp 103

Hemp CBD Agriculture Cultivation 103

Canna Law Blog

APRIL 19, 2020

In light of these legislative changes, we are presenting a 50-state series analyzing how each jurisdiction treats hemp-derived cannabidiol (Hemp CBD). On June 10, 2019, Texas enacted House Bill (HB) 1325 , now codified at V.T.C.A., Today we turn to Texas. Health & Safety Code § 443.001 et seq.,

Hemp 53

Hemp CBD Retail Agriculture 53

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.

Banking 81

Banking Business Cannabis Hemp 81

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 29, 2019

An-Chi Tsou is the principal at Tsou Consulting, LLC, specializing in state and local regulatory and legislative compliance, guidance, and advocacy. She was the lead staffer and drafter of the MCRSA at the California State Legislature in 2015. . Authored By: An-Chi Tsou.

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Law Policy Programs Topical 45

Canna Law Blog

JUNE 14, 2020

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection ( DATCP ) oversees the regulation of hemp in the state pursuant to Wis. and 2019 Wis. Act 68 , which revised the state laws to align with the 2018 Farm Bill. However “licenses from other programs or departments may be required.”

Hemp 52

Hemp CBD Research and Development Packaging 52

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

The Order cites to a similar order issued in August 2019 by another judge in the same district. 2:18-CV-01434-RAJ, 2019 WL 4058970, at 2 (W.D. Subsequently, Florida changed its law and expanded its medical cannabis program. 2) Not contrary to, an express provision of law, any policy of express law, or good morals. (3)

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Research and Development Cannabis Law Policy 80

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. Supreme Court.

Policy 45

Policy Programs Banking History 45

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JULY 18, 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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Law Marijuana Education Safety 40

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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Law Marijuana Education Cultivation 40

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The Company, through several of its subsidiaries, is indirectly involved in the manufacture, possession, use, sale, and distribution of cannabis in the recreational and medicinal cannabis marketplace in the United States.

Dispensary 52

Dispensary Cultivation Conditions Law 52

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

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Consumption 52

Consumption Legislation Programs Concentrates 52

The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 29, 2019

While the law set the record straight between hemp and marijuana, it also tasked the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) with promulgating regulations and guidelines to establish and administer a program for the production of hemp in the US. On October 29, 2019, the USDA issued its proposed rule for hemp production.

Hemp 45

Hemp Legislation CBD Research and Development 45

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

POSTED BY MARGOLIN & LAWRENCE ON JANUARY 24, 2019. But that is not the end of the story, as the FDA continues to regulate CBD products through enforcement of the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act, and state governments also have restrictions. Many States Allow CBD and Other Hemp-Based Products to be Produced and Sold.

Hemp 40

Hemp CBD Legalization Food 40

Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

This is because although Section 10114 of the 2018 Farm Bill prohibits states from interfering with the interstate transport of hemp and hemp products, that protection is limited to hemp that was cultivated in accordance with Section 10113 of the 2018 Farm Bill. from liability if the shipment is inspected by Idaho State Police.

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Hemp Agriculture Cultivation CBD 93

NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

Guam became the first US territory to send a bill legalizing the adult-use of marijuana to the governor’s desk in 2019. Governor Jim Justice (R) of West Virginia signed legislation into law that allows financial institutions to provide banking services related to the state’s medical marijuana program.

Legislation 165

Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 165

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 24, 2019. As a result, the new regulations bring expansions and improvements to the adult and medical use of marijuana programs that will bolster public health and safety, promote access to and participation in the industry, and support small businesses in our state.”.

Marijuana 40

Marijuana Safety Programs Retail 40

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Authored By: Benjamin Pirie on February 25, 2019. He advises on mergers and acquisitions, negotiating complex contracts and corporate governance, as well as regulatory compliance in the emerging cannabis and hemp industries. Benjamin Pirie. Ben Pirie counsels cannabis businesses on a wide range of corporate and regulatory needs.

Agriculture 45

Agriculture Hemp Sativa Compliance 45