NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

And Steelton Borough, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance to decriminalize up to 30 grams of cannabis possession. Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.

Legislation 136

Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 136

The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 13, 2019

Current federal law expressly allows for the distribution of hemp-derived CBD products that contain 0.3% The FDA has provided clarity that hulled hemp seed, hemp protein powder, and hemp seed oil can be legally used in foods. tetrahydrocannabidiol (THC) or less to be sold, with certain caveats.

CBD 80

CBD Food Seed-To-Sale Wellness and Beauty 80

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 145

Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 145

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Instead, companies are limited to state-wide trademarks. These limited marks have created a fractured market, with little clarity for businesses in a cannabis industry that continues to grow despite the lack of federal decriminalization. 3884 – MORE Act of 2020, Section 5932(b), 116th Congress (2019-2020).

Legalization 69

Legalization Decriminalization Cannabis Packaging 69

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. CA resident?

Legislation 167

Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 167

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 5, 2020

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) will not grant such protection for marks that cover goods and/or services that are a violation of federal law, regardless of whether the activities associated with the goods or services is legal under state law. See 37 C.F.R.

Hemp 59

Hemp Cannabis Food Recreational 59

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2020

So while the actual practice or use of a patented cannabis-related invention may be illegal under federal or some state laws, such illegality should not preclude issuance of a patent, if all of the requirements of patentability are met. Pure Hemp Collective, Inc. Pure Hemp Collective, Inc. C19-1297 MJP, 2019 U.S.

Extraction 59

Extraction Collective Supply Chain Strains 59

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The first mentions of marijuana in the state date back to the 1850s when the New York Daily News published a letter labeling cannabis as “East-Indian hemp” that could be used as an effective antidote for the poison of rabies. What did pass in 2019 was a handful of marijuana decriminalization measures.

Marijuana 59

Marijuana Consumption Dispensary Vaping 59

NORML

APRIL 12, 2019

Under state law, adults face civil penalties for minor marijuana possession offenses. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of juvenile decriminalization. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1383, that would decriminalize certain marijuana possession offenses. DE resident? HI resident? ID resident? IA resident?

Legislation 149

Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 149

NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Cory Gardner (R-CO), along with Representatives David Joyce (R-OH) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), have reintroduced The STATES Act of 2019. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) of New Mexico signed cannabis decriminalization legislation into law. Send a DE resident? Update : H.

Legislation 188

Legislation Banking Hemp Compliance 188

NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

New York state lawmakers approved legislation on Friday to further expand cannabis decriminalization and expunge certain records. Governor John Bel Edwards (D) of Louisiana signed legislation into law to deschedule hemp and hemp-derived CBD from the state’s list of controlled substances. DE resident?

Legislation 188

Legislation Hemp Decriminalization Agriculture 188

NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

Governor Chris Sununu (R) of New Hampshire signed legislation into law allowing physicians assistants to recommend medical cannabis to their patients. Governors Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed industrial hemp production legislation into law. New Mexico’s new decriminalization law takes effect this coming Monday July 1.

Legislation 108

Legislation Access Decriminalization Patients 108

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

This week: The National Credit Union Administration affirms that credit unions may provide financial services to hemp businesses. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released new data indicating a substantial increase in the growth of US hemp production.

Banking 45

Banking Research and Development Legislation Programs 45

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2019

Before I discuss how Director Hunt and CBP are dead wrong on this issue, it is important to acknowledge that CBD oil derived from marijuana is illegal under both federal and Texas state law. It states: “ The term marihuana does not include— (i)hemp, as defined in section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946[.]”.

Hemp 45

Hemp Oil Agriculture State Laws 45

The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 22, 2019

As several states and foreign countries have enacted laws decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, a fresh rush of reefer madness has overtaken the business world. practicing law in the U.S. such as bhang, ganga, charras, Indian hemp, dagga, hashish, and cannabis resin.

DEA 51

DEA Banking Agriculture Law 51

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Paparelli on October 22, 2019. As several states and foreign countries have enacted laws decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, a fresh rush of reefer madness has overtaken the business world. such as bhang, ganga, charras, Indian hemp, dagga, hashish, and cannabis resin.

DEA 40

DEA Banking Agriculture Supply Chain 40

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

States prepare hemp plans for submission to the USDA. The House Education & Labor Committee approved a bill to repeal the Higher Education Act Aid Elimination Penalty, a federal law that has stripped college financial aid from hundreds of thousands of students with convictions for cannabis or other drugs.

Vaping 45

Vaping Research and Development Seed-To-Sale Hemp 45

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. Dispensaries are adopting in-store surveillance systems to protect profits.

Cannabis 45

Cannabis Access Patients Legalization 45

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 3, 2020

Marijuana Moment reports, “After Texas legalized hemp and threw marijuana prosecution into chaos last year, prosecutors filed far fewer criminal charges, police departments paid for private testing and public crime labs were struggling to catch up.” ” MM writes.

Legalization 64

Legalization Data Hemp Decriminalization 64

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 28, 2019

Florida Ag Committee Advances Industrial Hemp Bill. Territory To Send Marijuana Legalization To Governor In 2019. Territory To Send Marijuana Legalization To Governor In 2019. Iowa House passes bill making some changes to medical cannabis law. Under state law , marijuana possession offenses involving over 42.5

Digestion 49

Digestion Policy State Laws Decriminalization 49

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 16, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Through late July, the 2019 Cannabis Crusade saw daily cannabis-related news and a literal state of medical marijuana commotion. While the strong Florida medical marijuana Crusaders marched forward, the state itself and the legislators who comprise the Rear Battalion lost some footing. .

Marijuana 49

Marijuana Research and Development Seed-To-Sale Education 49

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 17, 2019

As more countries legalize or decriminalize the cultivation, manufacture, sale, and use of cannabis, companies across a variety of industries are looking for opportunities to capitalize on this emerging market. Hemp has been used for these purposes for centuries in cultures around the world. how the segments are defined (e.g.,

Law 40

Law Seed-To-Sale Hemp Recreational 40

MassRoots

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Congress must now take action to ensure that state law is respected , and that Americans who legally use marijuana are not subject to federal prosecution,” she said in a press release earlier this year. Congress should now consider expanding the provisions to cover those states that have decriminalized marijuana generally.”.

Marijuana 58

Marijuana Legislation Policy Decriminalization 58

NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

While serving as mayor of Burlington, Vermont in the 1980’s, he called for decriminalizing drug possession and treating substance abuse as a public health issue. States are moving forward on decriminalization and legalization. She was an initial co-sponsor on the Marijuana Justice Act of 2019. ” Sen.

Marijuana 278

Marijuana Legislation Policy Legalization 278

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2019

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue issues warning for hemp farmers. The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator Bruce Summers said last week that the agency will aim to complete the hemp production regulations by fall 2019, in time for states to submit plans for the 2020 spring hemp planting season.

Digestion 49

Digestion Dispensary Recreational Legislation 49

SpeedWeed

MARCH 21, 2021

The SAFE Banking Act on 2019 overwhelmingly passed the House , 321-103, but it never saw the light of day in the Republican-controlled Senate. According to FinCEN, there were 55 fewer banks and credit unions providing services to cannabis-related businesses in 2020 than in 2019.

Banking 52

Banking Compliance Compliance Business 52

SpeedWeed

MARCH 20, 2021

The SAFE Banking Act on 2019 overwhelmingly passed the House , 321-103, but it never saw the light of day in the Republican-controlled Senate. According to FinCEN, there were 55 fewer banks and credit unions providing services to cannabis-related businesses in 2020 than in 2019.

Banking 52

Banking Compliance Compliance Cannabis 52

SpeedWeed

MARCH 18, 2021

The SAFE Banking Act on 2019 overwhelmingly passed the House , 321-103, but it never saw the light of day in the Republican-controlled Senate. According to FinCEN, there were 55 fewer banks and credit unions providing services to cannabis-related businesses in 2020 than in 2019.

Banking 52

Banking Compliance Compliance Business 52

SpeedWeed

MARCH 19, 2021

The SAFE Banking Act on 2019 overwhelmingly passed the House , 321-103, but it never saw the light of day in the Republican-controlled Senate. According to FinCEN, there were 55 fewer banks and credit unions providing services to cannabis-related businesses in 2020 than in 2019.

Banking 52

Banking Compliance Compliance Business 52

The Joint Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

Application of the law is applied to persons who own, nurture, or distribute cannabis in enormous quantities. State Law The law on cannabis use varies from state-to-state and penalties differ depending on the gravity of the violation. Let us take a look at some California state laws.

Decriminalization 29

Decriminalization Recreational Advocacy Policy 29