United Patients Group

APRIL 3, 2023

A recommendation from a physician is simply permission (‘recommendation’) for the patient to use cannabis, which can be obtained in any state where medical marijuana is legal. Although both are legal under state law, there are currently 29 states with legislation allowing for medical cannabis and the District of Columbia.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Arizona regulators will stop issuing physical medical cannabis patient cards as of December 1 and will instead issue documents via email, that can be presented on a mobile phone or printed out. These agreements have been criticized because local officials often demand more money than allowed under state law.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 14, 2021

In the end, one retail store license, a Clark County Canopi location currently operating as Wallflower, and five cultivation and production permits were sold, pending final approval by state regulators. Receiver appointed in 2019. According to court documents, the approved bids were: Desert Evolution submitted a bid of $11.9

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Advocates have tried to make this happen in the past partitioning for the addition of these three conditions, but they were ultimately denied by the state’s medical review board. In regard to the petition to add these three conditions to state law, advocates must be very careful. Research Shows to be Supportive Despite it All.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

“The bill would require a patient to provide the health care facility with a copy of their medical marijuana card or written documentation that the use of medicinal cannabis is recommended by a physician.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 11, 2022

Sirois structured his operations to appear as though they complied with Maine’s medical marijuana laws while he regularly sold bulk marijuana on the illicit market, including more than $1 million worth of marijuana for out-of-state distribution between 2018 and 2019, according federal prosecutors. 28, 2021, the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 1, 2019

This conflict between federal and state law has raised concerns among CPAs providing services to the marijuana industry. States Legalizing Marijuana. Nevertheless, during his confirmation hearing in January 2019, Attorney General William P. 15, 2019, [link] ). “To 15, 2019, [link] ). 5, 2019, [link] ).

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 26, 2020

According to Elias, in 2019, the Antitrust Division reviewed the proposed merger between cannabis businesses and determined that further investigation was not required: [T]he Antitrust Division reviewed the proposed combination of MedMen and PharmaCann, two companies that supply cannabis. million documents from the two companies.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Beyond that, the state has not adopted a single law that expressly outlaws Hemp CBD processing, sale, or consumption (though some cities or counties in the state may actually have laws prohibiting such activities). The law is subject to change quickly.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 24, 2022

Under California law, an EARI is expressly permitted to cultivate and produce hemp plants with a THC content greater than 0.3% State claims. This action was brought under federal question jurisdiction therefore the court did not address any of the state law claims. percent THC limit.” [2]

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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

OCTOBER 31, 2019

It also refers financial institutions to the Cole Memorandum, a Department of Justice document rescinded in 2018 as well as a document issued in August by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors that is intended to aid bank examiners with examinations of institutions that may be providing banking services to cannabis-related businesses.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

For those of you in the dark about Florida’s Medical Marijuana Program, I will be lighting up the dim corners of Florida: The Nation’s Fastest-Growing Medical Marijuana Market , according to The Miami New Times on May 2, 2019. Who will this committee make recommendations to other than the Florida State Legislature?

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

More and more states across the South are adopting medical marijuana regimes. One such pain for marijuana businesses is the tension between following state laws on a product that is still illegal at the federal level. In calculating COGS, it is critical to document the beginning and ending inventory amounts. Patients Mut.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 24, 2019

Aug 22, 2019 ……… Though it still feels like summer in balmy Los Angeles, school is back in session and so is the California legislature. From banking reform to labeling, state legislators are set to mull over at least five bills directly impacting the $2.5 Authored by Rebecca Lee Katz | .

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2019

On June 19, 2019, at 1:30 PST, the Washington State Bar Association’s Cannabis Law Section will be presenting an online CLE on hemp. I’ll be joined by my esteemed colleagues to shed some light on hemp laws both nationally and here in the Evergreen State. Industrial Hemp: Don’t Forget About State Law!

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Apparently, that’s how the state wants to continue to operate. On December 19, 2019 the North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission (the “Commission”) sent a letter USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue. For now, we just have guidance documents. According to a February 8, 2019, NCDA press release.

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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.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Because of this definition in state law, I do not anticipate any immediate changes to our system to allow a representative (non-owner) to complete the application. ” We spoke to Staff Counsel and our understanding is that CalCannabis intends to disseminate a document the policy.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 17, 2019

On June 25, 2019, Illinois Governor J. Pertinent to employers, the law amends the state’s Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act (which makes it illegal for employers to discriminate against employees for use of “lawful products”) to include any product that is “legal under state law” — including cannabis pursuant to the Cannabis Act.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 20, 2020

In January 2019, a 4th District Appellate Court panel reversed the lower court’s ruling that granted the motion, instead finding the stop was justified and the odor of cannabis alone provided probable cause to search Hill’s car.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Beyond Pesticides , October 8, 2019) As medicinal and recreational marijuana continue to be legalized in a growing number of states, concerns about the safety of the burgeoning industry—how the substance is grown, harvested, processed, distributed, sold, and used—have emerged. Here’s their blog post of 8 October.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 3, 2020

million equity contribution to Pure Sunfarms (originally due in November 2019 ) will be cancelled, effective as of November 19, 2019 , and Village Farms and Emerald will cease arbitration proceedings on the matter; Emerald will forfeit and waive repayment by Pure Sunfarms of its outstanding C$13.0 of Pure Sunfarms.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Meanwhile, ISP filed a state-court complaint in rem for forfeiture of the hemp under Idaho state law. In considering the motion, the federal district court directed the parties to address “whether the Court has jurisdictional authority to compel the relinquishment of property seized in connection with a state criminal case.”

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

The 2014 Farm Bill allows for the limited cultivation of industrial hemp, but that bill requires that hemp be grown pursuant to an agricultural pilot program in compliance with state law. Hemp shipments may contain documentation showing that a product is hemp and not marijuana, but that doesn’t mean that the inquiry stops there.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The Charles Gazette-Mail report… State Treasurer John Perdue is hiring an attorney to assist with his office’s handling of banking services for West Virginia’s medical cannabis program, a show of escalating tension with the district’s federal prosecutor. Treasurer Perdue has always been a pretty straight shooter.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The Department of Health’s proposed penalties against physician Joseph Dorn – who has practiced in Florida for more than three decades – date back to a 2019 complaint alleging that the physician violated state law by failing to conduct physical examinations of “Patient O.G.” and “Patient B.D.”

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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.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 26, 2019

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. Accordingly, state law governs the notice and cure process, which is bad for tenants, especially in the cannabis industry.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In medical cannabis, the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment already forbids the Department of Justice from using resources “to prevent such States from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.” But to get an answer, we need to ask the question.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2019

Network of Trial Law Firms – July 29, 2019. Over the last several years, attitudes towards marijuana use have rapidly changed in the United States. 1] As of the date of this article, thirty-three states and Washington D.C. Authored By: Rebecca Stephens. Rebecca Stephens.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The Act expressly amended the Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act, which prohibits discrimination against employees for their use of “lawful products” outside of work (defined as lawful products under state law), to include cannabis and marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2019

On the horizon, Florida can see the reinforcements marching in as early as August 2019. Instead, medical marijuana physicians will provide patients with a medical marijuana recommendation or “ order ,” in strict compliance with Florida state law. . then an out of state I.D., as proof of residency.

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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. .

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 13, 2019

We also are monitoring what appears to be a new trend in states and localities expressly restricting employer use or consideration of positive test results for cannabis in pre-employment situations, as we reported has occurred in New York City and Nevada. Illinois’ Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

According to the NYPD , they arrested over 1,300 people for weed possession in 2019, which is three times less than the number of arrests in 2018 and almost 14 times less than in 2017. The proposed law had enough opposition in the government in 2019, however, that it was pushed back to the legislative session of 2020.

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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. 17, 2018) , [link].

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