NORML

JANUARY 7, 2020

Initiated a patient voucher program for eligible patients. These conversations helped provide deeper context on why we don’t see inclusivity as often in the marijuana industry – and how we can begin to change it from the ground up. National NORML Conference & Lobby Day. Meetings Grew Substantially in Size.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

First off, I want to thank you for being an active member of the cannabis reform movement and I am proud to tell you that we have never been closer to ending the counterproductive and cruel policy of marijuana criminalization than we are right now. Will you tell your member of Congress to join me as a cosponsor of the Marijuana Justice Act?

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

Legalizing marijuana for adults has been a wise investment. Since 2014, when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. billion in tax revenue from legal, adult-use marijuana sales. As of April 2021, $404.5

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

Every day NORML Chapters from around the country invest countless hours in advocating for meaningful marijuana law reforms on the local, state and federal level! NORML Announces Plans for 2019 Conference and Lobby Day. ” Read more from WFRV Local 5 ! ” Read more from NORML.org ! . Read more from Reason !

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

However, medical cannabis patients have felt somewhat neglected since The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act , or Proposition 64, was enacted. Gavin Newsom in October 2019. The program has received wide support from politicians advocating for access to medicinal cannabis, such as California Sen.

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NORML

JULY 23, 2019

Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (NY) introduced The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act. All we have to show for the war we have waged on marijuana is the egregious harms it has wrought upon tens-of-millions of our fellow citizens.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Everyday NORML Chapters from around the country invest countless hours in advocating for meaningful marijuana law reforms on the local, state and federal level! “Ultimately, the only thing that will stop large-scale profiteers and the environmental and public safety harms they cause is marijuana legalization at the federal level.”

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 10, 2024

Craft grow changes include the repeal of provisions establishing cultivator taxes and craft grower taxes and a shared premises pilot program. The provision for the shared premises pilot program states, “The Department of Agriculture shall create a pilot program that shall allow craft growers to share premises with cultivation center.

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NORML

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Virginia’s medical cannabis program , which currently affords patients, caregivers, and processors only an affirmative defense, will also see potential for robust expansion to improve patient access. Three quarters of Virginians favor fines not crimes for possession of marijuana, and six out of ten support legalizing adult-use.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

To participate in Oklahoma’s medical cannabis program, all that patients need to do is meet with a doctor and receive a medical marijuana recommendation. Oklahoma Medical Cannabis Program Prospers. As of January 6th, there were 386,561 patients enrolled in the program.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 31, 2019

198 million in state and local sales tax revenue generated since legalization. January 31, 2019. OLCC Provides Oregon Legislature with Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Study. . 2019 Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Legislative Report. State has 2,100 licensees. Here’s the statement in full.

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Connor & Connor PLLC

JANUARY 15, 2020

On November 20, 2019, the House Judiciary Committee met to discuss, mark-up, and vote on House Resolution 3884 (H.R. 3884, officially titled, The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2019, would have a tremendous impact on the marijuana industry if enacted. From here, H.R. 1] [link]. [2]

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Illinois and the US territory of Guam legalized adult-use cannabis and its retail sale, medical cannabis programs were enacted and expanded in several states, and 27 states considered legislation that would have legalized adult-use cannabis, a record-high. The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act.

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MassRoots

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The gurus at Whole Foods Market have spoken: hemp products, already incredibly popular, will be a top 10 food trend in 2019. So what will be flying off the shelves in 2019? While cultivating marijuana’s non-intoxicating cousin is currently illegal in the U.S. According to the experts, lots and lots of hemp.

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NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

3544 , to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and to extend several Small Business Administration (SBA) initiatives to small businesses operating in the cannabis sector. To date, these statewide regulatory programs are operating largely as voters and politicians intended. 3540 , H.R. 3543 , and H.R.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 20, 2019

Back on March 1, I ran through a legislative forecast and report for Oregon cannabis in 2019. In that post, I touched on six main issues: hemp, marijuana production limits, interstate sales, social consumption, local grow tax and off-work use. Marijuana Production Cap. Local Grow Tax. Interstate Sales.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The state of California has now permitted the legal use of marijuana for two years. The holistic Prop 64 picture is vast (its impact data spans more than a dozen state agencies, and countless local counterparts) and challenging to appreciate in its entirety. Marijuana Tax Revenue Expenditures in California (Fiscal Year 2019-2020).

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 24, 2021

With the Eastern seaboard’s most ambitious Adult Use program primed to explode, New Jersey’s Superior Court Appellate Division (“Appellate Division”) just lifted its “stay” on scoring 18 month old Medical Marijuana applications clearing the way for 5 cultivation, 15 dispensary, and 4 vertically integrated license awards. 24:6I Et Seq.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2019

House Small Business Committee chair Nydia Velázquez – comes just a week after her panel heard industry advocates urge Congress to extend small-business financial assistance programs to marijuana-related companies. Small marijuana firms could get SBA loans under proposed congressional bill. Washington, June 28, 2019.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Each of the five states that are pushing in the direction of marijuana legalization takes a unique approach. Let’s explore: Arkansas Issue 4, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2022). Back in 2016, a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana was given the green light by voters in Arkansas.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2020

It was down to the wire for some Massachusetts marijuana companies to meet a Jan. 1 deadline to train managers and employees under a new compliance and safety program that is the first of its kind in the nation. Marijuana training solutions provider Cannabis Trainers added three classes on Dec. MJ Biz reports.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 30, 2020

In the 2019 New York State legislative session, which runs from January through June of each year, comprehensive cannabis legislation failed to garner enough support to pass as part of the budget or as standalone legislation. The Program. Registered Organizations and Medical Marijuana.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Social equity programs are a relatively new phenomenon in the U.S. cannabis industry, with the aim of getting more minorities and those with marijuana-related convictions involved in the legal sector. social equity programs were two of the first in the nation to launch. On the surface, both social equity programs appear similar.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 17, 2022

Local officials in Clark County (population: 2.2 The grant funding was made available through the collection of marijuana-related sales tax revenues. As a result of these laws, state and local officials nationwide have moved to either expunge or seal the records of over two million people with state-specific cannabis convictions.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 11, 2019

“OMMA(Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority) has reinstituted a project management structure to ensure compliance and timely implementation of the changes,” said Tom Bates, Interim Commissioner of Health. Legislative Changes Currently Effective. This change aligns with language in HB 2612.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 11, 2021

Drug Enforcement Agency shows that federal law enforcement agents and their state and local partners seized more than 4.5 million marijuana plants in 2020, a figure that is up nearly 20% over 2019. million cannabis plants were seized and eradicated in 2020, up from about 4 million plants in 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 30, 2020

In the 2019 New York State legislative session, which runs from January through June of each year, comprehensive cannabis legislation failed to garner enough support to pass as part of the budget or as standalone legislation. The Program. Registered Organizations and Medical Marijuana.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2019

As of October 13, 2019, California has some new cannabis laws on the books (thanks to the Governor). SB 34 creates better breaks for low-income medical patients that have a physician’s recommendation but that may not have an ID card from the Department of Public Health pursuant to the 2004 Medical Marijuana Program Act.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Under pressure from growers, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors is tinkering with the acreage caps in its cannabis licensing ordinance, a move it says will encourage the construction of marijuana processing buildings in unincorporated areas and staunch the loss of tax revenue to other California counties.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

At this point, over a month into the 2019 session, a preponderance of legislators appear vaguely inclined to “let it ride” and drop the big ideas when it comes to cannabis. Today, we are aware of just two marijuana lobbyists in Salem, down from 25 or so in 2015, and a dozen or more just two years ago. Limits on Marijuana Production.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 7, 2021

(This story appears in the March issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.). Marijuana companies face mounting pressure from advocates, consumers and regulators to address the lack of diversity within the cannabis industry. Mentorship Programs. House of Representatives in December.

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MMJ Recs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Oklahoma was a slow adopter of medical marijuana, and only a short while ago many pro-MMJ advocates in the state believed legalization may never come. The history of medical marijuana in Oklahoma is barren. As mentioned, there is very little history of medical marijuana in Oklahoma. An OK MMJ card has finally become available.

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NORML

MARCH 20, 2020

“Given the tremendous amount of uncertainty in the broader economy, the hundreds of thousands of American workers who are employed by the state-legal marijuana industry must be respected and protected by the emergency actions being taken by elected officials,” said NORML Political Director Justin Strekal.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

I’ve been practicing corporate, transactional, and regulatory law in the marijuana industry for going on 10 years now. I’ve never understood exactly why folks get excited about, or even remotely interested, when various lifetime politicians in Congress push bills on the federal legalization/rescheduling of marijuana.

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NORML

APRIL 23, 2020

Unfortunately for marijuana reform, what began with at least a dozen states optimistically working to qualify state level ballot initiatives in advance of the November 2020 election, has slowly dwindled to a number that can be counted on one hand. Issue : Adult use marijuana. Issue : Medical marijuana. New Jersey. Mississippi.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

On January 17, 2019, Gov. Gina Raimondo unveiled a budget proposal for 2020 that would legalize recreational marijuana in Rhode Island “with reluctance,” as she told The Providence Journal. to limit the potency of marijuana products sold for adult use. Massachusetts has no limit on marijuana-product potency.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2019

This funding was authorized by the California Cannabis Equity Act of 2018 (Senate Bill 1294) and the Budget Act of 2019. The hope is that these additional funds will help local jurisdictions with implementation of equity programs that have struggled due to lack of funding and under-staffing.

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