Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

The National Institute on Drug Abuse published a grant notice to encourage research on the effects of changing US cannabis laws and policies on public health. Of the 47 states reviewed, only Oregon received a grade in the “A” range, while 17 states received failing grades.

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Banking Research and Development Legislation Programs 45

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Monday, September 23, 2019. As early as September 23, 2019, the United States House of Representatives is expected to vote on the widely anticipated Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act.

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Banking Law Compliance Compliance 40

NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

Happy New Year and welcome to the first Weekly Legislative Roundup of 2019! Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Don Young (R-AK) re-introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act, which protects those engaged in state-lawful medical marijuana programs from federal prosecution. Pennsylvania.

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Legislation Clinical Trials Research and Development Access 126

NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

The US House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a legislative hearing entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.” ” This marks the first time that members of the Energy and Commerce Committee will hear and debate issues specific to marijuana policy reform. CO resident? NH resident? NH resident?

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Legislation Decriminalization Access Patients 244

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

For those engaged in the legal cannabis industry in Oregon, the 2019 Oregon Legislative Session is of the utmost importance and relevance. . Again, this proposal will attract even more cannabis tourism but will also facilitate safe and lawful consumption for tourists and residents alike. They write. SB 639 AND HB 2233.

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Law Agriculture Consumption Events 58

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 12, 2022

Pittsburgh School of Law, US. Could doctors be punished by federal authorities for recommending marijuana to patients consistent with state law? Other issues arose at the intersection of novel drug laws and other state laws. Edited by: Katherine Gemmingen | U.

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Law Policy State Laws Environment 52

NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

Regulate Like Alcohol : The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2019 — (HR 420) seeks to deschedule cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, thus permitting state governments to regulate these activities as they see fit. Your Highness, Carly. Priority Alerts. NH resident? KY resident? KY resident? VA resident? NY resident?

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 195

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 11, 2019

The latest hemp laws state-by-state: May 2019. Hemp growth programs took root in four different states, expanded in two states, and legislation awaits the governor’s signature in another state in the month of May. By: Hemp Industry Team. Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to sign the legislation soon.

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Hemp Food Retail Legislation 40

Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

APRIL 20, 2023

These legal guidelines/laws related to cannabis continue to be enacted, repealed, and debated in the Texas Legislature today, evidencing strong public sentiment for more accepted, legally permissible uses of cannabis and cannabis products. Health & Safety Code § 487.001 et seq. [iv] Code § 169.001 et seq. [vi] vi] [link] [vii] Tex.

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Law Chronic Pain Conditions Medicine 74

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 26, 2022

Instead, adult-use dispensaries in the state are proving the system works by checking IDs as required by state law. The study , entitled “What is the likelihood that underage youth can obtain marijuana from licensed recreational marijuana outlets in California, a state where recreational marijuana is legal?” Discussion.

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Dispensary Research and Development Safety Recreational 52

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2020

1 deadline to train managers and employees under a new compliance and safety program that is the first of its kind in the nation. The state’s Responsible Vendor Training Program is designed to support licensee compliance and enhance the safety of customers and employees. Massachusetts Medical & Recreational Marijuana Policy.

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Compliance Compliance Programs Seed-To-Sale 59

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 19, 2020

FDA’s announcement comes on the heels of an active 2019, during which both FDA and the FTC issued warning letters to marketers of CBD products 1 and the plaintiffs’ bar began to actively file class-action lawsuits against marketers of CBD products under state law.

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CBD Research and Development Seed-To-Sale Data 45

NORML

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. Legislation is pending, House Bill 847, that seeks to criminalize the possession and transportation of hemp flower in the state.

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Legislation Patients Decriminalization Access 240

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 27, 2022

As a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act, marijuana has a high potential for abuse and no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States and lacks accepted safety for use under medical supervision. How Does Federal Law Affect Immigration? Gonzales v. Raich , 545 U.S. citizens.

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Marijuana DEA State Laws Policy 52

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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Environment Safety Medicine Policy 55

The Blunt Truth

JUNE 20, 2019

There are certain exceptions to the New York City law, including pre-employment drug testing for, among others, people applying to work in certain construction jobs and driver applicants subject to Department of Transportation drug and alcohol testing regulations (Part 40). Nevada quickly followed suit. Implications for Employers.

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Safety Law State Laws Collective 81

NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Regulate Nationally : The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2019 (HR 420) seeks to deschedule cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, thus permitting state governments to regulate these activities as they see fit. Update : HB 2149 was approved by the Public Safety Committee on 2/20. Your Highness, Carly. AZ resident?

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 178

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. . But now that the regulations are finalized, what’s left for the CAC to do?

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Law Policy Programs Topical 45

NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

This measure prohibits employers from arbitrarily discriminating against employees who legally consume medical cannabis off-the-job in accordance with state law. 4522 was approved by the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy on 3/9/20. 4524 was approved by the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy on 3/9/20. Update : H.

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Legislation Access Patients THC 187

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

These new laws have led to a trend of more people using cannabis across the United States. For example, the United States Centers for Disease Control estimates that 48.2 million people, or about 18% of all Americans, used cannabis at least once in 2019.

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Recreational Safety Cannabis Law 52

The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 4, 2019

On November 18, 2019, Florida Senator Lori Berman (D) introduced Senate Bill 962 , which proposes to provide job applicants and employees who use medical marijuana various protections in employment. If enacted, Florida would join the growing number of states to pass laws with similar protections, including most recently in Illinois.

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Marijuana Safety Packaging State Laws 65

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

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. The purpose of SB 5372 is to allow Washington hemp companies to sell ingestible hemp products, like hemp-CBD, in other states that require certain safety standards.

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Extraction Hemp Seed-To-Sale Food 105

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Foothill Capital Management www.foothillcap.com announced today the conversion of its Cannabis Growth Fund (CANIX), which launched in 2019, into the Cannabis Growth ETF (BUDX) www.cannabisgrowthfunds.com. Where legalized by states, cannabis possession and use remains a violation of federal law.

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Banking Access Cannabis Safety 52

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

ii] Both are California appellate court decisions decided in 2019. Put in the simplest terms, Raybon says Proposition 64 decriminalized possession of cannabis (within the parameters of the law) in correctional institutions and Perry says it did not. [iii] Considering the Voter’s Intent and Public Policy. Introduction.

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Consumption Decriminalization Law Safety 75

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. In August 2013, amid various states’ marijuana legalization efforts, the U.S.

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Law Legalization Marijuana Policy 40

Cannabis Chronicles

JULY 2, 2019

1, 2020, from its initial date of July 15, 2019. The ordinance applies a 1,000-foot buffer for all cannabis businesses to elementary and secondary schools as well as public playgrounds as required by state law. But the ban won’t go away immediately. The ordinance was amended to go into effect Jan. Who will these changes benefit?

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Marijuana Retail Recreational Business 100

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 6, 2019

By Jennifer Mora on December 4, 2019. On November 18, 2019, Florida Senator Lori Berman (D) introduced Senate Bill 962 , which proposes to provide job applicants and employees who use medical marijuana various protections in employment. POSTED IN MEDICAL MARIJUANA.

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Marijuana Safety Packaging Law 45

SpeedWeed

JULY 20, 2021

Maryland state lawmakers announced last week that the legislature will turn to the voters on the issue of cannabis policy reform by placing a marijuana legalization measure on the statewide ballot next year. Cannabis use has had a disparate impact on people of color for too long with no real impact on public safety,” Del.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 13, 2019

Across the country, states are moving to legalize medical and recreational cannabis. In states that legalize recreational cannabis, employers and drug testing services have seen significant increases in positivity rates for cannabis metabolites. Drug policies must be updated and must address discrimination concerns.

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Recreational Law Policy Safety 49

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 12, 2019

On June 5, 2019, Nevada’s governor signed Assembly Bill No. 132 , becoming the first state to prohibit pre-employment drug testing for the presence of marijuana (though New York City was the first city to enact such a law, as we discussed in our previous post ). This law goes into effect on January 1, 2020.

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Marijuana Collective Safety Law 40

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

” According to the 2019 Marijuana Factbook, as of July 5, 2019, six vertically integrated MMJ businesses operated 120 of the state’s 142 dispensaries, with a projection: “MMJ sales in Florida will reach $425 million-$525 million this year, up from $225 million-$300 million in 2018.”

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Policy Legislation Research and Development Business 63

The Cannigma

MARCH 25, 2021

At the state level the problems are more generally bureaucratic inertia,” Eric E. Executive Director of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation told The Cannigma during a Zoom call this week. “A Sterling, of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation, said. (Rebekah Zemansky/Shutterstock). “At Sterling, J.D.,

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Marijuana Access Law Pharmaceutical 145

NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Under state law, adults face civil penalties for minor marijuana possession offenses. Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders. Update : HB 1383 was heard and approved by the Committees on Judiciary and Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs on 3/19. DE resident? HI resident?

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Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 135

The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The Legalization Act specifically allows Illinois employers to enforce “reasonable zero tolerance or drug free workplace policies, or employment policies concerning drug testing, smoking, consumption, storage, or use of cannabis in the workplace or while on call provided that the policy is applied in a nondiscriminatory manner.”

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Recreational Law Policy Marijuana 60

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

California employers long have long availed themselves of their right – as affirmed by the state’s high court – to carry out zero tolerance policies against workers who use drugs – even if that drug use takes place off-the-job. The History of Employer Zero Tolerance Policies. Customs Service , 1989, U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. In the early months of 2019, and after the recent passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, an increasing number of state and municipal agencies continue to pay close attention to hemp-derived CBD products, in some cases leaving products under siege by regulators. AUTHOR: Darren Kaplan; Garrett Graff.

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CBD Food Compliance Compliance 71

Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This lack of research has made it challenging to create evidence-based policy around the legalization of marijuana and has contributed to political resistance to legalizing marijuana at the federal level. As a result, there has been an increase in employment law disputes, such as wrongful termination or discrimination claims.

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Banking Legalization Business Cannabis 80