Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 26, 2019

The public safety concerns resulting from the dearth of cannabis banking has led dozens of state Attorneys General, the American Banking Association, and numerous other voices to urge the passage of legislation like the SAFE Banking Act so that the U.S. ” Reluctant Banking and Public Safety Concerns. businesses.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 3, 2021

She brings a regulator’s keen eye and wide-reaching knowledge on evolving compliance and safety mandates to support businesses in tightly regulated industries. Her duties included facility inspections; conducting investigations into improper pesticide use and worker safety; creating regulations; instituting recalls; and public outreach.

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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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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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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 31, 2019

CBD is safe to use for human and animal consumption), and the issue of including CBD as a food ingredient/additive or dietary supplement under California state law will be resolved. That said, to ensure consumer safety, CDPH needs regulatory authority over processors of hemp like all other food manufacturers.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 13, 2019

Other CBD products, however, are still subject to various state law regulations as well as the U.S. In March of 2019, the FDA established a Working Group to determine the possible legislative pathways to regulate CBD. In 2019, the FDA issued warning letters to four companies marketing and selling CBD products.

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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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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. MA resident?

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JUNE 14, 2019

In a press release published by the House Committee on Appropriations on June 2, 2019, a 2020 Financial Services and General Government Funding Bill was announced. Most recently, the House Appropriations Committee approved this resolution on June 11, 2019 with a vote of 31 to 21. By: Nabil Rodriguez, Esq. & & Victor Fox*.

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Banking State Laws Cannabis Business 64

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 179

NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

The bill would prohibit employers terminating an employee for the employee’s lawful off-duty activities that are lawful under state law even if those activities are not lawful under federal law, such as consuming cannabis. CO resident? NH resident? NH resident? NJ resident? New Mexico.

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Legislation Decriminalization Access Patients 245

Veriheal

OCTOBER 27, 2020

While working as part of the school safety task force in 2010, Robert received a sprained shoulder and two fractured shin bones from wrestling a student that had assaulted a member of the staff. 2019 came around, and Robert found himself in a coma for many days. He received a random drug test on September 5th of 2019.

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Chronic Pain Cannabis Conditions Medicine 118

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

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.

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Safety Law State Laws Collective 81

NORML

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Legislation is pending, House Bill 847, that seeks to criminalize the possession and transportation of hemp flower in the state. This bill comes after lawmakers passed legislation in 2019 that allows the growing and production of hemp and hemp-derived products, as long as the THC concentration is below 0.3%. NH resident? OK resident?

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Legislation Patients Decriminalization Access 241

Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

APRIL 20, 2023

iii] The Act was originally intended for patients with intractable epilepsy and was expanded in 2019 and 2021 to include other physical and mental illnesses (cancer, multiple sclerosis, post-traumatic stress disorder). [iv] Health & Safety Code § 487.001 et seq. [iv] iv] Texas State Law Library – Cannabis and the Law – [link]. [v]

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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. Health & Safety Code § 81006(e)(10). [3]

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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

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?

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 195

SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The bill would require a health care facility to reasonably restrict the manner in which a patient stores and uses medicinal cannabis to ensure the safety of other patients, guests, and employees of the health care facility, compliance with other state laws, and the safe operations of the health care facility.”.

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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

JULY 13, 2019

Helio.com reports July 12 2019… A lawsuit filed against London-based Reckitt Benckiser Group plc was recently settled for $1.4 When treatment medications are used, it is essential they be prescribed carefully, legally and based on accurate information, to protect the health and safety of patients in federal health care programs.

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Treatment Safety State Laws Law 69

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

A few months back, I posted some thoughts about recent efforts to legalize medical and recreational marijuana, with an emphasis on the potential issues such laws would have on manufacturers – particularly manufacturers in a space requiring a heightened concern for employee safety. See “ Legal Pot = Manufacturing Storm Clouds ” (May 29, 2019).

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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

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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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

Tuesday, August 6, 2019. SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Justice released the “Guidelines for the Security and Non-Diversion of Cannabis Grown for Medicinal Use” to clarify the state’s laws governing medicinal cannabis, specifically those related to the enforcement, transportation, and use of medicinal cannabis.

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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

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. Seed-to-sale tracking compliance. Read the full article.

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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

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Indeed, studies conducted by world renowned medical institutions indicate that psilocybin has shown efficacy, tolerability, and safety in the treatment of conditions including but not limited to addiction, depression, anxiety disorders, and end-of-life psychological distress.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 29, 2019

Prior to opening her own firm, she was appointed as Senior Policy Advisor at the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation, where she developed regulations and negotiated with stakeholders regarding the implementation of the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MCRSA).

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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] 5th 885 (2019). [ii] 5th 111 (2019). Deering 2019).

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 6, 2019

MARGOLIN & LAWRENCE APRIL 30, 2019. Operational compliance has become paramount to the success of many cannabis businesses following new state regulations that went into effect earlier this year. In recent months, a rapid number of compliance enforcement agencies have emerged at both the local and state level.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 20, 2021

The House will pass legislation early next year to put this question before the voters but we need to start looking at changes needed to State law now.”. Cannabis use has had a disparate impact on people of color for too long with no real impact on public safety,” Del. Maryland Work Group To Study Cannabis Legalization.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 24, 2019

I wrote that AB-228 didn’t go quite far enough under California law to allow CBD, and would have no effect on the FDA’s position—so ultimately it doesn’t look like that version of AB-228 would really change very much in California. The reference to being “adulterated” came from state law which was not even the basis for the FAQs.

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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 ). Cohen Associate.

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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.

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