Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

An Arkansas District Court didn’t legalize intoxicating cannabinoids nationally, either More recently, hemp attorney Rod Kight posted a blog post entitled “ DID A FEDERAL COURT ORDER JUST LEGALIZE THCA AND DELTA-8 THC IN ALL 50 STATES? Imagine a state law that said you did not have to comply with a federal law.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 24, 2022

In a blog post last year, the organization wrote : “Democrats need a winning message. However, law enforcement in Austin has opposed to changes in the law in the past. The union’s chief told the Tribune that “we don’t support it just because we feel like you should follow state law.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JANUARY 3, 2020

On January 1, 2020, the state of Illinois had its first day of legal marijuana sales. Last year, Illinois became the 11 th state in the United States to legalize the purchase and possession of adult-use recreational marijuana and the first state to legalize through legislative measure. By: Nabil Rodriguez.

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The Joint Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

3, 2020 Americans will elect a new president- or re-elect the present President of the United States. And others are looking for significant distinctions to support cannabis law changes. Application of the law is applied to persons who own, nurture, or distribute cannabis in enormous quantities.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 19, 2022

Northeast Patients Group (“Northeast”) and High Street Capital Partners (“High Street”) sued the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services in 2020. The complaint challenged Maine’s requirement that all owners of medical marijuana dispensaries must be residents of the state. The DCC and state cannabis regulations.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

This November 2020 election, cannabis legalization initiatives will appear on the ballots of five states: Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota. Alternative 65A was created when the state legislature voted to amend Initiative 65 in March 2020.

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MMJ Recs

OCTOBER 26, 2023

This guide aims to provide an in-depth exploration of medical marijuana laws in the USA, offering insights into the regulations, the legal status of medical marijuana, the differences between federal and state laws, patient rights, dispensary regulations, and much more.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

My law firm has done a series of these for credit unions (“CU”s) and other financial institutions (“FIs”) going back to 2014. We have also handled a good bit of hemp banking work – mostly in 2019 and 2020 before that industry cratered. I have opined on this blog that “ all businesses are marijuana businesses ” in the MRB context.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 31, 2020

While states are free to submit plans at any time, the clock is essentially ticking since the prior federal law governing hemp cultivation (the Agriculture Act of 2014 or “2014 Farm Bill”) will expire on October 31, 2020 per interim rules released by the USDA last year. appeared first on Harris Bricken.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 5, 2022

For years, we have seen the entire Congress include language in budget bills to restrict the use of federal funds by the Department of Justice to take actions that would prosecute entities that sell medical marijuana pursuant to state laws that have legalized the sale of medical marijuana. Blog: Broadcast Law Blog.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

An Arkansas District Court didn’t legalize intoxicating cannabinoids nationally, either More recently, hemp attorney Rod Kight posted a blog post entitled “ DID A FEDERAL COURT ORDER JUST LEGALIZE THCA AND DELTA-8 THC IN ALL 50 STATES? Imagine a state law that said you did not have to comply with a federal law.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

This November 2020 election, cannabis legalization initiatives will appear on the ballots of five states: Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota. Alternative 65A was created when the state legislature voted to amend Initiative 65A in March 2020.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 22, 2020

Here are a few of the trademark disputes we’ve covered recently (our blog archives are full of these posts, if you’re interested): The Harvest Trademark is an Ongoing Point of Contention in the U.S. Cannabis Market. Toys “R” Us Succeeds in Trademark Lawsuit for “Depreciation of Goodwill” Against Canadian Dispensary Herbs “R” Us.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2020

In summary, until states had hemp plans approved and hemp was cultivated under those plans, which essentially did not happen until 2020, transporters really had no additional protections than they had previously. Many state law enforcement agencies simply mistook hemp for an illegal controlled substance.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 11, 2021

This blog post provides a broad, 30,000-foot view on this issue. Back in August 2020, the Drug Enforcement Administration (the “DEA”) released its Interim Final Rule (the “ IFR” ) in which the agency stated, in part, that “[a]ll synthetically derived tetrahydrocannabinols remain schedule I controlled substances.” Delta-8 THC.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2020

Our team will lead a FREE Q & A webinar on Thursday, September 17, 2020 from 12pm to 1pm PDT , during which our transactional hemp attorneys will field questions on all aspects of hemp and CBD, including guidelines by the Food and Drug Administration and the patchwork of state laws and regulation.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Over the course of of ten weeks, we recently ran a series of blog posts that take a close look at the Democratic Party candidates for President in 2020. We examined each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and we also canvassed their current respective stances on marijuana.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

In short, the letter basically opts out of the USDA’s hemp cultivation program meaning that North Carolina will continue to operate under the 2014 Farm Bill until its hemp provisions expire on October 31, 2020 or “until a viable pathway forward is available to satisfy federal and state requirements.”

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

But we are basically guaranteed to see a revival of the bill in some form or another in the 2020 legislative session. The FDA will issue regulations for Hemp CBD (though that may take time), and it’s highly likely that the California legislature will work on new Hemp CBD legislation in 2020.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

AUGUST 24, 2020

On August 14, 2020, a federal court granted a preliminary injunction in favor of out-of-state businesses claiming that the City’s licensing system unconstitutionally favored residents over non-residents by basing licensing decisions in part on whether an applicant is a Maine resident. August 14, 2020 Order, Wellness Connection v.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

On November 3, 2020, voters in Oregon approved Measure 109, paving the way for a regime of psilocybin for therapeutic uses in a few years. Oregon 2020 Election: Vote Yes! Whether or not the federal government takes a position of non-enforcement, psilocybin contracts will face serious issues given the state of federal law.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 19, 2020

HB 1325 tasked the Texas Department of Agriculture ( TDA ) with overseeing the cultivation of hemp and the Department of State Health Services ( DSHS ) with regulating the manufacture, sale and distribution of “consumable hemp products.”. For previous coverage in this series, check out the links below: Alabama. California. Connecticut.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 23, 2021

House of Representatives, in a blog post last month by Dave Clark, the company’s worldwide consumer CEO. “In However, given where state laws are moving across the U.S., We hope that other employers will join us, and that policymakers will act swiftly to pass this law.”. we’ve changed course.

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The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The Illinois General Assembly passed SB 1557 , revising the language of the Recreational Cannabis Law to reduce but not eliminate employer liabilities. As we previously blogged, the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act will legalize recreational cannabis for Illinois adults starting January 1, 2020.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The Illinois General Assembly passed SB 1557 , revising the language of the Recreational Cannabis Law to reduce but not completely eliminate employer liabilities. With the January 1, 2020 deadline approaching, Illinois business community representatives raised numerous concerns with lawmakers.

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Marijuana Seeds NL

APRIL 29, 2021

Instead of bans, some states like Florida are deriving their own legal framework for the future of delta-8 THC use. Considering retail sales of delta 8 flower and goods was $10 million in 2020 - it’s a topic states and producers will need to sort out. This may be one reason why the DEA took some federal action in August of 2020.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

This is in contrast to the state’s cannabis law—the Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act and its corresponding regulations (or “MAUCRSA”)—which requires local approval and thus creates the opportunity for cities to fill the gap with their own individualized social equity programs.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 8, 2020

Our team will lead a FREE Q & A webinar on Thursday, September 17, 2020 from 12pm to 1pm PDT , during which our transactional hemp attorneys will field questions on all aspects of hemp and CBD, including guidelines by the Food and Drug Administration and the patchwork of state laws and regulation.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

It first passed in late 2020; I gave a primer here. It doesn’t preempt prohibitionist state laws; it doesn’t address the dysfunctional Food Drug & Cosmetic Act issues around cannabis comestible products; it doesn’t automatically expunge non-violent marijuana convictions; etc.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

On November 17, 2020, the Fresno County Superior Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by 24 California cities seeking to invalidate state cannabis regulations that allow delivery of cannabis to customers in jurisdictions that have banned retail commercial cannabis activity.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2019

This blog post answers some high-level questions we received from clients in the immediate wake of the Order and the News Release, and gives some thoughts for going forward. Because it’s a short session, we would have any new state laws on vaping by March of next year. Does the ban take immediate effect?

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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. By: Nabil Rodriguez, Esq. & & Victor Fox*.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Unlike with many precursor state laws, no institutional review board review is required. On July 24, 2020, the agency finally published a proposed rule to facilitate Right to Try reporting requirements (I’m not sure this was even necessary). Or, it could be because FDA is sort of a drag about everything.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Assuming a petitioner was able to get the DEA to sign off on a petition (and according to many sources, there’s a relatively low chance at doing that), they would still need to worry about compliance with state law. That may not be such an easy task either since psychedelics are outlawed in all states.

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The Joint Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Also, in some states like Virginia, people must have a prescription from a doctor to receive CBD oil. For this reason, it is a smart idea to review state law before buying THC products. Billion in 2020. The post The History of CBD: How the Industry Changed Over the Years appeared first on The Joint Blog.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2019

According to recent reports, the hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp-CBD”) market is expected to grow by 700 percent by 2020 and grow to $2.1 billion by 2020. Depending on the state law that governs the NDA, an overly broad definition could expose the Disclosing Party to legal actions and render the NDA unenforceable.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

billion from 2020 to 2025 at a CAGR of 21.74%. Working with an experienced cannabis attorney can help business owners anticipate future changes so they can remain compliant with local and state laws. As a result, the cannabis industry is growing at breakneck speed, especially when it comes to refined cannabis products.

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