Veriheal

JUNE 28, 2022

South Dakota isn’t exactly legendary for cannabis. South Dakota still has harsh penalties surrounding cannabis consumption, and its newly instated medical cannabis program remains heavily restricted. Voters legalized medical cannabis in South Dakota via ballot initiative on November 3rd, 2020.

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NORML

JANUARY 6, 2020

A proposed measure legalizing and regulating the adult use and retail sale of marijuana in South Dakota has qualified for the 2020 ballot. The measure permits individuals 21 and older to possess and purchase up to an ounce of cannabis and creates a system to license and regulate retail marijuana businesses.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Hawaii has put forth new regulations surrounding the cultivation of hemp, a class of cannabis plants that contain 0.3% When it comes to hemp—and the world of cannabis in general—frequent and chaotic changes are the name of the game. An estimated 57 licensed cultivators took part in the pilot program until its end in 2020.

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MassRoots

MAY 5, 2020

Members of the New Zealand parliament have been negotiating a cannabis legalization referendum for more than two years now, and the final details of that bill have officially been released. Politicking on the Cannabis Legalisation and Control law is over – the draft law is final. This referendum is now in your hands.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 9, 2023

After reporting that Illinois adult-use cannabis prices were highest in the country , we decided to publish a 3-Part Series highlighting how recreational legalization in Illinois has affected price per gram for medical patients. per gram in January 2016, the first month of medical cannabis sales. On June 25, 2019, Gov.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Governor Andrew Cuomo has included a plan to “regulate, restrict, and control” the responsible adult use of cannabis in New York, known as the Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act (“CRTA”). The explicit language barring patients from “smoking” would be removed. development and hiring programs.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 2, 2021

Medical: Legal Recreational: Largely decriminalized. Medical cannabis has been legal in Germany since 2017 when the parliament voted unanimously to legalize it and require public health insurers to cover treatment. The country’s largest party, the Christian Demorcatic Union, remains opposed to legalization.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 10, 2023

In Part 1 of this series, we compared and contrasted registered medical cannabis patient’s price per gram for dry flower before and after adult-use legalization, as well as adult-use and medical prices. Out of all the cannabis products in Illinois, medical cannabis Extracts have had the most volatile variances for price per gram.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Czechia, officially known as the Czech Republic, may soon the join the growing list of European countries with legal adult-use cannabis. As to what the new law might look like: The new measures should establish the level of narcotic substances that legal marijuana products can contain. Czech National Anti-Drug Coordinator Jind?ich

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 29, 2024

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today finally released its January and February medical cannabis sales totals. January medical cannabis sales totals reached $24,338,551.30, and February totals reached $24,427,904.62. Each monthly total marked the lowest January and February totals since legalization in Illinois.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Representatives of California NORML are criticizing regulators’ decision to increase cannabis tax rates in 2022, calling the move “wrong-headed and untimely.”. California needs to be reducing, not increasing cannabis taxes to make the legal market more competitive.”. . Cal NORML Opposes Cannabis Cultivation Tax Hike.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 19, 2022

Recreational cannabis is not legal in Colombia, but personal consumption and possession of the plant is decriminalized. You can possess up to 20 grams, grow up to 20 plants, and consume cannabis in public, but you cannot sell or purchase it. The country has had a medical cannabis program since 2015. Cannabis in Colombia.

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MassRoots

JANUARY 30, 2019

Lawmakers in Minnesota aim to legalize, regulate, and tax a recreational cannabis market as soon as possible, according to two pieces of companion legislation introduced Monday in both the House and the Senate. The post Minnesota Lawmakers Aim To Legalize Cannabis By 2020 appeared first on MassRoots.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

This time around though, many voters will also make big decisions about adult use cannabis legalization. Ten years ago, only two states, Washington and Colorado, had adult use cannabis legalization on the ballot. Adult Use Cannabis Legalization in 2022. That is outstanding all the way around, win or lose.

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The Cannigma

MARCH 16, 2022

As early as the 10th century, cannabis was reportedly used on the Indonesian island of Java, along with tobacco and opium. Early evidence of cannabis cultivation has been found in the Aceh province in northern Sumatra. Cannabis was grown in other parts of the country during the 1800s when it was called the Dutch East Indies.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

For our coverage of Oregon’s Measure 109, see: Oregon 2020 Election: Vote Yes! Oregon Psychedelics: Petition to Legalize Psilocybin for Therapy Moves Forward. So Initiative 81 does not mean that persons may not be prosecuted for the possession, cultivation and so forth of psilocybin and it doesn’t make psilocybin “legal” in any sense.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

While cannabis legalization moves full steam ahead through much of the Northeast, the southeastern U.S. These states haven’t made major headlines for their progressive cannabis policies, but together they constitute a major market that has, nevertheless, dipped its toe in the water. has been notably slow to uptake major reforms.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) recently released its December 2023 medical cannabis sales totals. Total 2023 medical cannabis sales reached $324,792,664.73, which was the lowest yearly total since adult-use legalization. Retail sales of medical cannabis for December included $12,900,074.74

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The Joint Blog

JANUARY 22, 2020

In a decision that has massive, long-lasting implications Italy’s Supreme Court has ruled that growing a small amount of marijuana for personal use is legal. As reported by Reuters, the Court of Cassation decreed that the crime of growing narcotic drugs should exclude “small amounts grown domestically for the exclusive use of the grower”.

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WeedAdvisor

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Another nation is toying with cannabis legalization, this time far beyond North American or European shores. According to CNN , the Australian capital of Canberra fully legalized possession and cultivation of recreational cannabis after a vote on September 24 th. Meanwhile, the old drug laws apply.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Italy’s Supreme Court has ruled that small-scale domestic cultivation of cannabis is legal, in a landmark decision triggering calls for further legalization from weed advocates and anger from the country’s conservatives. The ruling was made on Dec.

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MJ Business Attorneys

JANUARY 11, 2023

As the legal cannabis industry suffers through a period of distress brought on by global economic woes, along with punitive taxation structures and an oversaturation of products, and plummeting prices, there has naturally been an uptick in internal cannabis business disputes. Cultivation. Profit-Sharing. Separation.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 16, 2022

ChimwaMurombe Legal Practice. The cultivation of industrial hemp is the new baby in the farming sector which is indeed fertile soil for investment purposes especially in Zimbabwe which has a thriving agricultural industry. In order to cultivate, possess, sell and supply industrial hemp a permit is required. 15 March 2022.

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Veriheal

APRIL 5, 2022

The Illinois high court has rejected a request to permit further licensing for craft cannabis cultivators for the state’s adult-use marijuana program, which launched in January 2020. Craft cannabis cultivation typically involves growing cannabis in small batches, and the farming practices used are organic and sustainable.

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The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

While the votes continue to be tallied in the Presidential election, one thing is certain – it was a BIG night for cannabis in America with five new states approving ballot measures to allow for legalized marijuana. In New Jersey , by a nearly 2-1 margin, voters passed Public Question No. See Section 36-2851(2). Washington, D.C.,

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NORML

MARCH 18, 2020

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws is issuing the following statements regarding the continued operation of medical cannabis dispensaries during the COVID crisis. “There are several million state-licensed medical cannabis patients in America. These guidelines are especially important for patients.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 27, 2021

Leading medical cannabis provider adds fifth location to its statewide pick-up sites, bringing patients localized access to medical cannabis products. Removing barriers to safe and legal medical cannabis ensures thousands of patients can benefit easily from our medicine no matter where they are in Texas.”. to 12:00 p.m.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 14, 2024

As legal cannabis gains widespread traction, Missouri colleges prepare students for the promising future. Universities in Missouri are now offering cannabis courses for those seeking legal education. This demand is prompting educational institutions to introduce new cannabis programs and courses to meet this demand.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 6, 2023

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) released its June 2023 medical cannabis sales totals. For the last three months, monthly sales totals performed weaker than the three years since Illinois legalized recreational use. Total 2023 retail sales by licensed medical cannabis dispensaries totaled $165,812,213.19.

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The Cannigma

MAY 19, 2021

Medical : Illegal Recreational : Illegal *CBD products are legal in Japan, as long as they contain no THC whatsoever and are not made from cannabis flower. Japan is known for its world-leading innovations, technology, and design, but when it comes to cannabis, the island nation remains decidedly regressive. But in modern times?

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

With the dust settled and the votes all counted, it’s time to take a look at how cannabis fared in the 2022 midterm elections. The states that had cannabis measures on the ballot included Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Arkansas (Issue 4, Recreational Legalization): REJECTED. Starting Jan.

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NORML

JANUARY 9, 2020

With the 2020 legislative session already in full swing in many states, NORML chapters across the country are organizing lobby days to advocate for sensible reform policies in their state. Here’s what’s currently on the books so far: Virginia 2020 Cannabis Lobby Day. Delaware Citizens’ Cannabis Lobby Day XXV.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 25, 2021

For more than three years, Canada has had the sort of nationwide legal cannabis that people in the US can still only dream of. But where do things stand in the Canadian cannabis world in 2021, and how has the customer experience changed in the Great White North three years after legalization? What is ‘cannabis 2.0?’

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Connor & Connor PLLC

JUNE 28, 2021

Although many states are continuing to legalize marijuana for medical and/or recreational use, it is still federally illegal and is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act. Furthermore, it is legal in Washington D.C. Every state has its own process in order to obtain a license to sell or cultivate.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 11, 2021

million marijuana plants in 2020, a figure that is up nearly 20% over 2019. The annual DEA report also shows that federal law enforcement officers made nearly 5,000 cannabis-related arrests in 2020, a year wracked by the social and economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. The totals include more than 3.7

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MassRoots

AUGUST 19, 2020

However, a recent survey showed that over 62 percent of likely voters now support legalizing cannabis, suggesting a recent change of heart in the Grand Canyon State. pic.twitter.com/E6nM4vkLgf — Secretary Katie Hobbs (@SecretaryHobbs) August 11, 2020. 207 will do more than simply legalize cannabis in Arizona.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 28, 2021

The November 2020 election was a great win for advocates for cannabis legal reform , with four states voting to legalize recreational cannabis, joining the 11 other states that have decriminalized recreational cannabis use. Medical Cannabis and Employment. ” What Federal Law Says. .”

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