NORML

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Next year promises to be a pivotal year for cannabis policy reform. In addition to the 2020 Presidential election in November, voters will also be deciding that same day on several state-level marijuana policy initiatives.

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The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Meanwhile in Montana , voters narrowly passed Initiative 190 and Initiative 118 which collectively will permit the use, production and sale of marijuana to adults ages 21 or older. See Section 36-2851(1). Likewise, employers are also not required to allow or accommodate the use, consumption, or possession of marijuana on the job.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 15, 2020

Following up on last week’s news , New Approach Montana has begun collecting signatures to put legalization on the November ballot. No word yet on any change in policy. montana update. The group promises to follow safety protocols, so they can muster the support they need, without risking anyone’s health. maine licensing.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 13, 2020

13 August 2020 Policy briefing Following its first-ever critical review of cannabis, in January 2019 the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a collection of formal … Read More.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 4, 2021

While it is still a relatively new market (Colorado was the first state to legalize cannabis in 2012), excise tax revenue figures to date can help lawmakers get a sense of the revenue potential at different rates and contribute to the development of sound marijuana tax policy. In total, states with licensed markets collected $1.7

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

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. Eight of the laws were approved in 2020 or 2021, and in seven of those states, sales and tax collections have not yet begun. 46,104,922. 104,759,961.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 30, 2022

The proposed collective action was filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Illinois wage law by Morgan Heller, who worked at a Curaleaf location in Northbrook, Ill., from September 2020 to October 2021. Curaleaf had a companywide “policy or practice of confiscating” … Read more (paywall). Curaleaf Holdings Inc.,

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NORML

JUNE 5, 2020

During these travels, I was frequently meeting other young lawyers (although we also had many non-lawyers representing NORML around the country), many of whom were also active in the anti-Vietnam War efforts, who shared the NORML position regarding marijuana policy. I was never quite sure why Trudeau had made that statement.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Last week, the Food Standard Agency (“ FSA ”), the agency responsible for protecting public health in relation to food in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (collectively, the “UK”), cleared a path for the sale of CBD-infused food for the next 12 months. The EFSA guidance on cannabinoids strongly echoes the U.S.

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NORML

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That is why are proud to publish Marijuana Reform Is Normal , which is the only comprehensive report detailing all of our collective victories in 2019. After this historically successful year, we expect to see public and political support continue to increase in 2020 as more and more states implement sensible cannabis regulatory policies.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Senator Ron Wyden introduced legislation in the Senate — The Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act — to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. A subcommittee of the U.S. A Georgia bill to reduce marijuana possession penalties was defeated in a senate committee this week.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Sales taxes collected at Illinois cannabis dispensaries totaled more than $490 million in 2024, per the Illinois Department of Revenue. The continued success of adult use cannabis sales highlights how equity-focused policies can create meaningful change, said Lt. 2020 total monthly sales include: January: $39,247,840.83

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

CCPA takes effect January 1, 2020. In recent guidance , the California Attorney General interpreted this provision by stating that “[A]ny firm that collects personal information from more than 137 consumers or devices a day will meet the 50,000 threshold. And of course, this is not limited to online collection.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2021

Among the Cresco Labs union’s newly won protections are scheduling policies, employee discounts and a $1.50 We are so excited to have secured the better future and collective voice we were looking for when we formed our union with UFCW.”. million in 2020 tax revenue [1] and is expected to continue to grow this year.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JANUARY 6, 2020

We hope we turn out to be wrong, but 2020 could be the year of litigation for hemp derived products, especially including FDA regulated CBD products and companies with California customers. Effective January 3, 2020, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment is adding cannabis (marijuana) smoke and ? Jessica Wasserman.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 31, 2021

Most people will probably count 2020 as one of the most challenging years in recent history, but for the US cannabis industry, it was the best year yet. According to a new report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) , state and local governments collected $3.02 billion collected in 2019. million and $0.9

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MassRoots

AUGUST 19, 2020

pic.twitter.com/E6nM4vkLgf — Secretary Katie Hobbs (@SecretaryHobbs) August 11, 2020. The revenue from the taxes collected would be split between the state agencies responsible for overseeing the implementation of the law, fire departments, highways, community colleges, and a restorative justice fund. If approved, Prop.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The trend is yet another example of the strength of Illinois’s recreational cannabis market , which launched in January 2020 and has consistently seen record-breaking sales in the months since. Illinois Collects Nearly $100 Million More From Marijuana Tax Revenue Than Alcohol In 2021, State Data Shows.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Local governmental agencies have the final say on land-use, health and safety issues, and the ability to collect tax revenues from the industry, but all local authority was subject to a framework of a comprehensive, burdensome and poorly reasoned state-wide regulation of this industry. Carpetbaggers arrived in California from far and wide.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 8, 2023

sprinter with a promising career, whose eligibility to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was swiftly revoked following a positive test for cannabis. These policy changes across different sports leagues suggest a collective evolution in attitudes towards cannabis, potentially paving the way for a new era in athlete drug policy.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 2, 2021

The Cannabis Freedom Alliance (CFA) will take this opportunity to provide you each month with relevant news, policy, and legislative updates on how CFA and its members are marching towards the goal of ending cannabis prohibition. A new report from the Marijuana Policy Project shows that states have collected $7.9

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Marijuana regulators in Oakland, California, have begun referring a handful of social equity licensees to the city’s collections department after they defaulted on loans intended to help get their companies started. MJ Biz report. According to a report shared with the Oakland Cannabis Commission on Oct.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 27, 2019

The law takes effect on January 1, 2020. Sales are expected to begin in 2020. The governor signed a bill allowing the export of marijuana, but there’s no federal policy allowing interstate transport. We don’t often mention Idaho in this column, as its policies are among the strictest in the nation.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2019

Each sport approaches marijuana policy through their respective collective bargaining agreements as negotiated between the team owners (usually the league or association) and the players (as represented by a player’s association.) The top four sports in the United States are American football, basketball, baseball and ice hockey.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

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. Eight of the laws passed in 2020 or 2021, and in seven of those states, licensing and tax collections have not yet begun. million as of April 2021.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 19, 2020

Effective May 10, 2020, it is considered an unlawful discriminatory practice in New York City for an employer, labor organization, or employment agency to require a job applicant to submit to a marijuana test as a condition of employment.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 24, 2020

2020 Colorado Cannabis Laws Update . Dispensaries have been, and still are, critical in normalizing the Colorado cannabis industry, from policy makers to moms and dads to our youth. Inspiration, move me brightly as we watch new developments in 2020. On January 1st, two new marijuana laws went into effect in Colorado.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

In a large-scale study led by the Marijuana Policy Project, the organization compiled information from all 19 states that legalized recreational marijuana, as well as Washington D.C.

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NORML

JUNE 14, 2019

Activists in Mississippi have collected approximately two thirds of the needed signatures to qualify a medical cannabis ballot initiative in 2020. Governor Kay Ivey (R) of Alabama signed legislation into law to create a commission to study medical CBD.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

AUGUST 6, 2019

The National Football League (NFL) preseason is upon us, and though the players may have changed, the league’s strict cannabis policies have not. According to a report from NBC Sports , “the NFL is prepared to make major concessions regarding the substance-abuse policy, especially as it relates to marijuana.”

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 20, 2019

It brings Maine one major step closer to its first legal recreational sales, which regulators estimate could occur in March 2020 – after the state’s tracking and licensing systems are ready, marijuana businesses get state and local licenses and growers have product ready to hit the shelves. ” Also read the Press Herald Report.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 5, 2019

On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a consumer-friendly privacy law inspired by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, is set to take effect. This suggests that the Legislature anticipates passing an employer-specific information privacy law in 2020.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Here’s a look back at 2019 and a projection of what’s to come in 2020 Cannabis Law. . It was further announced by the DCR that by Spring 2019, delivery applications were expected to be released, however, we have not seen the ability to apply for delivery just yet and are looking forward to that in 2020. . January 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 11, 2021

Plan/BU: Collective Bargaining Agreement language applies to this requisition: We are currently transitioning away from a paper application process to an electronic application process. ICJIA leads criminal justice reform efforts by supporting policy makers through research. Agency : Criminal Justice Information Authority.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

million in Q3 2020. May 31, 2020. May 31, 2020. August 31, 2020. The Company’s main focus is to deliver craft-quality “AAAA” products at disruptive retail pricing, continuous rotation of rare genetics, community responsiveness and transparency to collectively add to its value proposition.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 16, 2023

In 2020 the NFL changed its drug testing policy, which was a significant development. In response to a collective bargaining agreement, the policy was revised to state that players would no longer face suspensions due to THC-positive drug test results.

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NORML

JANUARY 7, 2020

To collect signatures for our trip to Washington DC for NORML’s national conference and lobby day, we hosted pop-up stops at the many dispensaries across Las Vegas and a few in Reno. We heard their viewpoints on cannabis reform and asked them questions in person on how their policies would affect consumers and patients.

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