Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2022

Budding Antitrust Activity in the Cannabis Industry: Lessons from Richmond Compassionate Care Collective v. Posted November 2, 2021. A California state court jury’s recent verdict awarding treble damages of $15 million to a medical marijuana collective could be an early harbinger of future activity in the cannabis space.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Malta is legalizing adult-use cannabis. South Dakota voters are unhappy with the governor’s actions on marijuana. Lawmakers in Rhode Island work on legalization. Cannabis is coming to Malta. south dakota.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Smith on August 25, 2021. Seyfarth Synopsis: In the first six months of 2021, several states legalized marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes, including New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and New Mexico. Connecticut’s law has more exemptions than typically are seen in other recreational marijuana laws.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 5, 2022

Every year, employers find themselves revisiting their marijuana and drug testing policies to account for newly enacted laws at the state and local level. Below are some highlights of what happened in 2021. On June 22, 2021, Connecticut legalized recreational marijuana use by adults 21 years and older. Connecticut.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Nevada legalizes cannabis lounges. California allows medical marijuana in hospitals. Could Nebraska legalize medical marijuana in 2022? Recent attempts to legalize in the legislature have gone nowhere.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

Legalizing cannabis for adults has been a wise investment. 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. As of December 2021, states reported a combined total of $10.4 As of November 2021, $471.9

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 5, 2021

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Several states seek to join the list of adult-legal jurisdictions via 2022 ballot initiatives. Idaho supporters can start collecting signatures. The Illinois licensing lottery takes center stage this week.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 24, 2021

Connecticut has become the 19 th state to legalize recreational marijuana use by adults. Governor Ned Lamont signed the Act Concerning Responsible and Equitable Regulation of Adult-use Cannabis on June 22, 2021. Connecticut will permit individuals 21 years of age and older to possess and use recreational cannabis.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Yet another industry comes out in favor of marijuana banking. Germany may legalize cannabis. Uber Eats in Canada is now offering marijuana. cannabis banking. The fly in the ointment?

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 30, 2021

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We start off with an amendment to federal legislation that would protect state-legal cannabis programs. Then we move on to the states, where Mississippi is holding hearings on medical marijuana. mississippi.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

One of John’s specialty areas is state and federal marijuana policy. ” During the presentation, both John and I talked about how skeptical we are that the Biden Administration will do anything around marijuana legalization. let alone talked about legalizing it. Enter the KC Fed Marijuana Bulletin.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 23, 2021

The number of employees testing positive for cannabis has soared over the past decade, especially in states with legal recreational marijuana, a recent report found. The 2021 Drug Testing Index carried out by Quest Diagnostics found that in states with legalized recreational marijuana , positivity rates for marijuana testing rose 118.2%

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Veriheal

MARCH 9, 2023

states — Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania — stand a good chance at legalizing recreational cannabis this year. Marijuana laws are rapidly evolving across all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have enacted legal medical marijuana programs. As of February 2023, 41 U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

Legalizing marijuana for adults has been a wise investment. 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. As of May 2021, states reported a combined total of $7.9 As of April 2021, $404.5

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Veriheal

JANUARY 14, 2022

Louisiana’s medical cannabis expansion has gotten mixed reviews, Mississippi’s proposed legalization legislation may be too good to be true, and Colorado cemented its position as a cannabis giant. . Louisiana Patients, Law Enforcement Navigate Flower Legalization. Tate Reeves may be the roadblock to legalization. .

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 6, 2021

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Attorney General Garland reiterates his disinterest in prosecuting marijuana users abiding by state law. Also this week, another bipartisan, bicameral group introduced the Marijuana Data Collection Act.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 2, 2021

Ralph Northam expected later this week, Virginia will become the 16th state to legalize cannabis for adult use—although legalization won’t actually take effect until 2024. At least 12 state legislatures have recreational legalization measures on the table right now, which is a typical number for this time of year. New Mexico.

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 29, 2021

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Legislation to implement cannabis legalization moves forward in Montana. The South Dakota Supreme Court heard oral argument in the lawsuit seeking to overturn legalization. south dakota. and finally.

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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. it is less profitable than legal cannabis, the study reveals. legal cannabis brought states an additional $7.9 More at [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 15, 2021

On Monday July 12th, 2021 we submitted the California Psilocybin Initiative v 4.6 If all goes well and society isn’t shut down from another round of the plague, murder hornets, or an alien invasion(my personal favorite) then we should begin collecting signatures starting in early September of this year. Marijuana Moment also report.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 2, 2021

Since that day in 1971, California has recorded more than 10 million felony drug arrests, including 1 million felony marijuana arrests, according to NORML. He is thought to be the last remaining federal medical marijuana prisoner from California. The pair had operated legally under Proposition 215 for more than a year.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 14, 2022

Massachusetts municipalities have collected more than $53 million in “impact” fees from cannabis companies since the launch of adult-use sales in 2018, according to a Northeaster University study published by the Massachusetts Cannabis Business Association outlined in a Boston Globe report. The Franklin Observer writes.

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Veriheal

JULY 7, 2021

And now it’s finally legal where I live.”. Because, now that they finally have legal access to cannabis, these patients will be able to use cannabis to treat their pain , anxiety , sleep disruption , and more. It’s time to break down the legal barriers that prevent people from accessing cannabis. I know it will be good for me.

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NewsMunchies

MAY 8, 2023

In 2018, I was a Presenter at a Hillsborough County Bar Association event for a group of judges after Florida passed its limited medical marijuana bill. During a Q&A following my lecture, several jurists used a collective label for cocaine, heroin, and cannabis … that word being “drugs.” There’s that bastardly word again.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 26, 2021

Marijuana Moment reports. California collected about $817 million in adult-use marijuana tax revenue during the 2020-2021 fiscal year, state officials estimated on Monday. August 23, 2021. In November 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64 , which legalized the nonmedical use of cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 2, 2021

Researchers studying the efficacy of marijuana treatments for veterans’ mental health now have access to $20 million in marijuana tax revenue to fund clinical trials. The Marijuana Regulatory Agency issued a request for proposals for the 2021 Veteran Marijuana Research Grant Program on Tuesday, June 1.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 3, 2022

Seyfarth Synopsis : Every year, employers find themselves revisiting their marijuana and drug testing policies to account for newly enacted laws at the state and local level. Below are some highlights of what happened in 2021. On June 22, 2021, Connecticut legalized recreational marijuana use by adults 21 years and older.

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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. As such, we thought we’d take a moment to round up the status of cannabis legalization in the South, an area worth watching. has been notably slow to uptake major reforms.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

26 July 2021. A lot has changed in the legal cannabis market in the two years since the passage of H.R. As of July 1, 2021 , recreational cannabis is now legal in 18 states and medical cannabis is legal in nearly 40 states and the District of Columbia. by Jack Jacobson (Washington, DC). Thompson Coburn LLP.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 11, 2022

Because of a glut of marijuana on the market, the county’s tax revenue from cannabis cultivation is projected to be only $12.4 During the 2020-21 fiscal year ending last June, the county collected $15.7 During the 2020-21 fiscal year ending last June, the county collected $15.7 The Santa Barbara Independent reports.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 6, 2022

Washington, DC: Legal marijuana states generated more revenue from retail cannabis sales than they did from alcohol sales, according to data provided by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). Additional information is available from NORML’s fact sheet, ‘ Marijuana Regulation: Impact on Health, Safety, Economy.’.

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LifeCannMD

DECEMBER 3, 2020

that have legalized recreational marijuana. In November 2016, Florida passed legislation allowing for the use of Medical Marijuana. Patients who are able to qualify for a medical card, must have an underlying condition that marijuana can be used to treat. Florida, however, is not one of them.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Washington, DC: Legal cannabis markets generated an estimated $2.8 million in excise taxes in fiscal year 2022 (July 2021 to June 2022), according to an analysis provided by The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 29, 2021

A recent study conducted by the National Association of Realtors said 50% of leasing professionals found it wasn’t hard to re-lease a property after tenants smoked cannabis indoors, and the organization “does not have a position on cannabis legalization.”. Legal cannabis raises home value. Key Findings. The seven states (plus D.C.)

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The cannabis industry has been on a progressive incline for the last few years and 2021 is no exception. Rather than a ballot initiative , Connecticut, New Mexico, New York, and Virginia legalized the plant for adult-use purposes via a legislative process. Legal Cannabis Business Framework . Legal Cannabis Business Framework .

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Veriheal

AUGUST 18, 2023

The NAACP’s blueprint for a fair cannabis industry, cannabis wellness takes center stage at High Rise Dry Bar in South Carolina, and New York’s legal limbo stalls its recreational market. The organization expressed the need for legalization to include labor peace agreements as part of its statutes.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 15, 2024

Additionally, nearly 660,000 people die of drug-related causes each year, and 10 percent of all new HIV infections globally in 2021 were among people who injected drugs. grams of marijuana in his possession. These states have upgraded their policies to protect human rights, and they embrace the legalization of cannabis.

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