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. What rights do Connecticut employers have if they have a drug-free workplace policy?

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

There has been a recent flurry of movement – both in the courts and in state legislatures – on the marijuana law front across several states. As we have also reported , on March 31, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill legalizing recreational cannabis in the state of New York, effective immediately.

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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

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. A victim of flawed federal law enforcement policy, he remains behind bars in the federal prison at Yazoo City, Mississippi. MG: Does it surprise you that in 2021 the U.S.

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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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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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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 14, 2022

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. Regulators in California collected the largest amount of excise tax revenue ($774 million) while regulators in Alaska collected the least ($30 million). In the two […].

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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. The NFL won’t test for marijuana use in the off-season. The policy is part of the collective bargaining agreement negotiated last year. Florida’s ballot initiative runs into trouble. and finally.

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MassRoots

AUGUST 19, 2020

Arizona voters will have a chance to cast a ballot in support of recreational marijuana this coming November. 207 would make it legal for adults in Arizona to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, so long as no more than five grams of that marijuana is in the form of concentrates. If approved, Prop. Support for Proposition 207.

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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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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. Employers must put such policies in writing and make them available to employees and prospective employees.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

The Fireside Chat series of NCIA’s #IndustryEssentials webinars are an exclusive monthly opportunity for NCIA members to hear from our government relations team and guests about the latest developments in federal policy LIVE. State-legal marijuana companies often pay up to an 80%-90% tax rate to the IRS. The result?

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

Marijuana was once again one of the hottest legislative topics across the nation in 2021, and while some states’ new legislation provided greater protections to employers with drug-free and/or zero-tolerance policies, others took a more employee-friendly approach. Medical Marijuana . Ashley Bobo.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

(KRDO) — Manitou Springs City leaders are setting the record straight and answering a popular question when it comes to marijuana sales tax revenues. “We frequently get questions from the public and the news media about the marijuana sales tax,” said Alex Trefry, a spokesperson with the city of Manitou Springs.

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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. CFA to Issue Recommendations for Federal Regulation of Legal Marijuana.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 4, 2021

On April 28, 2021, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed Bill No. 200625 which, effective January 1, 2022, prohibits employers from requiring prospective employees to undergo testing for the presence of marijuana as a condition of employment. There are exceptions to the new Philadelphia bill.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

One of John’s specialty areas is state and federal marijuana policy. The title of our panel was “Update on the Federal Policy Landscape Including Congress and the Executive Branch.” My take was that it needs to be more than just loudly touting that more than half the states now have marijuana legal reform.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

North America’s weed gardeners, big and small, have begun their annual run on marijuana seed stores. They offer 57 strains in their 2021 catalog, available in California, Oregon, Oklahoma, and Maine. We mention 60+ strains, organized into six broad collections below. 2021’s Vanilla Cream Pie up close. Mmm, saturation.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 20, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Speaking of CBD, Google makes changes to its advertising policies. The three jurisdictions, known collectively as the DMV, have had very different laws as regards cannabis as long as this blog has been around.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 28, 2022

Marijuana Moment report. California has taken in nearly $4 billion in marijuana tax revenue since the state’s adult-use market launched in 2018, the Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) reported on Thursday. California Marijuana Tax Revenue Nears $4 Billion, But Growth Has Stalled, State Analysts Say.

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Veriheal

JULY 7, 2021

Following every cannabis policy change that broadens cannabis access, thousands more prospective patients gain the right to use cannabis. The current policies put many patients in the position of choosing either health or lawfulness. . The Law Does Not Mirror Our Collective Voice. Ongoing Implications of Prohibition.

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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. That same year, the much less established recreational marijuana industry brought in $437 million. More at [link]. Full MPP Report.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The state of California has now permitted the legal use of marijuana for two years. And tax dollars collected from the cannabis industry are already showing great impact across a variety of sectors. million in cannabis tax revenue would be allocated to social services for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. In mid January this year, Gov.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 3, 2021

Online retail powerhouse Amazon announced on Tuesday that it would support efforts to legalize marijuana at the federal level and would no longer test applicants for most U.S. The policy changes were announced in a blog post from Amazon CEO Dave Clark that was published by the company on June 1. jobs for cannabis use.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 2, 2021

“The pressure is really on lawmakers at every level of government to take action,” said Carly Wolf, NORML’s state policies director. states allow some form of medical marijuana and 15 states also permit adult-use. Cuomo vows (again) to legalize marijuana. If signed into law, adult-use sales could start as early as July 1, 2021.

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Veriheal

JUNE 12, 2023

And he also led the efforts that granted Cherry the Best Wholesale Cultivation award in the 2021 Best of Denver awards. This would be thanks to the Collective Bargaining Act between the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and the NBA. Could Jokic or Murray One Day Enjoy These Strains?

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Veriheal

JUNE 6, 2023

The sample was collected on Feb. Davis-Woodhall tested positive for THC , a psychoactive chemical found in cannabis, marijuana, and hashish. Cannabis Continues to Be Banned for Athletes As released by USADA’s press, cannabis, marijuana, and hashish are banned under the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules. Since the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 25, 2020

Maine’s Office of Marijuana Policy (OMP) issued a memorandum today explaining that medical marijuana businesses are deemed “essential” and may continue operating despite the spread of COVID-19. Governor Mills urged “non-essential” public-facing businesses to close but medical marijuana businesses are exempt from this guidance.

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NORML

OCTOBER 2, 2019

During the previous months, Las Vegas NORML traversed the Battle Born State’s dispensaries, collecting signatures from medical patients and consumers alike in support of the surprising amount of monumental federal cannabis reform legislation, many of which would positively affect the lives of the consumers themselves.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

The amount of THC in a person’s system after consuming marijuana is not an accurate predictor of impairment, a federally funded study has determined. Read more at Marijuana Moment. Testing People For Marijuana Impairment Based On THC Levels Is ‘Not Reliable,’ Federally Funded Study Finds. April 5, 2021.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 17, 2021

The number of active patients grew by more than 46,000 during the past year, representing a 14% increase to the current total of nearly 376,000 patients, according to a licensing report released by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) on Aug. Despite illegal operations, Oklahoma collected $90.7 That means roughly 9.4%

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 24, 2021

CALGARY, Alberta, June 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sugarbud Craft Growers Corp. “We are delighted to be expanding our Craft Cannabis Collection in the Province of Ontario – Canada’s largest and fastest growing recreational cannabis market,” stated Sugarbud’s CEO, John Kondrosky. About Sugarbud. We Take Pride.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 15, 2022

On Friday, April 1, 2022, the House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act for the second time in two years, with 220 votes in favor and 204 votes in opposition. Provide for reforms to the treatment of marijuana-related activities or convictions in federal immigration policy.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

They could also drastically simplify the tax collection process and make it harder to cheat, which will raise tax revenue, by moving the tax collection all to the point of sale. million during the second quarter of 2021, California’s cultivation tax represented roughly 12% of the state’s total cannabis tax collected from that period.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

WORCESTER – The Cannabis Control Commission (Commission) is alerting patients and consumers to its quarantine order (Order), issued October 18, 2021, mandating that ACK Natural, LLC, a colocated medical- and adult-use licensee, recall all products with unverifiable mycotoxin test results sold to its consumers and patients. PRESS RELEASE.

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The Cannigma

MARCH 2, 2021

Published in Health Communication in February, the study examined Reddit conversations in which veterans discussed marijuana use, and concluded that “in studying veterans’ open Reddit conversations, one of this study’s most important findings is that the doctor-veteran relationship needs improvement.”. “If ’ (Shutterstock).

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Marijuana Legalization Rundown: Recent Judicial Decisions. Tuesday, September 14, 2021. As we wrote in our last Marijuana Legalization Rundown , state legislatures across the country have been busy enacting cannabis legalization laws this year. On April 28, 2021, the U.S. Originally published in the National Law Journal.

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