Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 8, 2021

Rod Discusses Legal Challenges Facing Hemp and CBD with The CBD Guide. Some of the biggest legal challenges that cannabis businesses face, such as the lack of access to banking, and merchant processing. Some of the biggest legal missteps CBD businesses make, and how they can be avoided. June 8, 2021.

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. A legislative subcommittee recommended that the state’s medical cannabis regulations prohibit home grow. Under a new state law, lounges allowing consumption of cannabis should be up and running next year.

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 13, 2021

On March 31, 2021, New York legalized the recreational use of cannabis, enacting “ The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act.”. This new law legalizes personal possession of cannabis, home cultivation of cannabis, and allows for the expungement of certain marijuana convictions.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Though Georgia is one of the last states to officially legalize medical cannabis, the state has been gradually reforming its laws around low-THC cannabis oil for qualifying patients. In April 2019, House Bill 324 was approved, enabling in-state cultivation and the sale of low-THC oil.

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The Blunt Truth

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. States show no signs of slowing down.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 6, 2022

08/05/2021. On June 28th, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas released a statement pertaining to the federal ban on the cultivation and use of marijuana within states where he noted that it “may no longer be necessary or proper.” United States , 594 U.S. __ (2021). Half In, Half Out. Standing Akimbo, LLC v.

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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. States show no signs of slowing down. Email Tweet Like LinkedIn.

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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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The Blunt Truth

JULY 18, 2022

One might think that the recent uptick in the legalization of recreational marijuana usage would correlate with a decline in the arrests and seizures related to the leafy-green. According to recent data from the Drug Enforcement Administration , however, in 2021, federal law enforcement agents seized over 5.5

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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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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 20, 2021

Virginia’s Cannabis Oil Law. The term does not include industrial hemp, as defined in state law, that is grown, dealt, or processed in compliance with state or federal law, unless it has been acquired and formulated with cannabis plant extract by a pharmaceutical processor. Virginia Recreational Cannabis Law.

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NORML

JANUARY 8, 2020

A proposed measure legalizing medical cannabis access in Mississippi has qualified for the 2020 ballot. Mississippi’s Secretary of State’s Office notified lawmakers on Tuesday that petitioners, Mississippians for Compassionate Care , had gathered a sufficient number of signatures to place Measure 65 before voters this November.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 25, 2021

The Atlanta Jnl Constitution reports… ROCK SPRING — Georgia’s medical marijuana board chose six companies Saturday that will be allowed to sell the drug, a decision that will finally give registered patients a legal way to obtain medication first approved six years ago. State law limits the number of medical marijuana producers to six.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 27, 2021

As more states legalize cannabis, companies are dealing with the absence of national trademark uniformity. Currently, there is no legal mechanism to obtain a trademark to sell cannabis across state lines. Instead, companies are limited to state-wide trademarks. Trademark rights are territorial in nature.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Gavin Newsom signed into law the Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act, or Ryan’s Law – remarkable for the fact that he vetoed a similar measure in 2019 due to conflict with federal law. As it stands, 36 states plus the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for medical and recreational uses.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 25, 2021

Finally, a section dedicated to social equity efforts states that a plan will be created no later than October 15, 2021, and will include numerous guidelines regarding disproportionately affected communities, individual assessments and any incentives for social equity applicants. View original article.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

How Cannabis Companies Can Protect Their Intellectual Property In The Event Of Federal Legalization. 20 November 2021. Rogoway Law. On July 1, 2021, when the State of Virginia’s and the State of Connecticut’s cannabis legalization took effect , 18 states across the nation had legalized adult-use cannabis.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 25, 2023

Judge Bryant’s decision was influenced by the fact that the OCM had made questionable decisions, such as creating the CAURD program and proceeding with licensing despite facing legal challenges– including the Variscite case and another lawsuit brought by the Coalition for Access to Regulated and Safe Cannabis.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 16, 2021

If the federal government has a problem with California law, then they should be having the state of California in court, not me. I’m facing life in prison for obeying the law,” he also shared. The post Legendary Cannabis Advocate Eddy Lepp Passes Away 1952-2021 appeared first on SpeedWeed. The presiding U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 28, 2022

However, Great Falls’ outright ban of sales within city limits is in violation of state law because cities and counties can only ban sales through a local referendum vote, which has not happened in Great Falls or Cascade County. The city’s ban violates state law and goes against the clear will of the people.”. Also read

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

We have written many times over the past few years about how the bankruptcy courts are off-limits to state-legalized cannabis businesses. Legal Analysis. However, the CSA contains an exemption, whereby section 863 does not apply to any person authorized by state law to manufacture, possess or distribute drug paraphernalia.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Oracle wrote 21 October 2021. The companies are advertising it as a legal way to get high, touting medical benefits and generally making big promises about what they can deliver, but an investigation from the US Cannabis Council has found illegal levels of delta-9 THC in products for sale around the country. What Needs to be Done?

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 8, 2021

June 08, 2021 08:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time. On May 14, 2021, First Capital Venture Co. General legal counsel to First Capital Venture Co. is Jonathan Jaffe, Esquire, of Nation Lawyers Chartered , who announced the filing of the Complaint and initiation of the legal proceedings. SUNRISE, Fla.–( About the Case.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Phil Murphy signed into law a package of bills that create the rules and regulations regarding the state’s legal cannabis industry. The new laws follow last November’s statewide vote to legalize cannabis for all adults. They are: AS21/S21 , which sets forth the rules and regulations for the legal industry.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 18, 2022

SEATTLE–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Leafly (NASDAQ: LFLY), a leading cannabis discovery marketplace and resource, today announced that shoppers visiting Leafly can now place orders for delivery in California and other delivery-legal states – available via the Leafly website and app. About Leafly.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The Washington Association of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs sent out an advisory stating that “effective immediately, Washington law enforcement officers are no longer authorized to conduct a criminal investigation, effect an arrest, seek a search warrant, or take any other law enforcement action for simple possession of controlled substances.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

Garrett & Ashley Li on August 5, 2021. Tennessee recently enacted a minimal expansion of its medical marijuana law. The law took effect May 27, 2021, and it slightly enlarges the medical conditions for which persons may possess a very limited amount of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). of THC: Alzheimer’s disease.

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The Joint Blog

APRIL 14, 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic Colorado has temporarily made the online sale of recreational marijuana legal, “fulfilling one of the pot industry’s biggest wishes and fueling its argument for more concessions that could be made permanent when the crisis eases”, reports the Associated Press.

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Veriheal

MAY 29, 2023

Cannabis is increasingly being legalized in many U.S. states, and the negative disposition towards the substance is gradually reducing. Persons who have sold, grown, or manufactured cannabis following state laws while holding a “position of public responsibility” are eligible to apply. In 2022, Rep.

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Veriheal

JULY 19, 2023

This marks a significant milestone in the broader shift towards recognizing cannabis as a legal substance and adjusting employment practices accordingly. In the wake of the expanding marijuana legalization movement, employment policies related to cannabis use are experiencing significant transformation across the U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Court of International Trade (“CIT”) issued a recent opinion that indicates the import or export of “drug paraphernalia” to or from states where cannabis is legal represents an exception to the federal ban imposed by the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”). United States. Under 21 U.S.C. § Eteros Technologies USA v.

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NewsMunchies

JULY 1, 2021

Justice Thomas doesn’t want marijuana to be legalized. Maybe Justice Thomas just wants less federal interference in state cannabis legalization. The High Court on June 28, 2021 rejected the challenge from Standing Akimbo LLC , which operates a state-legal medical marijuana dispensary in Denver, Colorado.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 3, 2021

By Simon Malinowski on August 1, 2021. In the continuing trend of normalizing the cannabis industry for practical reasons, the New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) Committee on Professional Ethics issued Opinion 1225 (the Opinion). and Guam, have now legalized recreational use of marijuana in some form.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 17, 2022

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Leafly (NASDAQ: LFLY), a leading cannabis discovery marketplace and resource, today announced that shoppers visiting Leafly can now place orders for delivery in California and other delivery-legal states – available via the Leafly website and app. About Leafly.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

New Jerseyites may still be celebrating the fact that their state legalized adult-use cannabis on Feb. 22, 2021, but it seems that the vast majority of towns remain unwilling to partake in the industry. Based on the legal cannabis laws that were authorized by Gov. Deadline for Ordinance Adoption Has Passed.

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The Joint Blog

JULY 21, 2019

Utah officials on Friday granted eight medical marijuana cultivation licenses to businesses that are both from Utah and those from outside the state reports the Associated Press. As noted by the AP, that’s two short of the 10 growers allowed under state law, but regulators are “hoping to ensure a supply-and-demand balance.”

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