Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 14, 2022

With a new year, comes a new legislative session, which started on January 10, 2022 here in Washington state. In Washington, we have short sessions (60 days) in even-numbered years and longer sessions (105 days) in odd-numbered years, so in 2022 there will be a short session. Concerning ownership of cannabis-related businesses.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 18, 2022

Observational Data Collected On Long-term Consumption of Oral C BD Shows No Correlation To Safety Issues Raised by FDA. The study was completed on March 22, 2022, and involved 1,061 participants, providing a 98% power rating on its results, which is statistically significant. The study abstract is available here.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 18, 2022

NEW STUDY DEMONSTRATES CBD’S STRONG SAFETY PROFILE , AMPLIFIES CALLS FOR FDA REGULATION. Observational Data Collected On Long-term Consumption of Oral C BD Shows No Correlation To Safety Issues Raised by FDA. The study abstract is available here. The methods for both phases were the same.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

As we’ve written about over the past several years, there have been consistent rallying cries for common-sense banking reform for the cannabis industry. The SAFE Banking Act, which would allow federally regulated financial institutions to work with state-legal cannabis businesses, has been passed by the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

September 27, 2022. On September 22, 2022, Canada’s Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos, and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Carolyn Bennett, announced the overdue legislative review of Canada’s Cannabis Act (Act). CANNABIS ACT. THE REVIEW. Review’s Original Focus.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 8, 2022

consumers support all legal cannabis businesses — including hemp and CBD — having access to banking services. 65% support allowing cannabis businesses to access banking services (e.g. checking accounts, business loans) in states where cannabis is legal. 8 MARCH 2022. SOURCE US HEMP ROUNDTABLE.

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Veriheal

APRIL 14, 2022

Banking has been a hurdle for cannabis businesses since the birth of the industry. Despite the fact that these businesses are state-legal, financial institutions have historically hesitated to work with them due to cannabis’ federally illegal status. A Long Road to Cannabis Banking Reform.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

MAY 16, 2022 BY DEANNA J. Gavin Newsom introduced proposed revisions to his 2022-2023 budget proposal, which would eliminate the cannabis cultivation tax rate beginning July 1, 2022. per ounce of fresh cannabis plant, and these taxes are paid on all recreational and medicinal cultivation of cannabis.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

MARCH 22, 2023

On November 8th, 2022, Maryland passed a new law legalizing recreational cannabis use for adults 21 and older, opening up a whole new industry for the state. Effective July of 2023, the new legislation aims to regulate medical and recreational cannabis as similarly as possible, holding them to the same standards.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 8, 2022

This time last year the Legalise Cannabis Party in Australia was comprised of a number of disparate state-based organisations. April 7 2022 Michelle talks to Hemp Engineering Pty Ltd . In 2021 I joined the Legalise Cannabis Australia as a Volunteer Coordinator. Click on image to watch on you tube. WHAT MADE YOU STAND?

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Welcome to Part 2 in this series on New York’s cannabis retail dispensary regulations, covering security. As we also previously summarized , on Friday, October 28, 2022, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) released its “ Guidance for Adult-Use Dispensaries ” (the Regulations). Security measures.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 12, 2022

The Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) today announces that it has contracted with security management firm Setracon, Inc. to provide voluntary, free of charge, on-site security assessments of individual cannabis retailers. The LCB is currently strategizing with the firm to create the process for how retailers may access the services.

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Veriheal

JUNE 30, 2023

A study investigated psilocybin’s effect on alcohol addiction, the FDA outlined best practices for future psychedelic research, and the NCAA is inching toward cannabis policy change. The document also addresses study participant safety emphasizing how psychedelics’ psychoactive effects increase the potential for abuse.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

Through the partnership, Maya’s Real World Evidence Platform will be one of the core services offered to the association’s members when it officially launches in Q4 of 2022. NPA’s mission is to ensure all Americans get the support they need to safely access psychedelic-assisted care.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Cannabis cultivation and processing are rapidly-growing industries, as hemp and both recreational and medical marijuana products are being legalized across the country. by eating or smoking cannabis) are unknown. Since growing cannabis has not always been legal, growers did not always choose pesticides that were “approvable” by EPA.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 9, 2023

There are many benefits to cannabis edibles – they’re tasty and discreet with long-lasting effects. As a front-line pediatric pharmacist in a Southern California emergency department, I see accidental cannabis ingestion in small children at least weekly, if not more often. Other times it’s the parents who freak out.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 13, 2022

Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency Replaces the Marijuana Regulatory Agency, Brings Hemp Processing into the Fold. April 13, 2022. On February 11, 2022, Governor Whitmer signed the ERO assigning the regulation of processing, distributing, and selling hemp to the newly formed CRA.

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Veriheal

JUNE 29, 2022

All eyes are on the South as the United States experiences its next wave of cannabis legalization. Not surprisingly, Southern states have been more conservative in their approach to developing medical cannabis programs. Louisiana Medical Cannabis: Then and Now. 2021 – Gov. 2021 – Gov. 1 effective date.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

19 January 2022. Emergency access to restricted drugs has been restored by recent regulatory amendments to Health Canada’s Special Access Program (SAP). SAP allows health care professionals to request access to non-marketed drugs and medical devices not yet authorized for sale in Canada, on behalf of a patient.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 23, 2022

Austin, Texas (May 23, 2022) — Rootwurks, Inc. The platform’s customizable, comprehensive programs were developed with the guidance of national cannabis law firm Vicente Sederberg LLP, which has played a leading role in cannabis policy and regulatory matters since the inception of the regulated cannabis industry. “At

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2023

Here comes more New York cannabis program litigation. As first reported by Brad Racino of NY Cannabis Insider , the coalition includes several New York registered organizations (i.e. letting anyone apply now); and a judicial order requiring the CCB and OCM to take action to stop illicit and unlicensed cannabis businesses.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Just as was seen with alcohol and tobacco, marketing messages around cannabis have the potential to influence youth access and use. The researchers examined 14 businesses and their social media use to explore whether recreational cannabis businesses were adhering to the safety-based regulations. Source: Moreno, M.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 14, 2022

The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (“Board”, “LCB”) voted in March to adopt new final rules effective April 2, 2022 that require all cannabis flower and intermediate cannabis products to be tested for pesticide contamination. The post New Washington Cannabis Regulations Require Pesticide Testing.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The House of Representatives has approved cannabis banking legislation for the fifth time. The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act is legislation that “would allow marijuana-related businesses in states with some form of legalized marijuana and strict regulatory structures to access the banking system.” [1]

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MMJ Recs

JANUARY 20, 2024

Qualifying Conditions for Medical Marijuana in Maryland Maryland’s medical marijuana program, overseen by the Maryland Cannabis Administration , prioritizes patients with specific qualifying conditions, recognizing the therapeutic potential of cannabis. Cannabis products can only be legally purchased from licensed dispensaries.

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Veriheal

JUNE 1, 2023

It had passed through the Senate and the Public Safety and Health committees, but the Assembly Appropriations Committee gutted its main provisions. SB 58, on the other hand, needed to pass through only the Public Safety and Health Committee, hence its accelerated progression to the floor. because there is no public hearing.”

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Medical cannabis could become part of veterans’ healthcare. Advocates of allowing the banking industry to serve cannabis businesses have seen many opportunities to enact legislation come and go. medical cannabis for veterans. The problem is that the VA can’t prescribe medical cannabis for veterans suffering from the condition.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

reports… Switzerland’s largest city, Zurich, will next year allow people to buy cannabis products from pharmacies and social clubs under controlled conditions. Regulated Cannabis Sales: The Zurich Study. The effects of regulated cannabis use are being researched in a three-and-a-half year study. Swiss Info.CH

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 22, 2022

Partnership to Support the Regulation of the State’s Medical Cannabis Market with the Implementation of the Company’s Innovative Track-and-Trace System. July 21, 2022 08:00 ET | Source: Metrc LLC. July 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Metrc , the most trusted and experienced provider of cannabis regulatory systems in the U.S.,

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2022

In April 2022, new Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) cannabis pesticide testing final rules took effect. Under the rules, cannabis flower and intermediate products must undergo contaminant testing. While the LCB’s goals may be sincere, they will have some pretty significant effects on the industry.

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Veriheal

JUNE 10, 2022

passed a bill that protects workers’ cannabis consumption rights, Illinois updated its discriminatory cannabis criminal justice law, and a 5th grader brought cannabis-infused gummies to school. Bill Aims to Secure Workers’ Cannabis Consumption Rights. Illinois Governor Updates Discriminatory Cannabis Law.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

MARCH 22, 2023

On November 8th, 2022, Maryland passed a new law legalizing recreational cannabis use for adults 21 and older, opening up a whole new industry for the state. Effective July of 2023, the new legislation aims to regulate medical and recreational cannabis as similarly as possible, holding them to the same standards.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 1, 2021

Today, Metrc, the most trusted and experienced provider of cannabis regulatory systems in the United States, announced the hire of Michael Johnson as the company’s first full-time Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Here’s their press release on all the latest at METRC – new CFO. track-and-trace technology providers.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 28, 2022

New – ABA + 51 state bankers associations ask @SenateDems @SenateGOP @SenateBanking @BankingGOP leaders to include "widely supported, bipartisan" #SAFEBanking Act in COMPETES Act so cannabis businesses can access banking in states where cannabis is legal: [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

There was a lot of hype earlier this year about the delisting of cannabis and hemp plants from the Narcotics Code in Thailand. However, there appears to be some confusion about cannabis use within the country and in particular, what is permitted and not permitted without a license. Current status of the law.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 5, 2022

April 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Metrc, the most trusted and experienced provider of cannabis regulatory systems in the U.S., announced a new contract with the state of Mississippi to support the regulation of its medical cannabis market. Their third new state contract in as many weeks. LAKELAND, Fla., About Metrc.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 26, 2021

Columbia Care, Charlotte’s Web and 10 other US companies provided around $1m for a trial which started last summer – and now appears to have answered the CBD safety question. Charlotte’s Web is committed to safety studies to support regulators and confident consumer access to hemp-derived dietary supplements.”.

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