Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2023

The year 2022 was a busy one for the California cannabis industry, with everything from tax reform to the beginning of enforcement. Probably the biggest complaint our California cannabis team hears is just how bad of a job the state has done in terms of letting the illegal market fester. California hints at enforcement?

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 23, 2021

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost approved revised language for a law proposed by a group called the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol. The law, called “An Act to Control and Regulate Adult Use Cannabis,” would allow adults age 21 and older to buy, possess, grow and use marijuana. Read more at [link].

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Veriheal

AUGUST 30, 2022

With adult-use rollout in the region’s near future, state representatives are honing in on patient protections before patient voices are lost in the noise of adult-use politicking. 167 will therefore require law enforcement to provide proof of actual impairment, comparable to patients using Schedule II prescription narcotics.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

First up here’s the open letter Dear Governor Brown, Attorney General Rosenblum, and Director Marks: Today, November 14, 2022, our client Jefferson Packing House, LLC, a licensed marijuana wholesaler located in Southern Oregon, has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon seeking a declaration that Oregon’s (..)

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 15, 2022

January 14, 2022. Existing law governs the cultivation of industrial hemp in this state and establishes a registration program administered by county agricultural commissioners and the Department of Food and Agriculture for growers of industrial hemp, hemp breeders, and established agricultural research institutions, as defined.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Thompson Coburn LLP has released its latest state-by-state ranking of state cannabis regulations. The guide provides a holistic review of the current cannabis laws in every state including the District of Columbia, from favorable to cannabis businesses to most restrictive. In 2022, the D.C.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Monday, January 31, 2022. We have written many times over the past few years about how the bankruptcy courts are off-limits to state-legalized cannabis businesses. 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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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. Although provisions relating to possession are effective now, the employment-related provisions are not effective until July 1, 2022. Now is no different. Connecticut.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Although several Southern states have enacted medical cannabis programs, no states have embraced recreational use of cannabis. This article reviews cannabis laws in effect in Southern states, cannabis laws that will go into effect in the future, and examines states that haven’t passed legislation legalizing cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2022

Happy 2022! In The Weeds welcomes the new year, as well as a number of new cannabis laws and policies taking effect around the country in 2022. Below is a list of state law updates to look forward to this year. Royce DuBiner , Katherine Gruner , Kate Hardey , Monique Peña , Rebecca Rieckhoff , Janice Suchyta.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 20, 2022

PITTSBURGH, PA – April 20, 2022 – Leech Tishman and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (“Pitt Law”) are pleased to announce that Leech Tishman partner Michael H. Sampson , who co-leads the law firm’s Cannabis Industry Group , has been selected to teach Pitt Law’s inaugural “ Cannabis in the Law ” course this fall.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 5, 2023

Starting August 1, 2023, Minnesota will provide protections to individuals who use cannabis for recreational purposes, after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a state law allowing adults 21 and older to use recreational cannabis. The new law amends the state’s Consumable Products Act to protect off-duty cannabis use.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 24, 2022

United States v. On January 26, 2022, the First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment of the district court from the District of Maine in United States v. The DOJ argued that unless a party was in strict compliance with a state’s medical marijuana laws, federal prosecution could proceed. Bilodeau, No.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 20, 2021

The House will pass legislation early next year to put this question before the voters but we need to start looking at changes needed to State law now.”. Eighteen states and the District of Columbia have already legalized recreational cannabis,” Ferguson said Friday. Maryland Work Group To Study Cannabis Legalization.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 24, 2022

23 March 2022. Law 360 (sub. Advocates said the bill contradicts federal law, which currently allows hemp products to be sold with 0.3% State and federal law determine hemp is legal so long as it contains less than 0.3% Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. bill places hemp stores, farmers at risk of losing business.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 24, 2023

The Cannabis Control Commission (Commission) is currently reviewing its regulations and considering policy changes that respond to recent changes in state law known as Chapter 180 of the Acts of 2022: An Act Relative to Equity in the Cannabis Industry.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 14, 2023

The Cannabis Control Commission (Commission) is currently reviewing its regulations and considering policy changes that respond to recent changes in state law known as Chapter 180 of the Acts of 2022: An Act Relative to Equity in the Cannabis Industry.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

s marijuana legalization and regulation law, the company is also moving into products containing higher levels of THC under the Encore brand, while Bravo Botanicals will continue as its hemp products label. Law 360 (sub. hemp farmer sues state, police officer for raid based on false information. Law 360 (sub.

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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. Although provisions relating to possession are effective now, the employment-related provisions are not effective until July 1, 2022. Now is no different.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

“With a decline in legislative improvements in state medical cannabis programs, millions of patients are left with limited or no access,” ASA Executive Director Debbie Churgai said. “It ASA examines medical cannabis law efficacy. TOP FIVE KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE 2021 STATE OF THE STATES REPORT. Growth is a General Trend.

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Nevada will open cannabis lounges in 2022. The state Senate confirmed them immediately. We’re still looking at a 2022 rollout of adult-use sales. If you’re planning a trip to Nevada, you may want to wait until 2022. Under a new state law, lounges allowing consumption of cannabis should be up and running next year.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 24, 2022

Forest Service (USFS) human resources division posted a notice on Monday that says while cannabis is legal in some form in a majority of states, federal workers “must remain drug-free and refrain from illegal drug use whether on or off duty regardless of state laws.”. HRM: Federal law prohibits marijuana use.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

California law required the state Department of Cannabis Control to begin accepting large license applications on January 1, 2023. As usually happens, on December 5, 2022, DCC dropped its second set of modifications to the proposed regulations. on December 21, 2022. More on that below. It wasn’t clear at all.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2022

JULY 1, 2022 BY EMILY MEEHAN. 1 (2020) , a Minnesota state law that requires employers to furnish medical treatment as may reasonably be required to treat a work-related injury. The DOJ agreed with the Minnesota Supreme Court that the CSA preempts state law and recommended that the court not take up the pair of cases.

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The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This week, we see Texas’ attorney general opposing local decriminalization laws. We note the Pennsylvania governor’s frustration over seeing cannabis business travel to neighboring states. In 2022, voters in Austin, San Marcos, Killeen, Elgin and Denton passed ordinances decriminalizing certain cannabis offenses.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Many thanks for all who attended our December 1 webinar on “Cannabis and International Trade Issues 2022.” However, the federal law also carves out an exception to the import and export ban for any person “authorized by local, State, or Federal law to manufacture, possess, or distribute such items.”

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 29, 2021

As required under state law, Maine’s Marijuana Advisory Commission submitted its annual report to the State Legislature on December 6, 2021. To read the full text of the report, click here. 8178236v1_Client_-2021-mac-report.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 20, 2022

On January 14, 2022, the Supreme Court of New Hampshire reversed a trial court decision that dismissed a former employee’s complaint alleging his employer failed to consider whether it could reasonably accommodate his use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. The trial court agreed with the employer and granted its motion.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Going along with this rapid trend toward legalization, states have enacted various workplace protections for marijuana users, including prohibitions on adverse employment actions for off-duty marijuana use. State Law Considerations. Interplay Between Federal and State Law. Off-Duty Marijuana Use. In Barbuto v.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 12, 2024

This growth continued until 2022 when the market overall took a hit. Over the last ten years, dispensaries have boomed across most of the state – with the exception of a few cities, like Colorado Springs, that only offer medical cannabis dispensaries. Since January 1, 2014, dispensaries have totaled sales of $15.28

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 17, 2022

Legalization of medical and recreational marijuana use continues to spread across the United States despite the drug remaining a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law. In February 2022, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act to become the 37th state to legalize medical marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The tax increase stems from a state law requiring the CDTFA to recalculate the wholesale cannabis markup rate every six months because of inflation. According to a notice from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA), all three types of marijuana cultivation taxes will increase effective Jan. to $10.08.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 3, 2022

06/02/2022. Greetings, Oregon Psilocybin Services (OPS) will begin receiving applications for facilitator training program curriculum approval beginning Monday, June 6, 2022 at 9:00am PDT. Under state law, career schools must be licensed by the HECC (see ORS 345.010 to 345.450). The Update In Full.

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Leafly

JANUARY 19, 2022

The candidate for Louisiana Senate is bringing all the smoke to the 2022 elections. The post This is why Senate candidate Gary Chambers lit a blunt and went viral appeared first on Leafly.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

On February 15, 2022, the Michigan House Committee on Regulatory Reform considered HB 5706. HB 5706 creates a pathway for state-licensed and tribally licensed establishments to purchase from and sell to one another. Federally recognized Native American tribes are considered independent sovereign nations, albeit subject to federal law.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

At a press conference on December 15, 2022, New York City Mayor Adams announced the creation of a joint task force between the New York City Sheriff’s Office, the NYPD, the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protections and the New York State Office of Cannabis Management to weed out illegal dispensaries. Beyond the task force.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 30, 2022

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