Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

SB 57 – which passed both houses – would have created a pilot program for overdose prevention sites in San Francisco, Oakland, and Los Angeles as an evidence-based intervention to curb drug overdose deaths. Policy and Advocacy Director, MAPS . Ismail Lourido Ali, J.D. ABOUT MAPS.

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Decriminalization Advocacy Research and Development Education 52

Veriheal

JANUARY 22, 2024

Colorado Ballot Proposal Would Allow Concealed Carry Permits for Cannabis Users A proposed law in Colorado , backed by the advocacy group Guns for Everyone, seeks to allow cannabis users permits to carry concealed guns. MD medical cannabis saw a $200 million increase in the first 5 months of 2023.

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Advocacy Recreational Dispensary Consumption 73

Project CBD

APRIL 11, 2023

And freedom of expression takes a hit when it comes to cannabis advocacy in the Czech Republic. In February 2023, Project CBD published a story about Curaleaf , the scandal-ridden, multistate and multinational company, which has achieved a leading position in the U.S. We start with some positive news from the Golden State.

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Supply Chain Environment CBD Cultivation 146

Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2023

One thing we hope for in 2023 is that the state revisits some of the penalties associated with late CDTFA payments. This all changed when State Senator Scott Wiener (famous for his psychedelics advocacy) managed to pass SB-1186 , otherwise known as the Medicinal Cannabis Patients’ Right of Access Act.

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Collective Hemp Cannabis Programs 73

SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

According to industry insiders, like DeLapp and Genine Coleman of legacy grower advocacy organization Origins Council, larger cultivators weren’t supposed to be able to participate in the legal market until 2023, but the provision that granted small farmers a five-year-long head start in the market was scrapped just as Prop 64 was passed.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Senate Bill 34 would exempt compassionate care programs from paying state cannabis taxes when they are providing free medical cannabis to financially disadvantaged people living with serious health conditions. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs. CA resident? IL resident? ” IL resident?

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Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 136

Illinois News Joint

MARCH 11, 2024

After a few introductory items, board members first discussed the process for filing new qualifying debilitating conditions for medical patients, and then listened to public comments from medical patients and advocates about the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.

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Conditions Advocacy Patients Programs 85

NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

Legislation has been reintroduced from last year, Senate Bill 34, which would exempt compassionate care programs from paying state cannabis taxes when they are providing free medical cannabis to financially disadvantaged people living with serious health conditions. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs.

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NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

Governor Jim Justice (R) of West Virginia signed legislation into law that allows financial institutions to provide banking services related to the state’s medical marijuana program. Late last week, the North Dakota State Senate overwhelmingly passed a measure to expand the state’s medical marijuana program. California.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

HB 4016 also tasks the OLCC with adopting rules to establish a program to assign expired, relinquished or otherwise suspended producer licenses to qualified applicants. That provision would not go into effect until January 1, 2023, but the bill is silent as to whether it might apply retroactively.

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Banking Legislation Hemp Programs 52

Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 6, 2022

It’s an idea few in the cannabis advocacy community have considered. Littlejohn told lawmakers that small and minority-owned marijuana companies likely won’t survive without some help from Congress, adding that state-level social equity programs have not been able to keep many minority-owned businesses afloat.

Advocacy 52

Advocacy Agriculture THC State Laws 52

Veriheal

DECEMBER 14, 2021

.” In the event that the campaign is featured on the 2022 ballot and successfully voted on, state residents would be able to legally use and buy recreational cannabis in Arkansas by February 2023. ” However, specific details have not yet been released.

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Research and Development Collective Recreational Consumption 95

Veriheal

JUNE 7, 2023

On April 21, 2023, Delaware became the 22nd state to legalize marijuana—despite the governor’s opposition. The decision on legalization is a result of extensive negotiations, discussions, and advocacy on the best way to regulate the use of recreational marijuana in the state.

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Recreational Legalization Legislation Advocacy 68

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 21, 2024

In fact, when it came to medical marijuana, Arizona was a relatively early adopter in 2010 – unlike a host of other states that took years longer to adopt medical marijuana programs. In July 2023, the Arizona Center for Investigative Journalism released a very damning report highlighting these exact complaints.

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Programs Cannabis Advocacy Policy 91

Veriheal

MARCH 9, 2023

As of February 2023, 41 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have enacted legal medical marijuana programs. states have decriminalized cannabis or enacted full adult-use programs. ” Oklahoma On March 7, 2023, voters in Oklahoma will cast a collective vote on State Question 820.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 18, 2021

Advocacy Groups Celebrate. Adults will be allowed to securely cultivate cannabis at home starting July 1, 2023. The law also creates $50 million in bonding for the cannabis business accelerator program, workforce training developed by the Social Equity Council, and start-up capital for equity applicants. MPP noted that S.B.

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