Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 16, 2021

CDC Issues “Best Practices” for Businesses on Employed Drivers and Cannabis Use. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published workplace guidance for creating marijuana policies and drug testing procedures for employed drivers, including education for drivers on marijuana’s effects on safe driving. Delta-8 Testing.

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Cannabinoids Retail Policy Cultivation 52

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 17, 2022

While most states have legalized at least medical marijuana, several, traditionally more politically conservative, states across the Southeast and parts of the Midwest have been slower to act. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the law and sent to Congress in July 2022. That is beginning to change.

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Compliance Compliance Marijuana Safety 52

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 17, 2020

United States: Ethical Issues For Attorneys Providing Services To The Cannabis Industry. It is estimated that the legal cannabis industry could reach $30 billion in sales and employ nearly half a million full-time workers by 2023. In one year, cannabis companies raised $13.8 16 March 2020. by Scott O’Connell.

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Compliance Compliance State Laws Law 59

NORML

MAY 31, 2019

Governor Jared Polis (D) of Colorado signed multiple cannabis reform bills into law that regulate cannabis delivery services and social consumption spaces, and reduce criminal penalties for the possession of large quantities of cannabis. Click here to email your governor in support of medical cannabis access.

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Legislation Access Banking Hemp 110

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 31, 2022

The United States Supreme Court once famously wrote that “[l]iberty finds no refuge in a jurisprudence of doubt.” There is perhaps no area of the law where doubt rules more than the cannabis industry, and perhaps no corner of that industry more shrouded in doubt than Delta-8 THC. What Is Delta-8 THC? Whitt Steineker.

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THC Hemp Banking Law 52

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Winter Edition 2019 – Cannabis. You can read more about product packaging and labeling requirements on the Understanding Board Interim Policies for Packaging and Labeling section of the LCB website. The policy only applies to approved owners who are investing their own personal money into the business.

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Topical Packaging Retail Legislation 65

NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Activists in Oregon have filed a 2020 ballot initiative with the Secretary of State that, if approved, would allow social cannabis consumption sites and protect consumers from employment discrimination. Governor Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed legislation into law to restore patients’ right to smoke medical cannabis.

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Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 135

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. A1897 , which reforms criminal and civil penalties for cannabis. So what’s this?

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Law Legalization Marijuana Packaging 52

Veriheal

JULY 17, 2023

The FY24 Intelligence Authorization Act was approved after it secured a unified vote of 17-0 on June 14, 2023. states, including Washington, D.C. This bill is a progressive step as it clearly states that intelligence organizations cannot deny aspirants security clearance because they have used cannabis in the past.

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Marijuana Legislation Access Decriminalization 94

NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

This Act amends the Controlled Substances Act to reduce the number of instances in which federal law enforcement agencies could carry out legal actions against state-licensed cannabis businesses or other related enterprises. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) of New Mexico signed cannabis decriminalization legislation into law.

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Legislation Banking Hemp Compliance 186

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Businesses looking to enter New York’s recreational cannabis industry should be pleased to know recent changes to state tax laws are slowly making the venture more financially feasible. However, despite New York’s focus on its own cannabis industry, the use of cannabis remains illegal at the federal level.

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Business THC Cannabis Treatment 52

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.

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 166

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

House Bill 4016 – Mortarium on Cannabis & Hemp Producer Licenses. HB 4016 authorizes the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) and Oregon State Department of Agriculture (ODA) to unilaterally issue moratoriums on the issuance of new marijuana and hemp producer licenses.

Banking 52

Banking Legislation Hemp Programs 52

Veriheal

JUNE 7, 2023

On April 21, 2023, Delaware became the 22nd state to legalize marijuana—despite the governor’s opposition. John Carney (D) passed two bills to legalize cannabis into law without his signature. Carney has made it clear that he doesn’t consider the legalization of adult-use cannabis a step forward.

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Recreational Legalization Legislation Advocacy 92

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Today, Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) released the States Reform Act, which would deschedule, regulate, and tax cannabis products with a novel federal excise tax design—based on quantities and predefined categories, not dissimilar from how the federal government taxes alcohol and tobacco. Constitution.

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Retail Treatment THC Business 52

Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In a momentous decision that sent ripples through the heart of North Carolina, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), a sovereign Native American tribe in the state, have cast pivotal votes to legalize adult-use cannabis within their respective territories. planned to open later in 2023.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 18, 2021

Paul Mounds, Lamont’s chief of staff said the law, “does not meet the goals laid out during negotiations when it comes to equity and ensuring the wrongs of the past are righted. To the contrary, this proposal opens the floodgates for tens of thousands of previously ineligible applicants to enter the adult-use cannabis industry.”.

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Legalization Policy Retail Cultivation 122

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 30, 2019

NORML write, “2019 has been a monumental year for cannabis reform across the United States. Over 60 cannabis-related bills were signed into law in states across the country. This report contains a detailed summary of 2019’s federal and state legislative victories.” Erik Altieri.

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Legislation Patients Access Banking 59