The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. And finally, Ozzy Osbourne speaks out in favor of legalization. SOUTH CAROLINA While Virginia debates a retail market, South Carolina is discussing access to medical cannabis. Will the same thing happen this year?

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

billion in cannabis spending by 2024. projects as the leading marijuana market in the world by sales in 2024. marijuana spending by 2024. Thus, Cresco Labs’ purchase of Origin House will give it access to more than 500 Californian dispensaries, and over 700 nationwide. billion by 2024. billion by 2024.

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Veriheal

JULY 21, 2023

Trulieve gathered petition signatures to put recreational cannabis on Florida’s 2024 ballot, Germany released a legalization bill draft, and a bipartisan push aims to fix the Department of Defense’s hiring problem. That means that an amendment to legalize recreational cannabis may appear on the state’s 2024 ballot.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 1, 2024

As debates heat up over recreational cannabis, all eyes turn to Ohio and its potential legalization. Ohio, often viewed as a bellwether state, now faces a defining question: Will it join the growing roster of states opting to launch legal recreational marijuana markets? Set rates too high, and legal sales become uncompetitive.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 15, 2022

On Monday, a Maryland House of Delegates committee took up a Senate-passed bill to establish a state fund that could be used to provide “cost-free” access to psychedelics like psilocybin, MDMA , and ketamine to military veterans suffering from those all-too-common afflictions. RELATED READING: Psychedelics & Mental Health ].

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Cannabis legalization is happening regardless of the US federal government’s draconian stance on the subject. Suppose the United States federal government doesn’t do something about their outdated stance on cannabis legalization. Mississippi Could Legalize Medical Cannabis.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

Washington state then provided a regulatory framework for how the legalization of recreational cannabis production, processing, and retail sales would be regulated under what would become the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (“LCB”). The bill now waits for signatures and executive action to become law.

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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. As such, we thought we’d take a moment to round up the status of cannabis legalization in the South, an area worth watching. Advocates now have turned their sights to the 2024 election cycle.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 15, 2024

The student, who reportedly purchased the cannabis legally in Thailand, claimed that he was unaware of Indonesia’s drug possession laws. They do not have access to appropriate representation to aid them. Moving Forward The United Nations will revisit the 2019 Ministerial Declaration in 2024.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

The Governor specifically stated that the goal of this proposed tax cut is to promote the state’s legal market, which has struggled to compete with the illicit market and is feeling the effects of inflation and reduced demand from pandemic peaks.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 1, 2024

Applications must be submitted by April 30, 2024. A total of $30 million is available for organizations as they set out to create safer communities, empower youth, provide legal aid, build business landscapes, and help individuals successfully rejoin communities after a period of incarceration.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 1, 2020

All over the world, governments are moving towards legalizing or at least decriminalizing, cannabis. Cannabis is easily accessible, and the regulations are loosening up quite a bit. Should the UK Legalize Cannabis? Billy was even hospitalized after the government saw to confiscating the cannabis oil which he had accessed. .

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 19, 2021

Governor Ralph Northam announced appointments to the three newly-created boards that oversee marijuana legalization in Virginia. On July 1, recreational marijuana became legal for adult use in Virginia. million in 2024 and $38.4 WTKR reports. Board members cannot have financial interests in the cannabis industry.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Applications for this round of loans will be accepted until April 17, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. Here’s what Illinois politicians say about the Cannabis Social Equity Loan Program: “In Illinois, equity is front and center in our work to expand the legal cannabis industry,” said Governor JB Pritzker. on March 5.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Now, what I just wrote is an unsatisfactory legal answer, for reasons beyond the scope of this article (suffice it to say that it shouldn’t work). Here, I am assuming the HB 4016 license issuance moratorium will be extended beyond March 31, 2024.) The short answer is: “yes, an OLCC license can be collateralized.” The OLCC agrees.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 6, 2021

The California Senate just granted final approval to a landmark bill that would make it legal for any adult in the Golden State to possess, use, and share almost any psychedelic drug. This group would be required to submit these recommendations by January 1st, 2024. View original article.

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Veriheal

APRIL 3, 2024

The program is set to launch in the fall of 2024, and it intends to offer students a humanities and social science-based approach to all things psychedelics. It’s tailored for students interested in exploring past and contemporary uses of psychedelics. Naropa University is a unique institution. Joseph Harrison, M.S.,

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Veriheal

AUGUST 25, 2023

Georgia is facing medical cannabis growing pains, a New Hampshire commission was tasked with studying recreational legalization, and U.S. Governor Sununu Leads Charge on Recreational Legalization New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has signed a bill establishing a commission to study the legalization of recreational cannabis.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Today, Senate Bill 1559 , the Access to Affordable Insulin Act, passed the Illinois House unanimously and then passed a vote on the Senate floor shortly after. SB1559 included House Amendment 004, which detailed three major changes to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 31, 2022

The short answer is: that current legal options (i.e. legal at the state level or the state and federal level) are limited. Federal Legal Status. 2022 Proposed Legislation and Ballot Initiatives that could Impact Legal Status of Psychedelics. But are there any current commercial opportunities that involve psychedelics?

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Veriheal

MARCH 10, 2021

Virginia can now add another historical first to their list as well as boast that there is, even more, to love about Virginia now thanks to the legalization of adult-use cannabis. As sweet as it sounds, it’s not all pecan pie and sweet tea for cannabis legalization in the state. .

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Octopuses on ecstasy, Thailand’s legalization regrets, and Gov. Newly elected Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has expressed his intent to “rectify” the country’s cannabis laws within the next six months — possibly limiting legality to only medical use. Newsom’s psychedelic veto.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 11, 2023

Highlights of the Psychedelics Bill In late 2022, Colorado voters passed Proposition 122 , decriminalizing and regulating access to certain psychedelic plants. At the time of writing, l icensed facilities are not expected to open until late 2024.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 18, 2021

. — State lawmakers passed a bill Thursday to legalize, regulate, and tax cannabis for adult use. New Jersey and New York enacted adult-use legalization laws in December and late March, respectively. ounces of cannabis will become legal for adults 21 and older. Legal sales to adults are expected to begin in May 2022.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 13, 2022

Good afternoon, The Governor’s Office today released a revised 2022-23 state budget proposal, building on the state’s ongoing work to make historic investments in California’s future, including efforts to create a safe, sustainable, and equitable legal cannabis market. million to help expand access to legal retail throughout California.

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Veteran Access : HR 1647, the Veterans Equal Access Act, would allow V.A. doctors to fill out the state-legal medical marijuana recommendations. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical marijuana access. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of access to edibles. Your Highness, Carly.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

The lack of consistent, equitable access to banking has been recurring issue for Oregon marijuana businesses and those in other states. But we doubted Oregon would actually follow through with providing marijuana businesses access to reliable, efficient banking services through a state bank.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

cannabis market when federal legalization allows. With additional authorized shares, Tilray is now able to accelerate its progress towards its goal of delivering $4 billion in revenue by the end of fiscal 2024 by taking full advantage of its competitive differentiators and executing on its strategy. Executing on Strategic Growth Plan.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

Germany currently represents the largest medical cannabis market in Europe , with a total addressable market of over €200M in 2022 and expected to grow to nearly €1bn by the end of 2024 via adult-use legalization, which is slated to begin in late 2023 or early 2024.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 23, 2020

. “After taking the first steps towards the liberalization of hemp cultivation over the course of the last few years, at the end of 2018 Thailand’s government decided to legalize medical cannabis as the first Southeast Asian country. The legal and economical situation of the Thai Cannabis market. It can be downloaded at: [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 29, 2021

Together, we made a bold bet that: The strong trends towards cannabis legalization and broader consumer reach in our three key markets – Canada, International and the U.S. This is the foundation that will be so essential to getting us from our current combined retail market share in Canada of 16% to our goal of 30% share by fiscal year 2024.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 7, 2022

With the plant’s legal status confined by the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA ) boundaries, cannabis stores are still operating illegally. Before the legalization of cannabis use in states like California, store owners endured frequent raids by federal law enforcement. By 2024, analysts predict the figure will rise to $7.2

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 28, 2022

Through a competitive bidding process, the city has selected The Color of Cannabis as its program partner, a local woman-owned firm experienced in helping cannabis newcomers understand and navigate entry into the industry—including the many regulatory, legal, financial, and logistical challenges such as identifying suitable real estate.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Provide that, beginning on July 1, 2024, a tax is imposed upon purchases of all hemp cannabinoid products (hemp cannabinoid products for inhalation, hemp cannabinoid products for ingestion, and ready-to-eat hemp cannabinoid products) at a rate of 5% of the purchase price of the cannabinoid products.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 19, 2021

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 19, 2021 – PRESS RELEASE— Governor Ralph Northam announced appointments to the three newly-created boards responsible for overseeing the legalization of recreational cannabis in the Commonwealth. The Cannabis Control Authority (CCA) is the regulatory agency for the legal cannabis market in Virginia.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

that have legalized both medical and recreational cannabis, while an additional 18 have legalized medicinal use of cannabis only. Legalization Will Bring More Investment Opportunity. Apparently, the cannabis market is projected to reach over $63 billion by 2024. . The Top Valuable Cannabis Companies.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 17, 2021

Peyote is not included in the bill, whose text explains that the endangered plant is of too much significance to Native American communities — who are already allowed limited access to the drug under federal law — to open up its scarce supply to the wider market. .

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