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Oregon Cannabis: State of the State (2023)

Canna Law Blog

Yes, the HB 4016 licensing moratorium sunsets on March 31, 2024, but I’m guessing our legislators will pass an extension bill early in the 2024 session. New rules, highlighted by tax compliance (forever) and aspergillus testing (for a minute) The Oregon regulatory landscape is ever changing. Now, it’s all CIAO.

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Washington State Eliminates Medical Cannabis Taxation

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HB 1453 seeks to alleviate the unfair tax burden on medical cannabis patients and providers On March 6, 2024, the Washington Senate passed HB 1453 which will provide an exemption from the 37% excise tax for medical cannabis patients and designated providers. The bill now waits for signatures and executive action to become law.

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California Governor Proposes a Cannabis Tax Reduction in an Effort to Shore Up the Legal Market

Cannabis Law Report

Despite the tax cut, a recent analysis found that removing the cultivation tax would actually increase overall tax revenue from cannabis sales by 123 percent by 2024 due to an expected increase in sales. million from the Governor’s Budget estimate. million from the Governor’s Budget estimate.

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12 Things You Missed at CannMed 23

Medicinal Genomics

The production company for High Science , a major cable channel documentary, once again shot the entire CannMed 23 summit in preparation for the summit’s inclusion in its first season scheduled for release later this year or early in 2024. Punja’s Presentation Michael Steward, M.D., Stay tuned for that.

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Alert: Newsom To Present Cannabis Tax Simplification Solutions To Legislature

Cannabis Law Report

Setting Allocation 3 funding for youth education/intervention/ treatment, environmental restoration, and state and local law enforcement programs at a baseline of $670 million annually for three years. Strengthening tax enforcement policies to increase tax compliance and collection and reduce unfair competition.

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Another Tory Says Let’s Get A Move On With Cannabis – UK’s drug policy is “hopelessly out of date,”

Cannabis Law Report

In an opinion piece published in The Times today , Conservative MP Dan Poulter, a practising NHS doctor, wrote that the drug has a lot of medical benefits – including the treatment of chronic pain, reduction of nausea for patients undergoing chemotherapy, and as a therapy for poor sleep and anxiety disorders.

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New Mexico and Virginia Legalize Cannabis for Recreational Use

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The term does not include industrial hemp, as defined in state law, that is grown, dealt, or processed in compliance with state or federal law, unless it has been acquired and formulated with cannabis plant extract by a pharmaceutical processor. Retail sales will not begin until January 1, 2024.