Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We are helping build out another cannabis banking program here in Oregon. The lone federal definition we have is from a 2018 Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Policy Notice, as revised , which categorizes MRBs as “direct marijuana businesses”, “indirect marijuana businesses”, and “hemp-related businesses.” Again, my shorthand.)

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 165, to establish a medical marijuana access program for qualified patients with a physician’s recommendation to access medical marijuana from licensed retail outlets. Legislation is pending, HB 2097 / SB 2024, which would authorize licensed medical cannabis facilities to sell edible products.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

” This fee — which is designed to support social equity programs — is required to convert up to three medical cannabis dispensaries into dual medical-recreational facilities. However, it’s important to note that — according to the Marijuana Policy Project — each applicant would be required to pay a fee of $3 million.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 11, 2022

Experts predict adult-use cannabis to come online by 2024, but regulators have not yet determined tourism policies. However, more than 66 percent of the Americans surveyed said they “would visit a cannabis dispensary or social consumption lounge” in Germany.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 11, 2021

States that have had long-standing medical cannabis programs have allowed their local businesses to build better infrastructure, to try and test operation plans and to make mistakes before these newer application processes. . Louis restaurant owner who applied to open a dispensary, told the Associated Press in 2019.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 15, 2021

Additionally, dispensaries pay a 4% privilege tax when they purchase products from cultivators. . For more information, check out this bulletin on marijuana tax policy in Connecticut. Learn more on the state’s Medical Marijuana Program website. Medical marijuana sales: Purchases are subject to the 6.5%

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 18, 2021

The number of licensed cannabis retailers is limited to one per 25,000 residents until June 30, 2024, then state regulators will set a new maximum. Beginning in September, existing medical cannabis dispensaries can apply for “hybrid retailer” licenses to also serve adults 21 and older.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

1, 2024 launch date for its first-ever retail sales. As a result, many of the provisions that created the structure for Virginia’s adult-use cannabis program, and the framework for regulations to be issued by the [Cannabis Control] Authority, are no longer effective. On April 7, 2021, Virginians rejoiced as Gov.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

JUNE 12, 2023

It allows existing medical cannabis dispensaries to convert their licenses to serve adult consumers. The legislation also empowers the Maryland Cannabis Administration to issue additional licenses for growers, processors, dispensaries, and new incubators. What impact does adult-use legalization have on the medical cannabis program?

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Peninsula Alternative Health

JUNE 12, 2023

It allows existing medical cannabis dispensaries to convert their licenses to serve adult consumers. The legislation also empowers the Maryland Cannabis Administration to issue additional licenses for growers, processors, dispensaries, and new incubators. What impact does adult-use legalization have on the medical cannabis program?

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

The National Institute on Drug Abuse published a grant notice to encourage research on the effects of changing US cannabis laws and policies on public health. The measure has the backing of several national dispensary chains, including MedMen, Harvest Health and Recreation and Curaleaf Holdings.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

The Virginia legislature has passed bills to modify the state’s medical marijuana program to allow for the production and sale of herbal forms of cannabis. The regulations have been loosened since, and medical marijuana dispensaries selling products with up to 10 milligrams of THC per dose opened in the state last year.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 15, 2021

“The hope was that with the ‘essential’ designation, there would be more recognition that cannabis was here to stay, that there was strong consumer preference for it,” said Steve Hawkins, executive director of the Washington DC-based Marijuana Policy Project and CEO of the U.S. 1, 2024, start. 1, 2024, start. Cannabis Council.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 19, 2021

But some legislators are wary that the idea could jeopardize the state’s cannabis social equity program before it gets off the ground and are urging their colleagues to proceed with caution. Under current regulations, medical marijuana dispensaries are only permitted to serve patients registered with the state pharmacy board.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Virginia lawmakers on Saturday narrowly approved compromise legislation legalizing a commercial recreational marijuana program that could generate nearly $1.5 1, 2024 start. 1, 2024 enactment date for the law. A scheduled 2024 market launch would be a year later than what Northam wanted.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

We’re encouraged that SB711 has been advanced by the Judiciary Committee,” said DeVaughn Ward , who serves as senior legislative counsel for the Marijuana Policy Project. This Commission would be tasked with licensing oversight, patient cannabis supply issues, and program-allocated revenue generation.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

… The next thing that comes is conference,” said Chelsea Wise, founder of advocacy group Marijuana Justice, in a phone interview with Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary. We are pushing for 70% of those tax revenues to go back into the communities for grants, loans, for programs. … Social equity funding.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 21, 2022

It was the best of times… the passage of the Virginia Cannabis Control Act (CCA) in 2021 was celebrated by many as the first bill in the South to legalize adult-use cannabis (read about the status of cannabis programs in other Southern states here ). This new General Assembly failed to reenact any portion of the CCA during its 2022 session.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 30, 2019

New Mexico expands medical cannabis program to include protections against discrimination, reciprocity with other states’ medical programs, and three-year renewal cycle (up from one) for medial cannabis cards; and. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a bulletin clarifying its cannabis and CBD policy for pilots.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

State legislators in 2021 enacted over 50 laws liberalizing marijuana policies in more than 25 states, according to a report issued today by the National Organization of the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). These policies are popular among voters, regardless of political party.”. FULL REPORT. DECRIMINALIZATION.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 2, 2021

Ralph Northam expected later this week, Virginia will become the 16th state to legalize cannabis for adult use—although legalization won’t actually take effect until 2024. The pressure is really on lawmakers at every level of government to take action,” said Carly Wolf, NORML’s state policies director. With the signature of Gov.

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