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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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 27, 2024

Even among fully legal and compliant operators in California, delayed and delinquent tax payments are a growing issue , with hundreds of different tax liabilities being owed by various cannabis businesses. A short-term policy of stronger enforcement through collaboration can help reduce predominantly illicit sales.

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Veriheal

APRIL 6, 2024

The newest decriminalization bill introduced in January 2024 , meanwhile, seems to have the support to pass. Despite Success — Thailand Never Wanted Canna-Tourism Thailand’s decriminalization of cannabis was never meant to legalize recreational use — let alone kick start a frenzy of cannabis tourism.

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Veriheal

JULY 19, 2023

This marks a significant milestone in the broader shift towards recognizing cannabis as a legal substance and adjusting employment practices accordingly. In the wake of the expanding marijuana legalization movement, employment policies related to cannabis use are experiencing significant transformation across the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

As we previously reported , on February 22, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed three separate cannabis reform bills into law ( NJ A21 , NJ A 1897 , and NJ A5342/NJ S3454 ), formally legalizing the use and possession of recreational marijuana in the Garden State. Other jurisdictions are catching up to the marijuana law frenzy.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Rather than a ballot initiative , Connecticut, New Mexico, New York, and Virginia legalized the plant for adult-use purposes via a legislative process. They follow in the footsteps of Vermont, which became the first legislative-driven legal cannabis state back in 2018. Legal Cannabis Business Framework .

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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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Veriheal

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In 1996, they were the first state to legalize medical marijuana, followed by the legalization of recreational cannabis in 2016. Understanding The New Laws After more than 25 years of legal cannabis in California, employees who use cannabis for recreational or medicinal purposes will no longer have to stress about drug testing.

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Veriheal

APRIL 10, 2024

Mile High 420 Festival in Denver, CO The Mile High 420 Festival is a celebration of Colorado being the first state to legalize cannabis. This festival includes both amazing music and a Policy Summit featuring “the voices of activists and advocacy partners, cannabis experts, community leaders, lawmakers, and veterans’ groups.”

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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. million from the Governor’s Budget estimate.

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Veriheal

MAY 4, 2023

In 2021, Luxembourg and Malta legalized home cannabis cultivation for personal use. The following year, the Czech Republic and German governments announced plans to develop a legal framework to establish a regulated market for recreational sales. In Germany, legal recreational cannabis sales are slated to launch by the end of 2024.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

The need for social equity in cannabis programs As adult-use cannabis legalization sweeps across the country and America confronts the toll of previous, draconian cannabis policies, one of the best attempts to right abject wrongs is social equity programs within state cannabis industries. billion in the first year.

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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. The minor is a bachelor of arts program encompassing 12 total credits.

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 20, 2021

Although not immediately effective, New Mexico and Virginia employers should immediately assess the implications of the laws on their current policies and drug testing practices. Retail sales will not begin until January 1, 2024. Virginia’s Cannabis Oil Law.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 20, 2021

Maryland state lawmakers announced last week that the legislature will turn to the voters on the issue of cannabis policy reform by placing a marijuana legalization measure on the statewide ballot next year. Maryland Work Group To Study Cannabis Legalization. Maryland Medical Marijuana Already Legal.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The new law legalizes cannabis possession up to one ounce, as well as cultivation of up to four personal plants per household, but requires that the grower tags their plants with their driver’s license/ID and a note saying that they are being grown for personal use. In July and August of 2020 , there were 257 arrests. “A

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SpeedWeed

JULY 8, 2021

This week, adult-use cannabis laws will go into effect in three more US states, bringing legalization to nearly half of the entire country. . New Mexico will be the first state to celebrate legalization this week. So, Virginians will likely have to wait three more years before they can legally buy pot in their home state.

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Veriheal

MARCH 1, 2024

Effective March 4, 2024, all medical-card-related fees in Ohio will be drastically reduced to just one penny. This change only stands to benefit medical patients and will help incentivize Ohioans to get their medical cards despite upcoming adult-use (recreational) cannabis legalization. Fortunately, this is about to change.

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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. These states haven’t made major headlines for their progressive cannabis policies, but together they constitute a major market that has, nevertheless, dipped its toe in the water. has been notably slow to uptake major reforms.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Colorado recently passed legislation allowing for “healing centers” utilizing shrooms to start opening as soon as 2024, and Oregon is trending in a similar direction. There is hope for the future, but rescheduling MDMA and subjecting it to rigorous testing and policy considerations are still necessary steps.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 11, 2023

In a significant move towards drug policy reform, Colorado Governor Jared Polis asked lawmakers for permission to grant pardons for individuals with certain psychedelic drug-related convictions. At the time of writing, l icensed facilities are not expected to open until late 2024.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 5, 2022

Every year, employers find themselves revisiting their marijuana and drug testing policies to account for newly enacted laws at the state and local level. On June 22, 2021, Connecticut legalized recreational marijuana use by adults 21 years and older. On April 12, 2021, New Mexico saw the legalization of recreational marijuana.

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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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Veriheal

JANUARY 11, 2021

As new states have legalized medical cannabis, there is a mad dash for both local and major out-of-state businesses to secure licenses. 4, 2020, 36 states have legalized medical cannabis, though the newest two states to legalize do not have licensing application systems working yet. . As of Nov. billion in labor income.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

THCA flower is legal under federal law” Maybe. So here’s the answer I might give my aunt if she asked whether THCA flower is legal. Pin me down, though, and I will opine that I don’t think THCA is legal under federal law. Too many THCA advocates simply say “it’s legal federally” and turn off their brains.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

Legalizing cannabis for adults has been a wise investment. Since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. billion in tax revenue from legal, adult-use cannabis sales. Colorado (pop.

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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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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In the two remaining states, Maryland and Missouri, voters approved the legalization of recreational marijuana. Arkansas (Issue 4, Recreational Legalization): REJECTED. Arkansas voters rejected Issue 4, which would have legalized adult-use cannabis. Arkansas legalized medical marijuana in 2016. . Starting Jan.

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Veriheal

JUNE 12, 2023

Thanks to a change in policy, should these NBA players decide to partake in a toke of one of these strains in the future, it may not come with the risk of losing their contracts, careers, or any other penalty for that matter. It’s extraordinary to see that policies surrounding cannabis are starting to progress in the right direction.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 6, 2022

Plaintiff was told his termination was because he failed to disclose an improper relationship between two other Amazon employees — a violation of Amazon’s employee policy. We’ll see ya at the polls in 2024. Similarly, terminating an employee for reporting illegal drug use exposes an employer to legal liability.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

If approved, the bill would take effect on January 1, 2024. California was the first state to legalize medical marijuana with Proposition 215 in 1996 , but that law did not provide workplace protections for use. In 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64 to legalize recreational marijuana. Key Takeaways.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 10, 2023

The Maryland Hemp Coalition, hemp farmers, and other hemp-related businesses have filed a suit, challenging Maryland’s new recreational cannabis licensing policy, which they say favors only a special handful of businesses. 1, 2024, or later. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are Gov.

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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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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

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.” It isn’t a legal framework, after all. Here is my shorthand: “ Direct Marijuana Business.”

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NORML

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. Legislation is pending, HB 2097 / SB 2024, which would authorize licensed medical cannabis facilities to sell edible products. HI resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 9, 2022

Though most legal cannabis markets saw sales soften in the second half of 2021, the global cannabis market is expected to see brisk growth in 2022, driven by strong sales in new and emerging markets in the US, steady growth in Canada and international markets lead by Mexico and Germany,” BDSA chief commercial officer Jessica Lukas said.

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