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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22/20

NORML

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. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical marijuana access. AL resident? New Hampshire. OK resident?

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Costa Rica: Will He Won’t He? President Alvarado Sitting On Cannabis Bill

Cannabis Law Report

The law covers cultivation, harvesting, processing, storage and transport. His administration has focused on decarbonizing Costa Rica’s economy, having set a goal for the country to achieve zero net CO2 emissions by 2050.

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UK: A blueprint for the UK Cannabis Industry

Cannabis Law Report

billion in annual tax revenue, and environmental and agricultural benefits aimed at meeting carbon neutrality commitments by 2050. This is due to current restrictions on hemp cultivation and the onerous Novel Food process, both of which effectively preclude UK farmers from accessing this high-value-add consumer segment of the CBD sector.

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State Lawmakers: Medical Marijuana Should Get a Pass in Schools

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

Prop 64 allowed cities in California to maintain a ban on sales and cultivation at their own discretion, and it has led to a great deal of Californians not being able to full participate in the cannabis economies they voted to legalize. Call us at 714-937-2050. 28, 2018, CalCoast Times. 28, 2018, CalCoast Times.

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Further Consideration of the STATES Act

Cannabis Law Report

In the Controlled Substances Act, Congress has generally prohibited the cultivation, distribution, and possession of marijuana. I) the provision of a telecommunications service, or of an Internet access service or Internet information location tool (as those terms are defined in section 231 of title 47 ); or. . (II) 2 1 U.S.C. §

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Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Program, What To Know

Cannabis Law Report

Dispensaries were declared essential businesses and patients were given access to telemedicine consultations to obtain medical marijuana user cards. While COVID fast-tracked certain aspects of the PA cannabis industry, major hurdles, like access to proper banking services, still plague operators in the space. 2050 and S.B.