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Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce bill to legalize recreational cannabis use

Cannabis Law Report

HB 2050 would create a permitting process for growers, processors and dispensaries in addition to a 10% wholesale tax on business-to-business transactions. Jake Wheatley’s bill to end cannabis prohibition — HB 2050 —would replace the unregulated illicit market with a taxed and regulated system with licensed growers, processors, and retailers.

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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. Legislation is pending, House Bill 2049, that would expand the pool of individuals eligible for medical cannabis. CA resident?

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Medical Cannabis Now Legal in California Health Care Facilities

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

California hospital facilities will be allowed to use medical cannabis for terminally ill patients. Gavin Newsom signed into law the Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act, or Ryan’s Law – remarkable for the fact that he vetoed a similar measure in 2019 due to conflict with federal law.

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California Proposes Regulations for Appellations of Origin for Cannabis

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

Regulations were proposed by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) last month, suggesting that appellations of origin are established for cannabis. Establishes a process that licensed cannabis growers can use to establish appellations. What changes are being proposed?

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Policy Analysis Paper: Medicinal cannabis and driving: the intersection of health and road safety policy

Cannabis Law Report

Recent shifting attitudes towards the medical use of cannabis has seen legal access pathways established in many jurisdictions in North America, Europe and Australasia. However, the positioning of cannabis as a legitimate medical product produces some tensions with other regulatory frameworks. Background. Conclusion.

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Australia – Policy Analysis: Medicinal cannabis and driving: the intersection of health and road safety policy – “there is little evidence to justify the differential treatment of medicinal cannabis patients, compared with those taking other prescription medications”

Cannabis Law Report

Here’s something for state and federal government(s) to ignore as there’s nothing worse for politicians than science that doesn’t mesh with their outdated concept of cannabis. Office of Medicinal Cannabis, Department of Health, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia. Background.

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Where Does California’s $635M in Marijuana Tax Money Go?

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

And tax dollars collected from the cannabis industry are already showing great impact across a variety of sectors. Since its passing in 2016, Prop 64 has earmarked its entire cannabis industry tax revenue, minus regulatory costs, to supporting public health, repairing the environment, and bettering public safety.