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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22/20

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This created issues for law enforcement and testing facilities in determining the difference between legal hemp and illegal marijuana. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1648, to remove all criminal and civil penalties for the use, possession, and cultivation of marijuana by adults. GA resident? New Hampshire. OK resident? PA resident?

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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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Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Program, What To Know

Cannabis Law Report

Legalization in the future. The will of the voters of the state’s largest city echoed increased calls for statewide legalization by the legislators over the course of the pandemic. The will of the voters of the state’s largest city echoed increased calls for statewide legalization by the legislators over the course of the pandemic.

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

Cannabis Law Report

Costa Rica’s president said he is studying a bill that would legalize medical marijuana and industrial hemp, giving no clear indication if he will sign the measure into law or not. The law covers cultivation, harvesting, processing, storage and transport. Hemp Today Reports. President’s term ending.

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

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

The state of California has now permitted the legal use of marijuana for two years. A cultivation tax of $9.65 (raised from an initial $9.25). One program idea currently under consideration could see legal marijuana tax revenue used to employ released prisoners to help deter juvenile offenders. Legal Implications.

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UK: A blueprint for the UK Cannabis Industry

Cannabis Law Report

The UK All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Cannabidiol (CBD) Products has published ‘A Plan for a Legal and Regulated UK Hemp and Cannabis Sector’. billion in annual tax revenue, and environmental and agricultural benefits aimed at meeting carbon neutrality commitments by 2050. These include an estimated 594,000+ jobs, £5.5

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L.A. Marijuana Attorneys: AB 1793 Allows Cannabis Conviction Expunging

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

When California voters approved legalized marijuana for recreational purposes, one of the most important impacts of that was the fact that criminal prosecutions for many cannabis crimes would no longer be an issue. Oregon did so when it legalized marijuana four years ago. Call us at 714-937-2050.