Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

8/18/2021 – On August 5, the NC Industrial Hemp Commission held a meeting to discuss the future of the NC Industrial Hemp Pilot Program. At that meeting, the decision was made to end the NC Hemp Pilot Program on December 31, 2021. As stated in a letter sent yesterday by Paul Adams, Industrial Hemp Program Manager, N.C.

Programs 105

Programs Hemp History Agriculture 105

NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

House Bill 1359 would create a 5 year medical marijuana pilot program, allowing patients to access their medicine from licensed dispensaries. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical marijuana access. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 697, to expand access to medical marijuana. IN resident? NH resident?

Legislation 255

Legislation Decriminalization Access Patients 255

NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

Denver, Colorado’s marijuana social use law is here to stay, as the city council voted this week to remove the “sunset” provision which made it a temporary four year program. Update: SB 440 was heard by the Senate Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development Committee, but no action has been taken yet.

Legislation 192

Legislation Compliance Compliance Hemp 192

NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

North Dakota’s first medical cannabis dispensary opened its doors last week in Fargo; and registered out-of-state medical cannabis patients will now be able to access their medicine while visiting Hawaii. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 24, to expand access to medical cannabis in the state. AR resident? CO resident?

Legislation 192

Legislation Patients Access Seed-To-Sale 192

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 12, 2021

Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division enforces the labor provisions of the federal H-2A temporary agricultural workers program to prevent employers from exploiting temporary, nonimmigrant workers hired for seasonal agricultural work and from gaining an unfair competitive advantage over law-abiding employers.

Agriculture 75

Agriculture Hemp Programs Law 75

NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

Legislation has been reintroduced from last year, Senate Bill 34, which would exempt compassionate care programs from paying state cannabis taxes when they are providing free medical cannabis to financially disadvantaged people living with serious health conditions. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs.

Legislation 212

Legislation Banking Hemp Compliance 212

NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

Governor Jim Justice (R) of West Virginia signed legislation into law that allows financial institutions to provide banking services related to the state’s medical marijuana program. Late last week, the North Dakota State Senate overwhelmingly passed a measure to expand the state’s medical marijuana program. California.

Legislation 194

Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 194

NORML

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

— Bills SB 175 and HB 461 would expand the qualifying conditions under New Hampshire’s medical marijuana program. It was referred to the Environment and Agriculture Committee on 1/03/2019. For more information on this bill and to send a message to your State Senator in support of this legislation, click here.

Marijuana 222

Marijuana Legislation Hemp Patients 222

NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The House Financial Services subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held a hearing Wednesday to address the lack of access to basic banking services by state-legal marijuana businesses. House Bill 324 seeks to expand and facilitate patients’ access to medical cannabidiol (CBD) products. GA resident?

Legislation 185

Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 185

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 28, 2020

Department of Agriculture has approved Texas’ hemp regulatory plans, State Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said on Monday. We are one step closer to giving our ag producers access to this exciting new crop opportunity.”. Click below for more details on Texas’ upcoming hemp program. We’re almost there.”.

Agriculture 59

Agriculture Hemp Edibles Programs 59

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 1, 2021

Under the agreement, Native Roots will establish a new tissue culture program at their flagship Denver facility leveraging FRB’s proprietary Clean Stock® platform. At launch, the program will be the first-of-its-kind in Colorado , a differentiating factor in an increasingly competitive market.

Programs 98

Programs Supply Chain Research and Development Hemp 98

NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

At the state level, Governor Jay Inslee of Washington launched a new program and began granting pardons to those with past criminal misdemeanor marijuana-related convictions on their record. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1272, to expand access to medical cannabis in North Dakota. ND resident? NH resident? NH resident? TN resident?

Legislation 232

Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 232

NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

1647, the Veterans Equal Access Act, which expands medical cannabis access to eligible military veterans. Department of Agriculture held a hemp listening session this week as regulators work to establish rules and regulations for production. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs.

Legislation 170

Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 170

NORML

MAY 24, 2019

Legislation that would have significantly expanded patient access to medical cannabis in Rhode Island was held in a senate committee for further study, ultimately killing the bill. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 236, to allow qualifying patients with certain debilitating conditions to use and safely access medical cannabis.

Legislation 189

Legislation Hemp Access Patients 189

NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 305, to permit qualified patients the ability to access medical cannabis preparations while in health care facilities. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of access in healthcare facilities. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. California. CA resident?

Legislation 192

Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 192

NORML

MAY 10, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 236, to allow qualifying patients with certain debilitating conditions to use and safely access medical cannabis. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. AL resident? Burton Hearing Room.

Legislation 171

Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 171

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has called on Democratic leaders in the U.S. This discrepancy is impacting the legal hemp industry, hindering access to capital, federal research funding, insurance protections against disaster relief, trade promotion through (U.S. Department of Agriculture) and U.S. Ron Wyden and Sen.

Hemp 111

Hemp Research and Development Agriculture Marijuana 111

NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

At the state level, Governor Doug Burgum of North Dakota signed a package of bills into law to expand the state’s medical cannabis access program. Days later, the Chief Deputy announced that the cite and release program will be put on hold, without further details. AL resident? AL resident? CA resident? CO resident?

Legislation 168

Legislation Compliance Compliance Hemp 168

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Marijuana Moment reports… The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to give hemp two different classifications depending on its intended use in order to expand access to federal grant programs. territories. Read the full story at.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Hemp Programs Policy 52

Illinois News Joint

MAY 10, 2024

Craft grow changes include the repeal of provisions establishing cultivator taxes and craft grower taxes and a shared premises pilot program. The provision for the shared premises pilot program states, “The Department of Agriculture shall create a pilot program that shall allow craft growers to share premises with cultivation center.

Agriculture 104

Agriculture Retail Cultivation Programs 104

Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This year’s focus was Cannabis Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) for the indoor production enthusiast and professional, and I spent the day taking in as much as possible. Groups include projects in the areas of Agricultural, Analytical, Biomedical, and Community. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

Hemp 111

Hemp Agriculture Events Environment 111

NORML

JANUARY 18, 2019

At the state level, patients in Ohio and Oklahoma now have access to medical cannabis, as sales began in both states this week. A medical cannabis access bill was signed into law in the U.S. If passed, this bill provides registered patients with regulated access to medical cannabis via licensed providers. NE resident?

Legislation 184

Legislation Decriminalization Access Therapy 184

NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

Governor Kate Brown (D) of Oregon signed legislation into law that prohibits landlords from arbitrarily refusing to provide housing access to an individual based solely on their status as a medical cannabis patient, or based solely on an individual’s prior cannabis conviction. CA resident? CA resident? Update : S. NC resident?

Legislation 133

Legislation Hemp Agriculture Compliance 133

NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

Senator Ron Wyden and Congressman Earl Blumenauer introduced legislation to allow for interstate commerce when it comes to state-legal cannabis programs. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access at school. California.

Legislation 115

Legislation Access Decriminalization Patients 115

The Cannigma

JULY 24, 2022

In 2017 , the state made it legal once again to grow hemp in an effort to support the agriculture industry, which is the largest industry in the state. South Carolina medical marijuana program. The state does not have a medical program. It failed in the state House.

Law 132

Law THC Hash Oil 132

The Cannigma

JULY 12, 2022

Alabama law does not allow the consumption, possession, or cultivation of marijuana for recreational purposes, but has approved the establishment of a medical marijuana program in February 2021. Alabama medical cannabis program. The medical marijuana program in Alabama is limited, and not open. Possible penalties for cannabis.

Legalization 136

Legalization Chronic Pain Programs Treatment 136

The Cannigma

JUNE 3, 2021

Getting it right from an energy and environmental perspective requires serious thought and planning, says Molly Graham, programs director for the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance. “If If energy efficiency isn’t considered at the outset of designing any indoor agricultural facility, a lot of energy will be wasted.

Food 132

Food Agriculture Cultivation Environment 132

Illinois News Joint

JULY 16, 2023

The 3-hour open house is billed as a place to “Propel your knowledge of small-scale hemp production by accessing ongoing hemp research while networking with other hemp industry professionals. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet access needs. Registration can be completed here. Dr. Dokyoung (D.K.)

Hemp 97

Hemp Events Agriculture History 97

SpeedWeed

AUGUST 31, 2021

16, 2020, but a report released earlier this month revealed the extent to which licensed patients were lined up for access. 5, 2020, according to the department’s second annual report of the Missouri Medical Marijuana Regulatory Program. Missouri did not launch medical cannabis sales until Oct. 6, 2019, and Dec.

Agriculture 53

Agriculture Programs Patients Dispensary 53

The Cannigma

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The state does allow qualifying patients to access CBD oil with no more than 0.9% Agriculture is still a large part of Tennessee’s economy and the return of the legal hemp market provides economic opportunity to farmers throughout the state. 37% believe it should be legal for recreational use while 44% only support a medical program.

Law 97

Law Oil Programs Hemp 97

NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Senate Bill 34 would exempt compassionate care programs from paying state cannabis taxes when they are providing free medical cannabis to financially disadvantaged people living with serious health conditions. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs. CA resident? DE resident? HI resident?

Legislation 156

Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 156

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 26, 2019

DEA Announces Steps Necessary to Improve Access to Marijuana Research. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, which was signed into law on Dec. Before making decisions on these pending applications, DEA intends to propose new regulations that will govern the marijuana growers program for scientific and medical research.

DEA 59

DEA Access Marijuana Programs 59

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 5, 2024

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) and Division of Cannabis Regulation today released a legislative update about the passage of Senate Bill 1559 and the new cannabis transporting laws. Governor JB Pritzker signed into law SB1559, also known as the Access to Affordable Insulin Act, on Dec.

Legislation 90

Legislation Agriculture Programs Cannabis 90

NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

Legislation is pending, House Bill 331, to allow registered medical cannabis patients to access their medicine while at school. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access in schools. Legislation is pending in the House and Senate, HB 1131 / SB 5155, “Allowing residential marijuana agriculture.”

Legislation 190

Legislation Decriminalization Safety Cultivation 190

Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 17, 2024

CBAI listed five key points, including increasing diversity, regulating intoxicating hemp, lowering taxes, regulatory changes, and expanding access. INCREASING DIVERSITY Illinois cannabis program is unique in that it centers diversity and equity. A major hurdle is securing capital, especially for social equity license holders.

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Legalization Dispensary Programs Hemp 98

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 19, 2021

NEW YORK / JULY 2021 ] – AlphaRoot , a Founder Shield company, today announces it has advanced the expansion of a limited distribution casualty program to provide casualty capacity to cannabis companies. Through those relationships, it has gained access to this limited distribution casualty product tailored to the cannabis industry.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture History Programs Hemp 105

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 19, 2021

For instance, residents were not allowed access to closed-door sessions yet the Board of Supervisors were “granted nearly unfettered access to cannabis growers and industry lobbyists undisclosed to the public during the creation of the cannabis ordinances.”. Legislative Program Committee. Chair of the Library Advisory Committee.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Cultivation Cannabis Programs 98