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The Rise of Anti-Legalization Efforts

Veriheal

This policy ensured significant penalties and incarceration for possession, cultivation, and trafficking for anyone found guilty in the U.S. Harpers magazine also released an article in 2016 , with clips from an interview with a top Nixon advisor who made a similar admission.

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Even AI knows why IL cannabis prices are too high

Illinois News Joint

The reason for this can be traced back to the regulations and limited cultivator licenses put in place by the state government. One of the main reasons for the high cost of cannabis in Illinois is the limited number of cultivator licenses that have been issued by the state.

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The Hemp Standard is 0.3% THC. That Should Be Changed.

Canna Law Blog

The international market is taking form and access to banking services is expanding. The industry consensus is that the total THC requirement is impractical and likely devastating to cultivators and, therefore, to every business in the hemp supply chain. And for good reason: the recreational market is expanding. Hemp is legal.

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Newsweek: Congress Silently Killed Several Cannabis Reforms This Month Despite Mounting Public Support

Cannabis Law Report

The riders would have prevented the federal government from interfering with legal cannabis companies and eased their access to U.S. banking services, among other things the industry has said it needs to function properly. banks that service those businesses from federal regulators, according to reporting by Marijuana Moment.

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Texas Cancer Patients, Those With PTSD Gear Up For Medical Cannabis Access

SpeedWeed

Dan Banks, the vice president of cultivation for Lightshade, says he analyzed the total amount of illumination needed at the company’s 20,000-square-foot greenhouse facility and determined that the 336 supplemental HPS lights in the space did not provide enough luminosity. It’s more bang for your energy buck. That was big for us.”.

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Article – Insurance Journal: California Commissioner Spearheading National Cannabis Insurance Framework

Cannabis Law Report

The white paper calls attention to “substantial gaps in insurance coverage for the cannabis industry,” with glaring needs for all cannabis segments – cultivation, manufacturers, testing labs, distribution and retail. “Insurance availability continues to lag behind the needs of the cannabis industry,” Lara said.

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National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Critcizes Congress On Their Tardiness On Reforming Cannabis Laws.”The bottom line is this: Legalization in some form is going to happen, and the abdication of responsibility to address these issues in Washington is simply ludicrous.”

Cannabis Law Report

Read full article. Top Federal Financial Regulator Slams Congress Over Marijuana Inaction And Calls For Interagency Banking Workgroup. Hood Remarks at the PBC Conference 2021: Payments, Banking, Compliance in the Cannabis Industry. Here’s his full presentation. September 2021. NCUA Board Member Rodney E.

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