CannaMD

MARCH 3, 2021

Law enforcement, policy makers, and public citizens have long debated how recreational marijuana legalization influences crime and public safety. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy , and PLOS One – discovering a buffer effect and decreased crime rates. Most existing research focuses on crime in legalized states.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2021

18 missive to Congress, the CANNRA outlined its policy priorities, including: Reinstituting the Cole Memorandum. Facilitating access to banking and other traditional financial services. Facilitating access to banking and other traditional financial services. Coordinating product-safety standards across state jurisdictions.

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MMJ Recs

MARCH 2, 2024

In Ohio, accessing medical marijuana involves more than just obtaining a prescription; it requires navigating a complex landscape of dispensaries, regulations, and patient expectations. By utilizing the Ohio Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Map, patients can confidently explore their options and access quality medical cannabis products.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 4, 2019

Recently, the FDA issued a new statement on CBD : FDA is Committed to Sound, Science-Based Policy on CBD. The opening paragraph of the statement is reassuring: Science forms the basis for decisions at the [FDA] and is paramount when it comes to making decisions that will impact the health and safety of the American public.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2019

New Jersey recently responded to public demand to revise and expand its medical marijuana program to address issues such as supply scarcity, employment and hiring concerns, and geographic access problems. History of compliance with regulations and policies governing government regulated marijuana programs. Criterion 2.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2019

1] As of the date of this article, thirty-three states and Washington D.C. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) updated its marijuana enforcement policy and announced that while marijuana remained illegal under federal law, the DOJ was “deferring its right to challenge” state marijuana legalization laws. [10] Published On JD Supra: [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This article examines the current state of the law pertaining to cannabis, with a particular focus on employee use and the employer’s rights in those circumstances. The DLPW requests employers to issue internal policies regarding the use of cannabis or hemp in the workplace to remind employees how to safely use cannabis/hemp.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 28, 2019

Veterans Struggle to Gain Access to Medical Marijuana. Despite this expansion military veterans often face greater obstacles to gaining access to medical marijuana than other groups. The use and possession of marijuana is prohibited under the UCMJ by Section 912a, Article 112a (10 U.S.C.S. Current Issues in Marijuana Regulation.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2019

The Global Alliance for Cannabis Commerce (GACC) will focus on legislation including, cultivation, manufacture, distribution, public safety, and taxation of medical and adult-use cannabis. Objectives include, providing patients with safe access, eliminating impediments to U.S. Read the full article at [link]. OUR MISSION.

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MARCH 26, 2021

In a press release from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), Paul Armentano, the deputy director of the advocacy group, said that the study’s findings support further reform of the nation’s cannabis policies. View original article.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 30, 2022

Canadian social policy and attitudes to the plant had come full circle after nearly a century. This article is about R v Parker , the leading medical marijuana case that represented the first legal crack to bring down the prohibition-era wall. At trial, Parker asserted the defence of necessity.

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JUNE 9, 2021

Those companies operating under the license type are required to comply with customer verification processes and safety regulations detailed by the CCC. “I We know that it’s very lucrative, but for Jenny and I, a lot of this is really based on access, and delivery is the best way to bring access to folks.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 16, 2019

Here’s the article in full and it suggests to us that Albany is way behind the ball with its recent dithering. As the district attorneys for Albany County and Manhattan, it is our duty to uphold justice and public safety on behalf of our upstate and downstate communities. In the final days of session, Gov.

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

MORE DETAILS: On June 16, 2014, Florida became the 22nd state to legalize (at least partial) access to medical marijuana when Governor Rick Scott signed the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014. To learn more about telehealth appointments and CannaMD ‘s COVID-19 safety measures, see: Coronavirus Policies.

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AUGUST 2, 2021

Many cannabis companies are working to understand Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) trends so that they may mitigate risks and establish compliant policies at the enterprise level. Constrained access to capital and the industry’s general immaturity are both causes and effects of this lack of capacity.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

A majority of states have now enacted laws that permit patients suffering from debilitating illnesses to access and use medical cannabis. Safety-sensitive functions include, but are not limited to, driving a truck, operating a train or ferry, repairing transportation equipment, and working on pipelines. Denner (FordHarrison LLP).

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The DEA hopes such regulations will impose uniformity and standardization to a healthcare industry that increasingly draws on technology and multistate geographic footprints to reduce costs, increase patient access, and drive convenient delivery of medications to consumers. EDGE Policy Conference | American Telemedicine Association.

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MAY 6, 2021

In addition to the logistics and safety it provides, delivery offers a stress-free, convenient system that is here to stay. View original article. During the pandemic, cannabis delivery and drive-thru options became more of a hot topic than ever before. There is no buyer’s remorse on the part of the American people.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Lowering the tax rate would raise the taxes collected and help the legal market cannibalize the illegal market, and make legal cannabis more accessible,” he said. Three great public policy wins with one change.”. There’s probably a lot of waste in access costs. View original article.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 16, 2021

This year our office wrote about the various legislative and policy changes – We break down 2021’s highlights below. The 2021-2022 State Budget Bill consolidated the three cannabis agencies – the Bureau of Cannabis Control, CalCannabis, and Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch – into the DCC to try and streamline application processes.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2019

We rarely see informed and investigative articles either from the Florida press or law firms so we’re very pleased indeed to have Heather onboard to guide us through the complexities of what’s happening in the state. Peebles is a partner at Vicente Sederberg LLP, a national firm specializing in cannabis law and policy.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

Perhaps unsurprisingly, edibles—which often come in delicious candy or baked good form—are largely to blame, and “legalization may have increased the availability and accessibility of these products to children,” write the authors. They’re not considering access or safety or helping parents keep it away from kids or education.

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MARCH 6, 2021

Public safety at issue. Proponents of these THC caps—who are often the same politicians who stood against legalization and lost—contend that limiting THC levels will increase public safety. By limiting a patient’s THC access to 50mg per day, Iowa’s cap may prevent chronic pain patients from moving off opioids via cannabis substitution.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Read full article. At that time, several states already allowed qualified patients to access and use marijuana for medicinal purposes, but as a regulator, I would not have considered the banking challenges of the cannabis industry to be at the top of my list of concerns. Here’s his full presentation. September 2021.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Washington is essentially implementing the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) policy on Hemp-CBD as a food ingredient. Washington processors are allowed to add Hemp-CBD to marijuana products so consumers, over the age of twenty-one, can still access Hemp-CBD by going to marijuana retailers.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The new House of Representatives has announced its first cannabis-related hearing, “Challenges and Solutions: Access to Banking Services for Cannabis-Related Businesses,” which will take place on February 13 before a sub-committee of the House Financial Services Committee.

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MARCH 18, 2021

Given the topical nature of the current trial and its relevance for public policy on medical cannabis, participants might have been biased to report positive effects regardless of condition. Veterans groups advocating for more access to cannabis, meanwhile, are applauding the newly-published study. View Bruce Kennedy’s articles.

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APRIL 21, 2021

You cannot read a cannabis industry newsletter these days without seeing articles that hype the future impact of New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and New Mexico adult use programs. Georgia’s Access to Medical Cannabis Commission received 70 applications for six production licenses. View original article.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 6, 2022

The FDA explains it is monitoring the selling of CBD and Delta-8 THC products out of a growing safety concern. In short, the FDA has not evaluated or logged all dangerous side effects or safety concerns. Since 2015, the FDA has sent warning letters to companies allegedly illegally selling unapproved cannabinoid (CBD) products.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Recognizing this, Cuomo is amending his proposal to allow for the permitting of delivery services as a way to open up access to this new industry even further so more New Yorkers can participate as it grows. View original article. The legislation also put forth a process to expunge records for certain cannabis convictions.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Recognizing this, Cuomo is amending his proposal to allow for the permitting of delivery services as a way to open up access to this new industry even further so more New Yorkers can participate as it grows. View original article. The legislation also put forth a process to expunge records for certain cannabis convictions.

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JULY 19, 2021

“Virginia is committed to legalizing cannabis the right way—by learning from other states, by listening to public health and safety experts and by centering social equity,” Northam said. Ngiste Abebe of Richmond, Vice President of Public Policy, Columbia Care.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2019

For now, both Florida’s restrictions and federal restrictions on the scheduling of cannabis still apply as states scramble to formulate respective regulations for research, access, education, innovation. There is a distinct lack of past aggregated credible, published, accessible ongoing research or case studies.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 20, 2020

Today’s article is going to answer some of the questions related to the latest recreational marijuana law. However, they are supposed to hold a zero-tolerance policy for anything related to drugs, which could lead to termination. Youth Access to Marijuana. But what does it really mean? Marijuana – What Is It?

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 18, 2019

The rights of Californians to have access to cannabis for medical use is discussed in Keeping Proposition 215’s. to the Health & Safety Code. We believe that the description above provides a quite accurate and reasonably complete of the cannabis markets, regulatory and tax environment in California as of the date of this article.

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AUGUST 19, 2021

In recent months, a synthetic compound derived from hemp called THC-O acetate—often referred to simply as THC-O (pronounced “THC oh”)—has quickly gained popularity among Americans who don’t have access to legal cannabis. . THC-O products are increasingly popular in states where consumers don’t have access to legal cannabis.

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JULY 30, 2021

After all, for the last century, as a grassroots movement of patients and advocates successfully pushed for medical cannabis access, nearly all the world’s leading experts and institutions were either wrong about the plant’s therapeutic benefits or too intimidated to tell the truth. View David Bienenstock’s articles.

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