Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Among the problems marijuana businesses face such as lack of access to banking and onerous taxation stemming from IRC 280E is the lack of access to bankruptcy proceedings. In re: Great Lakes Cultivation, LLC , No. The start-up capital for the venture came from the company’s majority member. Chapter 7 Bankruptcy.

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NORML

AUGUST 19, 2019

The MORE Act, which was introduced to the US Congress last month, would completely decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. Currently, public support for legalizing weed nationwide is at an all-time high: 62 percent of Americans favor legalizing the adult use of marijuana, while over 90 percent want access to medical cannabis.

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Medical Cannabis Seedbank

JANUARY 10, 2019

Medical Cannabis: South Africa’s highest court has made the decision to decriminalize cannabis for private use. This makes SA the third country in Africa to do so after Lesotho and Zimbabwe and includes the right to possess, consume and cultivate the cannabis plant. New Cultivation Guidelines for Medical Cannabis.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 6, 2021

Mike Crapo (R-ID), then chair of the US Senate banking committee, indicated he was considering a 2% THC cap on cannabis products produced or sold by businesses that want secure financial services under the SAFE Banking Act, which is still in motion. In 2019, Sen. In response to prohibitionist attacks on patients in Florida, Ag.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

As of this writing, 18 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands have legalized marijuana for recreational use, and another 13 states have decriminalized the use of marijuana. Thirty-six states have legalized medical marijuana and there are over a dozen other states where legalization legislation is pending.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 6, 2021

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, I speak with Kevin Hart, CEO and Founder of Green Check Verified , a leading provider of cannabis banking solutions and expert advisory services for financial institutions. It’s verified, and that money can enter the US banking system. How does that money?

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NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

House Financial Services Committee has passed The Safe Banking Act, HR 1595 out of committee this week. 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. It now awaits consideration by the U.S.

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NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) of New Mexico signed cannabis decriminalization legislation into law. An Arkansas House committee defeated a decriminalization bill this week to send it to study. Legislation is pending, AB 286, to temporarily reduce tax rates imposed on the retail sale and commercial cultivation of cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2020

1] Patents have increasingly been granted on cannabis cultivation methods ; extraction methods; pesticides; certain cannabis products, such as edible cannabis products, cannabis oils, and extracts; as well as different medical uses for cannabis, such as treatments for a disease or pain. Securing Growth for Your Cannabusiness.

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NORML

APRIL 20, 2019

A decriminalization bill was defeated in the Missouri House of Representatives this week. At a more local level, The city commissioners of Daytona Beach voted to decriminalize up to 20 grams of marijuana possession. Legislation is pending, House Bill 96 / Senate Bill 98, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.

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NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

New Mexico’s new decriminalization law takes effect this coming Monday July 1. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access at school. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 305, to permit qualified patients the ability to access medical cannabis preparations while in health care facilities.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

viii Other states have decriminalized the first-time possession of small quantities of marijuana or legalized the limited sale and use of low-THC CBD oil, a non-psychoactive product from the cannabis plant often used for medical purposes. xli The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE Banking Act) was approved by the U.S.

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Veriheal

MARCH 29, 2022

Cannabis legalization, rescheduling, or decriminalization on a federal level in 2022 is an area where many people have high hopes. So, there is a long road ahead toward decriminalization and legalization in Nebraska. Although President Biden promised to put cannabis reform at the forefront, thus far he has not delivered.

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The Cannigma

MARCH 12, 2021

At the end of the episode, Debbie Churgai, executive director of Americans for Safe Access, discusses the various ways that military veterans — who could very much benefit from medical cannabis — have difficulty accessing it and the ways that the Veterans Administration can address that issue. Produced by Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 25, 2022

For example, in Texas, a state which continues to resist the decriminalization and regulation of marijuana, possessing two ounces or less of marijuana is punishable by up to 180 days in jail and a $2,000 fine. A Tale of Two States. iii) investment in communities disproportionately impacted by the enforcement of laws criminalizing cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

US Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) , chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, expressed interest in addressing banking issues facing cannabis businesses operating legally in their states. The SAFE Banking Act (H.R. The SAFE Banking Act (H.R.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on cannabis business banking issues next week. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access in school. Legislation is pending, House Bill 673 / Senate Bill 1430, to expand medical cannabis access. A subcommittee of the U.S. FL resident?

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NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

Lawmakers in several states have recently moved forward legislative proposals to either legalize or decriminalize marijuana-related activities. DECRIMINALIZATION: Hawaii : House members approved HB 1383 , which removes criminal penalties for minor marijuana possession offenses (up to three grams) and expunges past criminal convictions.

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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. Legislation is pending, House Bill 96 / Senate Bill 98, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. AL resident? AL resident? California. CA resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) said that an impeachment trial could delay consideration of cannabis financial services legislation, but no moreso than anything else that requires floor time. Additionally, the City Council discussed a moratorium on industrial hemp cultivation and manufacturing.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This includes bills on banking (see the SAFE Banking Act , which has passed the House no less than five times) and overall federal legalization (see the MORE Act as well as its sister Senate legislation, the Cannabis Administration Opportunity Act (“CAOA”)).

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NewsMunchies

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Most Americans have access to either medical or adult-use cannabis under state laws. If successful, the new state law would allow anyone 21 and over to buy, consume, possess or cultivate marijuana for any reason. Consumers continue to enter the criminal justice system due to cannabis use, cultivation and sales.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Knowing Your Rights , provided by the national medical cannabis advocacy organization Americans for Safe Access, admonishes current cannabis consumers: Medical cannabis patients and their providers are vulnerable to federal and state raids, arrest, prosecution, and incarceration. PERSONAL RIGHTS. ” EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Large cities across the country have also adopted decriminalization measures for psilocybin and other entheogenic (psychedelic) plants, including Ann Arbor, Denver , Oakland, Santa Cruz, and most recently, Washington, D.C. but we note that decriminalization is not legalization). Access to Banking. Does it Go Too Far?

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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 decriminalization. AL resident? AL resident? California.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 17, 2019

As more countries legalize or decriminalize the cultivation, manufacture, sale, and use of cannabis, companies across a variety of industries are looking for opportunities to capitalize on this emerging market. CBD candles and outdoor grow lights for home cultivation) are expected to embrace cannabis to various degrees.

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

While serving as mayor of Burlington, Vermont in the 1980’s, he called for decriminalizing drug possession and treating substance abuse as a public health issue. When elected to Congress in the 1990s, he co-sponsored legislation that would have allowed for access to medical marijuana. Quote: “Prohibition doesn’t work.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Numerous states in 2021 also enacted legislation expanding medical cannabis access and stimulating greater diversity among licensed marijuana businesses. “As DECRIMINALIZATION. With respect to medical cannabis policies, numerous legislatures took steps in 2021 to expand patients’ access to marijuana products. DECRIMINALIZATION.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Now, nearly 1 in 4 Americans reside in a jurisdiction where the adult use of cannabis is legal, and 33 states regulate medical marijuana access. Progress on the SAFE Banking Act. The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act , HR 1595/S.1200, A Pathway Towards SAFE Banking. State Legislative Victories.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 14, 2022

In light of these attitudes, it’s no surprise that the US House of Representatives recently passed a bill to federally decriminalize cannabis. Momentum Builds in Senate for Passing SAFE Act – Bipartisan support in the Senate grows for passage of the SAFE Banking Act, which would facilitate banking access for cannabis companies.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 20, 2019

The House Appropriations Committee approved the 2020 Financial Services and General Government bill, which includes a cannabis banking provision that would prohibit financial regulators from spending money to go after financial institutions that do business with lawful cannabis companies. Arizona enacted S.B.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

‘Which means a company that cultivates the medical marijuana, processes it, also has to sell it,’ explained Burhans. They are focusing on vexing industry problems such as banking, as well as broader reform and legalization efforts. ‘So, it’s not a horizontal or flat market.’

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