Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

While we’re on the topic of dramatic legal changes, it’s probably a good idea to talk about a California privacy law that’s about to take effect and require many cannabis and hemp companies across the nation to dramatically change their business practices—the California Consumer Privacy Act (or “CCPA”).

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NORML

MARCH 7, 2019

Today, we stood with Representatives Tulsi Gabbard and Don Young as they introduced the Ending Federal Prohibition Act and Marijuana Data Collection Act. This is not just good policy, but good politics. As long as marijuana remains a Schedule I substance, federal policy remains ignorant of this fact.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2022

Move cannabis excise-tax collection and remittance to retail in 2023, establishing one point of collection and remittance and greatly simplifying tax requirements for the entire cannabis supply chain. Allow eligible equity retailers to keep a percentage of the excise tax they collect. You can access the bill language here.

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WeedAdvisor

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

From opt-outs to gross limitations on the number of initial cannabis stores, “competent” is hardly a word we could use to describe Ontario’s marijuana policy. Ontario will not allow dispensaries to offer “click-and-collect” purchases or home deliveries. . No Click-and-Collect or Delivery Options.

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NORML

AUGUST 13, 2019

Las Vegas NORML has once again found themselves busy with many types of advocacy for patient and consumer rights, both statewide and federally. Last Saturday at NuLeaf, Las Vegas NORML collected dozens of signatures from consumers who support such a comprehensively reformative bill. ” Learn more at www.lvnorml.org. .”

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The current public policies in local and state cannabis ordinance and equity programs may enhance racial disparities if they follow the pattern of exclusion and criminalization that encompass past policies promoted as beneficial to African Americans but uphold racial capitalistic practices. Theme 3 involved access to capital.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 20, 2021

–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cannabis entrepreneurs affected by the War on Drugs can have their license or renewal fee waived, following the approval of emergency regulations issued by the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC). Emergency regulations for the equity license fee waiver program were approved today. SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS

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Cannabis Chronicles

MAY 22, 2019

We’ll hand them an iPad, and ask them to fill out a couple quick surveys,” said Michael McDonell, chair of WSU’s Collaboration on Cannabis Policy, Research and Outreach. McDonell said research institutions are limited in their access to cannabis users by federal laws that could affect funding.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 15, 2022

California Steps Up Tax Collection Efforts. The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) has stepped up its attempts to collect about $200,000 in unpaid taxes from both illegal and licensed cannabis operations. The CDTFA plans to escalate tax enforcement against legal cannabis businesses.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 13, 2022

We know that current tax policies disproportionately burden cannabis farmers and small businesses and create instability throughout the supply chain, ultimately undermining the societal benefits of a taxed and regulated market. million to help expand access to legal retail throughout California.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

What constraints does the MRTA place on the location of these businesses? Applicants who do not qualify as social or economic equity applicants should be considering how their operations might meet the policy goals of MRTA, because the legislation’s licensing framework includes several criteria focused on social and economic equity.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 2, 2021

The Cannabis Freedom Alliance (CFA) will take this opportunity to provide you each month with relevant news, policy, and legislative updates on how CFA and its members are marching towards the goal of ending cannabis prohibition. A new report from the Marijuana Policy Project shows that states have collected $7.9

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 9, 2020

But there is some other news: the IRS seems likely to increase auditing of marijuana businesses, and Epidiolex has been removed from the controlled substances list. Industry grou ps are advocating that marijuana businesses be included in that legislation. In Canada, cannabis businesses are eligible for federal government relief.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 24, 2021

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Leafly , the world’s leading cannabis marketplace and resource, released Seeds of Change : Strategies to create an equitable cannabis industry , a first-of-its-kind report that measures states’ efforts in making social equity a foundational part of cannabis legalization.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 31, 2022

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Political and business leaders surveyed by audience segmentation platform Tunnl are strongly pessimistic about the outlook for the U.S., We wanted to make this important audience available as a highly-influential group of individuals for brands and association to have access to for engagement.”.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Oliver shares her personal experiences and lessons learned as a small business owner in the cannabis industry with Cannabis Business Times. RELATED: 6 Cannabis Business Lessons We Learned Too Late. The value of hiring a professional lobbyist compared to the price you pay for bad policy. I wish I knew… 1.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 15, 2020

The latest proposal submitted by House Democrats, entitled the HEROES Act, includes a provision that would allow “…access to financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers…” The language is from the SAFE Banking Act passed by the House last year. So let’s get started.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 5, 2019

Opportunities for Marijuana Establishments to Access Financial Services: Recent Advancements at the State and Federal Level. The result is that these businesses are cash-only businesses whose only access to capital is through private-equity. Authored By: Hannah King. Proposed Legislation in Maine.

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NORML

JUNE 14, 2019

House of Representatives’ Small Business Committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday on the challenges and opportunities small businesses face in the cannabis industry. Activists in Mississippi have collected approximately two thirds of the needed signatures to qualify a medical cannabis ballot initiative in 2020.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 4, 2021

The Core Business delivered strong organic growth 13 in H1 2021 (17% year-on-year) despite some of Eurofins’ businesses remaining affected by lockdowns during H1 2021. With organic revenues 13% above H1 2019 in H1 2021, Eurofins’ Core Business is once again leading the TIC industry in terms of organic growth.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 7, 2023

They’d collect the cultivation tax from cultivators. They’d collect the excise tax from retailers. This activity has been a huge burden on the legal market and a stain on the state’s alleged enforcement policies. But it will make it easier for businesses to cut out middle men (if they want!)

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 9, 2021

–(BUSINESS WIRE)–International cannabis brand Cookies today announced the debut of new top-shelf concentrate and flower product lines at the Cookies Tacoma retail location, with statewide availability coming soon through an exclusive partnership with expert extraction company Edgemont Group , maker of Full Spec and Leafwerx products. .–(BUSINESS

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PrestoDoctor

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

These challenges include discriminatory policies, limited access to resources and markets, and ongoing racial inequality. Despite facing numerous challenges, including systemic racism and limited access to resources, Black farmers demonstrated resilience and ingenuity in their pursuit of success in the hemp industry.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 30, 2021

Kind Idaho Chair Jackee Winters is laser-focused on qualifying the group’s medical cannabis legalization initiative for the state’s 2022 ballot in order to help her daughter, who suffers from a brain tumor, get legal access to cannabis. It’s time for Idaho to grow up,” she told Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary.

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Cannabis Chronicles

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Mosher, who has studied marijuana policy for roughly 30 years, recently released his new book “In the Weeds,” which he co-wrote with Scott Akins, an associate sociology professor at Oregon State University. The book traces the evolution of society’s views on the drug and how it has affected policy. While legalization across the U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

Mandate that the agreement include provisions for collection of applicable taxes. Indeed, once marijuana becomes lawful under federal law, the DCC should guarantee unrestricted access to every legal adult use and medical market in the country. Among these three additional provisions, the second may be the most interesting.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 24, 2021

“We are delighted to be expanding our Craft Cannabis Collection in the Province of Ontario – Canada’s largest and fastest growing recreational cannabis market,” stated Sugarbud’s CEO, John Kondrosky. We Take Pride. We Take Our Time………….

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 30, 2021

Kind Idaho Chair Jackee Winters is laser-focused on qualifying the group’s medical cannabis legalization initiative for the state’s 2022 ballot in order to help her daughter, who suffers from a brain tumor, get legal access to cannabis. It’s time for Idaho to grow up,” she told Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

They could also drastically simplify the tax collection process and make it harder to cheat, which will raise tax revenue, by moving the tax collection all to the point of sale. million during the second quarter of 2021, California’s cultivation tax represented roughly 12% of the state’s total cannabis tax collected from that period.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 27, 2022

Dear MED Stakeholders: The MED is issuing this notice to inform stakeholders of its ongoing efforts to enhance the accessibility of information open to public disclosure. Beginning Monday, August 8, 2022, the MED will begin publishing all Marijuana Business Final Agency Actions on its website. What is a Final Agency Action?

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 23, 2021

Medicann is a premier cannabis-specialized clinic, providing patients with access to local specialist doctors and pharmacists that have experience prescribing cannabis-based medication. a global leader in the cannabis industry serving both medical and consumer markets and dedicated to helping people improve their lives.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 25, 2022

Every year, the IRS collects billions of dollars from cannabis business owners. Section 280E of the internal revenue code states that businesses “trafficking in controlled substances … prohibited by Federal law” may not deduct any expenses incurred in producing, distributing, and selling that product. BY KEN FORD ?

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MedicalJane

MAY 21, 2020

Licensed medical marijuana businesses, e.g., commercial grow operations, manufacturing facilities, and dispensary stores, are required to use seed-to-sale systems. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the DHSS received 2,266 cannabis business applications filed by at least 700 different groups. Randal Williams, et al.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Senator Ron Wyden introduced legislation in the Senate — The Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act — to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on cannabis business banking issues next week.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cannabis compliance consulting firms Allay Consulting , iComply Cannabis , GMP Collective and TraceTrust today announced the formation of the Cannabis Compliance Alliance , a collaborative group created to put the cannabis industry on the same footing as mainstream business sectors. PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 30, 2021

Kind Idaho Chair Jackee Winters is laser-focused on qualifying the group’s medical cannabis legalization initiative for the state’s 2022 ballot in order to help her daughter, who suffers from a brain tumor, get legal access to cannabis. It’s time for Idaho to grow up,” she told Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 5, 2019

The CCPA is aimed towards bolstering consumers’ privacy rights by instituting notice, storage, retention, security, and other requirements related to collecting consumers’ personal information. Covered Employers Must Provide Notice Regarding Data Collection, and May Be Liable for Statutory Damages for Any Security Breach.

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