Canna Law Blog

MAY 10, 2024

In response, the Minnesota legislature has acted quickly to allow an avenue for early cultivation providing key guidance for the forthcoming Minnesota legal cannabis market. The main issue surrounds how legal retailers could open for business if they do not have any legal cannabis products to sell.

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MMJ Recs

MARCH 16, 2024

This burgeoning industry encompasses a wide range of activities, including cultivation, processing, distribution, and retail sales of medical cannabis products. The establishment of cultivation, processing, and dispensary facilities creates a diverse array of employment opportunities, spanning from agricultural roles to retail positions.

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MJ Business Attorneys

JANUARY 6, 2023

It’s an especially challenging time for cannabis businesses. Although legal cannabis markets exist at some level in the majority of states in the country today, they fight to survive amidst a web of restrictive and confusing regulations that make it difficult for businesses to operate in the black.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 26, 2021

Rahul Gupta, the nominee for director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), worked as a consultant to Holistic Industries, a multi-state cannabis operator, for nine months in 2020. Biden’s White House Drug Czar Nominee Worked For A Marijuana Business, Records Show. Marijuana Moment reports.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 2, 2023

From business and health to recreational and comedy, these podcasts are sure to elevate your listening experience. The Cannabis Enigma Podcast is a collaboration between The Cannigma and Americans for Safe Access. Hosted by seasoned growers, this podcast is a treasure trove of cultivation knowledge and green-thumb inspiration.

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CannaMD

MARCH 19, 2020

To that, end we’ve organized official policies – including delivery details and more – for all Florida dispensaries , below. We pride ourselves on the cleanliness and sanitary conditions of our facilities and dispensaries and have an ongoing Safety Policy Plan to assure sanitary production facilities. COLUMBIA CARE.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Despite the growing public acceptance of marijuana and the fact that a majority of states have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes (37 states and the District of Columbia have enacted medical marijuana legislation), federal law still treats marijuana cultivation and sale as a criminal offense. See 21 U.S.C. § 801, et seq.

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NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

The US House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a legislative hearing entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.” ” This marks the first time that members of the Energy and Commerce Committee will hear and debate issues specific to marijuana policy reform. FL resident? IN resident? NH resident?

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Hochul nominated former Drug Policy Alliance staffer Chris Alexander for executive director of the new Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) and former New York Assemblywoman Tremaine Wright for chair of the Cannabis Control Board (CCB) during a special legislative session that convened Sept. Kathy Hochul less than two weeks do what former Gov.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Founder and President Corey Barnette says that his extensive business background gave him a solid foundation for his entrance into the cannabis space. And now that he’s spent years here, navigating the cultivation side of the industry and monitoring broader trends in the U.S., MM: You have engaged in a diversity of business.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Let’s take a look at how businesses are parting ways with traditional “cannabis tests” as well as how legal access leads to fair employment opportunities for consumers alike. As such, there is much variance between each state’s set of regulations, like possession limits and cultivation rights.

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PrestoDoctor

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

These pioneers played a pivotal role in the cultivation and success of the hemp industry. For centuries, Black farmers across America have toiled the land, harnessing their expertise and knowledge to cultivate hemp crops. Enslaved Africans and later free Black farmers were responsible for cultivating vast hemp plantations.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Hochul nominated former Drug Policy Alliance staffer Chris Alexander for executive director of the new Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) and former New York Assemblywoman Tremaine Wright for chair of the Cannabis Control Board (CCB) during a special legislative session that convened Sept. Kathy Hochul less than two weeks do what former Gov.

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NORML

JANUARY 9, 2020

With the 2020 legislative session already in full swing in many states, NORML chapters across the country are organizing lobby days to advocate for sensible reform policies in their state. Maryland Cannabis Policy Lobby Day. 2019 was a record year for marijuana reform, with more NORML chapters holding lobby days than ever before.

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The Cannigma

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Cannabis policy in Bolivia Bolivia enforces strict penalties for cannabis-related offenses. The possession, use, sale, or cultivation of cannabis can result in legal consequences ranging from fines to imprisonment. Individuals and businesses dealing with CBD products should remain attentive to evolving regulatory frameworks.

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Project CBD

JUNE 16, 2023

The result: Cascading business failures across the industry. One in five cultivators have voluntarily surrendered their licenses this year. The probable closure of a significant percentage of California’s retailers will further destabilize the overall industry as cannabis farmers and manufacturers lose access to legal-market customers.

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MMJ Recs

AUGUST 30, 2021

Even though laws were put into place that legalized MMJ and made it possible for qualifying patients to access the medication, dispensaries and sales had not yet come into play. According to the Marijuana Policy Project, each state has its own tax laws regarding the legal sale of medical marijuana.

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MMJ Recs

MARCH 20, 2024

These facilities provide a diverse selection of cannabis products, including flower, concentrates, edibles, and topicals, sourced from state-licensed cultivators and manufacturers. Through these specialized services, Maryland dispensaries play a crucial role in providing accessible and quality medical cannabis options to patients statewide.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

The Company closed the first phase of its multiphase expansion project of an up to 558,000 square foot new cultivation and production facility in Matteson, Illinois. To that end, as CEO, I am more confident than ever in our strategy, fundamentals, asset base, and current growth ramp of our business as we look ahead to 2022.”.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 7, 2021

Black market cannabis cultivation is a serious issue for California, where high taxes and limited access to legal weed are making it hard for legal businesses to compete with illicit sales. The post US Attorney General Says Busting Legal Weed Businesses Is the Feds’ Lowest Priority appeared first on SpeedWeed.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Patients and their caregivers could also apply for a permit to cultivate and process their own cannabis for their own personal medicinal use, with undetermined restrictions to be left to regulations put forth by the OCM. The explicit language barring patients from “smoking” would be removed. development and hiring programs.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 8, 2021

An Albany lawmaker has proposed a bill to make it easier for transgender and non-binary business people to participate in the emerging adult-use cannabis industry. The law sets aside 50% of cannabis licenses for cultivators, processors, distributors and dispensaries, aimed at minority applicants, women, distressed farmers and veterans.

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NORML

JANUARY 15, 2019

In Senate testimony today, nominee for Attorney General William Barr committed to not use the limited resources of the Department of Justice to prosecute state-regulated and compliant marijuana businesses. The enactment of these policies have not negatively impacted workplace safety , crime rates , traffic safety , or youth use patterns.

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NORML

MARCH 21, 2020

However, the work of reforming our nation’s failed marijuana laws is not suspended therefore we’re still updating you policy efforts across the country. Veteran Access : HR 1647, the Veterans Equal Access Act, would allow V.A. Send a message to your governor in support of medical cannabis access in schools.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 21, 2021

I think this industry is ever-changing, and our owners know that and are prepared for that,” Martin told Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary. The NDA launched roughly five years ago as an advocacy and trade association for the retail segment of the market but has recently expanded to include cannabis cultivators and distributors.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 6, 2021

In response to a reporter’s question of whether he supported the high court’s decision, AMLO answered that his government “decided not to intervene” in the high court’s decision — but that his administration would be willing to promote a law reversing the course of legalization should widened access to cannabis “harm” the country. .

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 12, 2023

The first amendment adds that a “craft grower may contain up to 14,000 square feet (instead of 5,000) of canopy space on its premises for plants in the flowering state, which must be cultivated in all stages of growth in an enclosed and secure area.” For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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NORML

JANUARY 6, 2020

The measure permits individuals 21 and older to possess and purchase up to an ounce of cannabis and creates a system to license and regulate retail marijuana businesses. Limited home cultivation is also permitted under the measure. MPP and the New Approach PAC are actively backing both proposals.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2019

Financial institutions that work with marijuana businesses must conduct due diligence to ensure that marijuana businesses are complying with state law. That has made it very difficult for many hemp and hemp-derived CBD (“Hemp-CBD”) businesses to access bank accounts. That is changing.

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MMJ Recs

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

As Missouri patients gain access to medical cannabis for various qualifying conditions, understanding and advocating for MMJ patient rights is of paramount importance. Home Cultivation : Some MMJ patients have the right to cultivate a limited number of cannabis plants for personal use, subject to specific requirements and approvals.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 28, 2020

National Cannabis Industry Association Releases Extensive Report on Vaping Illness and Related Policy. NCIA’s Policy Council urges consumers to only purchase regulated and tested cannabis products from the state-legal market. We’re sure you have read all the opinions available on this report by now.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 28, 2021

Whatever the merits of Raich when it was decided, federal policies of the past 16 years have greatly undermined its reasoning,” Thomas wrote. This intellectually dishonest position (of federal MJ prohibition) … complicates the ability of states to successfully regulate and oversee state-legal marijuana businesses.”. 20-645_9p6b.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2022

The cannabis tax reform trailer bill will: Indefinitely suspend the cannabis cultivation tax effective July 1, 2022. Retain the current 15-percent excise tax rate until at least 2025, and thereafter increase the tax rate (no higher than 19 percent) as necessary to make up for cultivation-tax revenue.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 3, 2023

This has caused a long list of issues, such as unregulated businesses serving the general public. Just recently, some of these illegal businesses were also found to be selling tainted products that were contaminated with things such as E. Businesses are prohibited from having more than 25 employees on their delivery team.

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

The measure would impose a civil penalty of $200 for the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana, as well as for the cultivation of up to two marijuana plants. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 2134, to permit qualifying patients to cultivate personal use quantities of cannabis for therapeutic purposes. ND resident? ND resident?

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 10, 2021

The first topic we’ll cover is how to start a cannabis business, including tips on location, cost, and long-term success in cannabis. While it may seem like state legalization is a green light for cannabis businesses to open up on every corner, it’s not quite that simple. Which cannabis business model is right for me? .

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 23, 2021

Today, we’ll focus on picking the right place for your weed business. How to choose a place for your cannabis business in 3 steps: Determine where you’re allowed to go. Local government will play a role in determining if and how your business operates, so get to know your city managers, town council members and the zoning authority.

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