Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 28, 2021

million people and a cannabis retailer density of approximately one store for every 194k people in the region. The 3,250 square foot dispensary is one of only ten stores in the West Hollywood area that is licensed for both delivery and storefront retail. With more than 3.6 ” Mr. . ” Mr. . million , comprised of $8.5

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Michigan’s unregulated cannabis market poses an immediate threat to the health of all Michiganders, and the Michigan Cannabis Safety Act updates outdated laws to help ensure all Michiganders have access to tested, tracked and labeled cannabis products,” MCMA Board Chair Shelly Edgerton told Mlive.com. . “We Companies such as The Botanical Co.

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Programs Chronic Pain Patients Retail 79

MMJ Recs

MARCH 23, 2024

Legalization may offer expanded access to medical cannabis for patients suffering from various conditions, providing alternative treatment options and symptom relief. However, challenges remain in ensuring equitable access to participation in the legal cannabis market and addressing disparities in ownership and representation.

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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. Changes in regulations can have ripple effects throughout the industry, impacting supply chains, investment strategies, and consumer access to medical cannabis products.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

Combined Operations Pair Eaze Delivery Expertise with Green Dragon Retail Operations Excellence, Expanding Consumer Access to Cannabis Across Four of the Fastest-Growing U.S. The combined company will operate 42 delivery and storefront retail locations and serve markets with a combined value of nearly $10 billion. With over 7.8

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 1, 2021

Under the agreement, Native Roots will establish a new tissue culture program at their flagship Denver facility leveraging FRB’s proprietary Clean Stock® platform. At launch, the program will be the first-of-its-kind in Colorado , a differentiating factor in an increasingly competitive market. About Native Roots Cannabis Co.

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Programs Supply Chain Research and Development Hemp 98

NORML

JUNE 25, 2019

Pritzker has signed legislation legalizing the adult use of marijuana and regulating its commercial production and retail sale. Patients enrolled in the state’s medical cannabis program will be legally permitted for the first time to personally cultivate up to five marijuana plants. Illinois Gov.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

One of the Largest Cultivation and Production Sites on the East Coast Will Serve the Increasing Number of New York Medical Patients with its First Harvest Planned for Q4 2021. This is an incredible time for the state’s cannabis program. NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Columbia Care Inc. The first harvest is planned for Q4 2021.

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Cultivation Programs Seed-To-Sale Dispensary 52

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Workers at New York Cultivation & Processing Facility Win Significant Wage Increases and Benefits. The bargaining unit covers approximately sixty workers who work at the company’s cultivation and processing facility in Orange County. Local 338 RWDSU Contact: Nikki Kateman, nkateman@local338.org org , 347-668-2860.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

As part of that commitment to the city, STIIIZY Benicia will provide safe and quality access to multiple beloved cannabis brands including STIIIZY, California’s number 1 selling brand, according to a recent BDSA report. STIIIZY now includes the BLESSED by STIIIZY line, proceeds of which will benefit the STIIIZY community giving program.

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Retail Access Vaping Business 98

SpeedWeed

APRIL 3, 2021

Cuomo’s administration projects that legalization could generate 30,000 to 60,000 jobs across New York and that tax collection from the program could reach $350 million annually, the release states. Local governments are permitted to opt-out of retail dispensaries or on-site consumption licensing by Dec.

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Programs Cultivation Legislation Retail 52

NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

Legislation is pending, House Bill 1389 / Senate Bill 1860, to permit the use, possession, and retail sale of marijuana for adults. House Bill 1359 would create a 5 year medical marijuana pilot program, allowing patients to access their medicine from licensed dispensaries. IN resident? New Hampshire. NH resident? NH resident?

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Legislation Decriminalization Access Patients 243

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Cannabinoid Hemp Program Regulations (Finally) Finalized. While much attention is focused on New York’s adult-use cannabis market, the CCB and Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) are also responsible for overseeing both the Medical Marijuana and Cannabinoid Hemp Programs. cannabinoid hemp and hemp extract.” CBD products).

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Programs Hemp Supply Chain Seed-To-Sale 52

Veriheal

JULY 26, 2023

Georgia medical cannabis patients will soon have greater access to treatment as cannabis oil will be sold in many more pharmacies. Eligible patients were granted access to low-THC marijuana oil. In 2019, Georgia’s General Assembly passed Georgia’s Hope Act, which legalized the regulated cultivation of marijuana in the State.

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Oil Patients Access THC 98

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2023

Here comes more New York cannabis program litigation. medical cannabis providers), including Acreage Holdings, PharmaCann, Green Thumb Industries and Curaleaf, two potential retail dispensary applicants and a medical cannabis practitioner.

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Retail Dispensary Programs Cannabis 73

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 30, 2022

Under this proposal, the AG is also provided with the ability to authorize increases in the total number of federally approved marijuana cultivators. The Attorney General is provided with a 60-day timeline to either affirm or reject applicants for licensure. BILLS-117s253es. Senate members in 2020 passed a similar version of S.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 24, 2021

With the Eastern seaboard’s most ambitious Adult Use program primed to explode, New Jersey’s Superior Court Appellate Division (“Appellate Division”) just lifted its “stay” on scoring 18 month old Medical Marijuana applications clearing the way for 5 cultivation, 15 dispensary, and 4 vertically integrated license awards. 24:6I Et Seq.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Following pushback from industry stakeholders and lawmakers, the state Department of Revenue has decided to remove an unpopular ban on CBD products from the state’s cannabis program rules. For shops that had already begun investing in separate retail space for CBD sales, however, the about-face was more bittersweet.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 5, 2022

Back in May though, Governor Gavin Newsom gave some hope to operators when he announced his proposal to eliminate the current cultivation tax. Newsom’s proposal also shifts the tax collection burden from distributors to retailers starting next year. This means that effective July 1, 2022, the cultivation tax is gone.

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Retail Cultivation Programs Cannabis 68

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2022

The cannabis tax reform trailer bill will: Indefinitely suspend the cannabis cultivation tax effective 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.

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Supply Chain Legislation Collective Retail 52

NORML

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 165, to establish a medical marijuana access program for qualified patients with a physician’s recommendation to access medical marijuana from licensed retail outlets. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical marijuana access. AL resident? New Hampshire.

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Legislation Patients Decriminalization Access 239

MMJ Recs

OCTOBER 26, 2023

This means that the regulations governing the use, cultivation, and distribution of medical marijuana differ considerably from one state to another. Understanding MMJ regulations on a state-by-state basis is essential for both patients seeking access to MMJ and the businesses and professionals operating within this industry.

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Law Marijuana Programs Dispensary 98

SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The new Springfield location incorporates many of the attributes that Director of Retail David Brodsky says sets the company apart in the state: a focus on retail paired with robust branding and a wide selection of products. Polling looks good, so I think we’re going to be all right,” he says. View original article.

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Cultivation Dispensary Retail Education 56

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Others – banking on lack of enforcement – may simply be selling cannabis at retail even though no licenses are yet available. Failure to effectively regulate the cannabis market in New York could gain the attention of federal authorities and put New York’s cannabis program at risk of federal enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act.

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Retail Cannabis Environment Banking 52

Veriheal

JANUARY 3, 2023

24, 2022, the state completely removed the qualifying conditions list that patients used to have to adhere to in order to qualify for the medical cannabis program. In March 2021, the state also further reformed cannabis laws by legalizing the retail use of cannabis.

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Retail Dispensary Business Conditions 99

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JUNE 5, 2019

New Jersey has expanded their medical marijuana program due to increases in patient demand coupled with shortages in supply. As a result, New Jersey’s medical marijuana program fell behind their ability to serve patients in a timely, affordable manner. However, the new program is a stark departure from this previous model.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports… Georgia’s top elected leaders moved forward Tuesday with a program to provide medical marijuana to the state’s 15,000 registered patients, nearly seven months after Gov. Brian Kemp signed it into law. Kemp, House Speaker David Ralston and Lt. Hurting Georgians are waiting.”.

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Programs Oil Patients Access 45

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 18, 2022

On top of these excise taxes, which combined can approach 40%, there is a state cultivation tax currently imposed on cannabis flowers at a rate of $161.28/dry-weight dry-weight pound (and some local jurisdictions impose additional cultivation taxes).

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Retail Cultivation Collective Programs 52

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Alabama legalized medical a medical cannabis program on May 17, 2021 when Governor Ivey signed SB 46 into law. The law provides for up to 12 cultivator licenses, up to four processor licenses, up to four dispensary licenses, and up to five integrated facility licenses.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

However, when the majority of cities and counties end up banning cannabis businesses, the illegal market rages on and legal access becomes a problem. County plans to allow the following businesses in in its borders in 2023: 25 retail. 10 cultivation (indoor or mixed light only). A copy of the ballot measure can be found here.

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Retail Cultivation Business Programs 79

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

Gavin Newsom introduced proposed revisions to his 2022-2023 budget proposal, which would eliminate the cannabis cultivation tax rate beginning July 1, 2022. The 15% excise tax on cannabis sales would remain, and the collection and remittance of that tax would be limited to retail sales beginning January 1, 2023.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 13, 2022

Some changes include: Setting the cultivation tax rate at zero beginning July 1, 2022. Shifting the point of collection and remittance for excise tax from distribution to retail on January 1, 2023, maintaining a 15 percent excise tax rate. million to help expand access to legal retail throughout California.

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Supply Chain Collective Retail Programs 52

NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Several mayors across the state of New Jersey are calling for automatic expungement provisions to be included in the state’s marijuana regulation bill, and are threatening to ban retail sales in their jurisdictions if state lawmakers pass legislation without it. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 4, 2021

Luckily, “compassionate care” programs are still common, and patients who are in need still have avenues to find a helping hand. Access problems and medical cannabis. Even with legal medical mariuaana programs in 36 states and the District of Columbia, patients can still face access problems for the following reasons: Economic issues.

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Programs Patients Access Medicine 111

NORML

JANUARY 18, 2019

At the state level, patients in Ohio and Oklahoma now have access to medical cannabis, as sales began in both states this week. A medical cannabis access bill was signed into law in the U.S. Legislation is pending, House Bill 5595, to permit the use, possession, cultivation, and retail sale of marijuana for adults 21 and over.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In addition, HB4161 would: Permit the wholesale and retail sale of cannabinoids, hemp concentrate, or any other intermediate hemp cannabinoid products. Provide that no person shall cultivate or grow hemp for commercial purposes unless licensed by the Department of Agriculture and subject to the rules of the Department.

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NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

North Dakota’s first medical cannabis dispensary opened its doors last week in Fargo; and registered out-of-state medical cannabis patients will now be able to access their medicine while visiting Hawaii. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 24, to expand access to medical cannabis in the state. CO resident? GA resident?

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Legislation Patients Access Seed-To-Sale 168