NORML

AUGUST 29, 2019

. “These regulations should include age restrictions, prohibitions on the unlicensed commercial production or retail sale of the plant and rational limits with regard to product marketing.” Since 2012, when Colorado and Washington became the first states to regulate adult-use access, past-year youth use has fallen eight percent.

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NORML

MARCH 19, 2019

Thousands of state-licensed and regulated businesses lack access to the banking industry and are unable to accept credit cards, deposit revenues, or write checks to meet payroll or pay taxes because federal law discourages financial institutions from engaging in such partnerships.

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Banking Marijuana Safety Policy 234

Canna Law Blog

MAY 19, 2019

Unsurprisingly, most cannabis stores in California are concentrated around the San Francisco Bay Area and the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, leaving most places in the rest of the state without access to storefront medicinal or adult-use cannabis (delivery to such areas is also a challenge, and is the subject of ongoing litigation ).

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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? NH resident? OK resident?

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Legislation Patients Decriminalization Access 252

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. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of banking access.

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Legislation Decriminalization Access Patients 252

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

The organization has, they say, ……evaluated patient access, affordability, equity, and product safety. With a decline in legislative improvements in state medical cannabis programs, millions of patients are left with limited or no access,” ASA Executive Director Debbie Churgai said. “It Pennsylvania State Rep.

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Veriheal

MAY 16, 2025

Black and Gray Markets Remain Strong Another potential safety threat to medical patients and adults seeking out more affordable weed is the black and legal market. Oversight and Insurance Access to banking isnt the only thing affecting cannabis business profits.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2022

La Jolla, CA: The establishment of licensed cannabis retailers is not independently associated with an increase in traffic crashes, according to data published in the journal Health Economics. In this case, the net effect of expanding access to marijuana on traffic crashes could be quite small.

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NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

This week, officials with the Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board issued their first-ever permits to retailers who wish to allow customers to consume cannabis on the premises. Legislation is pending, House Bill 331, to allow registered medical cannabis patients to access their medicine while at school. MD resident? New Hampshire.

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Legislation Decriminalization Safety Cultivation 181

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 187

NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Veteran Access : HR 1647, the Veterans Equal Access Act, would allow V.A. 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. Your Highness, Carly.

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Legislation Access Patients THC 212

NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Legislation is pending, House Bill 136, to permit physicians to authorize access to medical cannabis for any patient whom they believe would benefit from its therapeutic use. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access in schools.

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Legislation Decriminalization Patients Access 201

NORML

JANUARY 25, 2019

179: The VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019 to facilitate federally-sponsored clinical research into the safety and efficacy of medical cannabis among veterans. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1150, to expand the state’s nascent medical cannabis access law. HI resident? IA resident? MO resident? MO resident? North Dakota.

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Legislation Patients Oil Hemp 170

NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Don Young (R-AK) re-introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act, which protects those engaged in state-lawful medical marijuana programs from federal prosecution. The measures would regulate the use, possession, and retail sale of marijuana by adults. PA resident?

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Legislation Clinical Trials Research and Development Access 132

Veriheal

APRIL 17, 2025

Groups like SAM claim to work in the interest of public health and safety first and foremost, perhaps to distance themselves from the prejudicial roots of anti-legalization in the past. ” SAM is a prominent opponent of legalization by individual states, as well as federal efforts to legalize and provide access.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 5, 2021

BEYOND / HELLO™ Hazleton’s New Retail Design System is Focused on Enhancing the Retail Experience for Pennsylvania Patients. Storefront Expands Access for Patients in Northeast Pennsylvania. Our new store location combines a modern retail design and in-store experience with our best-in-class digital platform.”.

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Retail Access Patients Tincture 72

NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

Governor Gary Herbert (R) of Utah signed legislation into law that strengthens protections for medical cannabis patients and further improves upon the state’s new medical cannabis access program. Separately, House Bill 7371 would establish a regulatory framework for the licensed retail sale of adult-use marijuana. CT resident?

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 187

Veriheal

MAY 9, 2025

There has been a sequence of closures of cannabis businesses over the past year, which potentially means less access to cannabis as well as changes to the cannabis industry. All in all, the agency claims that public safety is driving the shutdowns. Others may feel that this limits cannabis and reduces the ease of access in DC.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 22, 2019

Right now, there is an ongoing battle between the state and local governments for access to cannabis, which should be the first place that states (and possibly even Congress) look when considering legalization. For example, only a small handful of the approximately 90 cities in Los Angeles County allow cannabis retail sales.

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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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Legislation Decriminalization Access Patients 180

NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

New Jersey lawmakers have come to an agreement with Governor Murphy regarding retail marijuana tax rates, settling on charging sales tax by weight as opposed to a specific percentage. Update : HB 2149 was approved by the Public Safety Committee on 2/20. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of access in healthcare facilities.

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 190

NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The House Financial Services subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held a hearing Wednesday to address the lack of access to basic banking services by state-legal marijuana businesses. House Bill 324 seeks to expand and facilitate patients’ access to medical cannabidiol (CBD) products. GA resident?

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 180

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 hemp farms may not engage in retail sales without a hemp retailer license. Provide that hemp farms may not engage in retail sales without a hemp retailer license.

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Hemp Cannabinoids Safety Retail 105

NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

Legislation is pending, House Bill 1272, to expand access to medical cannabis in North Dakota. Update : The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will hold an executive session for HB 399 on 1/17 at 11am. Legislation is pending, House Bill 350, to expand medical cannabis access. ND resident? NH resident? NH resident?

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 220

NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

While patients won’t be rolling up joints full of pungent flower, they can still access oils, tinctures, lozenges, inhalers, topicals, and pills packed with non-intoxicating CBD or THC-A, the acidic precursor of THC. Eventually, patients will use this certificate to access Virginia’s medical dispensaries.

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Marijuana Legalization Oil Programs 237

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

On eve of Commission’s fourth birthday, Marijuana Establishments surpass $2 billion in gross sales since retail stores opened in Massachusetts; progress continues to achieve industry goals. Over the first year of adult-use sales , from November 2018 to November 2019, 33 Marijuana Retailers generated $393.7

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CannaMD

MARCH 3, 2021

Law enforcement, policy makers, and public citizens have long debated how recreational marijuana legalization influences crime and public safety. Does access to marijuana result in an increase in violent crimes over state lines, or does it lessen crime and bolster public safety? And the scale of decreased crime was impressive.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Separately, House Bill 7371 would establish a regulatory framework for the licensed retail sale of adult use marijuana. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 59, to expand medical cannabis access. House Bill 324 seeks to establish a regulatory framework to permit the retail sale of medical CBD products to registered patients.

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Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 152

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 19, 2022

Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced Senate Bill 1336 , which establishes a carryforward tax credit for commercial cannabis retailers. SB 1336 recognizes the difficulties that commercial cannabis retailers face, and provides a hand to a unique and important part of California’s economy.

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Project CBD

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

HerbalGram, the acclaimed quarterly journal of the American Botanical Council, recently published its 2021 “Herb Market Report,” which included data on sales of CBD as an herbal ingredient in mainstream and natural retail channels in the United States. Accessed July 25, 2021. Available at: [link] Accessed October 17, 2022.

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CBD Seed-To-Sale Food Access 144

Cannabis Chronicles

JUNE 27, 2019

In April, the council held a work session examining the public safety and health aspects of legal cannabis. Anderson said the planning commission recommended that retail marijuana businesses be permitted to operate in commercial areas in the Vancouver urban growth area but not in rural centers.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Many of those cities allow only non-retail cannabis operations, such as manufacturing or distribution, “and so are arguably missing the most important part of the legal supply chain,” Jain said. million people without immediate access to cannabis retail, outside of delivery. Together, they account for more than 2.8

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 22, 2019

Tomorrow, a Republican-controlled Senate Banking Committee hearing will examine cannabis businesses’ lack of access to banking services to further consider the SAFE Banking Act. Supporters of the Act have stressed the public-safety concerns that have resulted from the lucrative cannabis industry conducting business on a cash-only basis.

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Banking Legislation Safety Access 108

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 26, 2022

This data helps Californians understand the work we have ahead of us in realizing the promises of cannabis legalization, including supporting access to a safe, legal, and equitable cannabis market across the state and combating the unregulated, illicit market”. Gavin Newsom’s May Revision Budget Proposal includes a one-time $20.5

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CannaMD

APRIL 20, 2021

To review The Botanist’s COVID-19 delivery/pick-up and safety policies, please see: Florida Dispensaries: Coronavirus Policies. To review Columbia Care’s COVID-19 delivery/pick-up and safety policies, please see: Florida Dispensaries: Coronavirus Policies. The Botanist has not publicized any sales at this time. Columbia Care.

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Marijuana Safety Policy Dispensary 116

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2021

The Working Group’s report represents some of the best responsible cannabis policy examining the needs of the community from a variety of aspects including public health and safety as well as social and economic impacts. To date only 10 of the 71 jurisdictions, that voted in favor of Prop 64, license legal storefront cannabis retailers.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 17, 2021

goodblend™ Texas , a retail brand of Parallel , one of the nation’s largest privately-held multi-state cannabis operators, today announced the launch of the first cannabinol (CBN) products for patients registered in the Texas Compassionate Use Program. goodblend™ Texas, a retail brand of Parallel. “We About Parallel.

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