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How Medical Marijuana is Cultivated, Processed, and Distributed in the USA

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In the United States, medical marijuana cultivation is governed by a patchwork of state laws and regulations. Each state has its own set of rules regarding cultivation permits, plant limits, security measures, and licensing requirements.

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Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has released a report examining the efficacy of state medical cannabis laws.

Cannabis Law Report

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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The Battle of Big Candy & Marijuana

Cannabis Law Report

For decades, the marijuana industry has been fighting stigmatizing rhetoric, the war on drugs, the smuggler and back alley feel, varying state laws, continued federal prohibition, lack of access to traditional banking, and on and on. To say that marijuana has fought an uphill battle is an understatement.

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Alliance for Sensible Markets Calls On CA, OR, CO & WA To Join Interstate Compact For Cannabis Trade

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Dear Governors, When the federal government legalizes cannabis, the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution guarantees that producers across our four states will have non-discriminatory access to every legal adult use and medical market in the country. State legal cannabis industries operate today in direct violation of federal law.

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American Banker Article: BankThink A tech solution to the pot banking problem

Cannabis Law Report

Many legal cannabis suppliers and retailers are being forced to operate in a cash-intensive market due to federal laws that limit access to traditional banking. Also, the know-your-customer requirements are more significant than normal because similar transactions may or may not be allowed pending various state laws.

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Ayr Receives Final License to Sell Adult-Use Cannabis in Watertown, the Company’s Second Approved Adult-Use Dispensary in Greater Boston 

Cannabis Law Report

“With our approval today to open our Watertown dispensary, Ayr will soon have two adult-use dispensaries serving Greater Boston, which has historically been under-served in access to adult-use cannabis,” said Jonathan Sandelman, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Ayr.

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Unique Banking Challenges MSOs Encounter

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These multi state operators (MSOs) need to take the specific requirements of each state into account in every aspect of their business, from product types offered to how they bank. What are some of the issues that impact an MSO’s ability to access banking? What are multi-state operators?

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