Medicinal Marijuana Association

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Partnering with local businesses expands outreach. Start by defining the purpose of your event, whether it’s educational, recreational, or advocacy-focused. Collect feedback from participants to improve future events and build a stronger community around cannabis education and advocacy.

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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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Veriheal

AUGUST 22, 2023

Sublime Collaborates With Expert Cultivators The aesthetics of the Reefers by Sublime packaging and merch align with the band’s visual identity, featuring the iconic “40 Oz to Freedom” sun cover art , originally designed by Opie Ortiz. Reefers by Sublime pre-rolls come in 0.7

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NORML

JANUARY 7, 2020

Over the course of twelve months, the proud fighters of the Las Vegas chapter have taken cannabis advocacy, education and community to otherworldly levels through a variety of far-reaching ways. Visited Sandy Valley, NV in support of a cultivation facility. Spoke with high-profile politicians such as Cory Booker and Susie Lee.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Chu also noted that he was among the leaders of a health advocacy group that has lobbied against cannabis businesses in Marin. The state allows indoor cultivation of up to six plants for personal use per household, which municipalities cannot ban. Delivery services are banned from opening headquarters in the city.

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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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Veriheal

MAY 20, 2022

Woody Harrelson’s new dispensary opened for business, Thailand announced its giveaway of 1 million cannabis plants, and Vermont awarded its first cannabis cultivation license. For Harrelson, the opening of his new shop represents the culmination of years of advocacy work. Vermont Issues First Cannabis Cultivation License.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2022

State Panel Endorses 16 Cannabis Businesses as Social Equity Applicants. A state panel approved Tuesday the first batch of applicants seeking to open cannabis cultivation businesses in Connecticut as social equity business owners, given special consideration as members of communities negatively impacted by the war on drugs.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Established by cannabis trade associations, advocacy groups, and cooperatives across the country—including Origins Council (CA), F.A.R.M.S. These producers operate on a much smaller scale than traditional agriculture with many cultivating less than an acre of total canopy. 14, 2022 by Rep. as cannabis becomes federally legal.”.

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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.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 21, 2021

Will it have the social and economic impact many legislators and advocacy groups hope for? Under MRTA, extensive amendments will be made to the Penal Law to allow for personal possession of cannabis as well as the cultivation, production, and distribution of cannabis with proper licensing.

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Veriheal

APRIL 13, 2022

Fortunately, in an attempt to reverse what Natalynne DeLapp, executive director of the Humboldt County Growers Association, describes as a “statewide issue,” local governments are pushing to provide cannabis businesses with the tax relief that they so rightly deserve. What Do California’s Cannabis Tax Rollbacks Represent?

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The law used very specific language that allowed certain aspects of a medical cannabis program, such as prescriptions from doctors, but failed to address other factors such as cultivation and distribution. The new bill , which authorized the framework for the cultivation and distribution of non-smokable cannabis products, was signed by Gov.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 1, 2021

Mendelson’s bill gives licensing priority to existing medical marijuana businesses and local residents who are social equity applicants – including those convicted of cannabis-related offenses and/or living in impoverished areas of DC. Bowser’s bill does not give any preference to existing marijuana business in the District.

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MMJ Recs

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The state established the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MCRSA) in 2015, leading to the creation of the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation and the introduction of a regulatory framework for MMJ dispensaries, cultivators, and manufacturers.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 28, 2021

–(BUSINESS WIRE)–International cannabis brand Cookies today announced its long-awaited expansion to the East Coast in partnership with New Día , LLC in Worcester, Massachusetts. New Día is an exceptional minority-owned business, neighbor, and benchmark for inclusion and diversity within the cannabis industry in Massachusetts.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2021

–(BUSINESS WIRE)–International cannabis brand Cookies announced today licensing agreements with TerrAscend NJ LLC, a subsidiary of TerrAscend Corp. TerrAscend operates a 140,000 square foot cultivation and processing facility in The Garden State. “We BOONTON, N.J.–(BUSINESS

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 10, 2021

–(BUSINESS WIRE)– PSI Labs , an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based ISO 17025 accredited Safety Compliance Facility that provides essential cannabis testing services, today announced its expansion into Southern California with the acquisition of pH Solutions, LLC. Monrovia-Based Lab Acquisition Strengthens Cannabis Testing In California.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The Center for Community Alternatives (CCA) is a leader in community-based alternatives to incarceration and policy advocacy to reduce reliance on incarceration. Mass CultivatED. Mass CultivatED is the nation’s first jails to jobs cannabis program. The Center for Community Alternatives/. Clean Slate NY (501c3). Massachusetts.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 22, 2022

This past weekend, I was finally able to attend the renowned International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) here in Barcelona, Spain. Unfortunately, Spain has no organized industry lobby and insufficient political advocacy. Possible legalization of medicinal cannabis creates business opportunities.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 25, 2021

–(BUSINESS WIRE)–International cannabis brand COOKIES is launching its first-ever “superstore” in Santa Ana, California, on Saturday, June 26th. The company went mainstream in 2011 and has grown its business through the combination of globally recognized premium genetics, popular culture resonance, and social media influence.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 19, 2021

For many, including those who have been in the cannabis business for decades, prohibition still runs strong, even in areas that have legalized or decriminalized cannabis. In addition to its public policy and advocacy efforts towards legalization, Hawthorne has committed $2.5 Around 80% of cannabis business owners are white.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 14, 2021

She founded the Origins Council, a nonprofit education, research and advocacy organization dedicated to driving sustainable rural economic development within cannabis-producing regions. . Coleman cultivated cannabis for more than 20 years before she moved into patient and policy advocacy, her focus for the past seven years. .

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NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

The bills would also allow for the expungement of certain prior convictions, delivery of medical marijuana to qualified patients, and restructures the medical marijuana licensure process to eliminate the requirement that business be vertically integrated. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of home cultivation rights.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 3, 2021

After years of tireless advocacy and extraordinarily hard work, that time is coming to an end in New York state,” Cuomo said. It would increase the number of allotted caregivers per patient, allow home cultivation of medical cannabis for patients and permit people with a substantial list of medical conditions to access medical cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Today’s guidance removes much of that concern, such as clarifying that banks do not have to file suspicious activity reports for customers solely because they are engaged in the growth or cultivation of hemp.

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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.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 15, 2019

In addition, the taxpayer must have exercised ordinary business care and prudence in determining whether to obtain additional advice based on the taxpayer’s own information and knowledge. 1 Alterman should be read by anyone contemplating engaging in commercial business within the cannabis industry. 1 IRC §6651(a)(1).

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NORML

MAY 29, 2019

Even after this bill passes there will still be work to do to give adults in Illinois access to cannabis without having to purchase it from a limited amount of stores and cultivators,” said Dan Linn, Executive Director of Illinois NORML. Follow Illinois NORML on Facebook and Twitter and support their work at their website.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 21, 2022

He has been growing businesses for more than 20 years. Mr. Coniglio used a combination of acquisitions, partnerships and organic growth to execute a successful business plan and exit. Coniglio was a Managing Director at JPMorgan, leading three separate investment banking businesses to #1 positions over his 14 year career at the firm.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 13, 2021

–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #Indiancountry — Santa Fe Farms , a company leading the development of the industrial hemp industry, announced today executive leadership changes and strategy to supply tier 1 customers with industrial hemp-based materials at scale while helping them meet their ESG commitments. SANTA FE, N.M.–(BUSINESS

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Veriheal

JUNE 6, 2022

” AB 2691 recently passed through the Assembly Business and Professions Committee. Hope for Small Farmers and Cultivators. Origins Council is an advocacy organization with about 900 members consisting of rural cannabis farms throughout California. MacNear views her position as one that oversees a food business.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Columbia Care Inc. Justice reform: Nolef Turns provides direct services to justice-involved individuals; advocacy that raises awareness of the need for resentencing, ending the war on drugs, probation and parole reform; and an expedited path to automatic expungements. About BIPOCANN.

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NORML

MARCH 3, 2020

Allows for home cultivation for personal use. NO CRTA = prohibits home cultivation for adult-use and classifies any amount of plants as at least a misdemeanor. NO CRTA = prohibits home cultivation for adult-use and classifies any amount of plants as at least a misdemeanor. Adequate improvements to the medical program.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

By that point, industry insiders say, many small farmers could be all but wiped off the legal cannabis cultivation map. Late spring and early summer are when the first rounds of harvest—referred to as “light deps” for the cultivation technique employed (which involves light deprivation)—typically begin. But that was a month ago.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

–(BUSINESS WIRE)– PSI Labs , an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based ISO 17025 accredited Safety Compliance Facility that provides essential cannabis testing services, today announced its expansion of services after a strong performance in 2021, including a strategic acquisition of pH Solutions, LLC in Monrovia, California. ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(BUSINESS

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 20, 2021

The bill will allow individuals over the age of 18 to possess up to 28 grams of flower, and cultivate up to six plants (or eight per household) for personal use. More than two years have passed since the Mexican Supreme Court declared that it was everyones’ constitutional right to consume and cultivate cannabis. .

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