Veriheal

MARCH 2, 2024

Yet, at the same time, the new amendment to Japan’s cannabis control legislation will also impose harsher bans and punishments for the consumption of recreational tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-containing cannabis products. So, with all of these changes, the question remains: Is weed legal in Japan?

Legalization

Veriheal

MAY 20, 2022

Friday the 13th marked the grand opening of actor and cannabis advocate Woody Harrelson’s new dispensary-consumption lounge hybrid, The Woods. The Woods is the first of many new consumption lounges expected to open in West Hollywood in the coming months. With Vermont’s retail cannabis market slated to open on Oct.

Dispensary

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

Hemp Roundtable, the industry’s national advocacy organization, opined in March that products with intoxicating effect should not be marketed as hemp, but rather should be regulated akin to adult-use cannabis. The bill would also prohibit retail sales of cannabinoid products intended for human consumption that contain more than 0.3%

Hemp

NORML

MAY 10, 2019

Legislation is pending, AB 1465, that would allow licensing of cannabis consumption cafés and lounges in California. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of cannabis consumption lounges. Retailer licenses would be issued by the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control to sell up to one ounce per customer per day.

Legislation

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 social consumption sites.

Legislation

NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

Governor Janet Mills (D) of Maine signed legislation into law to allow the production and retail sale of hemp-derived CBD products. Legislation is pending, AB 286, to temporarily reduce tax rates imposed on the retail sale and commercial cultivation of cannabis. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of social consumption.

Legislation

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. At a more local level, city council members in Springfield, Illinois approved the state’s first marijuana consumption space. New Hampshire. Update : S.54

Legislation

NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

The pending legislation seeks to establish a regulatory framework to permit the retail sale of medical CBD products to registered patients. Legislation is pending, House Bill 481, to allow for the use, possession, and retail sale of marijuana by adults. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of social consumption sites.

Legislation

NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

At the state level, Alaska regulators have voted in favor of plans to permit on-site marijuana consumption at designated retailers. The measures would regulate the use, possession, and retail sale of marijuana by adults. Pre-filed legislation seeks to allow for the use, possession, and retail sale of marijuana by adults.

Legislation

Veriheal

MAY 19, 2021

Many states across the United States have chosen to legalize cannabis for either medical or both medical and retail consumption. According to Dr. Peter Grinspoon, a PCP at Harvard Medical School and a board member of the Doctors For Cannabis Regulation Advocacy Group Delta 8 has vast potential in the medical field.

THC

NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

It allows limited social consumption spaces, reciprocity for out-of-state patients, shields registered patients from employment discrimination and the loss of child custody, and phases out retail sales taxes on medical cannabis, among other changes.

Legislation

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Consumption Lounge Will Complement Newest Retail Location in Central California and Feature Cookies’ Line of Top-Shelf Cannabis Products. consumption lounge in Coalinga, a city in Fresno County. Access to the consumption lounge requires an online reservation. COALINGA, Calif.–(BUSINESS Durian Ave. About Cookies.

Consumption

NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Legislation is pending, House Bill 708 / Senate Bill 686, to legalize the use, possession, cultivation, and retail sale of small amounts of marijuana for adults. The measure would prohibit landlords from arbitrarily refusing to provide housing access to an individual based solely on their possession or consumption of medical cannabis.

Legislation

Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 17, 2022

The DHV, as the largest advocacy group for advocates of legalization, wants to bring the views of consumers and activists into the discussion with its concept. For adults in particular, the risk of cannabis consumption is lower than that of alcohol. In principle, the DHV advocates the legal sale of cannabis from the age of 18.

Hemp

NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

After months of negotiation, Governor Murphy of New Jersey and state legislators have reached a deal on what will be included in upcoming legislation to legalize the adult-use and retail sale of marijuana in the state of New Jersey. Alaska became the first state to permit on-site adult use cannabis consumption, as Lt. CT resident?

Legislation

Veriheal

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The state’s leading physician advocacy group, the Vermont Medical Society , initially issued the rejected recommendations to the Cannabis Control Board. Public cannabis consumption is prohibited, as well as the use of the plant in spaces where tobacco smoking is forbidden.

THC

Veriheal

JUNE 6, 2022

Giving these smaller farmers opportunities at locally approved events to expose the public to their products increases consumer choice and offers farmers a better chance to reach retail shelves which is their ultimate goal. This is not about circumventing retailers but growing the industry overall.

Seed-To-Sale

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.

Supply Chain

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. Legislation is pending, House Bill 356, to permit the use, possession, and retail sale of cannabis for adults 21 and over. MD resident? New Mexico.

Legislation

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 18, 2021

Advocacy Groups Celebrate. Licensed retailers will be subject to both state and local regulations, and local municipalities may impose moratoriums on cannabis-related businesses. Retail purchases will be subject to the state’s sales tax. Retail purchases will be subject to the state’s sales tax.

Legalization

NORML

MAY 31, 2019

This week, the US Food and Drug Administration is taking in-person public testimony with regard to the “manufacturing, product quality, marketing, labeling, and sale” of CBD-infused retail products. It also phases out retail sales taxes on medical cannabis, amongst other changes. NJ resident?

Legislation

Veriheal

MARCH 9, 2023

If State Question 820 is approved, cannabis consumption and possession will be legalized for adults aged 21 and over. Oklahoma’s cannabis legalization campaign is being led by lobbyists from the advocacy group Oklahomans for Sensible Marijuana Laws. The election is set to commence on March 7, 2023.

Recreational

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2021

Testing of cannabis seized from illicit retailers in B.C. Cannabis Secretariat sent 20 dried cannabis samples, seized by the provincial Community Safety Unit from illicit retailers in the Metro Vancouver region, to a federally licensed analytical testing lab in February 2021. Here’s the BC Govt report.

Safety

NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Activists in Oregon have filed a 2020 ballot initiative with the Secretary of State that, if approved, would allow social cannabis consumption sites and protect consumers from employment discrimination. Separately, House Bill 7371 would establish a regulatory framework for the licensed retail sale of adult use marijuana. CT resident?

Legislation

Medicinal Marijuana Association

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Cannabis education advocates responsible consumption. Start by defining the purpose of your event, whether it’s educational, recreational, or advocacy-focused. Ensure compliance with local regulations and restrictions regarding cannabis consumption at the event. Partnering with local businesses expands outreach.

Advocacy

SpeedWeed

MARCH 1, 2021

Mendelson’s bill sets the cultivation, manufacturing and retailer license fees at $7,000. Both bills are open to but noncommittal about on-site marijuana consumption lounges. At least one advocacy group is supporting Mendelson’s bill. “We Each measure says it is something regulators can consider.

Recreational

NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

Furthermore, Virginia’s consumption/product regulations are smoke-free. The retail side of these facilities are technically pharmacies — also not novel in medical cannabis regulation — and these pharmacies only dispense medical cannabis products.

Legalization

SpeedWeed

MARCH 29, 2021

After years of tireless advocacy and extraordinarily hard work, that time is coming to an end in New York State.” . The new agency would license cannabis producers, processors, distributors, retailers, and other businesses in the industry. View original article. The post Gov.

Legalization

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 26, 2022

Hemp Roundtable, in conjunction with our intrepid Advocacy Partners, the Virginia Hemp Coalition, is now in discussions with the Governor’s office to urge him to use his unusually broad powers to amend SB 591. The Governor listened, and the U.S. Pennsylvania.

Hemp

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The city’s Office of Cannabis issues permits for cannabis businesses, regulates cannabis retail sites, and assists organizations that want to sell cannabis at community events. “Being a good communicator, writing clearly, speaking accurately, and being informed are all things that are very helpful,” Schwartz said. “An

Programs

SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

RICHMOND, VA — Virginia lawmakers gave final approval Saturday to a bill that will legalize cannabis for adult use, but not until 2024, when retail sales of the drug would begin. A second vote will not be required on legalization. The best new cannabis strains to grow in 2021. Why the three-year delay?

Legalization

NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

City council members in Berkeley, California voted to approve a proposal to allow marijuana consumption spaces. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1663, to allow for the use, possession, and retail sale of marijuana by adults. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of retail sales. NH resident? New Mexico. Update : S.54

Legislation

SpeedWeed

JULY 21, 2021

RELATED: A Snapshot of Nevada’s Cannabis Retail Market: Q&A with the Nevada Dispensary Association. 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. Then, it’s ebbed and flowed.”.

Dispensary

SpeedWeed

JULY 21, 2021

RELATED: A Snapshot of Nevada’s Cannabis Retail Market: Q&A with the Nevada Dispensary Association. 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. Then, it’s ebbed and flowed.”.

Cultivation

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 17, 2019

We observed no statistically significant long-term effects of recreational cannabis laws or the initiation of retail sales on violent or property crime rates in these states. For example, consider headlines associated with increasing citations for public marijuana consumption, in and around major cities.

Policy

SpeedWeed

JULY 22, 2021

RELATED: A Snapshot of Nevada’s Cannabis Retail Market: Q&A with the Nevada Dispensary Association. 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. Then, it’s ebbed and flowed.”.

Dispensary

Meadow

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Therefore, we proposed adopting a staggered approach to track and trace implementation across the supply chain whereby retailers and distributors are required to use a track and trace system only after it has been shown to work successfully at the level of cultivation. This requirement is overkill.

Supply Chain