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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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. It also creates on-site consumption licenses for retail facilities to apply for. development and hiring programs.

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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

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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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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SpeedWeed

MARCH 1, 2021

Bowser’s bill defines three classes of cultivation licenses that cap plant counts at 2,000, 6000, and 10,000. Mendelson’s bill allows regulators to “create tiers or types of cultivation licenses that are based on square footage, plant count or annual sales.”. At least one advocacy group is supporting Mendelson’s bill. “We

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 25, 2021

COOKIES Announces Grand Opening of Santa Ana Location Primed to Engage Customers and Expand Retail Footprint. The grand opening of this COOKIES location marks a milestone for the brand—creating an immersive customer experience that provides a glimpse into the future of cannabis retail. SANTA ANA, Calif.–(BUSINESS About COOKIES.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 29, 2022

This includes location restrictions for retailers. No real social harm results from retailers being near libraries and parks, but these and other similar policies unduly burden cannabis businesses with higher real estate costs and make licensing unnecessarily competitive, driving costs up further.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Operating cannabis-based businesses in The Golden State is no easy feat for retailers. Based on federal law, anyone who cultivates, sells, consumes, possesses, distributes, or transports the plant will face criminal prosecution in federal court.

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Veriheal

APRIL 13, 2022

The state’s hefty cannabis taxes are strengthening the illicit market, and to make matters worse, the cannabis excise tax will increase to 15% of the average market price for all cannabis retail sales by July 1, 2025. Monterey County – The Board of Supervisors voted to reduce the industrywide cultivation tax on March 1.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 28, 2021

Cookies , founded in 2008 by Berner (the prolific Bay Area rapper and entrepreneur) and his partner Jai (a Bay Area breeder and cultivator) is more than a premiere cannabis company; it is an authentic brand with passionate fans all over the world. Our vision, “Diversity in Action” reaches well beyond being a cannabis retailer.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2021

The parties entered into a multi-year deal under which TerrAscend will be the sole cultivator and manufacturer of Cookies branded products in New Jersey, subject to certain conditions and regulatory approval. TerrAscend operates a 140,000 square foot cultivation and processing facility in The Garden State. “We About TerrAscend.

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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. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1648, to remove all criminal and civil penalties for the use, possession, and cultivation of marijuana by adults. New Hampshire. NH resident? NH resident? NM resident?

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NORML

JANUARY 18, 2019

Legislation is pending, House Bill 5595, to permit the use, possession, cultivation, and retail sale of marijuana for adults 21 and over. The measure allows adults to cultivate up to six cannabis plants in their own homes; provides for the expungement of prior cannabis possession convictions; and allows for home deliveries.

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Veriheal

JUNE 6, 2022

Hope for Small Farmers and Cultivators. 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.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

PSI Labs is dedicated to elevating the cannabis community through scientific accuracy, research, advocacy and consumer safety. This is all in an effort to continue focusing on our unrelenting commitment to accuracy in 2022.”. About PSI Labs. In 2021, the company expanded into California with the acquisition of pH Solutions, LLC.

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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. million pounds of cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 15, 2022

Thanks to your advocacy, the Governor excised those restrictions from the bill. . The legislation does not provide a certain path to protect the retail sale of CBN products that are demonstrably non-intoxicating. serving; 1.0/package), package), virtually criminalizing the full spectrum hemp industry.

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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 1663, to allow for the use, possession, and retail sale of marijuana by adults. New Hampshire. Update : S.54 VT resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

As the largest cannabis patient advocacy group, their recommendations have helped me hone in on issues that impact patients and work to pass improvements to better their lives,” Rabb said. We now estimate there are over 7,000 legal medical cannabis retailers across the entire United States. Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Available for purchase Friday, September 24 at all Cookies and Lemonnade locations in California to consumers 21+, Caps by Cookies THC Capsules will expand into other retail locations throughout 2021. Founded in 2008 by Berner, the prolific Bay Area rapper and entrepreneur, and his partner Jai, (a Bay Area cultivator and breeder).

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2023

Under state law, CDTFA collected both a cultivation tax and an excise tax. These taxes were not collected from cultivators and retailers as one would expect, but instead from middle-men distributors, making collection and reporting a huge mess. Essentially, the cultivation tax was wiped off the books starting July 1, 2022.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2021

C annabis cultivation workers at Cresco Labs in Massachusetts have successfully negotiated their first union contract. Massachusetts Cannabis Cultivation Workers Vote to Approve First Union Contract at Cresco, Securing Higher Wages and Important Workplace Protections. Filter report. increase in wages over the next three years.

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MMJ Recs

MARCH 6, 2024

Despite this, pockets of advocacy and research persisted, leading to the gradual recognition of its therapeutic potential and subsequent legalization for medical use in various states starting in the late 20th century.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 6, 2021

The bill would also make it legal to cultivate and transport psilocybin mushrooms or spores, but anyone caught manufacturing LSD or other chemically-derived hallucinogens could still be subject to prosecution. This exciting new bill is the latest step in a larger effort to bring psychedelics reform to the Golden State.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 11, 2022

Governmental members were initially informed of the Assembly’s request after the national advocacy group published its 2021 “Federal Priorities” document. Cannabis retail is one of them. First Nations weren’t awarded this opportunity (retail) for economic development through the Act.

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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. Cookies’ seed-to-sale business allows for complete quality control at every step—from cultivation and production to customers’ end retail experience. COALINGA, Calif.–(BUSINESS

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Cookies Celebrates Renegade Cultivators and Region’s Decades-Long History With The Launch of New Craft Cannabis Line. There’s no doubt the Emerald Triangle made American cannabis culture what it is today, and it’s still arguably one of the best climates in the world to cultivate cannabis,” said Berner, Co-Founder and CEO of Cookies. “In

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 26, 2021

“Delaware doesn’t exist in a bubble, and it’s just impractical, illogical and fiscally irresponsible at this point to think that cannabis prohibition will ever eliminate cannabis from Delaware,” Zoe Patchell, president of the Delaware Cannabis Advocacy Network, said in front of the legislature. . The Consideration of Social Equity.

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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 home cultivation rights.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 9, 2022

Connecticut regulators approved social equity rules for the industry in January, announcing that the 56 first-round licenses will be evenly split among social equity and general licenses and are available for retailers, micro-cultivators, delivery services, food and beverage businesses, manufacturers, and transporters.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 14, 2021

According to members of the advocacy group, they have worked “for years to establish open markets and fair rules” for entrepreneurs, patients and consumers. The group’s hope is that legal cannabis will help boost and support the economy and create much-needed jobs in the state. Missouri Wants Cannabis .

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

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. Learn more about their program offerings. About Columbia Care. jurisdictions and the EU.

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

The measure would impose a civil penalty of $200 for the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana, as well as for the cultivation of up to two marijuana plants. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 2134, to permit qualifying patients to cultivate personal use quantities of cannabis for therapeutic purposes. ND resident? ND resident?

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NORML

MAY 17, 2019

Governor Kevin Stitt (R) of Oklahoma signed legislation into law to permit the retail sale of hemp and hemp-derived CBD products. Legislation is pending, AB 286, to temporarily reduce tax rates imposed on the retail sale and commercial cultivation of cannabis. CA resident? IL resident? NJ resident?

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NORML

MARCH 14, 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 home cultivation rights. MS resident? New Hampshire. NH resident? VT resident?

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