MJ Business Attorneys

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Fighting Investment Fraud in the Marijuana Business Industry. Cone, founder of Greenview, settled the criminal charges brought by the SEC by agreeing to an officer-and-director bar and a permanent injunction requiring him to comply with federal law. The Ongoing Battle of Marijuana Investment Fraud.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 2, 2022

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Then we see that Georgia voters favor legalization. uses a marijuana pun. uses a marijuana pun. What you may not know is that adult-use legalization was on the ballot. And finally, Jeopardy!

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MMJ Recs

MARCH 2, 2024

In Ohio, accessing medical marijuana involves more than just obtaining a prescription; it requires navigating a complex landscape of dispensaries, regulations, and patient expectations. Upon arrival, expect to present your medical marijuana card and identification for verification.

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The Joint Blog

JULY 21, 2019

Utah officials on Friday granted eight medical marijuana cultivation licenses to businesses that are both from Utah and those from outside the state reports the Associated Press. As noted by the AP, that’s two short of the 10 growers allowed under state law, but regulators are “hoping to ensure a supply-and-demand balance.”

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

Advocacy groups consider the move harassment of business owners. Cannabis products are legal in Kansas only with very small amounts of hemp-derived THC. Law enforcement officers are carrying out raids in Topeka on shops selling cannabis products. Kansas law allows products with very small amounts of it.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

Marijuana Moment reports. Supreme Court that it should not take up a case concerning workers’ compensation for medical marijuana that could have wide-ranging implications related to federal supremacy. Justice Department Tells Supreme Court To Reject Marijuana Case, While Acknowledging Legalization Momentum.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

“The vast majority of the people, including myself, wanted to decriminalize the use of marijuana. Chu said he was on a committee that studied the 2016 proposition that legalized recreational cannabis use and sales in California. It also allows marijuana delivery services to sell in any jurisdiction in the state.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

A federal raid on a small household marijuana garden on tribal land in northern New Mexico is sowing confusion and resentment about U.S. drug enforcement priorities on Native American lands, as more states roll out legal marketplaces for recreational pot. SANTA FE, N.M. I was just open with the officer, straightforward.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

President Joe Biden received a letter from 37 members of Congress on Thursday urging him to issue a blanket pardon for nonviolent offenders with convictions for federal marijuana crimes. Advocacy Groups Also Petition Biden For Pardons. The letter was led by Rep. Barbara Lee and Rep. NORML Praises Leaders In Congress.

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NORML

JUNE 10, 2019

For the first time, the House Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Appropriations has included language seeking to protect the employment of federal employees who consume cannabis in legal jurisdictions. Crist stated: “Voters across the country are saying yes to legalization. In a release , Rep.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 19, 2023

Despite cannabis remaining a Schedule I classification according to the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), meaning that it has no medicinal value, over 30 states in the United States have legalized it for its medicinal use. ” This ruling has received great feedback from advocates throughout the state.

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2019

Medical marijuana is currently legal in 31 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and Guam, and 46 states have some form of medical marijuana law ; however, it remains illegal under federal law. A recent American Legion poll found that one in five veterans use marijuana to alleviate a medical condition.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

It seems like every day I read a new story about legislators, high-ranking federal officials, and frustrated advocates of marijuana research complaining that researchers still can’t study the actual marijuana that people are using in the state-legal markets. That simply is not true.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Committee advancing marijuana cafe, host agreement bill . And all 14 committee members who registered an opinion on a bill (S 73) relative to the expungement of convictions for marijuana possession voted to advance it favorably. The Legislature has long maintained a hands-off approach to marijuana policy.

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NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

.” This marks the first time that members of the Energy and Commerce Committee will hear and debate issues specific to marijuana policy reform. Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state. CO resident? FL resident? IN resident?

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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. State Senators Daylin Leach (D) and Sharif Street (D), as well as Rep. PA resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 17, 2022

The grant funding was made available through the collection of marijuana-related sales tax revenues. A 2019 state law permits those convicted of marijuana-specific activities which have since been decriminalized or legalized to submit a written request to the court to have those records sealed. Source: [link].

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MMJ Recs

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Medical marijuana (MMJ) has brought about a significant transformation in healthcare and well-being for residents of Maryland. This article explores the profound impact of MMJ on Maryland communities, shedding light on the medical marijuana benefits experienced by patients and the positive effects it has had on the state’s communities.

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NORML

MAY 3, 2019

The district attorney for Philadelphia, PA testified during a cannabis legalization hearing that he will not pursue cannabis DUI cases unless “people show active—I repeat active—psychoactive amounts of cannabis in their system.” Your Highness, Carly. Actions to Take. CO resident? CO resident?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

2019 was a record year for marijuana reform, with more NORML chapters holding lobby days than ever before. With the 2020 legislative session already in full swing in many states, NORML chapters across the country are organizing lobby days to advocate for sensible reform policies in their state. Meetings will begin at 9am.

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NORML

JANUARY 18, 2019

At the state level, patients in Ohio and Oklahoma now have access to medical cannabis, as sales began in both states this week. Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) of New York and Governor Gina Raimondo (D) of Rhode Island both included plans for cannabis legalization as a part of their budget proposals in their respective states.

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Don’t forget to sign up for our email list, and we will keep you posted as these bills and more move through your home state legislature and U.S. doctors to fill out the state-legal medical marijuana recommendations. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical marijuana access. Actions to Take.

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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. Governor Kim Reynolds (R) of Iowa signed industrial hemp production legislation into law. A New Hampshire House-passed legalization bill was held in a Senate committee for further study. DE resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 22, 2021

“…The Board notes that it does not take a position on whether using marijuana is a good thing or a bad thing. The voters have spoken and legalized it in the State of California. It is a social and recreational activity that is legal and permissible in California,” the board said. 21-01 , Darrin Harper v.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 13, 2019

Kays advises and represents employers in a broad range of employment law matters arising under federal and state laws. She is experienced in litigating federal and state court cases involving the defense of employment discrimination claims, wrongful discharge, and retaliation matters. During law school, Ms.

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Puff Puff Post

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Colleges are becoming a battleground in the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws as students who use medical pot challenge decades-old campus drug policies. In states where medical marijuana is legal , students disciplined for using it are taking their schools to court. HARTFORD, Conn.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

On the same day, LegalizeND announced that they will try again with a 2020 legalization ballot initiative. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation into law this week permitting the production of industrial hemp in accordance with the new federal regulations. Your Highness, Carly. Actions to Take. FL resident?

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Peninsula Alternative Health

MARCH 1, 2018

-based nonprofit and Americans for Safe Access Foundation “share the mission of ensuring safe and legal access to cannabis.for therapeutic use and research,” according to its website. ASA works with a grassroots base of more than 50,000 members using public education and direct advocacy to affect national change.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

MARCH 1, 2018

-based nonprofit and Americans for Safe Access Foundation “share the mission of ensuring safe and legal access to cannabis.for therapeutic use and research,” according to its website. ASA works with a grassroots base of more than 50,000 members using public education and direct advocacy to affect national change.

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NORML

MAY 31, 2019

Governor Steve Sisolak (D) of Nevada signed legislation into law this week to allow individuals to get their records vacated for offenses that are no longer a crime in the state. Members of the New Hampshire Senate voted to delay consideration of a House-passed legalization bill until later this year. Your Highness, Carly.

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

HR 420 (yes, you read that right): The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act would deschedule cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, thus permitting state governments to regulate these activities as they see fit. Another great way to stay up to date is Marijuana Moment’s daily newsletter, which you can subscribe to HERE.

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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

An activist group in North Dakota filed paperwork to begin petitioning for another adult use marijuana legalization ballot initiative in 2020. Members of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission have decided to advance plans to regulate social marijuana use facilities. Your Highness, Carly. Actions to Take. LA resident?

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Together with the required $2,000 fee, an advocacy group by the name of Decriminalize California submitted ballot language to the state attorney general’s office in September. Representatives for Decriminalize California have stated the group currently aims to raise $1.5 Legal Implications. About Cannabis Law Group.

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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. Missouri state regulators began issuing the first of nearly 200 licenses to medical cannabis providers. Your Highness, Carly. Actions to Take. GA resident?

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NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

Additionally, Representatives Charlie Crist (D-FL) and Don Young (R-AK) introduced The Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act to explicitly bar federal agencies from discriminating against workers solely because of their status as a cannabis consumer, or due to testing positive for marijuana use on a workplace drug test.

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MMJ Recs

AUGUST 29, 2022

Missouri legalized medical marijuana in 2018. Missouri dispensaries are now selling high-quality, locally produced marijuana products to hundreds of thousands of Missouri MMJ patients. Medical marijuana dispensaries in Missouri have quickly built a reputation for excellent produce and knowledgeable, passionate staff.

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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. Similarly, activists in Arizona are attempting to qualify a 2020 legalization ballot initiative. Your Highness, Carly. CT resident?

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