Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. Today we turn to North Carolina. producers and consumers.'”

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

On February 20, 2020, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) released its proposed regulations for the Cannabis Appellations Program, something that many cultivators have been anticipating since the inception of the Medicinal and Adult Use Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA). of this chapter.”.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 17, 2025

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) recently released two press announcements dealing with the new online portal for cannabis businesses. Uploading Packaging and Labeling: Add current images of packaging and labels for all products. Keep all business information current.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 12, 2023

The first amendment adds that a “craft grower may contain up to 14,000 square feet (instead of 5,000) of canopy space on its premises for plants in the flowering state, which must be cultivated in all stages of growth in an enclosed and secure area.”

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Veriheal

AUGUST 30, 2021

A brand new study fresh out of the Cannabis Research Center at UC Berkeley draws serious attention to the burden that cannabis cultivation imposes on water policy. It goes without saying that recreational cannabis legalization in California, which was enacted in November 2016, has stimulated cultivation efforts.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

22, 2024, for “establishing a process through which craft cannabis growers may apply to DOA ( Illinois Department of Agriculture ) to increase canopy space in increments of 3,000 square feet up to the maximum allowed under the Act for craft growers (changed since 1st Notice from a maximum of 14,000 square feet).”

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Mass industrial agriculture practices are debated hotly as significant contributors to climate change. As the global cannabis industry grows exponentially, its rapidly evolving trajectory in the United States is commercial agriculture. Somerset answers first on cannabis agriculture and farming, specifically: Types of Cultivation.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Illinois General Assembly Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) released this new proposed rulemaking amendment along with other criteria and rule changes. IDOA shall notify a craft grower at least 120 days prior to decreasing its canopy space.

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NORML

MAY 10, 2019

A package of bills, soon to be combined into one omnibus bill, to permit the use, possession, cultivation, and retail sale of marijuana for adults 21 and over is pending. The measure would allow adults 21 and over to possess up to 30 grams of marijuana and cultivate up to 5 marijuana plants in the home. CO resident? LA resident?

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 2019

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. A license from FDACS is required to cultivate hemp.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2019

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. Emphasis added).

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 26, 2019

A few weeks ago, we addressed the need for hemp sellers and purchaser to enter into agricultural production agreements (“APAs”), and in doing so, avoid unnecessary litigation. grower and/or processor), provide a copy of its license registration with the state department of agriculture in which the hemp is grown and/or processed.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 1, 2020

Importantly, cannabis growing operations (as opposed to processing and extraction) are not currently subject to federal air quality regulations, due to exemptions currently in place for agricultural operations. In some areas, such as in the West, water sourcing, usage, and quality are considered a big issue for cannabis cultivation.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 12, 2023

d) The Department may decrease a craft grower’s canopy space by 3,000 square feet if the craft grower has sold less than 50% of its packaged product consistently over the previous two fiscal quarters preceding the notice to decrease canopy space. The rulemaking was first proposed Oct.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 11, 2024

Lightford , Senate Bill 3926 , which the Cannabis Business Association of Illinois (CannabizIL) presented at a press conference yesterday, sets forth provisions concerning applications, licensure, marketing, sales, labeling, transportation, testing, penalties, and emergency rulemaking by the Department of Agriculture. La Shawn K.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

This has created an unworkable dynamic for California’s legal cannabis mixed light and outdoor cultivators who are uniquely vulnerable to baseless claims of excessive water use. In order to really understand the speciousness of these arguments, it is important to evaluate the water use of other agricultural activities in California.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

HB5306 and SB3790 are in direct conflict with proposed amendments the Illinois Department of Agriculture released in December 2023, which included administrative rules that would add THCa and delta-9 THC to the total concentration level limits of 0.3%.

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Veriheal

APRIL 30, 2021

Opponents of cannabis legalization like to point out the environmental impacts of cannabis cultivation and cannabis legalization. They note how much waste is created by cannabis packaging, as well as the effects of increased energy rates and runoff from nutrients and chemicals used in cannabis cultivation.

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NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

At the state level, Governor Doug Burgum of North Dakota signed a package of bills into law to expand the state’s medical cannabis access program. Update : SB 225 was heard by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry on 4/24/19. AL resident? California. CA resident? Connecticut. CT resident? LA resident?

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NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

Lawmakers in Connecticut have introduced a package of bills specific legalizing and regulating the use and sale of marijuana by adults and facilitating equity in the industry. House Bill 902 – The Cannabis Legalization Equity Act would regulate the use, possession, cultivation, and retail sale of adult-use marijuana. CO resident?

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Flora Arbor, LLC was awarded, as a social equity applicant, a craft grow license by the Illinois Department of Agriculture in 2021. Located in Elgin, Illinois, Flora cultivates, extracts, manufactures, packages and distributes cannabis products to retail dispensaries throughout the state of Illinois.

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Veriheal

APRIL 26, 2023

Identical bills that were passed by the Virginia General Assembly put a cap on the total amount of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the main psychoactive compound in cannabis that makes users feel high, to 2 milligrams per package. The total THC concentration was also increased to 0.3%.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 16, 2020

Portland, OR — The Oregon Liquor Control Commission is issuing an immediate health and safety advisory due to the identification of potentially unsafe pesticide residue on plant material used in a packaged retail marijuana product. Subsequently DYME Distribution packaged and distributed the contaminated marijuana as pre-rolled joints.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 5, 2024

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) and Division of Cannabis Regulation today announced that , effective immediately, Illinois licensed craft growers may submit an application to the IDOA for a canopy modification expansion in 3,000, 6,000, and 9,000 square foot increments up to a maximum of 14,000 square feet.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

MAY 6, 2019

The Hemp Bill creates a state hemp program within Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). The State’s forthcoming hemp program will allow individuals to cultivate hemp, and distribute and sell “hemp extracts” within the State. Once signed by the Governor, the Hemp Bill will take effect on July 1, 2019.

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Project CBD

APRIL 11, 2023

Department of Agriculture.” In April, New Jersey regulators declined to renew Curaleaf’s lucrative adult-use cannabis license, citing the layoffs following the closure of one of its cultivation facilities, as well as the company’s clash with unions and lack of transparency. Big tobacco companies “all use the same packaging.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

By virtue of an assignment agreement, EuroLife has gained the right to purchase 20% of a to-be-formed German corporate entity (“German HempCo”) of which the assets will consist of the Dresden hemp cultivation complex located near Dresden, Germany. Strategy and Downstream Value Creation.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Provide that no person shall offer or sell cannabinoid products, particularly packaged hemp products, to consumers in the State unless the person applies for and holds a hemp retailer license issued by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

The Cannabis Agency (Cannabisagentur) was founded in 2017 by BfArM with its headquarters in Bonn and is responsible for the controlled cultivation, harvest, processing, quality testing, storage, packaging and distribution of medical cannabis plants. They also do quality control, following the agricultural laws of Germany.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

JANUARY 3, 2019

With the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill (also called the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018), hemp or cannabis sativa has essentially become legal on the federal level, but there are still significant rules and regulations associated with hemp cultivation, processing, and distribution. What does this mean?

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 2, 2020

If they do come out in 2020, things we expect to see are testing requirements, packaging and labeling rules, advertising restrictions, Hemp CBD concentration limitations, etc. Still though, at this point, FDA regulations on Hemp CBD are more of a hope or wish than an expectation. Hopefully, we will have more clarity in the next few months.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Importantly, cannabis growing operations (as opposed to processing and extraction) are not currently subject to federal air quality regulations, due to exemptions currently in place for agricultural operations. In some areas, such as in the West, water sourcing, usage, and quality are considered a big issue for cannabis cultivation.

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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.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

As the name suggests, the Farm Bill was mostly concerned with the cultivation of hemp, outlining how states, and Native American tribes, can regulate the process by having their plans approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 5940), which allows hemp to be cultivated for research (as opposed to commercial) purposes.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 16, 2022

Under the “Farmers First Program,” the application period for adult-use cultivator licenses will also open up on Tuesday, March 15 and end on June 30, 2022. The general regulation package for cannabis licenses is expected to be released in May. THC for the upcoming adult-use market. THC for the upcoming adult-use market.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 22, 2019

While many of California’s cultivators practice organic- style farming, the federal government holds the trademark on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Certified Organic designation. And while processors, cultivators and dispensaries are disposing of waste correctly per state laws, much of that waste just ends up in landfills.”

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2019

Manufacturers and distributors should have copies on file of every hemp cultivator who grew hemp that is contained in their products and should be prepared to explain to a credit union how they keep track of this information. Also, most states that allow for hemp cultivation do not allow the direct sale of raw hemp to unlicensed individuals.

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