NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

The bill would prohibit employers terminating an employee for the employee’s lawful off-duty activities that are lawful under state law even if those activities are not lawful under federal law, such as consuming cannabis. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of home cultivation rights.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2019

We’ll cover a host of topics, but will start with the 2014 Farm Bill, which first allowed for the legal cultivation of industrial hemp for research purposes. Under the 2014 Farm Bill, state departments of agriculture and universities could undertake agricultural pilot programs to permit the cultivation of hemp.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2020

As we wrote back in early 2019, the prohibition on interference ONLY applied to hemp cultivated under the 2018 Farm Bill. To be fair, the USDA did issue an opinion in mid-2019 that stated that states/tribes could not prohibit the interstate transport of hemp produced under the 2014 Farm Bill.

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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

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

In particular, other, federally legal businesses in the agricultural world are freely able to use the term “organic” on their comestible products so long as they adhere to U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) protocols and regulations. Back to federal law.

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Veriheal

MARCH 31, 2022

Phil Murphy stated that adult-use cannabis sales will start “within weeks.” Kathy Hochul signed legislation establishing a conditional cultivation and processing recreational licensing structure. Murphy is also “open-minded” to permitting a home cultivation option for consumers in the foreseeable future.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 14, 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. Act 68 , which revised the state laws to align with the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Last month, Nathalie Bougenies and I put on a webinar on the US Department of Agriculture’s (“USDA”) new interim hemp rules. Because this question addresses Tennessee specifically, the following passage from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture is helpful: The U.S. No immediate changes are expected. As of Nov.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

This is because although Section 10114 of the 2018 Farm Bill prohibits states from interfering with the interstate transport of hemp and hemp products, that protection is limited to hemp that was cultivated in accordance with Section 10113 of the 2018 Farm Bill. from liability if the shipment is inspected by Idaho State Police.

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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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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Until recently, CBD resided in a legal penumbra where hemp was still scheduled on the federal Controlled Substances Act and could not be cultivated without a permit from the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”). Accordingly, the FDA routinely sent out enforcement letters to a variety of CBD retailers. 2018 Farm Bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 24, 2022

Plaintiffs purchased certified hemp seeds under the LLC as an Established Agricultural Research Institution (EARI). Under California law, an EARI is expressly permitted to cultivate and produce hemp plants with a THC content greater than 0.3% State claims. She teaches business law and paralegal studies courses.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 14, 2019

3 The 2014 Guidance sought to clarify how financial institutions can provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses, consistent with their BSA obligations, in light of state legislative efforts to legalize certain marijuana-related activities and the resulting conflict between U.S. state and federal regulation of marijuana.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 19, 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.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2019

Financial institutions that work with marijuana businesses must conduct due diligence to ensure that marijuana businesses are complying with state law. For example, a credit union needs to know how to verify the member is part of the pilot program. Where was the hemp grown?

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

At the state level, Governor Jay Inslee of Washington launched a new program and began granting pardons to those with past criminal misdemeanor marijuana-related convictions on their record. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 2134, to permit qualifying patients to cultivate personal use quantities of cannabis for therapeutic purposes.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 21, 2022

But state law prohibits delivery of cannabis products intended for adult, recreational use. Is it requiring municipalities to allow stores in their downtown or cultivation operations in their agricultural zone?” “You guys opted out of standing up a program to license operators,” Bayliss said.

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NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

House Bill 1089 would prohibit employers terminating an employee for the employee’s lawful off-duty activities that are lawful under state law even if those activities are not lawful under federal law, such as consuming marijuana. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of home cultivation rights.

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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. Washington.

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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

MARCH 24, 2022

” The application portal advances what Hochul is calling the first-in-the-nation program intended to jumpstart the cannabis industry, allowing those with cannabis-related offences to be able to sell products grown in N.Y. Atlanta law firm seeks court order declaring chemical related to intoxicating ingredient in marijuana is legal.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Legislation is pending, House Bill 2149, to amend the definition of “cannabis” under the 2010 voter-approved medical marijuana law. This measure prohibits employers from arbitrarily discriminating against prospective employees who legally consume medical cannabis off-the-job in accordance with state law. NV resident?

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 16, 2021

Many smaller farmers have been cultivating hemp in the state since the passage of the 2014 Farm Bill, Ralston said, and while they may have the infrastructure needed to grow cannabis and produce the low-THC oil, many did not have the required cash on hand to apply for a license. “If Trulieve GA Inc.,

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 5, 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. States Differ on Processing/Handling Rules.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The potential for new business ventures in the temporary event space is huge: cannabis producers and processors could, potentially, be gaining exposure by selling and showcasing their products at concerts and other live shows in addition to other industry events like Cultivation Classic, or other cannabis showcases.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Senate Bill 34 would exempt compassionate care programs from paying state cannabis taxes when they are providing free medical cannabis to financially disadvantaged people living with serious health conditions. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs. CA resident? DE resident? KS resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. For those of you in the dark about Florida’s Medical Marijuana Program, I will be lighting up the dim corners of Florida: The Nation’s Fastest-Growing Medical Marijuana Market , according to The Miami New Times on May 2, 2019. STATE OF FLORIDA. AUTHOR: Heather Allman. Kim Rivers; 2.Barry

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JULY 18, 2019

New Jersey recently responded to public demand to revise and expand its medical marijuana program to address issues such as supply scarcity, employment and hiring concerns, and geographic access problems. The Garden State’s Governor, Phil Murphy, signed the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (CUMMA) on July 2, 2019.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

The 2014 Farm Bill allows for the limited cultivation of industrial hemp, but that bill requires that hemp be grown pursuant to an agricultural pilot program in compliance with state law. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) is preparing to regulate the commercial cultivation under the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2019

New Jersey recently responded to public demand to revise and expand its medical marijuana program to address issues such as supply scarcity, employment and hiring concerns, and geographic access problems. The Garden State’s Governor, Phil Murphy, signed the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (CUMMA) on July 2, 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

But that is not the end of the story, as the FDA continues to regulate CBD products through enforcement of the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act, and state governments also have restrictions. That is not the end of the story, however, as state laws may create additional restrictions. Registration is not yet available.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Thereafter, Dr. Imani Brown joined DCR as City’s First Social Equity Program Manager working to develop the program further and lend support to its platform. . Most Temporary Cultivation licenses Expired. July 2019 – Hemp Cultivation Registration. . Then, in April 2019.

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SMPL

JANUARY 20, 2020

Wellcana — which already operates out of Baton Rouge and is one of only two companies approved in the state to produce medical marijuana — is scouting out land in a less-populated area between Baton Rouge and Lafayette for additional cultivation room for medical marijuana, officials said. Department of Agriculture.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

.” CannaMD , outlining marijuana laws from state to state , explains that “This question comes down to federal versus state law.” has a medical marijuana use program of some kind operating in their home state. . . Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

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NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

Governor Jim Justice (R) of West Virginia signed legislation into law that allows financial institutions to provide banking services related to the state’s medical marijuana program. Late last week, the North Dakota State Senate overwhelmingly passed a measure to expand the state’s medical marijuana program.

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NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

Legislation is pending, AB 286, to temporarily reduce tax rates imposed on the retail sale and commercial cultivation of cannabis. Update : AB 286 will be heard by the Assembly Business And Professions Committee on 4/9/19 at 9:30am in State Capitol Room 4202. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs.

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Project CBD

AUGUST 23, 2023

Thus, it’s reasonable to assume that, as the “hemp” product market is exploding, the agricultural market should also be booming. The amount of hemp under cultivation in the U.S. 20 They are “man-made chemicals produced in underground labs, often in China, and then shipped to the United States in powder or crystal form.”

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