Canna Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2022

The OCM will develop a license application process and open the program as soon as possible. The medical cannabis program has expanded. The OCM expanded the medical cannabis program in a number of ways, with the following changes already implemented: doctors have greater discretion in certifying patients for medical marijuana.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2020

In this post, I’ll walk through exactly how we got into the current mess we are in and why transporting hemp can be such a massive risk—even though hemp is technically federally legal (or at least no longer a controlled substance). Many state law enforcement agencies simply mistook hemp for an illegal controlled substance.

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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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Cannabis Chronicles

JUNE 27, 2019

In April, the council held a work session examining the public safety and health aspects of legal cannabis. A month later, it held another work session on changes to the county’s land-use and planning code that would make way for legal cannabis and specify where pot businesses can be located.

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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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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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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

House of Representatives has for the first time included limited protections for cannabis businesses engaged in the legal marketplaces in 33 states. Update : SB 34 is scheduled for a hearing in the Assembly Business And Professions Committee on 6/11/2019 at 9:30am in the State Capitol, room 4202. CA resident? CA resident?

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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 legalization. CO resident?

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The Joint Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

With the rise in popularity of cannabis lately, there are still many questions regarding its legality. After the Agriculture Act of 2018 was reauthorized, hemp, a species of the cannabis plant, has been legalized on the federal level. Despite its popularity, is it legal to buy CBD oil online? Hemp Plant State Laws.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

But is it legal to buy, sell, and produce them? 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.

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Veriheal

MARCH 31, 2022

New Jersey and New York — which legalized cannabis on Feb. 22, 2021, and March 31, 2021, respectively — have yet to officially get the ball rolling in terms of launching their legal markets. Based on the licensure terms, both conditional licensees must partake in a social equity mentoring program as a condition of licensure.

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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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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”). And marketing any bodily or curative effects of CBD was (and still is) off limits. 2018 Farm Bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2022

Cannabis—also known as marijuana—has been legalized in the last two decades in more than half of the states. Thirty-nine states allow the use of medical marijuana, while 18 states and the District of Columbia permit both medical and recreational marijuana. Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC. Catherine Graziose.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The CDPH is required to assess a fee to cover the costs of the regulatory program. . AB45 imposes rigorous testing requirements, consistent with the current requirements for testing for cannabis under state law. Testing and Labeling. Hemp manufacturers must meet all the following testing requirements: . (a)

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 3, 2019

In exactly two weeks, on May 17, 2019, our own Vince Sliwoski will co-chair an all-day continuing legal education (CLE) event in Portland called The Business of Marijuana in Oregon , along with Danica Hibpshman, Director of Statewide Licensing at the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC).

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 14, 2019

On December 3, 2019, four federal agencies, in consultation with state banking regulators, clarified the legal status of hemp growth and production under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) for banks 1 providing financial services to hemp-related businesses. state and federal regulation of marijuana. JD Supra Release. 115-334, H.R.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 21, 2022

It’s been more than 16 months since recreational marijuana became legal to buy in Maine. So segments of that industry want to bring marijuana directly to buyers — legally, that is. Like many other medical marijuana providers in Maine, McMahan is legally allowed to deliver the drug to his clients. First we start with deliver.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 19, 2019

Those posts, however, were more geared towards the manufacture and sale of hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) products than the actual cultivation of hemp, which is becoming an increasingly important topic in the hemp industry in the wake of the federal Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (or “2018 Farm Bill”). 64”) was passed.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

To a large extent legalization of adult-use cannabis, including New York’s passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act of 2021 (MRTA), has eclipsed other developments in the cannabis sector over the past year. Department of Agriculture. 27 July 2021. by Alexander G. Malyshev (New York). Carter Ledyard & Milburn.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 11, 2019

The latest hemp laws state-by-state: May 2019. Hemp growth programs took root in four different states, expanded in two states, and legislation awaits the governor’s signature in another state in the month of May. Established a hemp growth program. Established a hemp growing program.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

At the state level, the North Dakota House of Representatives defeated a decriminalization bill on the House floor by a narrow 43-47 vote. On the same day, LegalizeND announced that they will try again with a 2020 legalization ballot initiative. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of industrial hemp production. MD resident?

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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. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs. Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! CA resident? NV resident? Update : S.

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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. Today we turn to Texas. Health & Safety Code § 443.001 et seq.,

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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. CA resident? CO resident?

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

If you’ve been following the hemp scene in Washington state, you know it’s been a bit of a roller coaster. The latest “drop” comes in the form of an August 1 memo from the Washington State Department of Agriculture (“WSDA”) titled Restrictions on the use of hemp CBD as a food ingredient.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

For those engaged in the legal cannabis industry in Oregon, the 2019 Oregon Legislative Session is of the utmost importance and relevance. . Similarly, this proposed bill provides for the operation of cannabis lounges, which consumers and retailers have been yearning for since recreational cannabis became legal in Oregon. They write.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The companies are advertising it as a legal way to get high, touting medical benefits and generally making big promises about what they can deliver, but an investigation from the US Cannabis Council has found illegal levels of delta-9 THC in products for sale around the country. The Legality of Delta-8 THC. What Needs to be Done?

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

This seizure is different, however, as Big Sky Scientific LLC (“Big Sky”), the Colorado-based owner of the plants, sued Idaho law enforcement for the release of the shipment. The 2018 Farm Bill authorizes states and the U.S. Big Sky contends that Section 10114(b) prevents Idaho from prohibiting the transport 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.

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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 80, to legalize the use, possession, cultivation, and retail sale of cannabis for adults. KY resident?

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 16, 2021

In 2015, Georgia legalized the possession of cannabis oil containing a maximum of 5% THC. Brian Kemp signed a bill that legalized the production and sale of low-THC cannabis oil in the state, and Ralston said Peachtree NORML followed this legislation closely. In 2019, Gov. It’s just going to further complicate the issue.”.

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