NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation into law this week permitting the production of industrial hemp in accordance with the new federal regulations. New Jersey lawmakers have come to an agreement with Governor Murphy regarding retail marijuana tax rates, settling on charging sales tax by weight as opposed to a specific percentage.

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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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NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

Maine regulators are finally moving forward with draft regulations to implement the state’s 2016 voter-approved initiative legalizing the commercial production and retail sale of marijuana. Nassau County, New York voted to prohibit retail cannabis sales in the county once it becomes legal in New York state. AL resident?

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 21, 2019

The Illinois General Assembly has been working on a marijuana legalization bill this session. The Senate Bill would protect employer rights to ban marijuana and discipline employees for use. Across the country, states are moving to legalize medical and recreational marijuana. Bills are pending in the House and Senate.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 29, 2021

Over the past three months, law enforcement raids of “illegal marijuana grows” in Southern Oregon have spiked. And while the rhetoric regarding a “cartel takeover” is rampant among both local and state regulators , among the cases I am aware of, there is no evidence of cartel activity. Hemp Is Legal.

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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

JANUARY 18, 2019

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. Another great way to stay up to date is Marijuana Moment’s daily newsletter, which you can subscribe to HERE. This bill allows adults to cultivate up to six marijuana plants in their home.

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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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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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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 22, 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. 2-501 et seq.), ” NE St. § ” NE St. §

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Why Patients Need Access to Pesticide-Free Marijuana. Marijuana laws have evolved significantly over the past few decades, with many states allowing adults to purchase and consume marijuana for medical use, recreation or both. Lack of Assurance that Medical Marijuana Products Are Pesticide Free.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

Governor Kate Brown (D) of Oregon signed legislation into law that prohibits landlords from arbitrarily refusing to provide housing access to an individual based solely on their status as a medical cannabis patient, or based solely on an individual’s prior cannabis conviction. Your Highness, Carly. Actions to Take. DE resident?

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Cannabis Chronicles

JUNE 27, 2019

During the meeting, commissioners expressed concern about public engagement, opposition to legal marijuana in north Clark County and if the regulations were too restrictive. The proposed changes to the code provide a definition of “marijuana.” On Wednesday, the proposed code changes were back before the council for a final review.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 3, 2022

As referenced in my post, the vast majority of these citations involved land that is zoned for exclusive farm use, for which the construction of greenhouses, hoophouses or other crop protection structures have never before been controversial and is indeed allowed outright under Oregon state law. County Hearings.

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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

JUNE 7, 2019

Under the 2014 Farm Bill, state departments of agriculture and universities could undertake agricultural pilot programs to permit the cultivation of hemp. Some states also license the processing of hemp. Industrial Hemp: Don’t Forget About State Law!

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

At this time, full compliance with Section 10113 is not possible because the US Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) has yet to approve of any state or tribal plans covering the cultivation of hemp or issue its own plan allowing for the cultivation of hemp in states that do not have an approved plan.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Governor Ralph Northam (D) of Virginia signed legislation into law that will allow medical cannabis oil to be administered to patients on school property. Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) of New York announced that marijuana legalization language will no longer appear in his budget proposal. Your Highness, Carly. Actions to Take. CT resident?

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NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

New Mexico’s new decriminalization law takes effect this coming Monday July 1. At a more local level, the metro council of Louisville, Kentucky approved an ordinance making low-level marijuana possession the lowest law enforcement priority. 315 was scheduled for a hearing in the House Agriculture Committee on 6/26/19.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Today, I intro’d the #StatesReformAct a turnkey federal tax and regulate framework for existing state laws. Marijuana Moment report. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is sponsoring the bill—titled the States Reform Act—along with a handful of initial Republican cosponsors. WATCH [link] pic.twitter.com/maZLxlVa1Z. — Rep.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

California’s renowned wine and weed industries may seem like a simply lucrative pairing for the state. Can these two agricultural treasures of the Golden State coexist in harmony? So, state law initially imposed a one-acre limit on the size of individual cannabis farms until 2023.

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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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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 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. It doesn’t matter whether the CBD was derived from hemp or marijuana.

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NORML

MAY 31, 2019

Another great way to stay up to date is Marijuana Moment’s daily newsletter, which you can subscribe to HERE. The Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and to provide funding for the expungement of criminal records for those with past marijuana convictions.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 16, 2019

State governments and the federal Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) take wildly different approaches when it comes to Hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”), and for the most part, the ball is still in the government’s court to actually regulate hemp and Hemp CBD. 3% or less it’s hemp and could be legal under federal and state law.

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The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

State law allows employees to use CBD oil, while other laws allow employers to fire workers for using it. Did the CBD oil come from marijuana or hemp? Both marijuana and hemp are plants that come from the “cannabis” family. Marijuana plants can have THC levels of up to 30%, whereas there is usually less than.3%

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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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Canna Law Blog

MAY 21, 2019

The USPTO began by reiterating what we have written about extensively: “Use of a mark in commerce must be lawful under federal law to be the basis for federal registration under the U.S. The Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, Pub. 115-334 (the 2018 Farm Bill), which amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (AMA).

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2019

Commercial marijuana activity remains a federal crime, and the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) generally prohibits financial institutions from accepting marijuana-generated dollars. That includes regularly submitting Suspicious Activity Reports (“SARs”) to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”).

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Joey Owle, the tribe’s secretary of agriculture and natural resources, expressed the significance of this decision : “For us, as the EBCI, as a sovereign nation, we are going to move forward with the results of tonight [September 8, 2023] with an adult-use program, and really the way that I see it is that we are putting an issue to bed.”

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

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. Glossary of Marijuana Terminologyvia CannaInsider.com. STATE OF FLORIDA.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 15, 2022

The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act of 2016 (AUMA), an initiative measure approved as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes a person who obtains a state license under AUMA to engage in commercial adult-use cannabis activity pursuant to that license and applicable local ordinances.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 15, 2022

On Friday, April 1, 2022, the House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act for the second time in two years, with 220 votes in favor and 204 votes in opposition. All three proposed laws expressly address some financial institutions’ ability to operate in this emerging market.

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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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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 6, 2019

” The South Carolina Attorney General determined that it did not and deferred to law enforcement as to whether a given product is unprocessed, raw hemp which can only be possessed with a license from the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, or a processed hemp product.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) will register hemp processors who elect apply for such registration. Many states that allow the sale of hemp derivates, like CBD, require any hemp products sold in the state to be manufactured pursuant to that state’s food safety regulatory requirements.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Banking regulators recently clarified (including for credit unions ) that financial institutions should have no issue banking lawful hemp businesses pursuant to the 2018 Farm Bill. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) interim regulations for state and tribal hemp cultivation plans under the ’18 Farm Bill.

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