Illinois News Joint

MAY 30, 2025

The bill also adds fines for testing facilities, stating, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Department of Agriculture may fine $15,000 for each violation of this Act or rules adopted under this Act by a cannabis testing facility.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The Illinois Department of Agricultures Division of Cannabis Regulation announced in a press release today that this year the Illinois Department of Agricultures Division of Cannabis Regulation enhanced the product registration process while moving records to its online Licensing Portal.

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Agriculture Packaging Compliance Compliance 105

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Using hemp for the packaging of cannabis products makes a lot of sense, and NY State Senator Michelle Hinchey wants to make it law in New York. Additionally, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) and Empire State Development (ESD) would be tasked with creating the “Sustainable Cannabis Packaging Incubator Program”.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 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. Total THC content in the package, labeled in milligrams.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 19, 2022

New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) recently proposed Adult-Use Packaging and Labeling Rules. If these rules go into effect as drafted, New York cannabis licensees will not have much room for creative packaging of their products. The proposed rules set minimum standards for retail packaging of cannabis products.

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Packaging Retail Food THC 52

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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Packaging Agriculture Data History 105

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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Packaging Data Agriculture History 105

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 19, 2025

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) recently released two press announcements dealing with new online portals for cannabis businesses. If any labeling or packaging information is missing, it must be uploaded immediately. What Does the Online Transition Mean for Cannabis Businesses?

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Business Compliance Compliance Packaging 105

Illinois News Joint

MAY 12, 2023

Other smaller changes also include the addition of the line, “The Department has the authority to adopt rules and policies prohibiting the use of pesticides during the flowering stage,” and “The Department of Agriculture may modify packaging requirements, including package warnings, by rule.”

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Veriheal

JUNE 8, 2023

However, the bill still prohibited the sale of such products to persons under 21 and the use of packaging considered attractive to children. Debating the Need for a Hemp THC Cap HB 1475 —a bill that imposed a THC cap of 5 milligrams per dose or 50 milligrams per package—had originally been passed in the state House.

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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. The Commission’s letter is worth reading.

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Hemp CBD Agriculture Cultivation 133

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Portland, OR — The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission unanimously agreed to fine a Portland based recreational marijuana processor $100,000 for deliberately sidestepping packaging and labeling rules designed to protect consumers. The Commission decided otherwise.

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Packaging Recreational Law Marijuana 52

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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Access Patients CBD Packaging 98

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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Packaging Data Agriculture History 105

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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Hemp Agriculture Compliance Compliance 78

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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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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Marijuana Packaging Retail Agriculture 93

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 21, 2025

This hemp is often sold and marketed online without age verification, in packaging attractive to minors, or at unlicensed retail stores. It was produced by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA).

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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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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

In order to really understand the speciousness of these arguments, it is important to evaluate the water use of other agricultural activities in California. Instead, agricultural water use is often measured in acre feet. Cannabis cultivation, like almost all other agricultural activities, consumes water.

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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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Hemp CBD Seed-To-Sale Food 83

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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Hemp Food THC Cannabinoids 105

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 bill would allow the Department of Agriculture and Forestry to issue up to 15 cannabis production licenses. CO resident? Connecticut. LA resident? TX resident?

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 167

Illinois News Joint

MAY 20, 2023

The Delta-8 regulation is in a separate bill but still would impact the cannabis omnibus package. Deletions from the cannabis omnibus include changing the way the weight of illegal cannabis is weighed by subtracting the legal cannabis weight, licenses for testing facilities, packaging standards, transporting depots, and BLS Region transfer.

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Packaging Cannabis Policy Programs 97

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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Dispensary Events Packaging Agriculture 105

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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Hemp CBD Extraction Food 85

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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Packaging Data Agriculture History 105

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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Hemp Safety Food THC 105

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. Packaging Issues. Land Disturbing and Use Permits. Limits on Pesticides and Other Chemicals.

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Packaging Cultivation Extraction Agriculture 80

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 31, 2021

MISTA’s ecosystem includes high-growth startups and established industry leaders across the CPG, Ingredients, Food Technology and Agriculture (Ag) Technology sectors such as Danone, Givaudan, Conagra Brands, Mars Inc., and Ingredion Inc. Thirty thousand new CPG brands launch each year.

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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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Hemp Cannabinoids Safety Retail 105

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 4, 2021

As VP of Products and Director of Policy and Advocacy, Buffington will be responsible for commoditizing hemp by-products and creating an overall value chain in the agricultural, carbon and manufacturing segments. Santa Fe Farms comprehensive approach to the business is what the industry needs and I’m proud to be a part of making it happen.”.

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Advocacy Policy Supply Chain Agriculture 81

Veriheal

AUGUST 30, 2021

The Act also serves as a protective supply shelter for agriculture, fish, residents, and various types of wildlife. Composed of a three-bill legislative package—featuring AB 1739 (Dickinson) , SB 1168 (Pavley) , and SB 1319 (Pavley) —the SGMA is constructed with subsequent state rules.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Kathy Hochul has signed a bill amending part of New York’s agriculture law to encourage the incorporation of hemp products into various industries such as construction, packaging, and others, Marijuana Moment reports. Introduced by state Sen.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Provision of accounting services; advertising services; legal or compliance services; IT, software, and communications services; packaging, transportation, or other logistics services. Providing debt or equity capital and the receipt of dividends, interest, or distributions of that capital.

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Business Banking Legislation Cannabis 143

NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

Department of Agriculture held a hemp listening session this week as regulators work to establish rules and regulations for production. Lawmakers in Connecticut have introduced a package of bills specific to legalizing and regulating the use and sale of marijuana by adults, and facilitating equity in the industry. CO resident?

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