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. Days later, the Chief Deputy announced that the cite and release program will be put on hold, without further details. AL resident? CO resident? Connecticut. FL resident?

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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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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. California.

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NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

Department of Agriculture held a hemp listening session this week as regulators work to establish rules and regulations for production. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs. Update : SB 1352 was heard and unanimously approved by the House Committee on Agriculture on 3/13. AR 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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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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Illinois News Joint

MAY 20, 2023

The new omnibus draft was attached to Senate Bill 1559 , the Access Affordable Insulin Act, which sets forth provisions concerning an insulin urgent-need program. The Delta-8 regulation is in a separate bill but still would impact the cannabis omnibus package. SB1559 passed the Senate on March 30 and is now in the House.

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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 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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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. Legislation is pending, HF 754 and SF 599, to establish an industrial hemp program to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations. CO resident?

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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 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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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Reporting to a Program Specialist 3 (Cannabis), the Program Specialist 2 (Cannabis) positions will be responsible for overseeing and participating in inspecting, auditing, and performing a full range of compliance duties for the region assigned (Albany/Buffalo/NYC). Duties Description. Perform full range of supervisory functions.

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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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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. Indeed, FDACS must first promulgate rules for the program.

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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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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 a recent cannabis program report , the Water Boards found that. Packaging Issues. Energy Usage and Efficiency.

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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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SpeedWeed

MARCH 13, 2021

This exciting opportunity to be a part of the state’s regulated Cannabinoid Hemp Program is great news for farmers and consumers.”. In accordance with legislation signed last year by the Governor, the Department has created a Cannabinoid Hemp Program. More information on New York’s Cannabinoid Hemp Program can be found here.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 7, 2021

AlphaRoot’s management liability insurance program bridges the gap between coverage and price point for privately-held cannabis companies. . With the new program, AlphaRoot aims to empower cannabis companies to focus on expansion, bridging the gap between comprehensive coverage and the right price point for private-held cannabis operators.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 7, 2020

Meanwhile, in the Golden State, the Department of Food and Agriculture released proposed rules for organic cannabis certification. The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel released a memo finding that the Drug Enforcement Administration’s cannabis research program is non-compliant with international drug laws.

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Project CBD

APRIL 11, 2023

Department of Agriculture.” “They went off on these programs, and we’re going to give these assets to felons and people that have two heads and this kind of stuff,” Jordan fumed while threatening to retaliate: “We’re talking to New York. Big tobacco companies “all use the same packaging.

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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? CO resident? Connecticut.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

On December 18, 2018, shortly before the signing of the 2018 Farm Bill, the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (the “Department”) issued a series of frequently asked questions (“ FAQs “) and a CBD Processor Template Agreement (“ CBD Agreement “) that were both focused on Hemp-CBD.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Cannabinoid Hemp Program Regulations (Finally) Finalized. While much attention is focused on New York’s adult-use cannabis market, the CCB and Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) are also responsible for overseeing both the Medical Marijuana and Cannabinoid Hemp Programs. cannabinoid hemp and hemp extract.” CBD products).

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

Department of Agriculture. Cultivation, transportation, and sale of unprocessed hemp in New York is governed by Article 29 of the Agriculture & Markets law. Instead, New York continues to administer an “Industrial Hemp Agricultural Research Pilot Program” established in accordance with the 2014 Farm Bill (7 U.S.C.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2021

It also includes comprehensive restorative justice provisions, including grants, loans, and other funding programs for disadvantaged and minority businesses, record expungement, petitions for resentencing, and other measures intended to repair the decades of harm caused by the War on Drugs. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and FDA.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

On Monday, I wrote about the New York City Department of Health’s (“DOH”) recent crackdown on Hemp-CBD in food and how it was consistent with the New York State Department of Agriculture’s (“Department”) FAQs on hemp-derived CBD (“Hemp CBD”).

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

That means marijuana would remain widely prohibited in states without adult-use marijuana programs. The TTB would be responsible for tracking all marijuana inventory through a seed-to-sale tracking platform similar to what is currently used by state regulatory systems administering adult-use marijuana programs.

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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 a recent cannabis program report , the Water Boards found that. Packaging Issues. Energy Usage and Efficiency.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 27, 2021

University College at Syracuse University , the academic college of continuing education and professional studies, has partnered with Green Flower , a cannabis education association, to offer four programs where individuals can receive non-credit certificates in Cannabis Education.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 27, 2021

University College at Syracuse University , the academic college of continuing education and professional studies, has partnered with Green Flower , a cannabis education association, to offer four programs where individuals can receive non-credit certificates in Cannabis Education.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 11, 2021

SB 235 unanimously passed the Senate Agriculture Committee and has been recommended for passage in a second committee. HB 640 would make technical changes to Louisiana’s hemp program and clarify that ingestible hemp products may be sold. AB 45 passed the state Assembly and moved to the Senate. State Alert: Louisiana.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Co-founder and President Jacob Policzer explains that its label, TCC Standards of Sustainability, supports and recognizes cultivators whose agriculture practices are “beyond organic certification.”. But while cannabis is a business based around agriculture, there aren’t clear rules for how to make it more sustainable.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 8, 2022

Department of the Air Force Manual 44-197 Military Drug, Demand Reduction Program prohibits the use of hemp-derived products. Casondra Dixon, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron drug testing program administrator manager. This growth is largely due to the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 that removed hemp, cannabis sativa L.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2019

The Guidance lays out what credit unions need to incorporate into their Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) and Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) compliance programs in order to work with hemp businesses. For example, a credit union needs to know how to verify the member is part of the pilot program.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 11, 2022

A subsequent regulation package will outline the requirements for safely operating a retail dispensary. Through the program, funding would support the development of turnkey dispensary facilities for equity entrepreneurs licensed through the Seeding Opportunity Equity Owners Lead Program. Conditional Adult-Use Cultivators.

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