Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 7, 2019

A bill to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky won initial committee approval Wednesday night after lawmakers heard emotional testimony from people battling chronic pain and debilitating medical conditions. Decriminalization Legislation Introduced in Texas. West Virginia Bill Would Give Banking Access to Cannabis Companies.

Digestion 56

Digestion Chronic Pain Hemp Legislation 56

NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The House Financial Services subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held a hearing Wednesday to address the lack of access to basic banking services by state-legal marijuana businesses. ” At a more local level, the decriminalization policy in Dayton, Ohio went into effect this week. NM resident?

Legislation 159

Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 159

Nature's Way Medicine

MARCH 5, 2021

Right now the businesses are unable to use banks and are paying cash to the federal government. Law makers voted 21-8 to allow doctors to approve cannabis for patients for conditions like anxiety, nausea, chronic pain, and sleep disorders. A bill to decriminalize all drugs has already passed a legislative committee last month.

Sleep 76

Sleep Patients Cannabis THC 76

NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

House Financial Services Committee has passed The Safe Banking Act, HR 1595 out of committee this week. 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. It now awaits consideration by the U.S.

Legislation 162

Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 162

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

US Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) , chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, expressed interest in addressing banking issues facing cannabis businesses operating legally in their states. The SAFE Banking Act (H.R. The SAFE Banking Act (H.R.

Banking 45

Banking Research and Development Legislation Programs 45

The Cannigma

MARCH 12, 2021

There are no payment systems, there’s no banking and cannabis. And I wanted to talk about the prospect of a federal reform from various levels all the way up to full legalization or decriminalization on the federal level. So, for example, payment systems. MSO: It’s something that just struck me right now.

Legalization 128

Legalization Patients Education Dispensary 128

NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on cannabis business banking issues next week. Legislation is pending, House Bill 5442, to expand the pool of individuals eligible for medical cannabis by allowing physicians to recommend it to those with generalized chronic pain. A subcommittee of the U.S.

Legislation 171

Legislation Decriminalization Patients Access 171

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) said that an impeachment trial could delay consideration of cannabis financial services legislation, but no moreso than anything else that requires floor time. This is the second House of Commons committee to embrace decriminalization in as many weeks.

Vaping 45

Vaping Research and Development Seed-To-Sale Hemp 45

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 17, 2019

As more countries legalize or decriminalize the cultivation, manufacture, sale, and use of cannabis, companies across a variety of industries are looking for opportunities to capitalize on this emerging market. Several bills have been introduced in Congress in 2019 that call for legalizing or decriminalizing the substance.

Law 40

Law Seed-To-Sale Hemp Recreational 40

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 30, 2019

Before heading home for its July 4 break, the House added to its string of pro-cannabis measures by passing the 2020 Financial Services and General Government bill with a rider to protect banks serving lawful cannabis businesses. The results were published in May in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.

Chronic Pain 40

Chronic Pain Legislation Treatment Programs 40

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

DECRIMINALIZATION. DECRIMINALIZATION. The law also expanded the pool of eligible conditions to include cancer remission therapy and CNS-related neuropathy, while also eliminating provisions that previously required chronic pain patients to try conventional prescription pain medications prior to using cannabis, among other changes.

Legislation 98

Legislation Patients Retail Access 98

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

And for good reason – the induction of a new, more liberal administration, rapid state-level legalization, broad support by Americans, [1] and growing bipartisan backing led many to believe that 2021 was going to be the year where federal decriminalization of cannabis would become a reality. House once again.

Banking 59

Banking Decriminalization Cannabis Programs 59

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Progress on the SAFE Banking Act. The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act , HR 1595/S.1200, 1200, would allow state-licensed marijuana-related businesses to engage freely in relationships with banks and other financial institutions. A Pathway Towards SAFE Banking. The law takes effect on January 11, 2020.

Legislation 59

Legislation Patients Access Banking 59