NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Senator Ron Wyden introduced legislation in the Senate — The Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act — to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on cannabis business banking issues next week.

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Legislation Decriminalization Patients Access 186

NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

A bill to remove certain restrictions on social cannabis consumption sites was killed in Denver, Colorado’s city council. Meanwhile, members of the Fairbanks, Alaska city council approved an ordinance to allow on-site cannabis consumption at licensed retail outlets. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access.

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NORML

MAY 10, 2019

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries announced their intentions to introduce legislation known as the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act, to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), thus ending the nearly century-long federal policy of criminalization and prohibition.

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 159

NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 51, to assist financial institutions in safely conducting transactions with licensed cannabis businesses. CA resident? DE resident?

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Legislation Access Decriminalization Patients 111

NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

House Financial Services Committee has scheduled to convene a markup on The Safe Banking Act, HR 1595 on Tuesday, March 26th. 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.

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CannaMD

APRIL 15, 2020

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) has issued marijuana policy guidance for lawmakers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, along with a statement regarding the designation of medical cannabis facilities as “essential.” NORML: COVID-19 Memo to Lawmakers.

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Policy Patients Dispensary Banking 80

NORML

MAY 31, 2019

Governor Jared Polis (D) of Colorado signed multiple cannabis reform bills into law that regulate cannabis delivery services and social consumption spaces, and reduce criminal penalties for the possession of large quantities of cannabis. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. IL resident? Louisiana.

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Legislation Banking Access Hemp 114

NORML

MAY 17, 2019

Legislation is pending, AB 1465, that would allow licensing of cannabis consumption cafés and lounges in California. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of cannabis consumption lounges. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. CA resident? CA resident?

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 147

Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In the absence of federal banking standards for the cannabis industry, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) has grant and loan programs to support small businesses, but its not sufficient to support needed growth. While the number of women and minority owners has increased in recent years, more can be done.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 5, 2021

When some of the most prominent business leaders in the world show an interest in cannabis reform, people take notice, including those who legislate our public policies in Congress. The post Policy Changes to Eliminate Pre-Employment Drug Screening Continue to Spread: Week in Review appeared first on SpeedWeed. ” Read more.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 3, 2021

The newly signed legal framework will boost medical cannabis purchase limits, as well as prolong specific policies that were imposed on a temporary basis when the coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis initially erupted. Sharif Street (D) that would’ve permitted patients aged 21 and above to grow five plants for personal consumption.

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Legislation Patients Supply Chain Dispensary 98

MMJ Recs

MARCH 16, 2024

Recent trends indicate a growing interest in alternative forms of consumption, such as edibles, topicals, and concentrates, in addition to traditional flower products. Policy decisions related to taxation, zoning, and advertising also impact the industry’s operations and growth trajectory.

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Supply Chain Research and Development Marijuana Seed-To-Sale 105

NORML

JANUARY 2, 2019

This only reaffirmed that social justice needs to be a priority when discussing marijuana policy in this community. The City of Las Vegas began drafting ordinances for social consumption this year, and we were proud to show up and voice our concerns on the record. to engage their lawmakers in marijuana policy reform.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

While these businesses must pay taxes, they are largely unbanked due to regulatory hurdles that prevent such businesses from accessing banking and other financial services. [10] 10] Without bank accounts, these businesses must make tax payments in person, in cash, at regional IRS offices. Conclusion. 1] 21 U.S.C. §§ 801-904. [2]

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Opens doors for cannabis banking services. Provides protection for veterans from employment discrimination based on cannabis consumption and allows for doctors within the Department of Veterans Affairs to recommend cannabis products to patients who may benefit from cannabinoid therapies.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 19, 2022

Milton Romani, the ex-secretary general of the National Drug Board, the government agency tasked with implementing Uruguay’s drug policies, said several myths hovered over the law regulating cannabis sales, which then-President Jose Mujica signed in December 2013 as an anti-drug trafficking measure. None of that happened,” he said.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 19, 2020

The legality of cannabis for medicinal or recreational use varies from country to country, regarding possession, distribution, cultivation, use and finally consumption. 1] Canada and Uruguay are the only countries to have fully legalized the consumption and sale of recreational cannabis at a federal level. [2] Legal Restrictions.

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Sensi Seeds

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

All of these companies, the seeds banks, cultivators, manufacturers, grow shops, distributors, and online vendors operate in a grey market that permits them to sell their products as long as they follow some rules. Irrespective of where the directive came from, policy on CBD has changed.

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CBD Seed-To-Sale Food Research and Development 71

SpeedWeed

AUGUST 2, 2021

Interestingly, Daines is the primary Senate Republican co-sponsor of the SAFE Banking Act of 2021, federal legislation that would allow financial institutions to provide traditional banking services to state-legal cannabis businesses. Rich or poor, be they bankers or unemployed, it’s the principle of the matter.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

You can read more about product packaging and labeling requirements on the Understanding Board Interim Policies for Packaging and Labeling section of the LCB website. The policy only applies to approved owners who are investing their own personal money into the business. Have lost their bank. Payment Methods. Budtender Permit.

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NORML

JULY 3, 2019

“After a few years, when the tolerance level towards cannabis consumption in general is a little more accepting, you might be able to find the General Assembly having enough votes to pass something that does have a specific license that the state would be awarding to these types of businesses.” ” Read more from Cheddar!

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 6, 2021

million workers and using their own public policy team to support the federal Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2021, which would effectively legalize marijuana. Amazon’s recent policy change may sway other companies to support cannabis legalization in the U.S. There is no interstate commerce.

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Vaping Retail Access Cannabis 86

Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 26, 2022

Known for its harsh anti-drug policies, Thailand became the first country in South East Asia to legalise medical cannabis in 2018, with the legislation passing in February 2019. Boonsoong adds: “As one of the first countries in the region to legalise the growth, sale and consumption of cannabis, Thailand has the first-move advantage.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

State legislators in 2021 enacted over 50 laws liberalizing marijuana policies in more than 25 states, according to a report issued today by the National Organization of the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). These policies are popular among voters, regardless of political party.”. FULL REPORT. Washington.

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Legislation Patients Retail Law 98

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 3, 2022

Remove all federal criminal penalties related to marijuana consumption and possession as well as expunge most nonviolent MJ criminal convictions. SAFE Banking Act. The banking initiative had been amended into the defense bill in September by the House. Establish a 3% federal excise tax. Hemp packaging in New York.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The FDA thereafter reaffirmed its long-standing position that CBD products intended for human consumption are illegal unless part of an approved pharmaceutical. December 2019 – Federal banking regulators take steps to allow for financial services for hemp related businesses. . The simple answer – probably not.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 17, 2021

Below are comments from various stakeholders and policy experts regarding the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act: Hawkins. “It Cannabis Council , Executive Director of Marijuana Policy Project. States would still be able to prohibit cannabis growing, manufacturing, distribution, sale and consumption within their borders.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 17, 2021

Below are comments from various stakeholders and policy experts regarding the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act: Hawkins. “It Cannabis Council , Executive Director of Marijuana Policy Project. States would still be able to prohibit cannabis growing, manufacturing, distribution, sale and consumption within their borders.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 16, 2021

Below are comments from various stakeholders and policy experts regarding the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act: Hawkins. “It Cannabis Council , Executive Director of Marijuana Policy Project. States would still be able to prohibit cannabis growing, manufacturing, distribution, sale and consumption within their borders.

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Dispensary Banking Legislation Cannabis 52

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Rarely can you visit the banks of the Ganga without coming across a sadhu and his chillum , a conical smoking pipe made of clay. Also read: Does criminalisation curb drug consumption? But 72,000 people were arrested in 2019 alone under the NDPS Act, with the vast majority criminalised for cannabis possession or consumption.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 15, 2022

The RSF assessment tool is designed to help OCC and a bank determine customer type for large risk analysis. OCC is asking banks to review any marijuana-related business information and include it on the annual RSF. Possession of more than one ounce and public consumption would have remained an unclassified misdemeanor.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 21, 2021

“Customers are coming in that either haven’t consumed cannabis in many, many years or may have never consumed cannabis, and so we focus on education, knowledge, [and] creating an environment that helps awareness and understanding of the product, the different methods of consumption [and] the effects of that consumption. …

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Dispensary Packaging Terpenes Consumption 52

SpeedWeed

JULY 21, 2021

“Customers are coming in that either haven’t consumed cannabis in many, many years or may have never consumed cannabis, and so we focus on education, knowledge, [and] creating an environment that helps awareness and understanding of the product, the different methods of consumption [and] the effects of that consumption. …

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 28, 2022

For example, the incarceration of Brittney Griner in Russia is either an example of the country’s heavy-handed diplomatic policies or, more likely, a high-profile cautionary tale of an individual who possessed a cannabis derivative while traveling. Recently, California considered a bill that would allow interstate cannabis sales.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 22, 2021

“Customers are coming in that either haven’t consumed cannabis in many, many years or may have never consumed cannabis, and so we focus on education, knowledge, [and] creating an environment that helps awareness and understanding of the product, the different methods of consumption [and] the effects of that consumption. …

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Cannabis Info

OCTOBER 2, 2019

In 2014, voters in the District of Columbia authorised cannabis consumption, though implementation of the market has been bottlenecked by Congress, which controls the district’s funds. 25, the Home handed the SAFE Banking Act, which might give cannabis companies entry to the federal banking system. have authorized leisure.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

The irony of the plunge this week is that we enjoyed truly remarkable news, with the House of Representatives sending a clear signal that the federal government is ready to begin rationalizing cannabis policy. Consumers will likely reduce consumption, and we could see more regulatory action that would curtail sales.

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