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Federal Cannabis Legalization Isn’t Here Just Yet

Canna Law Blog

Indeed, just like when these states started licensing, cannabis is still on Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), 280E is still a nuisance, big banks still won’t bank cannabis money , and so on. I say “apparently” because HHS’s letter to DEA is redacted to the point of uselessness.

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Weekly Cannabis Roundup October 22

Veriheal

Most New Yorkers can now safely indulge in cannabis without fear of being fired, Bank of America is under fire for closing the account of an authorized cannabis research institute, and proposed legislation could help Washington, D.C. finally see recreational cannabis sales. Bank of America—the second-largest bank in the U.S.—has

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The Week in Weed: March 6, 2020

The Blunt Truth

Although recreational sales were expected to begin this month, they’ve been postponed until June. A group called Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol filed a petition to legalize recreational marijuana. The Department of Agriculture delayed a requirement that the DEA conduct all THC testing on hemp crops. FEDERAL NEWS.

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The Year in Weed: 2019 Edition

The Blunt Truth

In February, we saw the first ever Congressional hearing on cannabis banking. New Jersey failed to pass legislation legalizing recreational marijuana. On the federal level, however, the SAFE Banking Act was approved by the House Financial Services Committee (45-15). The Senate failed to take action on the banking bill.

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Redbird Scholar: Ralph Weisheit explains Illinois marijuana legalization law

Cannabis Law Report

Now that Illinois has joined 10 other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing the recreational use and sale of marijuana, what can we expect from this new legislation? The other states where recreational marijuana has been legalized have done so through a referendum.

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The Week in Weed: June 7, 2019

The Blunt Truth

We predicted last week that Illinois would be the next state to legalize recreational marijuana. The latest piece of cannabis banking (cannabanking?) news is that protections for banks serving the legal marijuana industry have made their way into a Congressional spending bill. We were right.

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Dentons Weekly Cannabis Update

Cannabis Law Report

They write… In this week’s edition: Plans to vote on cannabis banking legislation announced in both chambers of Congress, with predictions that House will pass the SAFE Act by the end of October. DEA increases the cannabis research quota. Idaho is the home state of Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo.

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