Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 13, 2022

Indeed, just days before the approval of New York’s Budget, the House of Representatives voted to decriminalize marijuana, and Senator Schumer indicated he would be introducing a similar bill in the Senate later this month. However, New York’s Tax Law does not conform to the Code in all respects. Stay tuned.

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NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

New York state lawmakers approved legislation on Friday to further expand cannabis decriminalization and expunge certain records. Governor John Bel Edwards (D) of Louisiana signed legislation into law to deschedule hemp and hemp-derived CBD from the state’s list of controlled substances. CA resident? DE resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

For background, in 2020 Oregon voters passed Ballot Measure 110 , which decriminalizes simple possession of drugs and requires that all growing marijuana tax revenue goes toward drug treatment centers. This capped the marijuana tax allocations that were going to Oregon’s common school fund, state police account, and cities and counties.

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NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

Governor Chris Sununu (R) of New Hampshire signed legislation into law allowing physicians assistants to recommend medical cannabis to their patients. Governors Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed industrial hemp production legislation into law. New Mexico’s new decriminalization law takes effect this coming Monday July 1.

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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.

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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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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.

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NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

Republican leaders in Wisconsin’s state legislature said that Governor Evers’ medical cannabis and decriminalization budget proposals will not be passed through the legislature this session. Legislation is pending, House Bill 96 / Senate Bill 98, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 14, 2021

The 14-page legislation isn’t as long-winded but puts the removal of cannabis as a controlled substance, banking protection, reform for veterans and mandated NIH studies at the forefront. For too long, the federal government’s outdated cannabis policies have stood in the way of both individual liberty and a state’s 10th Amendment rights.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 28, 2019

Minor marijuana possession offenders will no longer be criminally prosecuted in Hennepin County, Minnesota, according to a new policy announced last week by County Attorney Mike Freeman. Under the policy, prosecutors will not criminally charge anyone for marijuana offenses involving the possession of up to 100 grams of cannabis.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This includes bills on banking (see the SAFE Banking Act , which has passed the House no less than five times) and overall federal legalization (see the MORE Act as well as its sister Senate legislation, the Cannabis Administration Opportunity Act (“CAOA”)). Age limits (21). Federal Alcohol Administration Act control.

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NewsMunchies

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Most Americans have access to either medical or adult-use cannabis under state laws. Since 2012, 18 states and Washington, D.C., have legalized adult-use marijuana, while 37 states have legalized medical marijuana. At present, the state allows marijuana use only for medical reasons. The nearly $100 billion U.S.

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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. These agreements have been criticized because local officials often demand more money than allowed under state law.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Laws protecting patients and their providers vary from state to state and, in some cases, may vary from county to county. Many individuals choose to break outdated state laws that do not account for medical use or their access. LAW ENFORCEMENT RIGHTS. ” EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Large cities across the country have also adopted decriminalization measures for psilocybin and other entheogenic (psychedelic) plants, including Ann Arbor, Denver , Oakland, Santa Cruz, and most recently, Washington, D.C. but we note that decriminalization is not legalization). State law doesn’t change this.

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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.

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MassRoots

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

For example, Pelosi has talked about marijuana (and yoga) as a safer alternative to opioids and she pushed back against former Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s decision to rescind an Obama-era marijuana guidance policy. Crucially, her staff have always been available, willing and ready to advance drug policy reform,” he said.

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Marijuana Legislation Policy Decriminalization 58

SpeedWeed

MARCH 21, 2021

in 2020, there were 515 banks and 169 credit unions providing services to cannabis-related businesses at the end of last year, according to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) quarterly cannabis banking update. But those banks are not the “national associations” of the world. Helping motor more than $17.5

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SpeedWeed

JULY 17, 2021

The social equity measures seen in states that have recently passed adult-use legislation—like New York , Virginia , New Mexico and Connecticut —aim to deliver a scale of justice to people who deserve it that goes unparalleled in American history. Cannabis Council , Executive Director of Marijuana Policy Project. Littlejohn.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 17, 2021

The social equity measures seen in states that have recently passed adult-use legislation—like New York , Virginia , New Mexico and Connecticut —aim to deliver a scale of justice to people who deserve it that goes unparalleled in American history. Cannabis Council , Executive Director of Marijuana Policy Project. Littlejohn.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 16, 2021

The social equity measures seen in states that have recently passed adult-use legislation—like New York , Virginia , New Mexico and Connecticut —aim to deliver a scale of justice to people who deserve it that goes unparalleled in American history. Cannabis Council , Executive Director of Marijuana Policy Project. Littlejohn.

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

We will be taking many more in-depth looks at the 2020 race as it progresses, including potential primary challengers on the Republican side, but first we wanted to provide an overview of all the currently announced Democratic candidates, along with their record and policy statements when it comes to marijuana legalization. The Senators.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 15, 2022

Ed Perlmutter’s (D-CO) Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking (SAFE) Banking Act , which was most recently passed by the House in 2021. Provide for reforms to the treatment of marijuana-related activities or convictions in federal immigration policy. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Rep.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 20, 2021

in 2020, there were 515 banks and 169 credit unions providing services to cannabis-related businesses at the end of last year, according to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) quarterly cannabis banking update. But those banks are not the “national associations” of the world. Helping motor more than $17.5

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 18, 2021

in 2020, there were 515 banks and 169 credit unions providing services to cannabis-related businesses at the end of last year, according to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) quarterly cannabis banking update. But those banks are not the “national associations” of the world. Helping motor more than $17.5

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Congressional Democrats are gearing up for a sweeping set of initiatives aimed at decriminalizing marijuana that they plan to take action on this spring. The federal proposals seek to establish 21st century banking services for the nearly $18 billion industry and purge the criminal records of thousands of marijuana offenders.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 19, 2021

in 2020, there were 515 banks and 169 credit unions providing services to cannabis-related businesses at the end of last year, according to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) quarterly cannabis banking update. But those banks are not the “national associations” of the world. Helping motor more than $17.5

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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.”. DECRIMINALIZATION.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2019

The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator Bruce Summers said last week that the agency will aim to complete the hemp production regulations by fall 2019, in time for states to submit plans for the 2020 spring hemp planting season. House Committee to Vote on Cannabis Banking Bill Next Week. MASSACHUSETTS.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 30, 2019

After this historically successful year, we expect to see public and political support continue to increase in 2020 as more and more states implement sensible cannabis regulatory policies. “Never before in American history has marijuana policy advanced in Congress as far or as fast in one year as 2019. Erik Altieri.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 15, 2021

All cannabis transported across state lines shall, upon arrival, be subject to the operation and effect of the laws of that state. With language that clearly ties the descheduling of cannabis to the long-running policy failure of the U.S.’s

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SpeedWeed

JULY 15, 2021

All cannabis transported across state lines shall, upon arrival, be subject to the operation and effect of the laws of that state. With language that clearly ties the descheduling of cannabis to the long-running policy failure of the U.S.’s

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Business Banking Programs Decriminalization 52

SpeedWeed

JULY 15, 2021

All cannabis transported across state lines shall, upon arrival, be subject to the operation and effect of the laws of that state. With language that clearly ties the descheduling of cannabis to the long-running policy failure of the U.S.’s

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 14, 2022

Large Majority of Americans Favor Legal Recreational Cannabis Under Federal Law – Nearly two-thirds of Americans want recreational cannabis use to be legal under federal law and in their own state. Multiple Republican and Democratic senators continue to oppose cannabis legalization.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 14, 2021

All cannabis transported across state lines shall, upon arrival, be subject to the operation and effect of the laws of that state. With language that clearly ties the descheduling of cannabis to the long-running policy failure of the U.S.’s

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 29, 2022

On Thursday, July 21, 2022, Senators Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, and Cory Booker unveiled the long-awaited Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) , which, if passed, would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level and require various federal agencies to establish rules for regulating various aspects of the marijuana industry.

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The Joint Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

Application of the law is applied to persons who own, nurture, or distribute cannabis in enormous quantities. State Law The law on cannabis use varies from state-to-state and penalties differ depending on the gravity of the violation. Let us take a look at some California state laws.

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