MMJ Recs

MAY 5, 2024

California state has been at the forefront of progressive cannabis legislation, particularly when it comes to medical marijuana. Per California law, patients must meet a set of certain requirements to become eligible to obtain and use marijuana legally with a doctor’s recommendation.

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MassRoots

JULY 28, 2020

One of the most important pieces of cannabis related legislation, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act ( SAFE Banking Act ), has the chance to be included in the next round of COVID-19 relief legislation in the United States. Tell them to support the inclusion of the SAFE Banking Act. Don’t wait.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 18, 2021

With 19 states currently selling recreational cannabis, it may be tempting to forgo a medical card, even if you qualify as a patient. While recreational marijuana is accessible in many states for those of age, there are still some benefits to having a medical marijuana card and purchasing medical marijuana instead of recreational pot.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 7, 2022

In 2016, Pennsylvania adopted Act 16, becoming one of 38 states that have medical marijuana programs in the United States. This permit allows for an additional grower/processor permit to conduct clinical research relating to medical marijuana. Medical marijuana patients are permitted to cultivate up to five plants at home.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 13, 2022

It has already been a busy year for marijuana law! Catch up on key legislative, regulatory, and legal developments affecting the manufacture, distribution, sale, and use of marijuana occurring in 2022, including key decisions and regulatory material. The initiative does not establish a licensed recreational marijuana market.

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MassRoots

AUGUST 4, 2020

The California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA) is calling for cannabis businesses to join them in imploring Speaker Pelosi to prioritize the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE Banking Act). What is the SAFE Banking Act? Virgin Islands have enacted either medicinal or recreational legalization amendments.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

While South Dakota is still stalled when it comes to making legal cannabis a reality within state borders, the state is already working on legislation that allows banks to decide whether or not to do business with the legal cannabis and hemp industry. . HB1203 just passed the House 64-4, and the next step is for it to clear the senate.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 20, 2021

Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) reintroduced the SAFE Banking Act—this time with more than 100 bipartisan cosponsors. It’s yet another opportunity for his House colleagues to approve the banking reform bill, and the 2021 outlook is slightly brighter with a thin Democratic edge in the U.S. Perlmutter (D-CO) in the U.S.

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WeedAdvisor

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Things are looking good for state medical and recreational dispensaries as a game-changing bill gains support in the U.S. According to Forbes , one third of the Senate now supports the SAFE Banking Act, a bill that would provide dispensaries access to critical financial services. Skipping Ahead. .

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

recreational) state, with a Jan. As a result, many of the provisions that created the structure for Virginia’s adult-use cannabis program, and the framework for regulations to be issued by the [Cannabis Control] Authority, are no longer effective. On April 7, 2021, Virginians rejoiced as Gov. Create a New Cannabis Control Authority.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 20, 2021

Cannabis banking reform deposited another decisive victory in the U.S. In the last Congress, the lower chamber overwhelmingly passed a standalone version of SAFE Banking in 2019, and then House members passed the measure two more times as part of federal coronavirus relief bills in 2020. Helping motor more than $17.5 Billion in U.S.

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

The 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary is already heating up and we wanted to reach out to our supporters to take an early straw poll of who they think voters who prioritize marijuana law reform should support in that primary. Please review the information below and then cast a vote in our 2020 Democratic Primary Straw Poll! The Senators.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 15, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The big news this week is that cannabis banking is included in the latest federal relief bill. Maine made changes to their marijuana program. Missouri is having issues with their medical marijuana licensing.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 22, 2019

Will hemp taint your banking relationship? . Many have setup legal entities and registered under their states’ regulatory programs as permitted growers but have hit a hurdle that most new businesses hop right over: opening a bank account. . PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. THC when it is harvested and tested? .

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 28, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. No news is big news this week, as New Jersey failed to pass legislation legalizing recreational marijuana. And in West Virginia , the governor has signed a medical marijuana banking bill.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 7, 2021

(This story appears in the March issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.). Marijuana companies face mounting pressure from advocates, consumers and regulators to address the lack of diversity within the cannabis industry. Mentorship Programs. New York Gov. House of Representatives in December. “We

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Is the Colorado Marijuana Industry Showing Signs of Maturation? DECEMBER 31, 2019 | This issue of the Rocky Mountain Economist provides an update on the economic impacts of the marijuana industry in Colorado and evaluates signs of maturation within this industry nearly six years after the first recreational marijuana storefronts opened.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 13, 2022

It has already been a busy year for marijuana law! Catch up on key legislative, regulatory, and legal developments affecting the manufacture, distribution, sale, and use of marijuana occurring in 2022, including key decisions and regulatory material. The initiative does not establish a licensed recreational marijuana market.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 14, 2021

After months of speculation, US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer revealed his long-awaited marijuana legalization bill this morning. It’s our legislative proposal to end the federal prohibition on marijuana and repair damage done by the War on Drugs. SAFE Banking’ no longer good enough. What’s new: Emphasis on equity.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 15, 2021

During the tumultuous weeks and months of the past year, a nine-letter word emerged as a game changer for the nation’s legal marijuana industry: “essential.”. Both states also designated marijuana operators as “essential” – along with pharmacies, supermarkets and liquor stores – and those businesses were allowed to stay open.

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Nature's Way Medicine

MARCH 26, 2021

Biden Administration Firing Employees for Past Marijuana Use. Young White House staffers are being disciplined or fired in the Biden administration for admitting to using marijuana in the past. Some are being placed in remote work programs. This highlights that marijuana legalization is now a bipartisan issue.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 5, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Lawmakers wrestled with the issue of capping THC content in medical marijuana for those patients under the age of 21. In Vermont , legislation to establish a marijuana marketplace passed on a second reading in the House.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

I’ve been practicing corporate, transactional, and regulatory law in the marijuana industry for going on 10 years now. I’ve never understood exactly why folks get excited about, or even remotely interested, when various lifetime politicians in Congress push bills on the federal legalization/rescheduling of marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 24, 2019

As discussed in Part 9, the bottom line is that: physicians-in-training are not prepared to prescribe medical marijuana. Patients, physicians, and the public all want to learn more about medical marijuana. What growth and setbacks are happening in our current state program, and ultimately, on the national front?

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Would marijuana retail sales continue to skyrocket, with more and more pandemic-weary consumers seeking out cannabis for stress relief? Marijuana retail sales, while continuing to show growth in some areas, decelerated from the torrid pace set in 2020. That included the SAFE Banking Act, which the House again passed in 2021.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 15, 2022

Treasury Seeks Comment on Collecting Marijuana-Related Business Activity Information. The new PSCs include cash transactions, marijuana-related businesses, ATM operators, crypto assets and stablecoin. The RSF assessment tool is designed to help OCC and a bank determine customer type for large risk analysis.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 16, 2020

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 Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The big news on Capitol Hill this week was the Senate’s lack of action on the banking bill. Protections for recreational programs were not.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 10, 2022

. – Thirty-seven states allow for medical cannabis use through state run programs. Thirty-eight states have either decriminalized cannabis or enacted laws authorizing its use for medical or recreational adult use. [1] 1] The most recent state to pass legislation is Rhode Island, which authorized an adult use program.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. New Jersey is talking about decriminalizing marijuana. In other state news, Michigan ‘s sales of recreational cannabis began on Sunday, amid long lines of customers. So is Brazil. And in the U.S.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 11, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Our big news this week is that the American Bar Association asked the Small Business Administration to make marijuana-related companies eligible for relief funds. Iowa votes to reform its medical marijuana program.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The House Judiciary Committee approved a 2019 bill to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level and end cannabis prohibition on Wednesday. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act passed by a vote of 24 to 10 after more than two hours of debate.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 31, 2020

In February , marijuana was a topic of conversation at the Democratic Presidential debates. Massachusetts decided that medical dispensaries could remain open, but recreational shops had to close. Virginia decriminalized marijuana. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) objected to including cannabis banking in federal relief programs.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 26, 2019

The new Attorney General said he would not go after cannabis companies ; the NFL announced it would not air a medical marijuana ad during the Super Bowl; and furloughed federal workers were able to get free cannabis. In February, we saw the first ever Congressional hearing on cannabis banking. In March, no news was big news.

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Otherside Farms

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Several states across the country are legalizing marijuana, the federal government isn’t budging. Here are things you need to know about federal marijuana law. Medical marijuana is actually legal in 21 states throughout the country. Not only that, but recreational marijuana is also legal to use in 10 states.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

by Akshita Singh and Douglas Sargent | Jan 10, 2020 | Legislation , Recreational Marijuana , Social Equity | Illinois. Recreational Sales Are Live: On New Year’s Day, thousands lined up for a chance to buy marijuana legally for the first time. ILLINOIS STARTS 2020 ON A HIGH NOTE. Juliana Stratton.

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