NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

House Bill 1359 would create a 5 year medical marijuana pilot program, allowing patients to access their medicine from licensed dispensaries. Update : HB 1648 is scheduled for a public hearing in the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on 1/23/20 at 1:30pm. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of banking access.

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Legislation Decriminalization Access Patients 242

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Top Federal Financial Regulator Slams Congress Over Marijuana Inaction And Calls For Interagency Banking Workgroup. Hood Remarks at the PBC Conference 2021: Payments, Banking, Compliance in the Cannabis Industry. Here’s his full presentation. September 2021. NCUA Board Member Rodney E. Board Member Rodney E. The Hemp Precedent.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Passage of this legislation is important because the Arizona Court of Appeals recently ruled that patients who rely on these products are not protected under the law and could face felony penalties for simply using their medicine. Update : HB 2149 was approved by the Public Safety Committee on 2/20. AZ resident? IL resident?

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

Financing: Because cannabis is still illegal at the federal level, most banks won’t provide loans to cannabis companies. These products must also comply with safety standards at the local and state levels. Businesses are limited in their options for addressing product shortages and other supply chain issues.

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Medicinal Genomics

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

This change shouldn’t affect most hemp farmers who have no interest in cultivating psychoactive plants; however, it does remove a safety net. First, farmers who purchase seeds must do so from reputable seed banks who have a proven record of producing plants that are under the 0.3% What does this mean for hemp farmers? THC threshold.

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MMJ Recs

MARCH 16, 2024

Regulations vary significantly by jurisdiction but typically encompass licensing requirements, product safety standards, and distribution protocols. Market size refers to the total value of medical cannabis sales, encompassing both medicinal and adult-use markets.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 19, 2022

He served on the Appropriation, Banking and Finance and Budget committees. While I am aware of the medicinal benefits that marijuana can offer some individuals, IGC is engaged in clinical research trials that employ hemp-sourced cannabinoids to facilitate better brain functioning in subjects that may be vulnerable to Alzheimer’s.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 30, 2019

Interestingly enough, it’s safe to say that the chaos that commenced with initial licensing under the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”) has never really abated. No real banking options. California’s regulations for its licensees are not super tough.

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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. Update : HB 1383 was heard and approved by the Committees on Judiciary and Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs on 3/19. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access.

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Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 133

NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

This week, a bipartisan coalition of more than 100 co-sponsors has reintroduced legislation in Congress, The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE Banking Act), HR 1595, to allow state-licensed marijuana-related businesses to engage freely in relationships with banks and other financial institutions. IA resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 4, 2019

Cummins : Because cannabis is still illegal at the federal level in the United States, many cannabis companies cannot open bank accounts and are looking to Canadian Banks to open bank accounts and to the Canadian public markets to raise capital to expand operations, introduce product lines and make acquisitions.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 3, 2021

Mainly, the measure protects patient safety and amplifies product quality requirements, all the while entrusting the state’s Medical Marijuana Advisory Board to consider broadening the program’s list of qualifying medical conditions. Additionally, the amendment would have only enabled patients or caregivers to take care of their plants.

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Legislation Patients Supply Chain Dispensary 98

SpeedWeed

MARCH 6, 2021

Public safety at issue. Proponents of these THC caps—who are often the same politicians who stood against legalization and lost—contend that limiting THC levels will increase public safety. It is also the one which produces the most and strongest medicinal effects for patients. Here’s how Pollara explained it: . In 2019, Sen.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

A press release issued by Folium April 3, 2019 said Dowty had served as a strategic advisor to create Folium Finance, a collection of financial products and services designed as a new means for cannabis start-ups to get banking services from non-traditional banks. The email did promise Folium would work on safety conditions for staff.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 28, 2021

He also pointed out inconsistencies in banking practices due to federal prohibition. to define criminal law and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of their citizens.’ Thomas was among the judges who dissented in that case.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The SHIP Act, filed on September 14, 2022, seeks to also provide authority for “small cultivators of marijuana and small cultivators of marijuana products” to ship marijuana in the mail directly to consumers located in California or another state where the possession of marijuana or the marijuana product is lawful by that individual.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 14, 2019

It’s a medicine that an overwhelming majority of Floridians came together for, calling for constitutionally guaranteed access.”. Michelle Weiner is certified in Interventional Pain Management and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Cannabis Director Holly Bell will be responsible for overseeing the organization of the committee.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Dr Lee’s office said an “investigation into the use of cannabinoids in medicine” was now underway, as he laid out what appeared to be his own opposition to the vaping of cannabis, suggesting there was a lack of evidence to support its efficacy or safety.

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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. This means that some patients must travel long distances and pay exorbitant prices to obtain their medicine. NH resident?

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 158

CannaMD

APRIL 15, 2020

Allow State-Legal Business Access To Banking Services. To read NORML’s full memo, please visit NORML.org.

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The Joint Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Licensed producers can hook you up with all the cannabis you need without breaking the bank. They pride themselves on providing top-shelf medicine at affordable prices. Crown Weed is a chain of weed dispensaries that focuses on providing the medical marijuana community with top quality medicine. Do I need a prescription?

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The Cannigma

JULY 1, 2022

In places where cannabis is still illegal, banking is not guaranteed for anyone that wants to touch the plant. But do we actually need more randomized double-blind clinical trials to justify legislative changes that would afford greater access to cannabis as a medicine, given the acknowledged safety profile of the herb and its constituents?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. Update : The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee is holding a public hearing on HB 481 on 2/05/19 at 1:00pm, Reps Hall. This means that some patients must travel long distances and pay exorbitant prices to obtain their medicine. CA resident? NH resident?

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 1, 2021

A group of associations representing American credit unions recently submitted a letter to Congress urging members to pass critical cannabis banking reform legislation. Because of cannabis’ status as a Schedule I—aka federally illegal—substance, many banks and credit unions avoid hosting accounts for cannabis-related businesses.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

FIRST CONGRESSIONAL HEARING HELD ON CANNABIS BANKING. Today the House Financial Services’ Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held the first-ever congressional hearing on the issue of cannabis banking. . To continue to do nothing to protect public safety would be negligence.”. Feb 13, 2019 .

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2019

” She further directly advises that cannabis, or marijuana, is a medicine that an overwhelming majority of Floridians voted for and are constitutionally guaranteed access to as a therapeutic medicine. Dr. Weiner is certified in Interventional Pain Management and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Michelle Weiner.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

Let’s hope Oregon gets it right in 2019, so that cannabis consumers are treated like alcohol consumers, and patients have access to medicine without fear of job loss. The hope is that HB 2655 crosses over and the legislature looks at reasonable carve-outs for safety and employers reliant on federal grants. It needs to get done.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 9, 2022

SAFE BANKING ACT. Many in the industry thought that the National Defense Authorization Act would be the vehicle that would finally carry cannabis banking to legalization, but that’s not going to happen. President Biden signed an act allowing researchers to study cannabis, in an effort to learn more about its medicinal properties.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 28, 2021

“What ended up happening was that the company had sent over some workers from different locations because this is a purely medicinal facility [in Hanover] and the [adult-use] locations for Curaleaf had closed,” Local 328 Director of Organizing Sam Marvin said. “So, And, so, essentially that made up some of the challenged votes.”.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 28, 2021

“What ended up happening was that the company had sent over some workers from different locations because this is a purely medicinal facility [in Hanover] and the [adult-use] locations for Curaleaf had closed,” Local 328 Director of Organizing Sam Marvin said. “So, And, so, essentially that made up some of the challenged votes.”.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 27, 2021

“What ended up happening was that the company had sent over some workers from different locations because this is a purely medicinal facility [in Hanover] and the [adult-use] locations for Curaleaf had closed,” Local 328 Director of Organizing Sam Marvin said. “So, And, so, essentially that made up some of the challenged votes.”.

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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.

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 162

Medicinal Genomics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Venture capital funding, credit, loans and even rudimentary banking services are taken for granted in other markets, but not in the cannabis industry. Testing labs routinely have their “banking” shut down. Public safety and the commercial functionality of the entire industry rely on shuffling bags of cash around Walter White style.

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Vaping Banking Supply Chain Safety 102

SpeedWeed

APRIL 29, 2021

“What ended up happening was that the company had sent over some workers from different locations because this is a purely medicinal facility [in Hanover] and the [adult-use] locations for Curaleaf had closed,” Local 328 Director of Organizing Sam Marvin said. “So, And, so, essentially that made up some of the challenged votes.”.

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Alchimia

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

This molecule, which has found huge popularity in recent years due to its therapeutic potential, has led not only the scientific community to focus on its study, but also seed banks to strive to create new varieties rich in CBD, strains with different THC/CBD ratios designed to meet the needs of a growing public. Drowsiness. Mild fatigue.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 7, 2021

Because back then, at the start, banking was a big issue and it was a whole cash only thing, and our finance people were like, how are we going to handle this?And Is it cost savings, increased sales, less waste, safety, all the above? ‍ Mark Diener : Yeah, that’s a good point, Ed. At first, there was a lot of skepticism.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

In fact, there’s not even a gubernatorial budget trailer bill catch all this year, which normally would accomplish some major and much needed legal changes to and technical fixes to the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”). Unfortunately, this bill stalled out in August.

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