Veriheal

APRIL 14, 2022

Banking has been a hurdle for cannabis businesses since the birth of the industry. While the federal SAFE Banking Act —which seeks to provide banking protections for cannabis businesses—continues to hit road bump after road bump in the U.S. The Cole Memo, however, did not require banks to serve cannabis-related companies.

Banking

NORML

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Last Wednesday, he essentially demanded that in exchange for allowing the cannabis industry to access to basic banking services, that the federal government should impose a 2% THC cap on marijuana products and prohibit the retail sale of marijuana-infused edibles or e-liquid vapor extracts. Despite this reality, the Senate refuses to act.

Banking

NORML

JUNE 1, 2020

House and Senate lawmakers have approved a series of bills to facilitate patients’ access to medical cannabis products. ” Under the current law, doctors may only recommend medical cannabis products to those patients with a limited number of select conditions, such as HIV and cancer. .” John Bel Edwards.

Access

NORML

APRIL 1, 2020

“In those majority of states that regulate aspects of the cannabis market, it is crucial that patients, consumers, and employees are able to continue to engage in this marketplace in a manner that comports with current health and safety as safely recommendations, such as physical distancing.

Policy

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 12, 2021

Carbon negative insulation for homes and commercial properties is to be produced in Scotland for the first time following a £3m investment in a pioneering green materials firm from the Scottish National Investment Bank.

Banking

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2021

Dispensaries and other marijuana industry companies continue to have difficult time getting cannabis banking services. Senate, at least for the moment, some lawmakers are turning their attention to dealing with weed-related banking issues. Why Marijuana Banking Changes Are Needed. It’s something he’s pushed for since 2013.

Banking

NORML

MAY 11, 2020

During this worldwide health emergency, it is more important than ever that patients have safe, above-ground, uninterrupted access to lab-tested cannabis medicine. It is more important than ever that essential cannabis retailers have equal access to banking and small business financial assistance. ” Download the Resource Guide.

Advocacy

NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

Ken Stitt signed legislation yesterday, HB 2612 , clarifying regulations and patient protections specific to the medical use of cannabis. It strengthens patient protections by explicitly stipulating that registered cannabis consumers may not be denied public assistance, access to firearms, or employment solely based on their patient status.

Marijuana

MassRoots

AUGUST 3, 2020

Louisiana’s medical marijuana program may have been established three years ago, but patients were not granted access to medicine until August of 2019 when the first round of the product became available. Home cultivation remains illegal for the more than 4,000 registered medical marijuana patients. House Bill 819. House Bill 418.

Programs

NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

The bills would also allow for the expungement of certain prior convictions, delivery of medical marijuana to qualified patients, and restructures the medical marijuana licensure process to eliminate the requirement that business be vertically integrated. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of strengthening patient protections.

Legislation

NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

She also signed bills to allow medical cannabis to be administered to patients while at school, and a broader medical expansion bill that adds several new qualifying conditions and patient protections. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) of New Mexico signed cannabis decriminalization legislation into law. CA resident? CT resident?

Legislation

NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

New Mexico: Members of the Senate overwhelmingly (33 to 2) passed SB 406 to expand greater medical access and to limit discrimination in the workplace and elsewhere against qualified patients. The measure, SB 1557 , also permits qualifying patients access to a broader spectrum of products containing both plant-derived CBD and THC.

Legalization

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. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of allowing patients to smoke medical cannabis. AZ resident?

Legislation

NORML

JUNE 14, 2019

Governor John Bel Edwards (D) of Louisiana signed legislation into law giving patients the option to inhale medical cannabis through vaporization. Governor Janet Mills (D) of Maine signed legislation into law facilitating reciprocity for out-of-state medical cannabis patients visiting Maine. CA resident? CA resident?

Legislation

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.

Legislation

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. DE resident?

Legislation

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. Governor Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed legislation into law to restore patients’ right to smoke medical cannabis. But a provision to protect patients from employment discrimination was added.

Legislation

NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 223, to allow medical cannabis to be administered to patients at school. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. The measure would give doctors the discretion to recommend medical cannabis to any patient for whom they believe will benefit from its therapeutic use.

Legislation

The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Cannabis banking hitches a legislative ride on the National Defense Authorization Act. Earlier this week, the House of Representatives voted to add the SAFE Banking Act as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act. The House still needs to vote on the Act itself, but it looks as if cannabis banking is headed to the Senate.

Banking

The Blunt Truth

JUNE 30, 2022

Congress removed marijuana banking from the COMPETES Act. safe banking. If sponsors of the SAFE Banking Act are feeling like Sisyphus right about now, one can hardly blame them. With each new Congress comes a new introduction of this bill that would allow cannabis businesses to use the banking system. switzerland.

Banking

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

With Virginia set to start flower sales in late Q3 or early Q4, Jushi also plans to launch two of its flower brands, The Bank and Sèche , to help meet growing patient demands. The unique combination of flavor, texture, and effect of Tasteology products makes them especially well-suited to a number of patient populations.

Banking

NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on cannabis business banking issues next week. Legislation is pending, Proposed Bill 350, to limit patients who use medical cannabis in compliance with state law from seeking civil actions if they are discriminated against by their employer. A subcommittee of the U.S.

Legislation

PrestoDoctor

AUGUST 1, 2022

Marijuana banking options are limited for many entrepreneurs despite the fact that several thirty-six states legalize medical marijuana use. Thanks to a recent cannabis banking bill that has passed in Pennsylvania, cannabis-related businesses now have the right to use financial institutions and insurance for their businesses.

Banking

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. The provision to require patients to get approval from a review panel before being permitted to smoke was removed. GA resident?

Legislation

The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Currently enrolled out of state patients would be able to keep their cards for three years, without possibility of renewal. Turning our attention to the federal government, Senate Banking Committee chair Mike Crapo (R-ID) got a letter this week from Republican legislators asking him to oppose marijuana banking.

Banking

Veriheal

JULY 2, 2020

However, for patients to qualify for access to medical cannabis, they must have received a diagnosis of at least one of the 14 qualifying conditions that were initially approved under the initial law. The original bill as drafted would have only opened the door to patients that had suffered a traumatic brain injury or a concussion.

Banking

Illinois News Joint

MAY 4, 2023

“We can’t celebrate pride without drag queens,” said Cooper, “and we’re proud to announce that this year’s event will be hosted by Bambi Banks Coulee, with other fabulous performances.” Performing will be Bambi Banks Coulee, ziggy banks, Sativa Feliciano Diamond, and Smokey Karmichael.

Events

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 19, 2022

Congress in a rush to clear up unfinished business, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is growing increasingly frustrated that Senate Democrats continue rejecting the SAFE Banking Act already passed by the U.S. The head of the Senate Banking Committee, meanwhile, says his hands are tied by U.S. House of Representatives.

Banking

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 30, 2022

A Pennsylvania Senate committee on Tuesday approved a bill that would provide protections for medical marijuana patients against facing DUI charges unless they are actively impaired behind the wheel. And the full Senate separately passed a measure that to provide state-level protections for banks that work with cannabis businesses.

Banking

NORML

MAY 24, 2019

Legislation that would have significantly expanded patient access to medical cannabis in Rhode Island was held in a senate committee for further study, ultimately killing the bill. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 236, to allow qualifying patients with certain debilitating conditions to use and safely access medical cannabis.

Legislation

The Joint Blog

MAY 17, 2020

Included in the language of the bill, according to NORML, is HR 1595: The SAFE Banking Act, which amends federal law so that explicitly banks and other financial institutions may work directly with state-legal marijuana businesses. The post COVID-19 Relief Package Includes Cannabis Banking Relief appeared first on TheJointBlog.

Packaging

NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. Legislation is pending, House Bill 6849, to permit qualifying patients to cultivate personal use quantities of cannabis for therapeutic purposes. The measure would permit medical cannabis patients to grow up to six cannabis plants. CA resident? CT resident?

Legislation

NORML

MAY 31, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 236, to allow qualifying patients with certain debilitating conditions to use and safely access medical cannabis. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 1286, to expand patient access to medical cannabis in Arizona. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of expanded patient access.

Legislation

Cannabis Chronicles

MAY 22, 2019

SPOKANE — Researchers at Washington State University are teaming up with the Puyallup Tribe of Indians in an effort to chart the tribe’s outcomes prescribing medicinal marijuana to patients. This partnership with WSU and Qwibil will help us research the safety and efficacy of cannabis as medicine for our patients’ use.”.

Medicine

The Joint Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Legislation that would protect banks who provide services to medical marijuana businesses has been passed by the full West Virginia House of Delegates. “The purpose of this section is to provide a solution to the banking problems encountered by the state in connection with the Act.”

Banking

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 18, 2021

The latest in the ongoing saga of cannabis banking or lack thereof… Marijuana Moment reports. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) is “still pretty irritated” that marijuana banking reform was omitted from a defense bill last week —apparently at the behest of Democratic Senate leadership.

Banking

Illinois News Joint

MAY 19, 2023

“We can’t celebrate pride without drag queens,” said Cooper, “and we’re proud to announce that this year’s event will be hosted by Bambi Banks Coulee, with other fabulous performances.” Performing will be Bambi Banks Coulee, ziggy banks, Sativa Feliciano Diamond, and Smokey Karmichael.

Events