Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 1, 2022

We had a productive meeting with Governor Glenn Youngkin’s office about Virginia SB 591 —the restrictive THC limits bill we urged emergency action against. We’re encouraged because the Governor’s team seems receptive to our preferred approach of using a regulatory process to determine optimal THC limits based on science and industry input.

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Hemp Banking THC Policy 52

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 25, 2021

With banking options still difficult for cannabis businesses to access – including the ability to accept debit and credit cards – cannabis companies are still searching for ways to facilitate their merchant processing needs. The issues with cashless ATMs. Two accomplices were eventually fined and were sentenced to prison.

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Banking Programs Dispensary Business 105

The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 26, 2019

In February, we saw the first ever Congressional hearing on cannabis banking. On the federal level, however, the SAFE Banking Act was approved by the House Financial Services Committee (45-15). On to July, when the Senate Banking Committee had a hearing on cannabanking. The Senate failed to take action on the banking bill.

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Banking Hemp Agriculture Seed-To-Sale 71

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 16, 2022

NORML’s Political Director Morgan Fox added: “The fact that these interdiction efforts are growing — at great cost to the taxpayer — despite increasing momentum for legalization is a testament to the failure of federal prohibition and unnecessarily burdensome state regulatory policies.

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DEA Marijuana Programs Data 52

Veriheal

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Following the announcement of Velieva’s eligibility, Richardson took to Twitter to call out the Olympic Committee’s uneven enforcement of its drug policy. While both substances are prohibited, it should be noted that Velieva’s trimetazidine is considered a performance enhancer and Richardson’s THC is not.

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Dispensary Policy Retail Safety 93

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 31, 2022

There is perhaps no area of the law where doubt rules more than the cannabis industry, and perhaps no corner of that industry more shrouded in doubt than Delta-8 THC. What Is Delta-8 THC? Delta-8 is a form of the chemical compound tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) that can be extracted from either hemp or cannabis plants.

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THC Hemp Banking Law 52

SpeedWeed

APRIL 15, 2021

Shop on below for 420 highlights with tasty terpene profiles and THC/CBD potencies to suit any type of celebration. How about a hybrid strain with balanced levels of THC and CBD? The indica-dominant strain had been perfected over centuries before Dutch seed bank Sensi Seeds made it available for everyone to grow. Green Cush.

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Strains Sativa Indica Hybrid 52

The Blunt Truth

JUNE 11, 2020

The organization sent a letter this week to the SBA asking them to reconsider their policy barring companies that have any dealings with cannabis firms from receiving money under the PPP. It sets a THC cap of 4.5 The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) supports a lawsuit to force the issue with the agency.

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Pets Decriminalization Banking Programs 95

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 19, 2022

Milton Romani, the ex-secretary general of the National Drug Board, the government agency tasked with implementing Uruguay’s drug policies, said several myths hovered over the law regulating cannabis sales, which then-President Jose Mujica signed in December 2013 as an anti-drug trafficking measure. None of that happened,” he said.

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Legalization Consumption Banking Research and Development 52

Veriheal

MARCH 28, 2023

Your cannabis business is also not allowed to bank, which means no access to loans or other financial opportunities. Not all cannabis is marijuana or THC and this makes things very confusing. The (incredibly high) taxes are paid like other legal businesses, but you’re restricted from conducting business like the other businesses.

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Media Business Cannabis CBD 64

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published workplace guidance for creating marijuana policies and drug testing procedures for employed drivers, including education for drivers on marijuana’s effects on safe driving. While federal law limits the delta-9 THC content of hemp to not more than 0.3

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Cannabinoids Retail Policy Cultivation 52

Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 26, 2022

Known for its harsh anti-drug policies, Thailand became the first country in South East Asia to legalise medical cannabis in 2018, with the legislation passing in February 2019. However, cannabis extracts with a concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol (commonly referred to as ‘THC’ and the compound that gives a high) of more than 0.2%

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Legislation Agriculture Research and Development Banking 52

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 13, 2019

tax code; banking procedures; accounting policies and procedures; licensing; operating policies; outsourced accounting; referrals to ancillary service providers; and general business consulting. On the contrary, cannabis typically has higher concentrations of THC regardless of the CBD concentrations. CONTINUE READING.

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Hemp Business Banking Concentrates 71

Veriheal

JULY 28, 2021

Okay, we have heard banks say this, so that sounds reasonable enough, right? Allison was utilizing medical cannabis in the form of THC capsules. In 2019, the Brevard County School district adopted a policy that allows students to use medical cannabis. This policy never had any mention of staff.

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Education Cannabis Policy Access 104

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 10, 2022

The USDA is keenly aware of the need for more data from the industry to develop more specific, data-driven policies in the future. Collaboration Within the Industry. This theme was mentioned multiple times throughout the two-day conference and was evidenced by the cross-section of business attendees and various trade groups in attendance.

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Hemp Research and Development Supply Chain Data 52

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 16, 2021

This year our office wrote about the various legislative and policy changes – We break down 2021’s highlights below. It also amends the definition of Industrial Hemp to include cannabis plants and ANY part of that plant with THC concentration of no more than 0.3%. AB 45: California hemp legalization. Federal Cannabis Reform (or not).

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Law Supply Chain Banking Cultivation 98

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2022

Bush’s national drug control strategy, Congress passed legislation to require schools, colleges and universities to implement and enforce drug and alcohol prevention programs and policies as a condition of eligibility to receive federal funds and assistance. 14 The Farm Bill removed low-THC hemp, which contains 0.3%

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Research and Development Education Programs Policy 52

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 28, 2022

For example, the incarceration of Brittney Griner in Russia is either an example of the country’s heavy-handed diplomatic policies or, more likely, a high-profile cautionary tale of an individual who possessed a cannabis derivative while traveling. Recently, California considered a bill that would allow interstate cannabis sales.

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Cannabis Life Network

JULY 27, 2023

In accordance with our policies, we instructed the financial institutions that offer payment services to cannabis merchants and connects […] The post Mastercard: No Debit for Cannabis appeared first on Cannabis | Weed | Marijuana | News. But because cannabis remains illegal at the federal level, Mastercard has started cracking down.

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Cannabis Life Network

MAY 22, 2022

Urban Dictionary defines Justinflation as “When a politician or government doesn’t think about monetary policy; and believes the budget will balance itself.” ” The name comes from Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau.

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Policy Cannabis Banking THC 93

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2019

One of the benefits of hemp and CBD businesses is the increased access to traditional business services, like banking, insurance, payroll, etc. Recently, AgriLogic presented a listening session for the development of a Federal Crop Insurance Policy for Industrial Hemp and Gerald Klein and I attended. or higher, etc.);

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Hemp Policy Data Collective 40

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 19, 2022

He served on the Appropriation, Banking and Finance and Budget committees. We look forward to his guidance in helping us bring new, THC-based investigational medications into FDA approved clinical trials. (IGC), Congressman Moran served Virginia’s 8 th Congressional District for 24 years, where he was known as a “Problem Solver.”

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Clinical Trials Research and Development Education Therapy 52

NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

At the state level, activists in Florida and Missouri gathered in their state capitals along side state and local NORML chapters to lobby state lawmakers in favor of sensible marijuana policy reform. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. Raises the cap on THC limits from three percent to 13 percent.

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Legislation Decriminalization Access Patients 164

SpeedWeed

JUNE 5, 2021

Christopher Jensen, cofounder and treasurer of the National Cannabis Roundtable (NCR), says the work the trade association has done on the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act is just one example of the behind-the-scenes efforts the industry group does on a regular basis to push cannabis reform. RELATED: U.S.

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Banking Education Legislation Environment 40

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. HI resident?

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Legislation Patients Access Seed-To-Sale 171

Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2020

If the THC % changes over time in storage does that put the warehouse at a legal risk for non-compliance or the grower/owner? THC level on a dry weight basis is at risk of criminal liability. of D9 -THC on a dry weight basis remains controlled in schedule I.” What are the developments with Payment processors accepting CBD?

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Hemp CBD Research and Development THC 53

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 14, 2021

The exploratory trial was the latest of several small trials where ImmunoFlex has focused on analysing immune system modulation at a genomic level resulting from treatment with compounds including CBD, THC, NAC and several other widely available compounds. We are excited about the potential application of these products.

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Research and Development Clinical Trials Events Treatment 105

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 22, 2019

All expressed concerns regarding testing procedures, interstate transportation of the crop, access to banking, and guidance from the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). Several state Departments of Agriculture, including Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Wisconsin, expressed great concerns regarding testing and access to banking.

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Hemp Supply Chain Agriculture Banking 70

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 23, 2019

Isn’t it legal in the UK to cultivate low-THC cannabis (hemp)? Another common misconception is that cannabis, or cannabis products, with a THC level below 0.2 percent are straightforwardly legal in the UK. Surely CBD is lawful in the UK? What are the legal routes for the cannabis industry in the UK?

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 2, 2019

“Although some CBD products are now legal federally in the US, many remain illegal — particularly nearly all ingestible products and those containing more than trace amounts of THC,” referring to the active ingredient in marijuana.

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Compliance Compliance Programs CBD 40

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

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. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D) intends to put the cannabis banking legislation on the floor by the end of September.

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Vaping Banking Research and Development DEA 40

Cannabis Info

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

People are watching to see what industries are spawned from the devil marijuana seed and what legal/social/policy and regulatory issues will come up because of its legalization in 2018. I remember not that long ago listening to an Aurora Cannabis ( ACB:CA ) VP tell me they had over $80M in the bank. Recently Aurora spent over $3.5

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Pharmaceutical Banking Edibles Cannabis 63

Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2019

Commercial marijuana activity remains a federal crime, and the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) generally prohibits financial institutions from accepting marijuana-generated dollars. That has made it very difficult for many hemp and hemp-derived CBD (“Hemp-CBD”) businesses to access bank accounts. That is changing.

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Hemp Business Cultivation Banking 69

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Trusted and well-established online cannabis seeds stores that you can count on for all of your cannabis seeds collecting needs, are regularly monitored by social media communities like GrassCity, Facebook , Best Seed Bank and Rollitup , Always check with these communities before engaging with a supplier. Legality of cannabis seeds.

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Seed-To-Sale Strains Collective CBD 53

SpeedWeed

APRIL 24, 2021

We listen and share with Cary Shepherd, former policy director for the Illinois Environmental Council , and Jason Nelson, senior vice president of horticulture at Cresco Labs , to learn a little bit about how Illinois legislation got to be so green—and what it all means for a budding industry in these challenging times.

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Environment Agriculture Seed-To-Sale Legislation 52

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

plant illegal, including hemp, a sturdy low THC variety. THC is the only compound in the cannabis plant that causes a euphoric sensation. However, if the plant contains any THC above.3 Hemp was grown by our forefathers—even required of early colonists. Hemp has been federally outlawed along with marijuana until January 1, 2019.

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Hemp CBD Food Extraction 52

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 17, 2020

As Congress is considering legislation to provide banks with a safe harbor for providing services to those in the cannabis industry, other areas, from financial services to soft drink manufacturers, are actively assessing how the explosion of this new market will impact their products and services. Policy on permissible activity.

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