Canna Law Blog

JULY 12, 2019

Attorney for the Southern District of California indicted a San Diego cannabis manufacturer for dumping hazardous waste in violation of federal law. California law strictly controls hazardous waste management and disposal practices by cannabis licensees, including manufacturers such as the defendants here.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 10, 2019

Dr. Scott Gottleib, the outgoing head of the FDA must have heard the news because on April 2 the FDA issued new guidelines on Hemp-CBD, updated its marijuana and hemp FAQs online, and sent a new round of warning letters to distributors of CBD products. Notably, both drug store chains limited products to non-ingestible topicals.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 13, 2021

Even during a pandemic, the creme of California breeders, cultivators, extractors, and manufacturers sent their best for what Leafly has previously called “the world’s largest commercial outdoor cannabis contest.”. Despite an increasingly bad fire season that burned many outdoor grows, contest categories swelled this year to 37 total.

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The Joint Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The study is titled: Effects of CBD-enriched cannabis sativa extract on autism spectrum disorder symptoms: An observational study of 18 participants undergoing compassionate use. “Study participants were between the ages of six and 17 years and subjects consumed between 50 to 100mg of oral CBD capsules daily.”

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PrestoDoctor

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

PrestoDoctor Shop features only the most trusted product and brands in cannabis. It seems that every day there is a new cannabis product being launched. We’re excited to have robust products and brands that make up 6 categories and 15 subcategories. Within these categories, we feature some of the top brands in cannabis.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 27, 2021

Subscribe to our newsletter to get alerts about new posts, local news, and industry insights. Keeping up with changing cannabis industry news is easy when you read and listen to the right cannabis websites, blogs, newsletters, and podcasts , but what about learning the laws and regulations that are unique to each state?

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2019

With Juul recently in the news and vaping bans going into effect around the country (see our recent coverage here , here , here and here ), marijuana companies have been asking us questions about what to expect in the near term. These are the kinds of potential issues that keep businesspeople up at night when new products go to market.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

AUGUST 8, 2023

Of the many dispensaries you’ll find in the Mesa area, Kind Meds continues to stand out as a one-stop shop for high-quality, top-shelf cannabis products developed for both recreational and medicinal cannabis products. Their inventory is also well stocked with plenty of choices in every category. ” – Christy R.,

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MMJ Recs

MAY 10, 2022

If you fall under any of the above categories, you can apply to gain access to medical marijuana in Utah. And the best news is that attending a patient drive in Utah can make this process much simpler! Read on to learn all you need to know about patient drives in Utah.

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MMJ Recs

MAY 21, 2020

The good news is that in many states, MMJ services have been deemed essential during the lockdown. COVID-19 and Medical Cannabis Patients. After all, many people who take medical marijuana may have a chronic illness that places them in the high-risk category for COVID-19, so physically going to a dispensary can be dangerous for them.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 23, 2021

We know the photoperiod cannabis strains, which are different from autoflower ruderalis strains, and flower quickly in the winter seasons. ” It is believed that the Lowryder is the first real autoflowering cannabis strain. Recreational and medical marijuana users use cannabis for different needs and purposes.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 27, 2021

Grateful to be alive, grateful for my loved ones, grateful I get to engage with quality cannabis in all its forms on a regular basis. 2020 showed how cannabis was essential to the whole country, yet it highlighted shortcomings in diversity, sustainability, and equity. As California reopens, let’s keep advancing.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Welcome to the eighth annual “State of the State” post on Oregon cannabis. decrease from $994 million in 2022, which itself was the first calendar year cannabis sales contracted in Oregon. decline isn’t great news for industry, but it’s not terrible. That tally would be a 4.1% Overall, a 4.1%

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 20, 2019

We are committed to keeping our knowledge of international cannabis news current, and as legalized cannabis has become an international reality, our lawyers in Spain and in China are naturally seeing more of this work. Mexico’s New Cannabis Laws. Cannabis legalization and regulation in Mexico is imminent.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 4, 2022

In late 2019 I wrote a post titled How to Export Medical Cannabis Internationally. Most things we write on this blog eventually turn to vapor, but I still receive the occasional inquiry referencing that old “how to” article. Under international law, the medical and therapeutic potential of cannabis is now recognized and protected.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Things evened out a bit after OLCC issued a news release of its own (the “News Release”), clarifying that “OLCC does not include terpenes derived from marijuana as flavor” (more on that below). Retailers should note that the News Release warns of “compliance checks” to boot. What’s going to happen with banned products?

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Meadow

DECEMBER 24, 2017

You can now get a license to grow and sell cannabis from the State of California That doesn’t mean it’s easy, or that most people will apply. And then you see the consumption version of that, where folks would be sold a small amount of cannabis or concentrate that they could use on site.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 24, 2022

On January 1, 2023, California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) will begin accepting applications for large cultivation licenses for the first time ever. California divides licenses into three categories: outdoor, indoor, and mixed-light. ” The good news is that we’ll see proration.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Welcome to the seventh annual “State of the State” post on Oregon cannabis. For the first year since program launch, regulated cannabis sales fell in the state. Overall, it has been a rocky ride (see: Tough Times in Oregon Cannabis ). Let’s get to it. In addition to decreased volume, prices are through the floor.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 31, 2023

Fall is always eventful in Oregon cannabis. Croptober is an Oregon cannabis tradition— hopefully the crops come in lee of any wildfires. All of this will take place while new Commission leadership awaits the “ audit of the audit ” commissioned by the Oregon Department of Justice, and conducted by a Sacramento law firm.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There are a lot of bad ways to set up a cannabis business, and we like to think that we’ve seen them all. But there’s probably no worse category than 50/50 ownership of a business – a recipe for all sorts of disasters. And it happens ALL the time in cannabis. Inevitably, some big decision will need to get made.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

It has now been over one week since New York’s Cannabis Control Board (CCB) and Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced that the general adult-use cannabis license application portal will open on October 4, 2023. When is the general adult-use cannabis application portal actually opening?

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

I feel like we’re living in an upside down world when it comes to cannabis legalization at the federal level. The main reason being that Dems, despite in being in full control of Congress and the White House, just can’t get the ball across the line on a number of cannabis reform bills. Why is Rep.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

I’ve written that in cannabis years, the FinCen Memo is as old as dirt and reads like a relic of a bygone era. Instead, early industry adopters — like our pioneering credit union clients — began using a three-tiered system to analyze potential cannabis industry clients within the FinCen framework. Department of Treasury.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 4, 2022

In late 2019 I wrote a post titled How to Export Medical Cannabis Internationally. Most things we write on this blog eventually turn to vapor, but I still receive the occasional inquiry referencing that old “how to” article. Under international law, the medical and therapeutic potential of cannabis is now recognized and protected.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Last week, a LinkedIn post by cannabis economist Beau Whitney caught my eye, because Beau said something pretty amazing. But there are also oils, tinctures, capsules, lotions, creams, smokables, and miscellaneous categories (like pillows! ). Pursuant to the 2018 Farm Bill, when a cannabis plant tests at or below 0.3%

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2020

Therefore, this statutory language suggests that the sale of Hemp CBD products is only allowed if authorized by relevant federal agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration , which regulates the sale and marketing of certain categories of Hemp CBD products ( i.e. , foods, dietary supplements, cosmetics and tobacco products).

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Otherside Farms

APRIL 13, 2019

It seems like every day the news tells sad tales of the impact that the growing number of addicts is having on individuals and families. Knowing some of the jargon and being able to understand what you are hearing in the news or from your friends on this topic will enable you to take part in prevention and healing actions.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Delta-8 THC is making big waves in the cannabis industry at the minute, but with warnings from the FDA and CDC , not to mention harrowing accounts from users , it’s clear there’s more going on with the novel cannabinoid than meets the eye. Unfortunately, the news is not good. And that was just the beginning. Table of Contents.

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StrainConnect

MARCH 9, 2019

What does cannabis have to do with my ECS? ” Let’s recreate our school days with a little vocabulary lesson to help curb any confusion: Cannabinoids : the compounds that are found explicitly within the Cannabis sativa L. THC is the only active compound of the Cannabis sativa L. But how and why?

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Meadow

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The fruits of this work are our recent updates to tax functionality, our Meadow Memo on Cannabis Taxes outlining the basics, and our Cannabis Tax and Accounting Workshop to dive into specific details. Our goal is to bring simplicity and clarity to a confusing topic that touches everyone with any relationship to cannabis.

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StrainConnect

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Your guide to hemp, cannabis, and all things CBD. An increasing number of people are just like you, CBD- or cannabis-curious (we like to say “canna-curious”), and you’ve probably already witnessed a lot of varying information the Internet has to offer. What the difference is between cannabis, hemp, and CBD.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

California publishes quarterly data concerning its “enforcement” efforts against the illegal cannabis market. I’ve been blogging here since 2018 and my opinion is that the state is doing very, very little to stop the illegal market. Retail Value of Cannabis Products Seized $22,294,571.41 $312,880,014.35

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 26, 2022

The Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission (“OLCC”) initially sought to impose a 70-day suspension and a $200,000 fine on Curaleaf. Meanwhile, just a few days ago, the OLCC issued a news release “signaling a desire to sideline marijuana licensees unable to follow common business practices.”. Curaleaf Meets the TCPA.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 27, 2022

The Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission (“OLCC”) initially sought to impose a 70-day suspension and a $200,000 fine on Curaleaf. Meanwhile, just a few days ago, the OLCC issued a news release “signaling a desire to sideline marijuana licensees unable to follow common business practices.”. Cannabis , Featured Posts.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2019

When a product has been widely distributed, the news media is used to reach large numbers of people. It takes time for the named product category to recover market share. Even if the source is traced to one particular company, consumers will avoid the category for a period of time. Product Recalls.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The last few days we’ve seen a flurry of activity related to smokable cannabis products. The 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and defined “hemp” as the Cannabis sativa L. The Good. On September 13, 2019, the U.S. plant with 0.3% whether growing or not[.]”

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