Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Cannabis is legal and regulated in most U.S. Oregon legalized and will soon regulate psilocybin. Cities around the country decriminalized (and more are decriminalizing) a host of other psychedelics. Ketamine clinics are popping up around the county. Next up is MDMA (referred to in some forms as “ecstasy”).

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 23, 2021

Today, adult use of cannabis, which is classified as a Schedule 1 controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), is legal in 18 states, and the medical use of cannabis is legal in 37 states, though cannabis use remains illegal under federal law. Draft Bill Details. The Draft would also direct the Dep.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

This would, as the letter to Garland says, “decriminalize” marijuana. For the purpose of the CSA, the Attorney General delegates its power to the DEA and the HHS delegates its power to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Additionally, simply descheduling cannabis at the federal level is an imperfect way to legalize cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The decriminalization of cannabis in some states, and its partial decriminalization at the federal level, has created an explosive market for cannabis itself and the myriad chemicals that compose the plant. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) decriminalized those cannabis plants and parts having low concentrations (up to 0.3%

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Veriheal

JANUARY 21, 2022

A medical cannabis industry is unfurling across the sun-soaked Caribbean nation, where health leaders have found satisfactory evidence to suggest that a legal market may contribute to the economy through agriculture, entrepreneurship, and scientific research. Thanks DEA. Specifically, a U.S. The experts have spoken,” the site says.

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The Herb Collective

AUGUST 26, 2016

In essence what this means is the DEA and federal prosecutors can no longer take advantage of a flaw in the system by using funds as they please. Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act Proposed by House Representative Jared Polis, this act would decriminalize marijuana at a federal level, making it exactly like like alcohol.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

Recently, the decriminalization of psilocybin (by various cities) has been in the news as an emerging medicine. Still, for all its promise, would-be clinic owners, practitioners, and consumers may be confused about the legality of such clinics. What are the exact legalities behind ketamine?

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Ask any marijuana business to identify why it isn’t making money and the answer is often IRC 280e. This aspect of the tax code is a disaster for licensed marijuana businesses. Poll after poll reveals that support for the legalization and/or decriminalization of marijuana keeps increasing. Reason 1: Money.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

Recently, the decriminalization of psilocybin (by various cities) has been in the news as an emerging medicine. Still, for all its promise, would-be clinic owners, practitioners, and consumers may be confused about the legality of such clinics. What are the exact legalities behind ketamine?

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is now mandated to approve applications to be manufacturers of marijuana-derived, FDA-approved drugs under the bill. Rescheduling cannabis and decriminalizing cannabis do not mean the same thing for federal legalization. The law gives the U.S.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The allegation is that they illegally seized cash from legal cannabis dispensaries being transported by a company called Empyreal Logistics, and we’re not just talking about a few grand. But these aren’t the days of yesteryear, and cannabis businesses now have some rights. And that’s not remotely legal or constitutional.”.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The legal cannabis business is spreading like weeds. As several states and foreign countries have enacted laws decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, a fresh rush of reefer madness has overtaken the business world. Yes, also be worried if you engage in business in the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The legal cannabis business is spreading like weeds. As several states and foreign countries have enacted laws decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, a fresh rush of reefer madness has overtaken the business world. Yes, also be worried if you engage in business in the U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Biden is absolutely right to point out that cannabis has no business on schedule I. Unlike with schedule I narcotics (which are essentially off limits), DEA has very stringent regulations concerning manufacturing, distribution, storage, and prescription of schedule II through V drugs. This wouldn’t be a welcome change.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

House of Representatives, the Biden Administration just announced that cannabis is now decriminalized, and that all federal cannabis convictions are hereby expunged. It would be great, though, if the Biden Administration would live up to its campaign promise to “decriminalize the use of cannabis and expunge all prior cannabis use convictions.”

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Historically, it has been difficult for cannabis-related businesses to access reliable financial services due to its illegal federal status. The SAFE Banking Act will provide state and federal protection to financial institutes providing services to cannabis-related businesses. CRO Financial Services: The SAFE Banking Act.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Modern societies continue to do so at high rates, both in areas where it has been legalized and those where it remains outlawed. More States Favor Cannabis Legalization. The DEA still classifies cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance, a designation reserved for drugs with no medical value and a high potential for abuse.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 20, 2021

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Alabama, moving in the opposite direction, legalized medical cannabis. On the federal level, Republicans proposed decriminalizing marijuana. The DEA moved forward on cannabis research (really!). mississippi.

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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. To add to the feeling we may be living in the Twilight Zone, a Republican Congresswoman, Nancy Mace , out of South Carolina, just introduced a cannabis legalization bill called the States Reform Act (“SRA”).

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

From New Hampshire to New Mexico, state lawmakers are introducing bills to decriminalize and legalize marijuana. From decriminalization measures to adult-use legalization proposals, here are the bills to watch as states enter their 2019 legislative sessions. Adult-Use Legalization Bill Introduced in Minnesota.

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NewsMunchies

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The commercialization of cannabis is here but federal legalization has not yet come to our shores. As of this writing, cannabis remains a prohibited Schedule 1 drug, defined by the DEA as having “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” . Marijuana’s categorization under U.S. South Korea and Israel.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 16, 2019

Immediately, regulators in other states with newly legalized programs will seek to avoid similar pitfalls while striking an effective regulatory balance: Oregon’s unlimited license policy is an opposite example of what other states yet prefer to avoid. Florida’s marijuana future is showing promise.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

He has been a leading out-of-the-box guide to hundreds of growing businesses in his over 30 years of experience. In general, the Schumer team worked hard in the months since the Dems took over the Senate to provide a balanced path to federal legalization, albeit with some flaws that hopefully can be addressed. State opt-out.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 5, 2022

The bill is sponsored by Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), who, like others who have proposed federal cannabis legislation, cites the near-consensus opinion among Americans for legalization of marijuana, as well as greater racial and social equity, as his reasons for introducing the bill. The MORE Act Will Not Legalize Cannabis.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 15, 2021

unveiled a preliminary draft of a federal cannabis legalization bill they plan to formally introduce later this year. . While the bill leaves some questions unanswered, we believe it provides a tangible pathway to true federal legalization.” . Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Cory Booker, D-N.J.,

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Many producers expressed concerns that the DEA’s interim final rule would criminalize the processing of hemp extracts. The bill would also get rid of the USDA’s requirement that only DEA laboratories can test hemp products. There are currently zero DEA registered labs in my home state and [only] one in New England,” Pingree said.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 31, 2020

High hopes characterized January , when it looked as if both New York and New Mexic o would legalize adult-use cannabis this year. Ideas ranged from legalization on day one (Sanders) to decriminalization and expungement (Bloomberg). In many states, cannabis stores and dispensaries were considered essential businesses.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 15, 2021

unveiled a preliminary draft of a federal cannabis legalization bill they plan to formally introduce later this year. . While the bill leaves some questions unanswered, we believe it provides a tangible pathway to true federal legalization.” . Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Cory Booker, D-N.J.,

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SpeedWeed

JULY 15, 2021

unveiled a preliminary draft of a federal cannabis legalization bill they plan to formally introduce later this year. . While the bill leaves some questions unanswered, we believe it provides a tangible pathway to true federal legalization.” . Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Cory Booker, D-N.J.,

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SpeedWeed

JULY 14, 2021

unveiled a preliminary draft of a federal cannabis legalization bill they plan to formally introduce later this year. . While the bill leaves some questions unanswered, we believe it provides a tangible pathway to true federal legalization.” . Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Cory Booker, D-N.J.,

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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. The new bill does differ from many previous recent legalization efforts in Congress in one significant way. It puts the inequality in today’s state-legal cannabis industry right up front.

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The Joint Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

Supporting legalization is not enough. In addition, the presidentiables should talk about the potential economic benefits of cannabis from job creation to taxes that businesses pay to boost the economy. Later in his campaign, this was modified to allowing individual states to decide whether to legalize.

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