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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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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SpeedWeed

MAY 7, 2021

Black market cannabis cultivation is a serious issue for California, where high taxes and limited access to legal weed are making it hard for legal businesses to compete with illicit sales. The post US Attorney General Says Busting Legal Weed Businesses Is the Feds’ Lowest Priority appeared first on SpeedWeed.

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 2, 2020

DEA GUIDANCE. Scientists at the Scottsdale Research Institute have filed suit against the agency, claiming that the DEA has changed its interpretation of federal statutes and treaty obligations, without detailing how it arrived at its new view of the law. So now Idaho stands alone as the only state where no form of cannabis is legal.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 15, 2021

The act would transfer agency functions with regard to cannabis from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) jurisdiction to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of the Treasury. .

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MJ Business Attorneys

MARCH 1, 2018

CannaTech showcases the biggest industry thought leaders, known for their significant and groundbreaking contributions to the global cannabis market in fields such as science, finance, government policy and tech. policy towards marijuana. Our Denver marijuana business lawyers can assist you, regardless of the complexity of your case.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 31, 2022

The Warren-Booker letter , dated October 6, 2021, advocates for DEA to remove cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act— which would decriminalize the plant at the federal level. We should also note that the Warren-Booker letter is not the first time our cannabis business lawyers have had the U.S. We’d like to think so.

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SMPL

AUGUST 14, 2019

The American Bar Association (ABA) adopted a resolution on Monday that calls on Congress to allow states to set their own marijuana policies and recommends rescheduling or descheduling cannabis under federal law. The report goes on to describe how its recommendations would help resolve some of these issues.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 6, 2021

Congressional report offers overview of CBD/hemp market, policy challenges. House lawmakers approved spending bills on a wide range of cannabis-related policy issues. THC cap for lawful hemp products and directed USDA to work with HHS and the DEA on a study of whether that threshold is scientifically backed. Marijuana Moment.

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Hemp CBD DEA Legalization 105

The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 15, 2019

We have noted previously that the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) recently announced that drugs that include CBD (cannabidiol) with less than 0.1% We had previously blogged on The Stoned Age: What the CBD Craze Means for Employers and Their Substance Abuse Policies , CBD is Everywhere – But Where Does the FDA Stand? ,

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THC CBD DEA Policy 87

MJ Business Attorneys

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Although today’s popular view on drug policy drastically differs from that of the 1990’s, even Barr’s recent efforts toward defending the criminal justice system should cause concern for cannabis activists. More recently, in 2015 he wrote a letter to lawmakers urging them not to suggest any sentencing reform bills.

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Legalization Policy Marijuana Compliance 113

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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Access Banking Policy Legislation 108

Veriheal

AUGUST 23, 2023

A disputable new social media drug reporting bill believes that social media companies should screen client posts and report any drug-related exercises to the DEA. It is critical that the perspectives of groups who are most affected by drug enforcement policies are centered in these conversations around reform.

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Media DEA Advocacy Legislation 52

MJ Business Attorneys

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Yet, despite significant progress on cannabis policy reform in the U.S., citizens engaging in cannabis-related business. those engaged in cannabis business of any kind are subject to this restriction. if it is not doing business domestically; yet, that same authorized action could put an operator at risk for travel bans.

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Policy DEA Cannabis Business 100

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2023

Cannabis and business immigration don’t mix. This begs the question: is it the case that an investment in a cannabis business makes a person an “aider, abettor, conspirator” of trafficking in an illicit substance? On the other hand, some may say that a passive investment (not having an active role in running the business) would not.

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DEA Research and Development Programs Cannabis 70

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2022

The Warren-Booker letter , dated October 6, 2021, advocates for DEA to remove cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act— which would decriminalize the plant at the federal level. We should also note that the Warren-Booker letter is not the first time our cannabis business lawyers have had the U.S. We’d like to think so.

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Law Advocacy DEA Policy 52

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. Cumbersome regulations are regularly cited as the most hindering aspect of starting a cannabis business and the most expensive aspect of maintaining one. The law gives the U.S.

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Clinical Trials Marijuana Decriminalization History 98

SpeedWeed

MARCH 5, 2021

Having spent more than 25 years studying cannabis policy and scheduling, I take issue with this interpretation. Two, they are federally classified by DEA and HHS as Schedule II, III, IV or V substances. Authors Tracy Gallegos and Neville M. Rescheduling cannabis will not necessarily facilitate clinical research.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 7, 2021

Depending on the allegations, companies must also stay attentive to federal criminal exposure if information is shared with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Third, an investigation under a new state regime will obviously lack the protocols and policies that guide a U.S. The Legal Gray Area of the Initial Grow. View original article.

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Business Seed-To-Sale Compliance Compliance 52

MJ Business Attorneys

MAY 29, 2018

For starters, this case clarifies that the federal government can neither force the states to enforce federal marijuana policy, nor can they prohibit the states from implementing or revising their own marijuana policies. The federal government just cannot prescribe what shall be orthodox in marijuana policy.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 18, 2020

He has shaped foreign and domestic policy through Twitter, as indicated in this report by the New York Times , or as Trump likes to tweet, the Failing New York Times. We summarized his views in September 2019 , noting the lack of social media statements as well, in grading him, on pot policy. Here is our conclusion: Grade: D+.

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DEA Legalization Policy Legislation 75

Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Let’s take a look at some key business details and projections for those newly legal states: 1. Legal Cannabis Business Framework . In addition to this, microbusinesses can establish vertical cannabis operations, which will essentially aid them in scaling their business to a larger target market. Connecticut.

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Legalization Recreational Business Retail 109

The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 1, 2019

In other federal news, the DEA has, yet again, not approved new suppliers of marijuana for research. And the new prime minister, Boris Johnson, has appointed a cannabis advocate as a policy adviser. And finally, the alcohol industry has decided to join in the marijuana edible business. So be on the lookout for weed beer.

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DEA Banking Dispensary Edibles 77

Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Here are the other main business and regulatory highlights as we see them: Role of the FDA and USDA. Note that on the TTB permit fee, for the first three years after the bill’s passage, cannot exceed $10,000 per permit (and fee waivers apply for certain kinds of businesses under the Small Business Act).

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DEA Business Banking Food 89

Veriheal

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The ordinance the city councils will vote on will prohibit any recreational marijuana retail businesses that are not operating as a dual licensee. . Further, the DEA hasn’t exactly been helping matters, in fact, they may even be making things worse. . And it would also prevent opening testing facilities.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Curiously, federal law also requires these cannabis businesses to pay federal taxes on their income even though that income is illicit money as far as federal law is concerned. These businesses are similarly denied any tax credits to which they may otherwise be entitled. The Controlled Substances Act. 4] The majority of U.S.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 15, 2020

The latest proposal submitted by House Democrats, entitled the HEROES Act, includes a provision that would allow “…access to financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers…” The language is from the SAFE Banking Act passed by the House last year. ” sba loans. montana update.

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Banking Research and Development Programs Advocacy 106

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 26, 2022

The first argument was that according to the DEA, Delta-8 remains a schedule I substance because its method of manufacture is “synthetically-derived.” The Court explained that “[r]egardless of the wisdom of legalizing Delta-8 THC products, [it would] not substitute its own policy judgment for that of Congress. FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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THC Hemp DEA Consumption 52

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 23, 2021

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF). It would transfer primary agency jurisdiction over cannabis from the DEA to the FDA, TTB, and ATF. If implemented, regulatory responsibility of cannabis would be transferred from the U.S.

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Research and Development DEA Programs State Laws 105

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 28, 2022

The cannabis industry might look like just another business for local police, where legal, but the DEA and other federal agencies have a different outlook. To be clear, the existing policy does not ban financial services for the cannabis industry. As a result, most of the industry is locked out of the financial system.

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Banking State Laws Law DEA 52

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2021

The Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School will advance evidence-based psychedelics law and policy. POPLAR will publish original law and policy research. CR: Can you describe the existing landscape of psychedelics research?

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Law Research and Development Therapy DEA 105

SpeedWeed

APRIL 27, 2021

Kelly O’Connor, director of business development at Oregon-based Columbia Laboratories, said her company has seen a 30% increase in requests for delta-8 product testing compared to this time last year. Anecdotally, we understand that the DEA is actively monitoring the proliferation of delta-8 THC products.”. View original article.

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Legalization DEA Supply Chain Hemp 52

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

As a former foot soldier for the DEA in my country’s failed War on Drugs, I took notice when Bob sued the DEA and brought hemp front and center onto the world stage. I have watched HLG turn its CBD and hemp clients into profitable businesses and watched the next generation of tax revenues on a scale seen never before.

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DEA Supply Chain Hemp Vaping 51

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 15, 2019

We have noted previously that the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) recently announced that drugs that include CBD (cannabidiol) with less than 0.1% That laboratory informed plaintiff that it could not run the tests on the Dixie X as the substance was illegal and contained THC levels well over the federal limit as per DEA regulations.

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THC CBD DEA Policy 40

NewsMunchies

DECEMBER 22, 2021

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.” . Despite the liberalization of marijuana policies at the state level, the future of federal legalization is hazy.

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Law Marijuana DEA Legalization 89

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 25, 2019

This FDA position is generally understood as “informal guidance” or a “statement of policy”, or sometimes a “nonlegislative rule” or an “interpretive rule”, which by any name does not have the force of law. Interestingly, the position that these products are lawful under the FD&C Act was FDA’s original position as well.

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Food CBD Legalization Hemp 88

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

There are questions about the logistics of opening and running one of these types of businesses, given the complex interplay of laws and regulations promulgated by bodies from the U.S. Still, for all its promise, would-be clinic owners, practitioners, and consumers may be confused about the legality of such clinics.

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