NORML

JUNE 27, 2019

Per the release distributed by Senator Wyden : Wyden and Blumenauer’s State Cannabis Commerce Act would make these existing protections permanent and expand them to include all cannabis producers and consumers in compliance with state law. and tribal communities.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Specifically, the Texas State Law Library explains , The Texas Controlled Substances Act classifies tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) in penalty group 2 for the purposes of criminal penalties. At the same time, there are also pushes to legalize recreational marijuana, making it more available than ever in the state.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 27, 2019

Weedmaps, a major online pot shop directory and cannabis marketplace, announced last week that it will finally no longer allow black-market businesses to advertise on its site. The policy change was likely influenced by an impending class-action lawsuit that was in the works by the law firm of Zuber Lawler.

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Veriheal

MAY 16, 2025

consumers and businesses, inflation dominates current news headlines because of how much it affects every one of our wallets. Since COVID-19 rocked the economy, cannabis businesses and supply chains claim to have been playing catch-up to get back to business as usual. As perhaps one of the most talked-about topics for U.S.

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NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

The US House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a legislative hearing entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.” ” This marks the first time that members of the Energy and Commerce Committee will hear and debate issues specific to marijuana policy reform. CO resident? FL resident? NJ resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 23, 2021

Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code prohibits taxpayers who are engaged in the business of trafficking certain controlled substances (including, most notably, marijuana) from deducting typical business expenses associated those activities. Controlled Substance.

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MassRoots

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

It’s time to bring our country’s marijuana policies into the 21st century, and my legislation is the way to do it.”. It’s time to bring our country’s marijuana policies into the 21st century, and my legislation is the way to do it. It also allows legal cannabis businesses to have access to normal banking services, permits U.S.

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NORML

MARCH 21, 2020

However, the work of reforming our nation’s failed marijuana laws is not suspended therefore we’re still updating you policy efforts across the country. Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state. AK resident?

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2019

Financial institutions that work with marijuana businesses must conduct due diligence to ensure that marijuana businesses are complying with state law. 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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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 21, 2019

In a time where marijuana legalization is rapidly expanding, all employers should be reassessing their workplace drug testing policies to be sure they are in compliance with existing and soon to be effective state and local laws.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Senator Ron Wyden introduced legislation in the Senate — The Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act — to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on cannabis business banking issues next week.

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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. Murphy holds that state-law repeals are not pre-emptible.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Consumer products law blog. Class actions against CBD companies proliferate under federal and state law. And, just last week, a California defendant in a CBD class action filed a motion to dismiss on the grounds that the plaintiffs’ claims are preempted by federal law.

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NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

This Act amends the Controlled Substances Act to reduce the number of instances in which federal law enforcement agencies could carry out legal actions against state-licensed cannabis businesses or other related enterprises. Update : HB 19-1230 was approved by the House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor on 4/2/19.

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

Under existing state law, medical cannabis oil may contain no more than five percent THC, greatly restricting its therapeutic potential and medical efficacy. The measure would require the Department of Health and Senior Services to prioritize licensing applications submitted by women and minority owned business applicants.

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 9, 2020

But there is some other news: the IRS seems likely to increase auditing of marijuana businesses, and Epidiolex has been removed from the controlled substances list. Industry grou ps are advocating that marijuana businesses be included in that legislation. In Canada, cannabis businesses are eligible for federal government relief.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 28, 2021

On January 1, 2022, two new state laws will become effective in Illinois and Oregon and could cause significant disruption to the vapor industry. We provide background on the legislation and discuss the potential implications for the sales of vapor products in the respective states. By Azim Chowdhury & Taylor D.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2019

In the midst of this uncertainty, we have been stressing to our clients the importance of insurance coverage for your business (see Anatomy of a Cannabis Insurance Policy Part 1: The Basics )– especially insurance that covers your liability for your marijuana- and hemp-derived products. Breach of warranty.

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MJ Business Attorneys

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Currently, Hawaii’s state statutes include any person who is “prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition under federal law” from firearms ownership under state law as well, and federal law flatly prohibits marijuana users from owning or possessing firearms, even in states where marijuana is legal.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 28, 2022

Although 18 states have fully legalized, cannabis is still a sticky issue for banks and other financial institutions because it remains illegal at the federal level. 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.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 14, 2019

Banking , intellectual property , food and beverage (and cosmetics ), international trade , domestic trade , state laws , ag production contracts , etc., law with respect to cannabis. When it comes to industrial hemp, the 2018 Farm Bill upended all of these things. That exchange takes U.S. So what does this mean for U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

An insurance policy can consist of a couple hundred pages that include numerous coverage forms; lists of defined terms of great legal significance such as “occurrence,” “property damage,” and “bodily injury;” pages of exclusions; pages of endorsements that modify the coverage forms; and riders that condition or limit the coverage.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 5, 2022

Every year, employers find themselves revisiting their marijuana and drug testing policies to account for newly enacted laws at the state and local level. At that time, many employers will be prohibited from taking certain actions in the absence of clear policies addressing marijuana use or evidence of impairment.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 29, 2021

DHC is pleased to announce a new Cannabis Practice Group to help cannabis retail, growers, distributors, processors, and investors navigate the new regulations associated with the law in ways that safeguard both public safety and business enterprise. Active monitoring of policy changed at all level of government.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The new law also limits personal possession to two ounces, but there is no limit on the amount of cannabis stored at a person’s home. I think that our next step will most likely be a challenge to the DOH rules once they are promulgated, and we’ll just continue until DOH reverses its policy,” Candelaria said.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2021

The petitioners attempted to argue that it was incorrect for the lower court to hold that federal law supersedes Colorado law when it comes to state-legal cannabis sales. In the opinion, (available here , scroll to page 28) Justice Thomas, the most far-right, conservative justice on the Court, criticized the Gonzales v.

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 13, 2021

Under the amended Section 201-d(2) of the Labor Law, it is now unlawful for an employer to refuse to hire, terminate, or “otherwise discriminate” against an individual for that individual’s use of cannabis, as long as it is within state law.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

With the 2020 legislative session already in full swing in many states, NORML chapters across the country are organizing lobby days to advocate for sensible reform policies in their state. on January 20 , Join NORML Women of Washington for our 4th Annual Lobby Day, at the State Capitol in Olympia at 9am.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. Remove the numerical cap on the number of dispensary licenses allowed within the state.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 26, 2020

There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic is adversely impacting businesses around the world, and smaller businesses especially. In short, federal anti-drug laws continue to define the state-authorized cannabis industry, and those who work in it, as drug felons. even if the business is legal under local or state law.”.

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NewsMunchies

JULY 1, 2021

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recently said that the federal ban on the cultivation and use of marijuana within states “may no longer be necessary or proper” and that inconsistent enforcement led to “traps” for marijuana businesses. And yes, cannabis is still considered a “drug-related business” under U.S. federal law.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 21, 2021

As part of the application process, the department is requiring those applicants to participate in classes “to ensure that social equity applicants are prepared for the application process and the challenges of running a marijuana business.”. View original article.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 13, 2021

In January, the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy released a preliminary draft of rule changes to the medical program that officials said were “meant to align the program with state law.”. Last week, the office released an updated proposal which, according to the few dozen protestors gathered Wednesday, isn’t much better.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 28, 2019

As a number of states and the District of Columbia have moved to permit possession, use and sale of marijuana for both medicinal and recreational purposes and the business of legalized cannabis distribution has grown exponentially, federal law banning such activity remains unchanged. USCIS Policy Manual, Chapter 5 Section C.3.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 3, 2021

Civic leaders in San Diego are considering easing the regulations for cannabis businesses in an effort to promote social equity in the city’s legal marijuana industry. Among the proposals being considered are reducing the buffer zone required between cannabis businesses and sensitive use sites including schools and churches.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Businesses looking to enter New York’s recreational cannabis industry should be pleased to know recent changes to state tax laws are slowly making the venture more financially feasible. Due to this divide, cannabis businesses must consider tax implications at both the state and federal levels. Dustin Dorsino.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

We have written many times over the past few years about how the bankruptcy courts are off-limits to state-legalized cannabis businesses. However, the CSA contains an exemption, whereby section 863 does not apply to any person authorized by state law to manufacture, possess or distribute drug paraphernalia. E.g., Polk v.

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