Cannabis Law Report

MAY 29, 2021

Through the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act recently signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York legalized recreational cannabis use by adults over the age of 21. Learn more about our Cannabis Practice by clicking here. For more information, please contact the Chair of our Cannabis Practice, Steve Malito at SAM@dhclegal.com.

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Compliance Compliance Safety Law 100

The Blunt Truth

JULY 18, 2022

Indeed, the DEA reports that it is “aggressively striving to halt the spread of cannabis cultivation in the United States,” including through its Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program (DCE/SP), which began funding eradication programs in 1979 and has approximately 126 state and local law enforcement agency participants.

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DEA Data Decriminalization Legalization 98

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2021

The California legislation that would decriminalize some psychedelic substances under state law, Senate Bill 519, was approved in a 5-3 vote by the State Assembly’s Public Safety Committee in a June 29th hearing. Decriminalizing psychedelics is one important step in that direction. They write.

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Decriminalization Legislation DEA Safety 105

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

For the past 50 years, federal law has prohibited the use, cultivation, and distribution of cannabis. These prohibitions have had long-term and far-reaching effects: taxpayers spend some $3,600,000,000 annually on enforcement of cannabis prohibition and cannabis accounts for more than a half million arrests by the FBI each year.

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Law State Laws Decriminalization Cultivation 59

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 27, 2021

For the past 50 years, federal law has prohibited the use, cultivation, and distribution of cannabis. These prohibitions have had long-term and far-reaching effects: taxpayers spend some $3,600,000,000 annually on enforcement of cannabis prohibition and cannabis accounts for more than a half million arrests by the FBI each year.

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Law Decriminalization State Laws Cultivation 52

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. Legislation is pending, House Bill 2049, that would expand the pool of individuals eligible for medical cannabis. CA resident?

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Legislation Patients Decriminalization Access 239

NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

This week, officials with the Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board issued their first-ever permits to retailers who wish to allow customers to consume cannabis on the premises. Missouri state regulators began issuing the first of nearly 200 licenses to medical cannabis providers. HI resident? MD resident? New Hampshire.

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Legislation Decriminalization Safety Cultivation 159

NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

Governor Jim Justice (R) of West Virginia signed legislation into law that allows financial institutions to provide banking services related to the state’s medical marijuana program. Late last week, the North Dakota State Senate overwhelmingly passed a measure to expand the state’s medical marijuana program.

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 165

NORML

FEBRUARY 29, 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. The measure prohibits the release of past records for any marijuana offense that is no longer defined as a crime under state law.

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Legislation Decriminalization Patients Edibles 146

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Recreational marijuana use is legal under Nevada state law. The law decriminalized recreational marijuana when used in compliance with Nevada law. 2 Employers that terminate employees for engaging in lawful off duty use of a product may be required to pay damages to terminated employees.

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Recreational Marijuana Decriminalization Policy 52

NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Don Young (R-AK) re-introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act, which protects those engaged in state-lawful medical marijuana programs from federal prosecution. Click here to email your member of Congress and urge them to join the Cannabis Caucus.

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Legislation Clinical Trials Research and Development Access 127

NORML

MAY 3, 2019

Governor Jay Inslee (D) of Washington signed legislation into law allowing medical cannabis to be accessed by patients on school grounds, and separate legislation allowing the production of industrial hemp in accordance with new federal hemp regulations. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 162

SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Two Pennsylvania state senators announced on Wednesday the introduction of a bipartisan measure to legalize cannabis for use by adults. If the bill is passed by the Pennsylvania legislature and signed into law by Democratic Gov. Pennsylvania Governor Supports Cannabis Policy Reform. The legislation from Democratic Sen.

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Legalization Legislation Safety Recreational 52

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 23, 2021

On Wednesday, July 14, 2021 Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) released draft legislation titled the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act. If implemented, regulatory responsibility of cannabis would be transferred from the U.S. Draft Bill Details.

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Research and Development DEA Programs State Laws 105

NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

HR 420 (yes, you read that right): The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act would deschedule cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, thus permitting state governments to regulate these activities as they see fit. Also, the rollout of the new leadership team of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus was announced. North Dakota.

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 195

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 6, 2022

This means they are illegal under federal law and under many state laws, including Michigan. Plaintiff alleged he believed the use of the mushrooms was a felony and a workplace hazard to public health and safety. Decriminalizing Mushroom and Plant Psychedelics and HR. Amazon.com Services, LLC, Case No.

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Decriminalization Collective Policy Conditions 52

SpeedWeed

MARCH 31, 2021

Ralph Northam took steps to enshrine employment protections for medical cannabis patients. . For starters, the prohibition does not “restrict an employer’s ability to take any adverse employment action for any work impairment caused by the use of cannabis oil or to prohibit possession during work hours.” View original article.

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Oil Decriminalization Recreational Patients 52

NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Legislation is pending, HCR 2045, that seeks to arbitrarily cap the potency of cannabis flowers at two percent THC. The bill would prevent applicants from being denied occupational licenses for having previous drug charges, including for cannabis. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 2787, to regulate medical cannabis delivery services.

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Legislation Access Patients THC 186

Veriheal

JANUARY 5, 2022

President Joe Biden is receiving a lot of attention for his inaction regarding the federal laws on cannabis despite filling cannabis activists with hope for its future during his campaign. Joyce, of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus wrote a blunt letter to Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Legislation Cannabis Therapy Access 52

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 17, 2021

In a parallel universe we’d all think that it’s somewhat odd that medical cannabis patients would have an ardent desire to be tooled up with weaponry. An unlikely alliance of far-right conservatives and legal marijuana advocates is pushing to allow medical cannabis patients to own guns. .” The Star Tribune reports.

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Programs Patients State Laws Legislation 97

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The group Alliance for Sensible Markets is calling on California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington to join an interstate compact for cannabis commerce. Department of Justice on how the government would react if two or more states with legal medical or adult-use marijuana decided to regulate cannabis trade across their state lines.

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Supply Chain Access Business Patients 52

NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Activists in Oregon have filed a 2020 ballot initiative with the Secretary of State that, if approved, would allow social cannabis consumption sites and protect consumers from employment discrimination. Governor Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed legislation into law to restore patients’ right to smoke medical cannabis.

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Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 135

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 14, 2022

In this week’s edition: Large Majority of Americans Favor Legal Recreational Cannabis Under Federal Law. Garland Tells Lawmakers DOJ’s Approach to Cannabis Unchanged. Study Shows Medical Cannabis Use Has Positive Impact on Anxiety and Depression.

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Banking Recreational Research and Development Cannabis 52

Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 15, 2022

After an hour of debate, the House also adopted two amendments aimed at assuaging Republican concerns about impaired driving and workplace safety. All three proposed laws expressly address some financial institutions’ ability to operate in this emerging market. Related Legislation. Schedule I Classification.

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Marijuana Banking Research and Development Legislation 52

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

Recently, the decriminalization of psilocybin (by various cities) has been in the news as an emerging medicine. According to the Feds, ketamine is safer than cannabis (which is a Schedule I controlled substance). Failure to follow these very specific legal directives can lead to immediate criminal liability under federal law.

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Therapy Legalization Chronic Pain DEA 90

The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 13, 2019

Other CBD products, however, are still subject to various state law regulations as well as the U.S. On May 31, 2019, the FDA’s Working Group held a public hearing for stakeholders to share their experiences and challenges with CBD products, including information and views related to product safety. 726) in March of 2019.

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CBD Food Seed-To-Sale Wellness and Beauty 80

SpeedWeed

JULY 17, 2021

As it stands, the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act does not have enough votes to pass the Senate. That’s part of the reason why a final version of the legislation to end cannabis prohibition has yet to be formally filed in Congress. Cannabis Council , Executive Director of Marijuana Policy Project. Littlejohn.

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Banking Legislation Cannabis Policy 52

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Put in the simplest terms, Raybon says Proposition 64 decriminalized possession of cannabis (within the parameters of the law) in correctional institutions and Perry says it did not. grams of non-concentrated cannabis. [vi]. This section states that section 11362.1

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Consumption Decriminalization Law Safety 75

SpeedWeed

JULY 17, 2021

As it stands, the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act does not have enough votes to pass the Senate. That’s part of the reason why a final version of the legislation to end cannabis prohibition has yet to be formally filed in Congress. Cannabis Council , Executive Director of Marijuana Policy Project. Littlejohn.

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Legalization Banking Legislation Cannabis 52

Canna Law Blog

JULY 1, 2020

The Effort to Decriminalize Psilocybin in California is Underway. The Psilocybin Movement is Like the Cannabis Movement (Except When It’s Not). You can read our previous coverage of IP 34 and psilocybin generally here: FDA Approves Drug Trial for Psilocybin (Magic Mushrooms).

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Research and Development Therapy Education Conditions 58

SpeedWeed

JULY 16, 2021

As it stands, the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act does not have enough votes to pass the Senate. That’s part of the reason why a final version of the legislation to end cannabis prohibition has yet to be formally filed in Congress. Cannabis Council , Executive Director of Marijuana Policy Project. Littlejohn.

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Dispensary Banking Legislation Cannabis 52

The Cannigma

MARCH 12, 2021

Listen & Subscribe: Very few medical cannabis advocates are against the full legalization of the plant for all adults. In this episode of The Cannabis Enigma Podcast, host Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man interviews Dr. Fisher about the various ways medical and adult-use cannabis markets interact. Dr. Ruth Fisher. Music by Desca.

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Legalization Patients Education Dispensary 128

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

Ballot initiative campaigns to approve adult-use and medical cannabis, respectively, moved closer to appearing on the 2020 ballot in Arizona and Idaho, while a similar effort to put the issue of adult-use cannabis to Ohio voters has met with legal challenges from the State Election Board. The SAFE Banking Act (H.R.

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Banking Research and Development Legislation Programs 45

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Specifically, legislatures in five states — Connecticut, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Virginia — enacted laws legalizing adult-use marijuana possession and regulating retail cannabis markets. Over the past several months, state officials have vacated an estimated 2.2 DECRIMINALIZATION. FULL REPORT.

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Legislation Patients Retail Access 98

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2019

This is unlikely to change anytime soon, particularly in automotive, construction, manufacturing and other sectors where safety is paramount. But with more states working to decriminalize or legalize marijuana use, routine workplace drug screening deserves a closer look. What Does this Mean for Employers?

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Legalization Policy Safety Cannabis 40

NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

At the state level, the North Dakota House of Representatives defeated a decriminalization bill on the House floor by a narrow 43-47 vote. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation into law this week permitting the production of industrial hemp in accordance with the new federal regulations. AZ resident? California.

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 177

The Joint Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

A large section of the public cares about cannabis. And others are looking for significant distinctions to support cannabis law changes. A candidate’s attitude towards cannabis should include an array of issues such as changes in the social justice and criminal justice system. Supporting legalization is not enough.

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