Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

As we previously reported , on February 22, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed three separate cannabis reform bills into law ( NJ A21 , NJ A 1897 , and NJ A5342/NJ S3454 ), formally legalizing the use and possession of recreational marijuana in the Garden State. Other jurisdictions are catching up to the marijuana law frenzy.

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Legislation Legalization Marijuana Recreational 105

Medicinal Marijuana Association

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Ensure compliance with local regulations and restrictions regarding cannabis consumption at the event. Collect feedback from participants to improve future events and build a stronger community around cannabis education and advocacy. How Can Cannabis Legalization Impact Social Justice Issues Within Marginalized Communities?

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CannaTech

AUGUST 27, 2019

The rapid growth of the global legal cannabis industry is often described as a “Green Rush,” yet many experts are concerned that this industry is not ‘green’. As more countries legalize cannabis production and the number of consumers explodes, the demand for grow sustainability is mounting. What is a carbon footprint of legal cannabis?

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Legalization Research and Development Cannabis Events 106

SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The new law legalizes cannabis possession up to one ounce, as well as cultivation of up to four personal plants per household, but requires that the grower tags their plants with their driver’s license/ID and a note saying that they are being grown for personal use. In July and August of 2020 , there were 257 arrests.

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Legalization Data Law Cannabis 66

The Blunt Truth

APRIL 20, 2021

The term does not include industrial hemp, as defined in state law, that is grown, dealt, or processed in compliance with state or federal law, unless it has been acquired and formulated with cannabis plant extract by a pharmaceutical processor. Virginia Recreational Cannabis Law. Retail sales will not begin until January 1, 2024.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 13, 2022

Good afternoon, The Governor’s Office today released a revised 2022-23 state budget proposal, building on the state’s ongoing work to make historic investments in California’s future, including efforts to create a safe, sustainable, and equitable legal cannabis market. million to help expand access to legal retail throughout California.

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Supply Chain Collective Retail Programs 52

SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Three years after the launch of California’s legal marijuana market, cannabis tax experts warn the industry should expect state regulators to ramp up tax enforcement, noting that several audits of MJ businesses are already underway. There will certainly be more excise and cultivation audits, as those audit efforts are just beginning. “We

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Marijuana Compliance Compliance Collective 52

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 11, 2019

The ability to tax cannabis is one of the main political reasons given to support recreational legalization. A successful tax system will need to raise money to pay for increased education, public health and enforcement costs associated with marijuana cultivation and use.”

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Supply Chain Cultivation Education Policy 45

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Podemos announces that in October it will present a bill to legalize recreational cannabis for adults. A few days later, it was the left-wing political formation Podemos, which has announced that it plans to present this month of October, a bill to legalize cannabis for recreational use by adults. La Marihuana again.

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Law Legalization Recreational Cultivation 52

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 11, 2021

In the United States, Curaleaf currently operates in 23 states with 108 dispensaries, 22 cultivation sites, and over 30 processing sites, and employs over 5,000 team members. Strong traditional labor law experience, experience managing union campaigns, leading or managing collective bargaining. Ability to travel as needed.

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Law Research and Development Environment Compliance 52

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Metrc will implement its robust track-and-trace platform to help facilitate the Minnesota Medical Cannabis Program’s data collection and regulatory oversight. While these areas have diverse regulatory frameworks, each jurisdiction shares the common goal of ensuring safe legal cannabis markets.

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Data Compliance Compliance Programs 52

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 16, 2022

Seamless data tracking helps operators optimize inventory control, accurately report sales data, and improve cultivation management. Alabama became one of 37 states to legalize medical cannabis after the state legislature approved the measure and its governor signed it into law in 2021. including Washington, D.C.,

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Seed-To-Sale Supply Chain Data Patients 52

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2021

Compliance Division – Richard Parrott. Legal Affairs Division – Tamara Colson. Chief among our goals is to simplify participation in the legal market by streamlining licensing and the regulatory framework. Lee served as Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary for the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom from 2019 to 2021.

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Research and Development Compliance Compliance Food 105

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

However, with each passing year, the legal status of cannabis and CBD products only gets murkier.” However, with each passing year, the legal status of cannabis and CBD products only gets murkier. Legal status medical cannabis in Italy. What is CBD, and is it the same as cannabis? are even sold commercially in stores.

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Oil CBD Legalization Hemp 63

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

The prescription of medical marijuana has been legal in Germany since 2017, however, pharmacies have been getting their supply from imports, leading to unpredictable fluctuations in prices and variety of the product. tonnes of cannabis that will be collected in the span of four years, with an annual harvest of 2.6 euros per gram.

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Veriheal

MARCH 31, 2022

Originally, this was going to happen much sooner, but attorney Ronald Durbin representing Dr. Z-Leaf Cultivation filed a lawsuit back in April of 2021. A compromise reached by attorney Ronald Durbin and his plaintiff, Dr. Z Leaf Cultivation, has resolved almost all of the concerns raised at the filing of the lawsuit.

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Seed-To-Sale Dispensary Cultivation Safety 52

Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Since the 2018 Farm Bill was signed and hemp was removed from the Controlled Substances Act, our hemp attorneys have seen more and more banks and credit unions take on various kinds of hemp clients (including hemp cultivators, processors, and even Hemp-CBD sellers). As of the last few months, that has been changing.

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Banking Hemp Compliance Compliance 64

Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

On November 20th, the Washington State Department of Agriculture (“WSDA”) released the hemp cultivation plan (the “Plan”) that it intends to submit to the US Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) along with a corresponding set of hemp regulations (“Hemp Rules”). That’s what Washington has done with hemp cultivated for food.

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Hemp Food Compliance Compliance 90

SpeedWeed

MARCH 2, 2021

million Canadian dollars ($1 million) since adult-use marijuana was legalized in October 2018, Marijuana Business Daily has learned. The nearly two-dozen penalties for violations of the Excise Act include one large levy of approximately CA$500,000, according to the CRA, which collects taxes and administers tax law for the Canadian government.

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Compliance Compliance Business Collective 52

Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

MARCH 31, 2022

These laws have robust histories and have created a legal environment that provides guidance and some level of certainty about how to best manage a unionized workforce. The Collective Bargaining Agreement. Again, it is strongly recommended to consult with counsel should any issues arise related to compliance with a CBA.

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Agriculture Environment Collective Food 79

NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

Activists in Nebraska, along with two pro-legalization Senators, qualified a 2020 medical cannabis ballot initiative petition to begin collecting signatures from registered voters in the state. A marijuana legalization proposal in Hawaii was defeated after it failed to pass through two committees before a key deadline last week.

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Legislation Patients Access Seed-To-Sale 166

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 7, 2020

And this isn’t for lack of want — in fact in 2017 some forward thinking dispensaries had collection boxes for these products, although without scale they wound up just hoarding them as well. The only way to achieve this scale is to use dispensaries as the collection points, much like some were already doing back in 2017.”

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Vaping Collective Dispensary Cannabis 87

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 22, 2022

As the only track-and-trace company to have successfully taken over a government contract from another vendor, Metrc will replace the State’s current partner and implement its robust track-and-trace platform to help facilitate the Rhode Island Medical Cannabis Program’s data collection and regulatory oversight. and now Rhode Island.

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Data Programs Access Compliance 52

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Because recreational use of marijuana is increasing, especially as more states legalize it, the CDC believes it’s important for all workplaces to implement and address marijuana policies in their motor vehicle safety programs. Customers will get a warning that they must be of legal age to enter the virtual storefront through the app.

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Cannabinoids Retail Policy Cultivation 52

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2021

The parties entered into a multi-year deal under which TerrAscend will be the sole cultivator and manufacturer of Cookies branded products in New Jersey, subject to certain conditions and regulatory approval. TerrAscend operates a 140,000 square foot cultivation and processing facility in The Garden State. “We

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Cultivation Seed-To-Sale Conditions Business 105

Canna Law Blog

JULY 7, 2020

The purpose of that statement was to to help financial institutions deal with BSA and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance in light of the fact that hemp is no longer a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law. The FinCEN Guidance clarifies and expands upon the 2019 statement. ” No surprises there.

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Banking Hemp Compliance Compliance 54

Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Cannabis cultivation and processing are rapidly-growing industries, as hemp and both recreational and medical marijuana products are being legalized across the country. With this rapid growth and legalization, however, comes added regulatory scrutiny, including in the environmental and sustainability spaces. Danielle M.

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Environment Agriculture Compliance Compliance 52

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

On February 14 th the Los Angeles Times published an article by Joe Mozingo entitled “Cannabis Farm Was a Model for California’s Legal Industry”. Any association with the mess California has made of cannabis legalization has immense political downside and little, if any, political upside. PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT.

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Collective Business Cultivation Compliance 59

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The concept initially proposed, part of a public health approach and providing for the establishment of a system for legal access to cannabis, has slowed down due to the pandemic, but will continue to be developed. The place of cultivation of the four plants should be limited to the domicile or habitual residence of an adult.

Recreational 52

Recreational Seed-To-Sale Consumption Events 52

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 7, 2019

The ability to tax cannabis is one of the main political reasons given to support recreational legalization. A successful tax system will need to raise money to pay for increased education, public health and enforcement costs associated with marijuana cultivation and use. .

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Supply Chain Policy Collective Retail 45

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

This milestone speaks to the success of licensees that have interacted with the Commission from the application stage, maintained compliance with our strict regulations, and contribute every day to communities across the Commonwealth. Of those, 35.4 percent identify as female and 64.1 percent identify as male, while 72.4

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Marijuana Seed-To-Sale Safety Data 100

MedicalJane

MAY 21, 2020

Although medical cannabis has technically been legal in Missouri for over a year and cards have been issued, patients are still waiting desperately for dispensaries to open across the state. On November 8, 2018, Missouri became the 31st state to legalize medical marijuana. In Sarcoxie Nursery Cultivation Center LLC, et al.

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Dispensary Seed-To-Sale Marijuana Programs 99

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 12, 2022

Inflated prices caused by high taxes have pushed consumers to the unregulated, illicit market and priced small operators out of legal compliance. In fact, a thriving and well-regulated legal market would benefit everyone, including and especially low income black and brown communities. A better way to tax.

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Programs Cannabis Business Compliance 82

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 8, 2019

investors in cannabis-related entities, where the activity is legal in its jurisdiction but not legal in the U.K., That said, the legal position is not clear cut. investment community as to the boundaries of legal risk and compliance. Legal Status of Cannabis in the U.K., In the meantime, U.K. and Canada.

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Legalization Banking Compliance Compliance 40

Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The 2018 Farm Bill requires states and Indian Tribes to submit hemp cultivation plans to the USDA. The interim hemp rules require that these plans include a practice to collect, maintain and report information on hemp cultivators, the land where hemp is produced, and the status and number of licenses issued. Because 0.3%

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Hemp THC Compliance Compliance 66

Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. The USDA has also provided additional insights for hemp producers.

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Hemp Agriculture CBD Cultivation 53

WeedAdvisor

AUGUST 2, 2019

Despite some resistance, the Jamaican legal marijuana industry has enjoyed some progress in recent months. Jamaica’s legalization of medical marijuana was a huge stepping stone for the country, which has been plagued by a massive black market and 50,000 patients seeking marijuana for treatment.

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Dispensary Compliance Compliance Retail 49