Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 20, 2020

The information and documents explaining these changes and other documentation can be found on OLCC’s website, on a dedicated Covid-19 Business Continuity page that focus on OLCC’s response to the coronavirus in three key areas: liquor licensing and compliance, marijuana licensing and compliance, bottle bill and beverage container redemption center.

Marijuana 59

Marijuana Compliance Compliance Programs 59

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 17, 2022

With cannabis social equity programs ramping up across the nation but their participants lacking capital, a bill to solve that problem would be a well-timed blessing. As a condition of safe harbor, require financial institutions to demonstrate compliance with anti-discrimination laws such as the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

Banking 98

Banking Access Research and Development Compliance 98

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Andrew Brisbo, Executive Director of Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency, welcomed as next President of the Cannabis Regulators Association which has expanded to 37 member states and territories. Brisbo is the Executive Director of Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency and served as Vice President of CANNRA last year. PORTLAND, OR.

Compliance 98

Compliance Compliance Topical Programs 98

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

On eve of Commission’s fourth birthday, Marijuana Establishments surpass $2 billion in gross sales since retail stores opened in Massachusetts; progress continues to achieve industry goals. Over the first year of adult-use sales , from November 2018 to November 2019, 33 Marijuana Retailers generated $393.7

Marijuana 100

Marijuana Seed-To-Sale Safety Data 100

MedicalJane

MAY 21, 2020

On November 8, 2018, Missouri became the 31st state to legalize medical marijuana. Amendment 2, which became effective on December 6, 2018, legalizes marijuana for medical purposes, allows home growing, and imposes a 4% marijuana sales tax. Problems plaguing the medical cannabis program in Missouri are three-fold.

Dispensary 99

Dispensary Seed-To-Sale Marijuana Programs 99

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Seyfarth Synopsis: In the first six months of 2021, several states legalized marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes, including New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and New Mexico. On June 22, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a bill that legalized recreational marijuana use by adults 21 years and older.

Recreational 105

Recreational Legalization Marijuana Policy 105

NORML

JUNE 14, 2019

Another hearing is scheduled for Thursday, where the Veterans Affairs Committee will discuss various bills that are pending regarding medical cannabis programs and veterans access. Activists in Mississippi have collected approximately two thirds of the needed signatures to qualify a medical cannabis ballot initiative in 2020.

Legislation 148

Legislation Banking Access Hemp 148

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 13, 2022

Shifting the point of collection and remittance for excise tax from distribution to retail on January 1, 2023, maintaining a 15 percent excise tax rate. Strengthening tax enforcement policies to increase tax compliance and collection and reduce unfair competition. Newsom proposes tax cut for California marijuana industry.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Collective Retail Programs 52

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

There has been a recent flurry of movement – both in the courts and in state legislatures – on the marijuana law front across several states. Other jurisdictions are catching up to the marijuana law frenzy. Here’s a round-up of the most recent developments: New Laws.

Legislation 105

Legislation Legalization Marijuana Recreational 105

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 3, 2021

After the state legalized recreational marijuana in March, the lawmakers and advocates who pushed for the law have been criticizing Gov. Andrew Cuomo for dragging his feet on setting up marijuana sales and cultivation regulations. On June 28, it became the first tribe in the state to legalize recreational marijuana.

Legalization 105

Legalization Cultivation Recreational Compliance 105

SpeedWeed

MARCH 14, 2021

Through advanced data collection and the application of sophisticated algorithms, usable data is now available to help marijuana businesses: Predict trends. Today, databases, predictive analytics, artificial intelligence , and machine learning are having widespread effects on cannabis businesses, investors, regulators, and consumers.

Data 52

Data Research and Development Marijuana Collective 52

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 7, 2021

In other words, according to OLCC, 58% of registered hemp grows were actually growing marijuana, not hemp. Did the majority of Oregon’s registered hemp growers suddenly decide to start growing marijuana this year? Furthermore, OLCC’s press release referred to the highest sample they collected testing at 32.9% BLOCKING BUSINESS.

Hemp 52

Hemp Marijuana Data THC 52

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The Seed to Sale software is designed to amplify operations and automate compliance to promote exponential levels of success, profits, and growth. Data Collection: Input data directly off the scale or the warehouse floor, getting it digitized as fast as possible. Department of Justice (DOJ). How Seed to Sale Works. California. ?

Seed-To-Sale 52

Seed-To-Sale Compliance Compliance Data 52

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 20, 2022

Cannabis Program Manager, City of Portland, Oregon; Chair, Cannabis Regulators of Color Coalition; and Adjunct Professor, LIM College. With cannabis social equity programs ramping up across the nation but their participants lacking capital, a bill to solve that problem would be a well-timed blessing. Rafi Aliya Crockett.

Banking 52

Banking Access Research and Development Policy 52

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

Marijuana was once again one of the hottest legislative topics across the nation in 2021, and while some states’ new legislation provided greater protections to employers with drug-free and/or zero-tolerance policies, others took a more employee-friendly approach. Medical Marijuana . Recreational Marijuana. Ashley Bobo.

Marijuana 52

Marijuana Policy Recreational Safety 52

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.”

Vaping 87

Vaping Collective Dispensary Cannabis 87

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JULY 18, 2019

In New Jersey, there are nearly 50,000 registered medical marijuana patients and only six Alternative Treatment Centers (ATCs) currently operating. The Garden State’s Governor, Phil Murphy, signed the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (CUMMA) on July 2, 2019. By: Kristin Jordan , Senior Counsel. Criterion 2.

Law 40

Law Marijuana Education Safety 40

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.

Data 52

Data Programs Access Compliance 52

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

When House Bill 19-1234 and House Bill 19-1230 were signed into law on May 29, 2019, allowing for marijuana delivery and marijuana hospitality licenses, no one thought it would take two years to implement. Ordinance Repealing the Cannabis Consumption Pilot Program. Ordinance Repealing the Cannabis Consumption Pilot Program.

Marijuana 76

Marijuana Consumption Retail Business 76

NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

Additionally, Representatives Charlie Crist (D-FL) and Don Young (R-AK) introduced The Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act to explicitly bar federal agencies from discriminating against workers solely because of their status as a cannabis consumer, or due to testing positive for marijuana use on a workplace drug test.

Legislation 146

Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 146

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 11, 2019

With the implementation of SB 420 and an expedited process for expunging marijuana crimes, the Oregon Cannabis Association and the Multnomah Public Defenders Office are joining together to sponsor a free expungement day. People with prior convictions that can be expunged will be teamed with lawyers to help them navigate the process.

Events 75

Events Compliance Compliance Collective 75

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 14, 2019

Big Data Streamlines the Marijuana Regulatory Process and Helps Close the Scientific Research Gap. One of the biggest challenges in the medical marijuana market is the inability to conduct clinical research on the efficacy of marijuana because it’s still a Schedule 1 drug at the federal level. Global Cannabis Applications Corp.

Data 45

Data Research and Development Marijuana Collective 45

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2019

In New Jersey, there are nearly 50,000 registered medical marijuana patients and only six Alternative Treatment Centers (ATCs) currently operating. The Garden State’s Governor, Phil Murphy, signed the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (CUMMA) on July 2, 2019. By: Kristin Jordan , Senior Counsel. Kristin Jordan.

Law 40

Law Marijuana Education Cultivation 40

Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

WSDA will apply the measurement of uncertainty (+/- 0.06%) outlined in the USDA’s interim hemp rules to the reported THC concentration to determine if hemp material is in compliance with the 2018 Farm Bill. Certifying that the WSDA has resources to undertake the Plan. The Plan also includes a detailed sampling protocol for testing hemp.

Hemp 90

Hemp Food Compliance Compliance 90

NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

This week, a bipartisan coalition of more than 100 co-sponsors has reintroduced legislation in Congress, The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE Banking Act), HR 1595, to allow state-licensed marijuana-related businesses to engage freely in relationships with banks and other financial institutions. Your Highness, Carly. Update : H.333

Legislation 171

Legislation Patients Access Seed-To-Sale 171

Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 5, 2022

Metrc will help facilitate Mississippi’s medical cannabis program’s data collection and regulatory oversight through its robust track-and-trace platform. LAKELAND, Fla., April 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Metrc, the most trusted and experienced provider of cannabis regulatory systems in the U.S.,

Safety 52

Safety Patients Dispensary Compliance 52

Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

As we previously explained : Commercial marijuana activity remains a federal crime, and the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) generally prohibits financial institutions from accepting marijuana-generated dollars. This puts the onus on banks to vet their customers to ensure compliance with hemp laws and regulations.

Banking 64

Banking Hemp Compliance Compliance 64

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published workplace guidance for creating marijuana policies and drug testing procedures for employed drivers, including education for drivers on marijuana’s effects on safe driving. This program gives New Mexico an edge in the growth of cannabis infrastructure.

Cannabinoids 52

Cannabinoids Retail Policy Cultivation 52

WeedAdvisor

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

As Illinois prepares to follow through with their recreational marijuana rollout, Marijuana Business Daily reports the state’s biggest increase in medical cannabis sales throughout the program’s history. The patient count also includes 2,500 people who are enrolled in the state’s new opioid alternative pilot program.

Recreational 45

Recreational Patients Programs History 45

Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 21, 2022

Unfortunately, this appetite combined with a lack of access to regulated marijuana has perpetuated both a robust and unregulated illicit marijuana market, and an unregulated hemp industry where intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids like Delta-8 THC, Delta-9 THC, THC-O and HHC are freely sold directly to consumers.

Cannabinoids 52

Cannabinoids Hemp Sativa THC 52

SpeedWeed

APRIL 21, 2021

You cannot read a cannabis industry newsletter these days without seeing articles that hype the future impact of New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and New Mexico adult use programs. It even affects the stock prices of the Canadian licensed producers because the uninitiated believe these companies will benefit from new US programs.

Programs 52

Programs Dispensary Oil Cultivation 52

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Home delivery of marijuana and the idea of establishments where adults could use marijuana together in a social setting cleared their final regulatory hurdles Tuesday, though it will be months or more until either activity gets underway in Massachusetts. Social Consumption Pilot Program. Policy changes include: New Licenses.

Marijuana 40

Marijuana Safety Programs Retail 40

Canna Law Blog

APRIL 8, 2019

If you recall, on March 1, the agency filed temporary hemp rules , which brought the ODA’s testing rules for hemp and hemp products intended for human consumption in compliance with those used in the testing of marijuana. The new notice proposes to adopt these temporary rules permanently. percent total THC.

Hemp 66

Hemp Seed-To-Sale Agriculture Compliance 66

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The USDA has just released a draft version of the interim final rule for the establishment of a domestic hemp production program. is within that distribution or range, the sample, and the lot it represents, is considered hemp for the purpose of compliance with the requirements of State, Tribal, or USDA hemp plans. Because 0.3%

Hemp 45

Hemp DEA Compliance Compliance 45

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. Each Sunday, we summarize a new state in alphabetical order. RCW 15.140.040.

Hemp 53

Hemp Agriculture CBD Cultivation 53

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

This was true even here in California, where medical marijuana has been legal since 1996 and even with the passage of Prop. Supreme Court had affirmed challenges to the federal law in part because deemed marijuana dangerous Schedule I drug. Since the advent of legalized marijuana, positive drug tests rates of climbed.

Policy 45

Policy Programs Banking History 45

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. Accordingly, state pesticide programs have tried to provide some clarity to fill the gap left by EPA. Danielle M. Hazeltine , Patrick J. Larkin , Sheryl Sweeney.

Environment 52

Environment Agriculture Compliance Compliance 52