Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

However, employers still must be mindful of the state law protections currently available to medical marijuana users including, among other things, not taking adverse action or otherwise discriminating against someone based solely on their status as a qualifying medical marijuana patient or their possession of medical marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

The law provides for up to 12 cultivator licenses, up to four processor licenses, up to four dispensary licenses, and up to five integrated facility licenses. As far back as 2015, Georgia established a Low THC Oil Patient Registry , which allowed qualified patients to possess cannabis oil with a total THC content of not more than 5%.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

At the state level, activists in Texas, Maryland, and Kentucky gathered in their state capitols alongside state and local NORML chapters to lobby for sensible marijuana policy reform legislation. Click here to email your lawmakers in opposition to restricting patients’ employment rights. AZ resident? CT resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 24, 2021

Under the new law: Employers can maintain a drug-free workplace and implement policies prohibiting the possession, use, or other consumption of cannabis by an employee, subject to certain exceptions, including existing protections for qualified patients under the state’s medicinal marijuana law.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

1 following several months of deliberation over how to execute a new state law meant largely to limit young people’s access to and abuse of high-potency THC products. The state will limit the daily purchase to two ounces of flower and eight grams of concentrate such as wax and shatter for medical marijuana patients.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 17, 2021

Martin’s cannabis use is completely legal under state law, though – he is a state-certified medical marijuana patient who has been using cannabis to treat chronic back pain and PTSD. At this point, the fire department terminated his employment, based on the rules of his union’s collective bargaining agreement.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 24, 2023

million in direct forgivable loans, fully financed by the State of Illinois, will be made available to all conditionally-approved social-equity loan applicants in order to provide immediate access to capital. The Department also collects confidential information for oversight and monitoring purposes.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 5, 2022

There are numerous positions and industries exempt from the law. And of course, employers still must be mindful of the state law protections currently available to medical marijuana users. Employers can only take employment actions based on contrary federal and state legal requirements (e.g., New Mexico. New Jersey.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 3, 2020

The purpose of this statement is to reiterate the Indiana State Nurses Association’s ( IS NA) support for the review and reclassification of marijuana’s status from a federal Schedule I controlled substances to facilitate urgently needed clinical research to inform patients and providers on the efficacy of marijuana and related cannabinoids.

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LifeCannMD

DECEMBER 3, 2020

In the recent November 2020 election, four states – Arizona, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota – have now joined 11 other states across the U.S. Patients who are able to qualify for a medical card, must have an underlying condition that marijuana can be used to treat. Florida, however, is not one of them.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 24, 2019

It was her lawsuit that resulted in the court order to add intractable pain as a qualifying condition, with the judge citing clinical studies that found marijuana effective treatment for chronic pain with relatively few side effects. An online petition asking Rauner to drop his opposition to chronic pain attracted 4,600 signatures.

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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.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 3, 2022

There are numerous positions and industries exempt from the law. And of course, employers still must be mindful of the state law protections currently available to medical marijuana users. Employers can only take employment actions based on contrary federal and state legal requirements (e.g., New Mexico. New Jersey.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 5, 2023

Starting August 1, 2023, Minnesota will provide protections to individuals who use cannabis for recreational purposes, after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a state law allowing adults 21 and older to use recreational cannabis. The new law amends the state’s Consumable Products Act to protect off-duty cannabis use.

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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. authorizes home delivery to patients. authorizes home delivery to patients. Ability to meet the overall health needs of qualified patients and safety of the public.

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The Cannigma

MARCH 12, 2021

But sometimes one unintended consequence of adult-use legalization is that the market no longer caters to medical patients. But the doctor isn’t giving the patient any guidance. Listen & Subscribe: Very few medical cannabis advocates are against the full legalization of the plant for all adults. How do you address that?

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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. authorizes home delivery to patients. authorizes home delivery to patients. Ability to meet the overall health needs of qualified patients and safety of the public.

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Puff Puff Post

MARCH 19, 2020

Planet 13 will continue to ensure that customers and patients who rely on cannabis to manage their daily health and wellness needs have access. Local state laws where MMDC operates permit such activities however, these activities are currently illegal under United States federal law. or “MMDC”).

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Dispensary Safety Events Business 72

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 15, 2022

In addition, the licensees must execute a management agreement with a third-party operator to manage and operate the remaining facilities that the department will continue to permit in compliance with state law. California Steps Up Tax Collection Efforts. On June 8, 2022, the U.S.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

The policy gained its first real foothold in 1986, when then-President Ronald Reagan signed an executive order requiring all federal employees to refrain from any use of illegal drugs as a condition of employment. As Los Angeles cannabis employment law attorneys know, there is nothing in the U.S. That included by on duty and off.

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PrestoDoctor

MAY 24, 2019

Medical marijuana can help ease the symptoms of chronic pain, potentially control seizures, and even offer relief to cancer patients who are undergoing treatments like chemotherapy. In this post, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about how to qualify for medical marijuana in the state of Oklahoma.

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The Herb Collective

JANUARY 3, 2019

They are also tested for potency as well as having labels that state the level of CBD, THC, and other active compounds. The state has also placed limits on how much THC/CBD can be in some cannabis products. Currently, patients with a card do not have to pay the eight percent sales tax.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 29, 2019

Subject to certain exceptions, the local law makes it an “unlawful discriminatory practice” to require prospective employees to “submit to testing for the presence of any tetrahydrocannabinols or marijuana” as a condition of employment. Practical Guidance.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 24, 2019

Patients, physicians, and the public all want to learn more about medical marijuana. Knowledge compels most people, organizations, companies and even communities to more actively participate in all levels of the Florida government medical marijuana program at the local, state, and federal levels.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Today, I intro’d the #StatesReformAct a turnkey federal tax and regulate framework for existing state laws. The States Reform Act would remove marijuana and all cannabinoids from the federal Controlled Substances Act entirely, but marijuana would remain prohibited under many state versions of the Controlled Substances Act.

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The Cannigma

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

And for the most part, patients are undertaking this journey alone and often with little guidance. There is also a lack of access to healthcare professionals, and experts in the field, to guide patients through this complicated process. Tell us a bit more about the interview, what did you two talk about?

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office has asked retailers to pull products grown by Houston cultivator Calm N Collective from shelves, and put them in quarantine pending further information. Calm N Collective co-owner Ronald Bass claims that the tip is baseless and originated from a disgruntled former employee.

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Puff Puff Post

MARCH 19, 2020

Planet 13 will continue to ensure that customers and patients who rely on cannabis to manage their daily health and wellness needs have access. Local state laws where MMDC operates permit such activities however, these activities are currently illegal under United States federal law. or “MMDC”).

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Dispensary Safety Events Business 40

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

Americans for Safe Access released its 2018-2019 State-of-the-State report examining state laws and regulations surrounding Patient Rights and Civil Protection from Discrimination, Access to Medicine, Ease of Navigation, Functionality of the Programs, and Consumer Safety and Provider Requirements.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 5, 2019

WHEREAS, psilocybin, naturally occurring in Entheogenic mushrooms, can alleviate end-of-life anxiety for hospice and terminal cancer patients, can reduce prison recidivism, and can effectively treats depression, cluster headaches, and trauma; and . Magic mushrooms are still illegal under federal and state law.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The number of marijuana arrests in states that legalized have plummeted. States have saved hundreds of millions of dollars by decreasing their rates of marijuana arrests and incarceration, and collected billions of dollars in tax, licensing, and fee revenue from the marijuana industry.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Subsequent to quarter end, Harborside exercised its merger option to acquire 100% ownership of Patients Mutual Collective Corporation (“PMACC”), which operates the retail Harborside dispensaries in Oakland and San Jose. and a concurrent private placement financing which raised approximately $15.0

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JUNE 25, 2021

The courts have consistently held that marijuana dispensaries operating in compliance with state law are trafficking in controlled substances and are subject to Section 280E.[11] The Tax Court in Patients Mutual [15] Assistance Collective Coop. 11] Patients Mutual Assistance Collective Coop. CHAMP), 128 T.C.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 25, 2019

Congress could pass a law that would legitimate marijuana activities, but only to the extent an individual or commercial enterprise acts within the letter of state law. State-compliant cannabis activity would no longer violate federal criminal law. Emphasis added).

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