Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2019

Each sport approaches marijuana policy through their respective collective bargaining agreements as negotiated between the team owners (usually the league or association) and the players (as represented by a player’s association.) The top four sports in the United States are American football, basketball, baseball and ice hockey.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 17, 2022

Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, August, 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. 721, 2022, Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, August, 2022, Available at SSRN: [link] or [link]. Cat Packer.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

” “Pennsylvania’s cannabis policy is cruel, irrational and expensive,” Senator Leach said. Tax revenue collected pursuant to the bill—an estimated $500 million in the first full fiscal year of operation—will be appropriated to school districts using the 2016 fair funding formula (Act 35).

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Since 2010, we have helped cannabis businesses navigate rapidly evolving cannabis regulation and policy, and our cannabis insurance coverage attorneys advise clients on what coverage, if any, may be available for a particular loss. Insurance policies are often drafted with myriad conditions that govern (and provide exclusions to) coverage.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

What rights do Connecticut employers have if they have a drug-free workplace policy? In the case of a job applicant, an employer can rescind an offer or a conditional job offer if an applicant tests positive for recreational marijuana so long as the employer makes the policy available to the applicant at the time of offer.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 20, 2022

Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, August, 2022. Distinguished Cannabis Policy Practitioner in Residence, Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University. Cannabis Program Manager, City of Portland, Oregon; Chair, Cannabis Regulators of Color Coalition; and Adjunct Professor, LIM College.

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Banking Access Research and Development Policy 52

The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Meanwhile in Montana , voters narrowly passed Initiative 190 and Initiative 118 which collectively will permit the use, production and sale of marijuana to adults ages 21 or older. See Section 36-2851(1). Likewise, employers are also not required to allow or accommodate the use, consumption, or possession of marijuana on the job.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

These states haven’t made major headlines for their progressive cannabis policies, but together they constitute a major market that has, nevertheless, dipped its toe in the water. Alabama legalized medical a medical cannabis program on May 17, 2021 when Governor Ivey signed SB 46 into law.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Disparity and Availability Study’s purpose is to collect and analyze data and will report on whether discrimination exists in the Illinois cannabis industry. Without a compelling interest based on a strong factual basis, courts have found that race- or gender-based policies violate the U.S. Constitution.

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Agriculture Cannabis Policy Dispensary 79

The Cannigma

MARCH 2, 2021

The study, entitled “Mediating Medical Marijuana: Exploring How Veterans Discuss Their Stigmatized Substance Use on Reddit,” focused on eight different themes: “Doctor Patient Conversations, Drug Test, Legality, Legal Policy, Prescription Drug Use/Other Substance Use, Point of View, Reasons for Use, and V.A. Findings.”. Shutterstock).

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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. Now is no different.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 3, 2021

Cuomo’s administration projects that legalization could generate 30,000 to 60,000 jobs across New York and that tax collection from the program could reach $350 million annually, the release states. ” Melissa Moore, New York state director for the Drug Policy Alliance commended Sen.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

This statewide change follows New York City ’s April 2019 ban on pre-employment cannabis testing, which deems screening for marijuana or THC as a condition of employment to be an unlawful discriminatory practice, with limited exceptions. Other jurisdictions are catching up to the marijuana law frenzy. New Mexico.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 5, 2023

The DATWA restricts certain types of drug and alcohol tests, imposes specific written policy and notice requirements, and requires employers to give an employee who tests positive for drugs a “second chance” if the employee follows the requirements set out in the statute. Amendments to the definition of “drug” in the DATWA.

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Law Recreational Policy Treatment 52

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.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Finally, after more than eight decades, the state of New York has listened to the people and taken the necessary steps to reform archaic cannabis policy, legalizing access to both medical and recreational cannabis. Previously, there was a list of qualifying conditions to become a New York medical cannabis patient. billion US dollars.”

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 10, 2022

Monica Zamora had stated in the opinion at the time that New Mexico’s Compassionate Use Act was intended to make medical marijuana accessible to those with debilitating conditions. “It Some in the industry have estimated that the state has collected between $25 million and $30 million in gross receipts taxes from medical marijuana producers.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 11, 2021

Plan/BU: Collective Bargaining Agreement language applies to this requisition: We are currently transitioning away from a paper application process to an electronic application process. ICJIA leads criminal justice reform efforts by supporting policy makers through research. Employment Conditions. Closing Date/Time: 07/22/2021.

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Policy Education Environment Law 95

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 9, 2021

The study will utilize Radicle Science’s data analytics platform and a virtual, direct-to-consumer model to deliver objective health outcome data across diverse populations and conditions. This randomized controlled trial will collect data on 13 U.S. Agri Pulse.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Data from a nationally representative sample of participants have been collected since 1975 to understand drug use trends among American young adults, and noteworthy findings are published each fall. The legalization and policy reform efforts surrounding these natural substances are also helping exponentially.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 25, 2020

Maine’s Office of Marijuana Policy (OMP) issued a memorandum today explaining that medical marijuana businesses are deemed “essential” and may continue operating despite the spread of COVID-19. More conditional licenses will be issued soon, potentially as early as this Friday. Please stay safe and well. Hannah King. hking@dwmlaw.com.

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CannaMD

DECEMBER 8, 2020

As Marijuana Policy Project Executive Director, Steve Hawkins , told Marijuana Moment : A decline in cannabis-related arrests is better than seeing an increase for a fourth year in a row, but the amount of these arrests is still abhorrent. Need Advice About Florida’s Medical Marijuana Program?

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Marijuana Chronic Pain Treatment Legalization 105

SpeedWeed

MAY 17, 2021

Officials suspended him without pay and forced him to enter a substance abuse treatment program. At this point, the fire department terminated his employment, based on the rules of his union’s collective bargaining agreement. Holland, believes that the firefighter’s medical conditions qualify as disabilities under state law.

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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.

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Marijuana Policy Recreational Safety 52

Canna Law Blog

MAY 13, 2020

Most player contracts, collective bargaining agreements, and league policies and player rules dictated that cannabis consumption (or even participating in a cannabis business) would carry stiff consequences for players where cannabis remains federally illegal. National Hockey League (NHL). That’s the highest percentage (90.3)

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Consumption Treatment Policy THC 67

SpeedWeed

AUGUST 2, 2021

Many cannabis companies are working to understand Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) trends so that they may mitigate risks and establish compliant policies at the enterprise level. The list is long, but it is also important and cannabis operators are poised to take advantage. Many cannabis companies seem to simply be too busy.

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Research and Development Supply Chain Policy Programs 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 About Cookies. About TerrAscend.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 1, 2021

She began researching MDMA in 2004 and has worked on studies of psychedelics and mental health conditions at universities, NIH, and MAPS. She is the director of Drug Education at Students for Sensible Drug Policy and co-founder and director at Sana Healing Collective. Kylea Taylor, M.S.,

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Safety Medicine Therapy Research and Development 52

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 23, 2021

of Health and Human Services to research the effects of cannabis on health conditions. Finally, the DOT would be directed to collect data on cannabis-impaired driving to enable the development of an impairment standard for driving under the influence of cannabis. Restorative Justice and Opportunity Programs. Provisions.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 3, 2022

Seyfarth Synopsis : 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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Law Marijuana Policy Recreational 52

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. 1, 2022.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

MARCH 25, 2020

The Department of Agriculture granted approval to the first cultivation center to begin actually growing cannabis on July 10, 2015, and the facility planted its first seeds three days later, nearly two years into the four-year pilot program. The inclusion of such a condition dramatically expands the number of eligible patients in a state.

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Veriheal

APRIL 10, 2023

After some horse racing and baseball bats, you can kick off a tour of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail from Louisville that showcases the state’s superior bourbon collection. Today I took action, signing an executive order allowing those suffering from certain medical conditions to possess and use small amounts of medical cannabis on Jan.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 2, 2021

“Each of the six locations has been issued a conditional RSA and work will begin immediately upon closing the Transactions to convert the stores to the Value Buds banner, and to obtain approval to open from the AGCO, just in time to take full advantage of the anticipated summer demand.” million in cash and $1.1

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

California employers long have long availed themselves of their right – as affirmed by the state’s high court – to carry out zero tolerance policies against workers who use drugs – even if that drug use takes place off-the-job. The History of Employer Zero Tolerance Policies. That included by on duty and off.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JULY 18, 2019

New Jersey recently responded to public demand to revise and expand its medical marijuana program to address issues such as supply scarcity, employment and hiring concerns, and geographic access problems. History of compliance with regulations and policies governing government regulated marijuana programs. Criterion 2.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Department : Office of Research and Policy Analysis. WHEREAS , substance abuse, addiction, recidivism, trauma, post-traumatic stress symptoms, – chronic depression, severe anxiety, end-of-life anxiety, grief, cluster headaches, and other debilitating conditions are present in our community; and.

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