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Senator Ron Wyden introduced legislation in the Senate — The Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act — to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. A subcommittee of the U.S. A Georgia bill to reduce marijuana possession penalties was defeated in a senate committee this week.
CCB Workshop on Conditional License & Consumption Lounges. Proposed Changes on Conditional licenses ; Proposed Changes on Consumption Lounges : Social equity methodology : Remediation : Public Feedback on Lounges by Jardin & Chamber of Cannabis. The CCB is holding a workshop on proposed regulations on March 22nd at 1 pm.
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I joined the drug policy reform movement in 1993 specifically with the goal of legalizing psychedelics, so I was glad to hear from Matthews. From May to September, we worked on an initiative in collaboration with Colorado attorneys and policy experts that could pass the Board of Elections’ requirements. Fast forward to May 7.
1 – a constitutional amendment to legalize the use and possession of marijuana for persons age 21 and older and legalize the cultivation, processing, and sale of retail marijuana. Likewise, employers are also not required to allow or accommodate the use, consumption, or possession of marijuana on the job. See Section 36-2851(1).
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Consumption Lounge Will Complement Newest Retail Location in Central California and Feature Cookies’ Line of Top-Shelf Cannabis Products. consumption lounge in Coalinga, a city in Fresno County. Access to the consumption lounge requires an online reservation. COALINGA, Calif.–(BUSINESS with Berner in attendance.
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This week, advocates in Missouri began collecting signatures to qualify a marijuana legalization initiative for the November 2020 ballot. City council members in Berkeley, California voted to approve a proposal to allow marijuana consumption spaces. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of home cultivation rights.
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Justices opted 8-3 to nullify five sections from the country’s health laws that pertain to personal consumption and cultivation of the drug. . Many details have yet to be clarified about how the seldom-seen judicial process will pan out, but a free-for-all of cannabis consumption is not likely to occur.
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Just as with the previous proposal, those Registered Organizations would be permitted to vertically integrate their business and would not be subject to the prohibition of adult-use cultivators, processors and/or distributors having a financial stake in a retail dispensary. Adult-Use Licenses.
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Panels in the afternoon session included USDA and FDA representatives discussing the challenges with drafting hemp cultivation and CBD regulations, a panel focused on the current regulatory enforcement of the FDA, and a final panel aimed at discussing hemp-derived CBD supplements from the perspective of retailers.
The End of the Collective Era. 9, 2019, all cannabis collectives and cooperatives must be licensed, except for (a) individual patients and (b) caregiver gardens serving NO more than five (5) patients. Most Temporary Cultivation licenses Expired. July 2019 – Hemp Cultivation Registration. . January 2019.
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In total, permits/endorsements will be accepted for up to five cultivation facilities, 15 dispensaries and four vertically integrated operators (including one cultivation endorsement, one manufacturing endorsement, and one dispensary endorsement). and cultivation and vertically integrated applications are due on August 22 at 3 p.m.
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After five months of public discussion and engaging with Massachusetts residents about their thoughts and concerns, I am proud of the final policy changes the Commission adopted today,” Chairman Steven J. Policy changes include: New Licenses. Social Consumption Pilot Program. Hoffman said. Public Health and Safety.
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The panel covered a wide range of topics local regulators are currently dealing with, including reconciling local and state regulations, enforcement of illicit businesses, license caps, equity and diversity, delivery, onsite consumption, and, of course, taxes. 43:20) What is going on in your respective cities with onsite consumption ?
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