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Chinese-Funded Covert Cannabis Cultivation Leads to Three Los Angeles Marijuana Arrests

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

The marijuana harvested from the plants grown at these covert cultivation sites was processed and then sold on the black market to buyers in both California and Nevada. The Los Angeles CANNABIS LAW Group represents growers, dispensaries, collectives, patients and those facing marijuana charges. Call us at 714-937-2050.

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Appeals court finds state’s revenue department a ‘victim’ entitled to restitution

Cannabis Law Report

In the current two cases, Ton Thai Le and Linh Ngoc Tran were among the 31 co-defendants whom prosecutors charged as part of a drug trafficking organization involved in the illegal cultivation of marijuana. Rather, the department collects them to fund and administer government programs. The defendants disagreed.

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Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: Nebraska

Canna Law Blog

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. Today, we cover Nebraska. 2-501 et seq.), 2-501 et seq.), ” NE St. §

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Illinois Legislation Demands Sustainability From Indoor Cannabis Growers

Cannabis Law Report

A state law signed by Gov. This is a high-resource-use industry, and it doesn’t have to be,” said state Rep. “It It definitely puts Illinois at or near the top in terms of state policies for energy and environmental performance for cultivation facilities,” he said. NPR ( St Louis Public Radio) report.

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NY: Two Rockland Towns Take Steps To Make Cannabis Dispensaries & Lounges Illegal

Cannabis Law Report

At least two of Rockland County’s five towns are taking steps to opt out of the recently-passed New York State law that allows the operation of marijuana retail dispensaries and cannabis lounges. Towns must pass laws before the Dec. State regulators still need to write the rules for how marijuana can be legally sold.

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A Look Back at California Cannabis in 2022

Canna Law Blog

The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration ( CDTFA ) is the California cannabis agency that oversees state-level cannabis taxation. Under state law, CDTFA collected both a cultivation tax and an excise tax. In 2022, that all changed when the state adopted tax reforms.

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The Status of Cannabis Legalization in the South

Cannabis Law Report

The law created the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) , which is generally responsible for regulating the medical cannabis program, including licensing facilities that process, transport, test, or dispense medical cannabis. Selection, certification, and oversight of the statewide seed-to-sale tracking system.