Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

Legalizing cannabis for adults has been a wise investment. Since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. billion in tax revenue from legal, adult-use cannabis sales. Colorado (pop.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Marijuana regulators in Oakland, California, have begun referring a handful of social equity licensees to the city’s collections department after they defaulted on loans intended to help get their companies started. According to a report shared with the Oakland Cannabis Commission on Oct.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

While cannabis legalization moves full steam ahead through much of the Northeast, the southeastern U.S. As such, we thought we’d take a moment to round up the status of cannabis legalization in the South, an area worth watching. Although medical cannabis program was signed into law last year, it has yet to be fully implemented.

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MMJ Recs

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

As the state continues to navigate the complexities of legalization, patients, dispensaries, and the cannabis industry are witnessing significant changes. This card serves as official documentation, granting individuals legal access to medical marijuana in the state.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 23, 2021

The number of employees testing positive for cannabis has soared over the past decade, especially in states with legal recreational marijuana, a recent report found. The 2021 Drug Testing Index carried out by Quest Diagnostics found that in states with legalized recreational marijuana , positivity rates for marijuana testing rose 118.2%

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Legal marijuana sales are pushing local government budgets to new highs. Taxes from legal sales are a welcome boost to government bottom lines. Because the City of Tucson is able to collect ordinary sales tax on marijuana sales as well as a share of the special marijuana tax the city is expecting about $9.7

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 29, 2021

A recent study conducted by the National Association of Realtors said 50% of leasing professionals found it wasn’t hard to re-lease a property after tenants smoked cannabis indoors, and the organization “does not have a position on cannabis legalization.”. Legal cannabis raises home value. Key Findings. The seven states (plus D.C.)

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NORML

MAY 5, 2020

Cannabis programs have been deemed ‘essential’ in a majority of states that regulate its commerce, and multiple District Attorneys have deprioritized enforcement efforts in prohibition jurisdictions. Together we will legalize marijuana nationwide and ensure the rights of responsible consumers are protected.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 4, 2021

A major component of the program will be the development of new ways to infuse both the psychedelic compounds and fungi components into products to both improve bioavailability and to mask the bitter tastes of the fungus and its components. ” About Provisional Patent Filings.

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MassRoots

AUGUST 19, 2020

However, a recent survey showed that over 62 percent of likely voters now support legalizing cannabis, suggesting a recent change of heart in the Grand Canyon State. 207 would make it legal for adults in Arizona to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, so long as no more than five grams of that marijuana is in the form of concentrates.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 24, 2022

Colorado could legalize psychedelics. Activists collected over 100,000 more signatures than needed to qualify the measure for the ballot, showing significant support for its passing. If passed, those with criminal records pertaining to aspects that would now be legal would have the right to petition the courts to seal their records.

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2020

The Senators write: Over the last decade, there has been a clear shift in public opinion toward supporting the legalization of cannabis in the United States. States collected an estimated $1.3 billion in tax revenue from legal cannabis sales in 2018.

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MassRoots

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) got a slap on the wrist from a federal watchdog agency over its management of a multi-million dollar marijuana eradication program. And that lapse could prevent the agency from being able to accurately assess “program performance.”. each year to help them get rid of illegal cannabis grows.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Rather than a ballot initiative , Connecticut, New Mexico, New York, and Virginia legalized the plant for adult-use purposes via a legislative process. They follow in the footsteps of Vermont, which became the first legislative-driven legal cannabis state back in 2018. Legal Cannabis Business Framework .

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 3, 2022

On February 28, 2022, the Oregon Psilocybin Services (OPS), a new section within the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), released results from a community interest survey concerning Oregon’s still-developing psilocybin program. The survey’s results show strong interest in the psilocybin program, particularly in accessing services.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 18, 2023

The NAACP’s blueprint for a fair cannabis industry, cannabis wellness takes center stage at High Rise Dry Bar in South Carolina, and New York’s legal limbo stalls its recreational market. The organization expressed the need for legalization to include labor peace agreements as part of its statutes.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 5, 2021

The Hemp Grower Conference education program will be created by the editors of Hemp Grower magazine and a conference advisory board of professional hemp growers and other industry leaders. Launched in November 2019, Hemp Grower’s mission is to support licensed hemp cultivators in the newly legal U.S. View original article.

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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. While most of the state still needs to wait a year or more before sales can begin, some Native American tribes are already moving ahead with legal pot in their territories. City & State NY report.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 4, 2019

million a year from the city’s collected marijuana tax revenue, Chalkbeat reports , with the city last year collecting a reported $46 million in such revenues overall. The Denver Afterschool Alliance receives $1.5 Source: [link].

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Nancy Mace is prepared for the uphill climb to federal cannabis legalization, smokable cannabis flower is coming to Minnesota, and the NFL is funding two million-dollar cannabis studies. Meet Nancy Mace: The Woman Behind the Latest Federal Cannabis Legalization Bill. Legal Cannabis Flower Coming to Minnesota. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.)

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

The 15% excise tax on cannabis sales would remain, and the collection and remittance of that tax would be limited to retail sales beginning January 1, 2023. Gavin Newsom introduced proposed revisions to his 2022-2023 budget proposal, which would eliminate the cannabis cultivation tax rate beginning July 1, 2022. per ounce of flower, $3.00

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

GREAT BARRINGTON — A community impact fee levied against marijuana businesses does not amount to “legalized extortion,” a Select Board member said recently. By law, the impact fees collected by the town must be used for programs or expenses related to offsetting potential negative effects of marijuana use.

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The Blunt Truth

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.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

A new effort to legalize recreational cannabis is coming to the Keystone State. The bill also envisions “use lounges” where individuals can legally consume marijuana brought from outside the establishment. “It is time for us to join the emerging cannabis economy with the legalization of the Adult Use of Cannabis in PA.,

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 30, 2021

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We start off with an amendment to federal legislation that would protect state-legal cannabis programs. protections for state-legal programs. Ohio’s legislature may take up adult-use legislation.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The capital will also be used to optimize marketing efforts, grow its team with operational talent and support the growth of cannabis companies by providing robust, compliant gift card programs and related marketing services. The company will power programs for roughly 500 dispensaries across the U.S. and Canada by year-end.

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NORML

JUNE 10, 2019

Military veterans who participate in a state’s medical marijuana access program frequently report substituting cannabis for alcohol and other controlled substances, according to data published in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The new law allows for the uncoupling for “state tax deductions” for any cannabis establishment operating in this State and licensed under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or any cannabis cultivation center or medical cannabis dispensing organization operating in this State and licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 24, 2023

Examples for allowable uses for the Cannabis Loan Funds include rent, payroll, purchase of equipment, purchase of inventory, regulatory compliance expenses, payment of fines or penalties, certain legal expenses, and employee training. The Department also collects confidential information for oversight and monitoring purposes.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

As we previously reported , on February 22, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed three separate cannabis reform bills into law ( NJ A21 , NJ A 1897 , and NJ A5342/NJ S3454 ), formally legalizing the use and possession of recreational marijuana in the Garden State. Other jurisdictions are catching up to the marijuana law frenzy.

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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.

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SMPL

MAY 27, 2020

The governor of New Mexico said last week that the state needs to explore every option for economic relief, and that includes passing marijuana legalization. The projections are nearly $100 million of recurring revenue into the budget” from cannabis legalization, she said. “If We have an opportunity,” she said. “I

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 19, 2021

Governor Ralph Northam announced appointments to the three newly-created boards that oversee marijuana legalization in Virginia. On July 1, recreational marijuana became legal for adult use in Virginia. Creighton of Richmond, Co-Founder, The Jackson Ward Collective. WTKR reports. Michael Jerome Massie, Esq. Rasheeda N.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 24, 2021

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Leafly , the world’s leading cannabis marketplace and resource, released Seeds of Change : Strategies to create an equitable cannabis industry , a first-of-its-kind report that measures states’ efforts in making social equity a foundational part of cannabis legalization.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 26, 2022

Crypto Cannabis Club (CCC), the original NFT collection and Metaverse community for crypto and cannabis enthusiasts, today announced the launch of the first ever NFT-powered cannabis brand. CCC now becomes the first NFT collection to provide its members with a real-world cannabis product.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The largest legal cannabis market in the world just had the best quarter on record. million in total program tax revenue, according to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA). Yes, the legal market appears to be picking up steam, said Graham Farrar, the co-founder and president of Glass House Brands.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 17, 2022

The grant funding was made available through the collection of marijuana-related sales tax revenues. A 2019 state law permits those convicted of marijuana-specific activities which have since been decriminalized or legalized to submit a written request to the court to have those records sealed. million) have awarded $1.2

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