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

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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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

Washington state then provided a regulatory framework for how the legalization of recreational cannabis production, processing, and retail sales would be regulated under what would become the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (“LCB”).

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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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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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NORML

AUGUST 19, 2019

Currently, public support for legalizing weed nationwide is at an all-time high: 62 percent of Americans favor legalizing the adult use of marijuana, while over 90 percent want access to medical cannabis. The issue isn’t if marijuana will be legalized anymore. What will happen at the local levels if it does become law?

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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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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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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 17, 2022

Local officials in Clark County (population: 2.2 The grant funding was made available through the collection of marijuana-related sales tax revenues. As a result of these laws, state and local officials nationwide have moved to either expunge or seal the records of over two million people with state-specific cannabis convictions.

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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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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. The second is a 3 percent local sales tax added to the state excise and sales taxes.

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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

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

MAY 13, 2022

Good afternoon, The Governor’s Office today released a revised 2022-23 state budget proposal, building on the state’s ongoing work to make historic investments in California’s future, including efforts to create a safe, sustainable, and equitable legal cannabis market. million to help expand access to legal retail throughout California.

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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

APRIL 3, 2023

Cannabis tax revenue remains a central argument for legalization.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 17, 2019

A petition has been filed in an effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Oklahoma. 12, would add an amendment to the Constitution, which would generally legalize, regulate and tax marijuana for people aged 21 and older under state law. Oklahoma voters in 2018 legalized medical marijuana. OKLAHOMA CITY —. Source: [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2022

Colorado could decriminalize the personal use and possession of certain psychedelic plants and fungi, including “magic mushrooms,” and create a Natural Medicine Access Program, according to a voter initiative on the November ballot. Oregon, two years ago, became the first state to legalize psilocybin with the approval of Measure 109.

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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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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

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

AUGUST 17, 2022

Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 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. Promote compliance with state and local regulatory requirements regarding business ownership. Cat Packer. Independent.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Vice-President Michele Nakata, Supervisor of the Medical Cannabis Dispensary Licensing Program at the Hawaii Department of Health. Immediate Past President Norman Birenbaum, Director of Cannabis Programs at the New York State Executive Chamber. More information about CANNRA is available at: www.cann-ra.org.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 27, 2021

Obviously referring to the future of cannabis sales, Trujillo said that they anticipate not having enough product to meet demand by the time the program launches next year. Her information is based on the first few weeks of other states’ recreational cannabis launch programs. View original article.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 2, 2023

Taxes from adult use cannabis sales, including wholesale taxes and retail taxes at dispensaries, get collected into the Cannabis Regulation Fund, which are then distributed by statute and spent by the fiscal year budget. First, the money flows to administrative expenses by the State agencies implementing cannabis.

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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. Local governments are permitted to opt-out of retail dispensaries or on-site consumption licensing by Dec.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 4, 2021

Luckily, “compassionate care” programs are still common, and patients who are in need still have avenues to find a helping hand. When it comes to cannabis legalization in America, arguably no piece of legislation has had more of an impact than California’s Proposition 215 , also known as the “Compassionate Use Act of 1996.”.

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NORML

AUGUST 13, 2019

Last Saturday at NuLeaf, Las Vegas NORML collected dozens of signatures from consumers who support such a comprehensively reformative bill. Countless more signatures were collected in support of the MORE Act, and a good amount of funds were raised for Las Vegas NORML’s Washington DC national convention and lobbying efforts.

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Veriheal

JUNE 30, 2020

Bills being recently introduced and passed in various jurisdictions include various elements of criminal justice reforms addressing everything from police use of force to legalizing cannabis. Senator Salazar understands that now is the time to pass legislation that supports equal treatment for POC and that includes cannabis legalization.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 28, 2021

The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 328, which represents more than 11,000 workers in a range of industries throughout Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts, filed for the Curaleaf Hanover union election April 20, 2020—during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. WCC (Women’s Cannabis Collective) .

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 22, 2021

Adult-use cannabis legalization was passed in New York State when Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act (the “MRTA”) into law on March 31, 2021, after the Governor had previously attempted to include the legalization of adult-use cannabis in his last three budget proposals.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 23, 2021

If voters approve, this measure will create an out-of-school program, the Learning Enrichment and Academic Progress Program (LEAP). To partially fund the program, the state’s tax on retail sales of cannabis would increase from 15 percent to 20 percent over three years. Colorado Proposition 119: Increasing Cannabis Taxes.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The state of California has now permitted the legal use of marijuana for two years. And tax dollars collected from the cannabis industry are already showing great impact across a variety of sectors. A state sales tax of 7.25% on retail cannabis sales, plus up to 1% local sales tax. Gavin Newsom proclaimed another $332.8

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 15, 2019

Attorney General — and, he hopes, future governor — Mark Herring has proposed that Virginia legalize marijuana. Ten states (Illinois will make 11 in 2020) and the District of Columbia already have legalized marijuana. Curiously, California is the biggest legal weed state, but not the biggest tax producer. million, Colorado is 5.7

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Responsible policy prioritizes public health and safety and promotes the viability of both California’s legal cannabis industry and the legal hemp industry. . Taxation should be established in a manner that transitions the unregulated market to a viable legal industry that empowers small business owners to thrive.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 30, 2020

Georgia farmers can begin legally cultivating hemp this summer. The Georgia Department of Agriculture received 57 applications for hemp farming licenses and five applications for hemp processing licenses in the first four days of the program. The post Georgia: Legal Hemp Farming Approved for Summer appeared first on TheJointBlog.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 19, 2021

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 19, 2021 – PRESS RELEASE— Governor Ralph Northam announced appointments to the three newly-created boards responsible for overseeing the legalization of recreational cannabis in the Commonwealth. The Cannabis Control Authority (CCA) is the regulatory agency for the legal cannabis market in Virginia.

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