Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Although the use of cannabis has been legalized in approximately 39 states and the District of Columbia¹ , cannabis is still illegal federally and classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act. Approximately 18 states along with the District of Columbia have legalized recreational or adult-use of cannabis.

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WeedAdvisor

JULY 15, 2019

businesses enjoy is the ability to deduct certain expenses, providing a notable tax break once the IRS comes to collect its due. Thanks to an antiquated law that the IRS is all-too-happy to enforce, taxes on legal marijuana dispensaries are astronomical. On paper, the IRS opposes legal marijuana enterprises.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 17, 2019

A petition has been filed in an effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Oklahoma. State Question 806 , filed on Dec. 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 CITY —. Source: [link].

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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. Source: [link].

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Decriminalization Programs Collective Cannabis 97

The Blunt Truth

APRIL 20, 2021

The term does not include industrial hemp, as defined in state law, that is grown, dealt, or processed in compliance with state or federal law, unless it has been acquired and formulated with cannabis plant extract by a pharmaceutical processor. Next Steps for Employers.

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Recreational Legalization Oil Extraction 77

The Blunt Truth

MAY 6, 2021

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Attorney General Garland reiterates his disinterest in prosecuting marijuana users abiding by state law. Also this week, another bipartisan, bicameral group introduced the Marijuana Data Collection Act.

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Decriminalization State Laws Collective CBD 111

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 24, 2022

Welcome to our weekly roundup of CBD and hemp-related legal and regulatory news: CBD. State and federal law determine hemp is legal so long as it contains less than 0.3% Atlanta law firm seeks court order declaring chemical related to intoxicating ingredient in marijuana is legal. 23 March 2022.

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The Cannigma

APRIL 6, 2021

Law enforcement “should use the best available, scientifically validated, roadside presumptive drug testing technology for possible drug-impaired driving investigations,” the task force wrote, but did not specify what those tools are. That type of data isn’t currently being collected in any centralized way.

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THC Research and Development Collective Concentrates 139

Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

DOJ “issues” The SAFE Banking Act neither legalizes cannabis nor reschedules it on the Controlled Substances Act. The example provided in the Memo is that the DOJ could not go after a “cannabis-related legitimate business” that’s engaged in state licensed commercial cannabis activities but also fraud.

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Banking Compliance Compliance State Laws 81

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 27, 2021

As more states legalize cannabis, companies are dealing with the absence of national trademark uniformity. Currently, there is no legal mechanism to obtain a trademark to sell cannabis across state lines. Instead, companies are limited to state-wide trademarks. Trademark rights are territorial in nature.

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Legalization Decriminalization Cannabis Packaging 69

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 29, 2019

This is down to a few very important factors: one is that CBD oil and other products have been legalized in all US states in at least some form, and in some states it is now legal to purchase and supply up to an ounce of cannabis. Choosing a Legal Online Dispensary.

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Dispensary Legalization Recreational Oil 45

SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The Washington Association of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs sent out an advisory stating that “effective immediately, Washington law enforcement officers are no longer authorized to conduct a criminal investigation, effect an arrest, seek a search warrant, or take any other law enforcement action for simple possession of controlled substances.”.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 25, 2023

STATE OF PLAY The United States Trustee Program (“USTP”), as the bankruptcy system watchdog, has long taken the position that the system may not be used as in instrument in committing a crime, and that trustees and estate fiduciaries may not administer assets in violation of federal criminal law. [1] 3] In re Arenas , 535 B.R.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

Cannabis products are legal in Kansas only with very small amounts of hemp-derived THC. Law enforcement officers are carrying out raids in Topeka on shops selling cannabis products. The raids also frustrate advocates because some cannabis products already count as legal under state law.

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THC Advocacy Hemp State Laws 52

Cannabis Chronicles

JUNE 27, 2019

In April, the council held a work session examining the public safety and health aspects of legal cannabis. A month later, it held another work session on changes to the county’s land-use and planning code that would make way for legal cannabis and specify where pot businesses can be located.

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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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Programs Collective Cannabis Business 90

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

. “If we only repeal the local ordinances, police still have the option to pursue charges under state law,” Missouri NORML’s Dan Viets said. Viets says they’re collecting 170,000 signatures to get a statewide legalization vote on the November 2022 ballot as part of their Legal Missouri 22 campaign.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

That amount is not available to the public, and city officials say they are legally obligated to keep it that way. According to state law, providing sales tax revenues to the public would be detrimental to the existing businesses when there are only two. “If

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Law Marijuana Policy Media 52

Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2022

The War on Cannabis continues through aggressive state and local enforcement and prohibition measures with no end in sight. This is all very bad and we collectively need to figure out how to get people to comply with state law rather than penalizing everything. This left enforcement to state regulators.

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Compliance Compliance State Laws DEA 78

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

It’s the maximum amount allowed under state law. Deputy Village Manager Christopher Stilling said Buffalo Grove could, by a conservative estimate, collect $300,000 to $400,000 a year through the tax. 1 if they wanted to start collecting on sales beginning Jan. 1,” Village President Beverly Sussman said. .

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Recreational Collective Marijuana Retail 40

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2021

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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Dispensary Retail Consumption Cultivation 87

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The companies are advertising it as a legal way to get high, touting medical benefits and generally making big promises about what they can deliver, but an investigation from the US Cannabis Council has found illegal levels of delta-9 THC in products for sale around the country. The Legality of Delta-8 THC. What Needs to be Done?

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THC CBD Legalization Vaping 96

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Justice released the “Guidelines for the Security and Non-Diversion of Cannabis Grown for Medicinal Use” to clarify the state’s laws governing medicinal cannabis, specifically those related to the enforcement, transportation, and use of medicinal cannabis. MEDICINAL CANNABIS Guidelines.

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Medicine Collective Cultivation State Laws 40

The Blunt Truth

JULY 18, 2023

held that state legalization, on its own, does not overcome the Controlled Substances Act’s (“CSA”) barrier to registering a federal trademark for cannabis-related drug paraphernalia. The TTAB disagreed and held that state legalization of cannabis did not provide a basis for federal trademark registration. May 3, 2023).

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Oil Hemp Cannabis Extraction 98

Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2019

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. 2-501 et seq.), 2-501 et seq.), ” NE St. § ” NE St. § Arizona.

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Hemp CBD Agriculture Cultivation 67

MMJ Recs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Accessing MMJ in Oklahoma: A New Frontier In June 2018, Oklahoma took a significant step by legalizing medical marijuana, opening the doors for patients to access an alternative form of treatment. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) is responsible for regulating MMJ in the state.

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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. On June 22, 2021, Connecticut legalized recreational marijuana use by adults 21 years and older. There are numerous positions and industries exempt from the law.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 23, 2021

Today, adult use of cannabis, which is classified as a Schedule 1 controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), is legal in 18 states, and the medical use of cannabis is legal in 37 states, though cannabis use remains illegal under federal law. Draft Bill Details.

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MJ Business Attorneys

MAY 29, 2018

Murphy had a number of marijuana law reform scholars as amici (impartial, voluntary advisors) in the case, and the reason is because the holding in Murphy directly impacts marijuana legalization. Murphy holds that state-law repeals are not pre-emptible.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

First, it amends the law to maintain the right of a person to bring a civil action for hemp sold in violation of state law, but it creates a civil action against a grower who sells hemp in violation of state law—not against any person who sells hemp products. In response, HB 5060 does two important things.

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Hemp Seed-To-Sale Food State Laws 52

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Under Illinois state law, municipalities can impose a sales tax of up to 3% on gross recreational marijuana receipts, City Legal Director Nicholas Meyer said. Imposing the tax now ensures that the city will be in a position to collect taxes on the sale of recreational marijuana starting Jan.

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Collective Recreational Dispensary State Laws 45

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 6, 2022

This means they are illegal under federal law and under many state laws, including Michigan. We knew a June 1st deadline make the 2022 ballot was ambitious with just over two months to collect, and now we know we have the momentum necessary to move forward with a normal 180[-day] collection period.

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MMJ Recs

OCTOBER 2, 2023

With an extensive network of medical marijuana dispensaries, along with well-defined regulations and procedures, the Golden State continues to lead the way in providing relief to those in need. Once approved, patients can legally purchase medical cannabis from authorized dispensaries. In 1996, the state became the first in the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 16, 2020

Summary of MMJ Legalization Efforts. Legalization Caused $130M Boost at Denver Hotels. Senate approved bill to fix glitches in state’s hemp law. Why 2020 legalization failed in the Sunshine State. Legal weed prices remain high, sending some back to illicit dealers. Senate Approves MMJ Bill.

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Hemp Vaping Legislation Programs 95

The Cannigma

AUGUST 4, 2021

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.”. The report also outlines how in many states neither the cost of the physician’s visit or registration is covered by health insurance.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 13, 2019

The document summarizes more than 20 years of state laws, regulations, and guidelines concerning the growing, distribution and transportation of medicinal cannabis in the Golden State. California has no uniform marijuana policy despite voter-approved initiatives that have legalized medicinal and recreational cannabis.

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Medicine Patients State Laws Cultivation 61

The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Nevada, like most states, has legalized cannabis for medicinal use. Although permitted under state law, a Nevada employee may still face discipline under a company’s drug policy. A collective bargaining agreement provision relating to drug and alcohol use provided for zero tolerance.

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