Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 23, 2021

Medicann is launching an observational study using RYAH Smart Dry Herb Inhalers in order to collect patient feedback on consumption of cannabis strains available on the Island, including strains supplied by Aurora Europe , a subsidiary of Canadian-headquartered Aurora Cannabis Inc., to reach 3.2 billion euros ($3.75 billion) by 2025.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

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. Eight of the laws were approved in 2020 or 2021, and in seven of those states, sales and tax collections have not yet begun. of the population enrolled.

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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.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 30, 2021

We start off with an amendment to federal legislation that would protect state-legal cannabis programs. Ohio’s legislature may take up adult-use legislation. protections for state-legal programs. protections for state-legal programs. Work on a medical cannabis program continues in the Magnolia State.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 8, 2021

Advocates are calling New York’s legal marijuana program the best in the nation. How Great is New York’s New Legal Cannabis Program? . Home cultivation, the bane of our collective existence, is permitted once regulations are adopted. New York has enacted one of the most ambitious marijuana legalization programs in the country.

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NORML

MARCH 7, 2019

Today, we stood with Representatives Tulsi Gabbard and Don Young as they introduced the Ending Federal Prohibition Act and Marijuana Data Collection Act. This legislation is about accepting political reality. This legislation is about accepting scientific reality. This legislation is about accepting economic reality.

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NORML

MARCH 20, 2019

Some highlights of this landmark legislation are-. Taxing marijuana sales at three-percent, which will be collected by or paid to municipalities wherever retail stores exist. Click here to send a message to your legislators in support of legalizing marijuana in the Garden State. Are you a New Jersey resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2019

Wikileaf claims, “Cannabis and alcohol are taxed in similar ways across all five states…” The paper shows that each of the five states have legislated a cannabis-specific excise tax which is earmarked at least in part for crucial social services. The Five States… Read at [link]. Wikileaf [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 29, 2021

While regular state and local sales taxes will also apply, included is a 10% cannabis tax rate on adult-use sales that would be allocated as follows: 36% of the tax will support social equity and jobs programs – if passed, it is estimated this could generate $150 million or more annually for social equity and jobs programs in Ohio.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Pennsylvania Considers New Recreational Cannabis Legislation. Tax revenue collected pursuant to the bill—an estimated $500 million in the first full fiscal year of operation—will be appropriated to school districts using the 2016 fair funding formula (Act 35). Also… Pennsylvania Expands Medical Marijuana Program.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Illinois Extension educators have curated a collection of resources related to the legislation, production, and harvesting of industrial hemp. Regional Legislative and Production Overview of Hemp : Presented by Rob Davies, Illinois Farmers Union. Industrial Hemp Production. New Era for Hemp in Illinois (pdf).

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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. To date, more than 20 states have enacted legislation explicitly permitting or facilitating the process of having select marijuana convictions expunged, vacated, otherwise set aside, or sealed from public view.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

SANTA FE – Tax dollars generated by legalizing recreational cannabis use in New Mexico could be used to pay for law enforcement training, mental health programs, drug addiction treatment and more, under recommendations being crafted by a state task force. Eleven states have legalized recreational cannabis.

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NORML

AUGUST 19, 2019

The climate of disagreement prompted Nadler to draft his own legislation with input from marijuana organizations like NORML. The excise taxes collected would go toward regulatory oversight, funding expungements and resentencing procedures, and researching how legal cannabis will affect the population at large.

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NORML

AUGUST 13, 2019

Following a rapidly successful Nevada legislative session where the historic AB 132 and AB 192 were passed, Las Vegas NORML has kept the legislative momentum moving. Last Saturday at NuLeaf, Las Vegas NORML collected dozens of signatures from consumers who support such a comprehensively reformative bill.

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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. I look forward to signing this legislation into law.” The legislation proposes to establish a new cannabis tax structure.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

of Tax and Fee Administration [‘CDTFA”] could have done to be more efficient and effective at collecting state level cannabis taxes [See Cannabis Tax Calculation Example , Collecting Reporting – Remitting Tax and CCT CET – Responsible Persons. 1] The Legislative Counsel’s summary of the bill states.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

The LCB is also tasked with administering and collecting excise taxes concerning the retail sale of cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, and cannabis-infused products within the state. Medical cannabis is already expensive and not covered by insurance or public health programs.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Alabama legalized medical a medical cannabis program on May 17, 2021 when Governor Ivey signed SB 46 into law. Although medical cannabis program was signed into law last year, it has yet to be fully implemented. Since then, the legislature has passed a number of laws that have expanded the state’s medical cannabis program.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

how alcohol consumption isn’t legislated in the same way. Shirley Turner (D-Mercer) introduced legislation Friday that would expand the “implied consent law” to include blood testing for driving under the influence of marijuana. It’s funny (not ha! That’s 4 bills in total already! The New Jersey Monitor reports.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

Specifically, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation granting the state Office of Cannabis Management (“ OCM ”) certain enforcement powers. This legislation also makes it a crime to sell cannabis and cannabis products without a license. New power for the DOF to fine cannabis dealers who aren’t paying the proper state taxes.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

SB226 | 280e Language in Jeopardy – Please Call You Legislator This AM To Save Tax Parity For Your Business . Please contact your legislator and tell them to vote YES to override Governor Parson’s veto of Senate Bill 226. You can look up your legislators and their contact information online: Missouri Senate: [link].

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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.

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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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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

million in total program tax revenue, according to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA). Since the state launched its first adult-use sales in January 2018, the cannabis industry has provided a total program revenue of $2.8 The largest legal cannabis market in the world just had the best quarter on record.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 28, 2022

But figures over the past year and a half are “flat,” legislative analysts reported. As the state Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) pointed out in its own update on Thursday, Newsom’s proposal also calls for the establishment of monetary thresholds for cannabis tax-funded programs and setting aside any excess revenue.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2021

Support for this legislative fix is not an endorsement of Missouri’s medical marijuana program. Support for this legislation is simply supporting tax equity among similar small businesses, as well as support for continued low taxes in Missouri.

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NORML

JANUARY 7, 2020

To collect signatures for our trip to Washington DC for NORML’s national conference and lobby day, we hosted pop-up stops at the many dispensaries across Las Vegas and a few in Reno. Initiated a patient voucher program for eligible patients. Hosted pop-ups across Las Vegas and Reno. Black History Month Celebration.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Turning to appropriations, protections for state-legal medical marijuana programs were once again included in the recently passed funding bill. Protections for recreational programs were not. On the state level, New Jersey legislators passed a bill to put legalization on the 2020 ballot.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 29, 2021

A spokesperson from Curaleaf said the vote at the company’s Hanover dispensary was a “secret ballot election” but recognized that the final count was in fact in favor of union representation by the Local 328 for purposes of collective bargaining. WCC (Women’s Cannabis Collective) . PRIDE/QUSH (Queer-Centered Unity and Service Huddle).

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 6, 2021

Two bipartisan cannabis research bills start their legislative journey. Also this week, another bipartisan, bicameral group introduced the Marijuana Data Collection Act. The second would expand the state’s medical marijuana program, and the third would reduce penalties for possession of some concentrates. supreme court.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Supporters of legalization are hard at work collecting signatures for the 2022 ballot. Moving west, we see that Montana will have rules in place in time for the January 1 launch of its adult-use sales program. Legislators are getting closer to an agreement, but they’re not quite there yet. rhode island. Will they or won’t they?

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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. billion in annual sales by the fourth year of operation.

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MMJ Recs

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Initially enacted in 2014, the state’s legislation permitted the limited use of medical CBD oil with strict restrictions. Over the years, Florida has expanded its medical marijuana program to include a broader range of products and qualifying conditions.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 16, 2020

Legislation rolling along. Legislators Move To Establish Cannabis Research Center. Univ of Integrative Health: new program in Cannabis Science. MMJ: Supporters say legislative move is spoiler for initiative. Activists collected 50,000+ signatures for legalization ballot measure. Pot, hemp bills advance. Louisiana

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SMPL

MAY 27, 2020

Legalization might not have happened as planned during New Mexico’s regular 2020 legislative session, but the governor said in February that she’s open to letting voters decide on the policy change via a ballot referendum.

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