MJ Business Attorneys

JULY 24, 2019

Areas that have approved the sale of cannabis still deal with a “gray market” where legal and illegal marijuana markets coexist. The surge in cannabis policy reform across the country and world may have caused many to anticipate a heavy blow to illegal operators, and black-market activity did experience an initial decline.

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NORML

MARCH 12, 2019

After months of negotiation, Governor Murphy and NJ state legislators have reached a deal on what will be included in upcoming legislation to legalize the adult-use and retail sale of marijuana in the state of New Jersey. New Jersey ranks second in the nation in per capita annual marijuana arrests.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2020

Earlier today, OMP completed emergency rulemaking related to the sample collection of marijuana and marijuana products. Completion of this important work establishes additional administrative regulations … Read More.

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NORML

AUGUST 20, 2019

A coalition of activist groups, including Arizona NORML, the Drug Policy Alliance, and the state chapter of the ACLU, have filed language with the Secretary of State seeking to legalize the adult use and dispensing of cannabis. ” A 2016 statewide initiative effort in Arizona failed by a vote of 51 percent to 49 percent. .

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NORML

JUNE 5, 2020

For NORML’s 50th anniversary, every Friday we will be posting a blog from NORML’s Founder Keith Stroup as he reflects back on a lifetime as America’s foremost marijuana smoker and legalization advocate. If one was convicted of a felony for selling marijuana, the DC bar would get involved.

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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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NORML

OCTOBER 9, 2019

There has been some confusion and misinformation circulating about what New York’s latest expansion of marijuana decriminalization means and what impact it will have on criminal prosecutions going forward. There are 2 provisions of New York’s Penal Law that relate marijuana-related offenses.

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Project CBD

MARCH 7, 2025

According to the study’s THC equivalency scale, the average amount of THC in tested vapes was 2,682 milligrams per cartridge 268% above Californias limit for THC in adult-use cannabis vape products, which is 1,000 milligrams, and also well above the cap for such products under the state medical marijuana program, which is 2,000.

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NORML

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Next year promises to be a pivotal year for cannabis policy reform. In addition to the 2020 Presidential election in November, voters will also be deciding that same day on several state-level marijuana policy initiatives. Thank you advance for your time and input, and for your continued support for NORML and our work.

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MassRoots

AUGUST 19, 2020

Arizona voters will have a chance to cast a ballot in support of recreational marijuana this coming November. 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. If approved, Prop. Support for Proposition 207.

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NORML

MARCH 20, 2019

In some big news out of New Jersey, several marijuana reform bills have been voted out of their committees and are awaiting floor votes. Expedited expungement of past misdemeanor marijuana convictions. Taxing marijuana sales at three-percent, which will be collected by or paid to municipalities wherever retail stores exist.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 7, 2022

Marijuana Moment Report Thus. States that have legalized marijuana for adult use collectively generated more than $3.7 billion in tax revenue from recreational cannabis sales in 2021, a report from the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) that was released on Wednesday found. States Collected More Than $3.7

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NORML

DECEMBER 30, 2019

2019 has been an unprecedented year for the passage of state-level marijuana law reforms and when we zoom out, it’s remarkable to reflect upon what we have accomplished. That is why are proud to publish Marijuana Reform Is Normal , which is the only comprehensive report detailing all of our collective victories in 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 3, 2020

In Indianapolis on January 29, a quiet, eager audience of nurses give their rapt attention to Jason Straw as he takes center stage at the 2020 ISNA Policy Conference. ISNA 2020 POLICY CONFERENCE AGENDA, Jason Straw- Cannabis Policy. ISNA 2020 POLICY CONFERENCE AGENDA, Jason Straw- Cannabis Policy. PURPOSE : .

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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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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 4, 2021

With several states contemplating legalization of recreational marijuana, and federal lawmakers starting the process of federal descheduling , it is a good time to examine the tax implications of legalization. The following table shows the states that levy excise taxes on marijuana. In total, states with licensed markets collected $1.7

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

There has been a recent flurry of movement – both in the courts and in state legislatures – on the marijuana law front across several states. Other jurisdictions are catching up to the marijuana law frenzy. Here’s a round-up of the most recent developments: New Laws.

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NORML

OCTOBER 2, 2019

During the previous months, Las Vegas NORML traversed the Battle Born State’s dispensaries, collecting signatures from medical patients and consumers alike in support of the surprising amount of monumental federal cannabis reform legislation, many of which would positively affect the lives of the consumers themselves.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 10, 2021

” As the county moves closer to voting on a revamped marijuana policy, Board Chairman Nathan Fletcher described Wednesday’s action as a challenge. ” He said it was also important to step up enforcement on unlicensed dispensaries. both in San Diego.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Effective January 1, 2022, most Philadelphia employers will be prohibited from requiring prospective employees to undergo testing for the presence of marijuana as a condition of employment. New York City, with some similar exceptions, also bars employers from requiring applicants to submit to testing for marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

OMP Completes Adult Use Sample Collection Rulemaking On Friday, September 11, the Office of Marijuana Policy (OMP) adopted amendments to the Adult Use Marijuana Program … Read More.

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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. On April 12, 2021, New Mexico saw the legalization of recreational marijuana.

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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. Here’s what they say.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Senator Ron Wyden introduced legislation in the Senate — The Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act — to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. A Georgia bill to reduce marijuana possession penalties was defeated in a senate committee this week.

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CannaTech

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The supportive regulatory environment has facilitated a mounting body of clinical and transnational research demonstrating the efficacy of medically prescribed marijuana. The suffering of these patients is heartwrenching; their plight has elicited public outrage and galvanized multipartisan support for medical marijuana.

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CannaMD

DECEMBER 8, 2020

You might think that cannabis legalization would lead to a significant decrease in marijuana-related arrests, but that hasn’t been the case. Not only did marijuana arrests initially increase as states legalized the plant, but there are still more people arrested for marijuana possession than for all violent crimes combined.

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Cannabis Chronicles

MAY 22, 2019

SPOKANE — Researchers at Washington State University are teaming up with the Puyallup Tribe of Indians in an effort to chart the tribe’s outcomes prescribing medicinal marijuana to patients. The Puyallup tribe has staked several claims in the state’s legal marijuana industry, opening two recreational stores in the Tacoma area.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2021

Voice of OC reports… Several years ago, Santa Ana hatched an idea to pump money into some of its most underfunded — and neglected — quality of life areas by capitalizing on a product that some in town didn’t support, but which still existed in the community anyway: recreational marijuana. .

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Connor & Connor PLLC

JANUARY 31, 2019

Can a player, looking to combat their pain, use marijuana? As the United States moves forward with their drug laws, and specifically marijuana, we are beginning to see a change in the landscape. The NFL and Marijuana. Every NFL team resides in a city that has legalized marijuana in some capacity at the state level.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

In recent guidance , the California Attorney General interpreted this provision by stating that “[A]ny firm that collects personal information from more than 137 consumers or devices a day will meet the 50,000 threshold. And of course, this is not limited to online collection. For many companies, points 1 and 3 may not apply.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The current public policies in local and state cannabis ordinance and equity programs may enhance racial disparities if they follow the pattern of exclusion and criminalization that encompass past policies promoted as beneficial to African Americans but uphold racial capitalistic practices. Authored By: By Dr. Ayoka Nurse.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

The Fireside Chat series of NCIA’s #IndustryEssentials webinars are an exclusive monthly opportunity for NCIA members to hear from our government relations team and guests about the latest developments in federal policy LIVE. State-legal marijuana companies often pay up to an 80%-90% tax rate to the IRS. The result?

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Marijuana Moment has the story. Illinois has generated almost $100 million more in tax revenue from adult-use marijuana sales than from alcohol in 2021, state data shows. Part of that marijuana tax revenue is actively funding equity initiatives in the state. The figures.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 24, 2021

Connecticut has become the 19 th state to legalize recreational marijuana use by adults. Employers must put such policies in writing and make them available to employees and prospective employees. Governor Ned Lamont signed the Act Concerning Responsible and Equitable Regulation of Adult-use Cannabis on June 22, 2021.

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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. MJ Biz report. About half those are “only one or two payments behind,” the report states.

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Veriheal

JULY 7, 2021

Following every cannabis policy change that broadens cannabis access, thousands more prospective patients gain the right to use cannabis. The current policies put many patients in the position of choosing either health or lawfulness. . The Law Does Not Mirror Our Collective Voice. Ongoing Implications of Prohibition.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 19, 2020

Yet, the tide seems to be shifting, with more courts granting pot smokers certain rights and finding that employers are required to comply with federal and state disability laws when confronted with medical marijuana users. Now, more jurisdictions are stepping in and granting certain employment protections to off-duty marijuana users.

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