Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2022

In The Weeds welcomes the new year, as well as a number of new cannabis laws and policies taking effect around the country in 2022. Below is a list of state law updates to look forward to this year. This DEA guidance and the Kansas opinion both suggest legality for some hemp-derived delta-8 products under the 0.3

Dispensary 52

Dispensary Law Concentrates Patients 52

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 30, 2019

To expand the number of manufacturers, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) submitted a notice in the Federal Register on August 11, 2016, soliciting applications for licenses to manufacture marijuana for research purposes. I support the expansion of marijuana manufacturers for scientific research consistent with law.

Research and Development 63

Research and Development DEA CBD Law 63

Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

This federal and state interplay has resulted in many legislative and regulatory changes at the state level. Indeed, most states have introduced (and adopted) bills that would authorize the commercial production of hemp within their borders. The interim hemp rules require that hemp be tested 15-days prior to harvest.

Hemp 103

Hemp CBD Agriculture Cultivation 103

CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

In March, 2016, State Bill 307 expanded access to full-strength medical marijuana to terminally ill patients who were determined by two doctors to have less than a year to live. In practice, the chances of feds or the DEA sitting at the border waiting to catch someone – that’s just not happening. It’s not practical or worth their time.

Law 126

Law Marijuana Patients Treatment 126

Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 24, 2019

[Note: while we don’t believe that anyone in Congress has proposed it yet, the Federal government could legalize cannabis for medical use [and perhaps for recreational use] and preempt many of the state laws. See The Murky Part of the STATES Act: Tribal Rights ]. What agencies will have oversight at the Federal level ?

Legalization 58

Legalization Collective DEA Banking 58

Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This includes bills on banking (see the SAFE Banking Act , which has passed the House no less than five times) and overall federal legalization (see the MORE Act as well as its sister Senate legislation, the Cannabis Administration Opportunity Act (“CAOA”)). The enforcement role moves from DEA to ATF. Age limits (21).

DEA 88

DEA Business Banking Food 88

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 25, 2019

CPA’s” PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Numerous attempts to introduce legislation to relax the provisions that placed cannabis on Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act [“CSA”] have been made beginning in 1981 [i]. If you wish to re-publish this story please do so with following accreditation. Emphasis added).

Banking 45

Banking Law Marijuana State Laws 45

MJ Business Attorneys

DECEMBER 27, 2018

On the other hand, the Act does allow states to opt-out of participating in the regulation of a legal hemp market through an explicit “no-preemption” clause written into the Act. The Act positions it will not prevail over state laws that are more stringent than those expressed by Congress on the regulation of hemp.

Hemp 165

Hemp Seed-To-Sale Food THC 165

MJ Business Attorneys

MAY 23, 2018

Furthermore, President Trump has assured me that he will support a federalism-based legislative solution to fix this states’ rights issue once and for all.” Further, President Trump’s “promise” could entail merely declining to veto any legislation Gardner helps push through to his desk.

Marijuana 100

Marijuana Compliance Compliance DEA 100