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2025 Legislative Session- Relating to Cannabis

Connor & Connor PLLC

A multitude of modifications have occurred, some regarding the Cannabis Compliance Board’s oversight, as well as the establishment of many definitions which could impact cannabis companies’ operations. To ensure your cannabis establishment stays in compliance, it is of the upmost importance to stay on top of all legislative changes.

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Locked Out: SBA’s New Lending Policy Targets Hemp and Marijuana-Adjacent Businesses

Canna Law Blog

Small Business Administration (SBA) has quietly reintroduced a policy that effectively disqualifies most of them from critical federal loan programs. SBA policy timeline: A whiplash-inducing history The SBAs latest update to its 7(a) and 504 loan programs represents a return to the more restrictive, 2020 policy.

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Washington’s New Cannabis Laws: The Definitive List

Canna Law Blog

” SB 5318 “Reforming the compliance and enforcement provisions for marijuana licensees.” This bill is fairly comprehensive but in a nutshell, SB 5318 forces the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (“LCB”) to shift its focus from adversarial enforcement to compliance. I wrote about SB 5276 earlier this year.

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BREAKING NEWS: California Hemp Laws Get Revamped

Canna Law Blog

As I’ve written before , the bill is a major change for California hemp laws for the following reasons: The bill adds a new definition of “industrial hemp”. Under current California hemp cultivation laws, the definition of EARIs is much broader than under federal law. Previously, only commercial growers must register.

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Colorado’s hemp management plan wins federal approval, Gov. Polis announces

Cannabis Law Report

Colorado’s hemp management plan will allow hemp farmers to grow hemp in Colorado in compliance with federal laws. The state hemp management plan is derived from a pilot program established in 2014 as a result of that year’s federal Farm Bill. hemp farmers to participate in other USDA farm programs,” says the U.S.

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Hemp CBD Across State Lines: Oklahoma

Canna Law Blog

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. According to the USDA website , Oklahoma is currently drafting a hemp cultivation plan.

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Delta-8 THC Offers a Path to Trademark Protection

The Blunt Truth

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that delta-8 THC falls squarely within the definition of “hemp” under the 2018 Farm Act, and is therefore lawful, despite its psychoactive properties. Likewise, the DEA’s definition of “marijuana extract” only includes cannabinoids with greater than.3% commerce.

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