The Blunt Truth

JUNE 8, 2020

There is a state law trend towards requiring employers to prove impairment to justify adverse action based on marijuana use. Given that marijuana legislation is sweeping the nation, many employers are presently updating their policies and procedures as they expect to see increased marijuana usage among their employees.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 22, 2019

The [MCSB] may approve the addition of the owner, deny the addition of the owner, or condition the license as appropriate, to be determined on a case-by-case basis; An owner shall notify the [MCSB] through [the state agency’s online system] of any change in their owner information. New product definitions. ” Labeling.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 28, 2021

federal law, nor will it provide a defense to any federal proceeding which may be brought against the Company. million (the “Agreement”).

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 14, 2019

Because federal law prohibits the distribution and sale of marijuana, the 2014 Guidance clarified that financial transactions involving marijuana-related businesses (even those properly licensed under state law) would generally involve funds derived from illegal activity, which would typically trigger a SAR filing.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 27, 2021

D-8 is legal federally, and most state laws don’t specifically address it. It’s definitely exploded,” she told Leafly. There’s big enthusiasm [for Delta-8] in the Southeastern states, the Carolinas, the Dakotas, Texas, anywhere…where people can’t get high legally.”. States already closing loopholes.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 26, 2019

Any issue not addressed in the lease will be governed by state law. State law tends to be very protective of tenants in residential leases, but provides little protection to commercial tenants. Accordingly, state law governs the notice and cure process, which is bad for tenants, especially in the cannabis industry.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 5, 2023

Starting August 1, 2023, Minnesota will provide protections to individuals who use cannabis for recreational purposes, after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a state law allowing adults 21 and older to use recreational cannabis. The new law amends the state’s Consumable Products Act to protect off-duty cannabis use.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

As a related side note on hemp, although the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”) removed hemp from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, many financial institutions and their affiliates have refrained from offering banking services to hemp businesses.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2021

(“Grown Rogue” or the “Company”) (CSE:GRIN) (OTC:GRUSF), a multi-state operating (MSO) cannabis company with operations and assets in Oregon and Michigan, today announced the signing of a Definitive Agreement for a joint venture between its Michigan partner, Golden Harvests, LLC (“Golden”) and Pure Extracts Technologies Corp.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

d/b/a Clever Leaves recently announced a definitive agreement to fully integrate their respective operations. Northern Swan Holdings, Inc. and Eagle Canada Holdings, Inc.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The CDC promoted a policy that prohibits employees from using marijuana while on the job but recognized that a zero-tolerance policy for marijuana use may not be possible, depending on the relevant state law. Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board Takes Action for Tax Payment Failures. Loan applications will be available Feb.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 28, 2022

Jay Kotzker is a Partner at Parlatore Law Group where he focuses on intellectual property and cannabis business law. He is a member of the BIPOCANN, the Cannabis Section of the Colorado Bar Association, and the Colorado and New York State Bar. What, exactly, this would look like in actual practice is yet to be seen.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 27, 2019

An “accidental franchise ” is a euphemism for a franchise that a brand owner knowingly or unknowingly sells in violation of federal and state franchise laws. There is no universal definition of a franchise. There are both marked and subtle differences in how franchise laws define a franchise.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2022

For so long as cannabis remains illegal at the federal level, cannabis businesses operating in full compliance with state law will not enjoy the full scope of protections as brands that are operating in legalized industries. Johnson , Dyan Finguerra-DuCharme and Andy Goldwasser. Pryor Cashman LLP. 115-334 , 132 Stat.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 8, 2019

Medicinal cannabis in Australia is regulated under a mixture of changing international, federal and state laws. Unless manufactured or sold in accordance with the NDA or state licensing regimes, cannabis remains an illegal drug in Australia. the person’s history of compliance with the NDA. State laws.

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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. Grassroots Federal/State Legislative Highlights. Newsworthy Highlights. Happy 2022! Montana: As of Jan.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2018

5 to be considered – which you should definitely do if you have a cannabis intellectual property licensing agreement or manufacturing deal you’d like to keep going because those could be directly affected.). Written comments must be in by Nov. You can extend your IP licensing to a third party to help you sell the overstock.

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MMJ Recs

JULY 3, 2024

This variability can pose challenges for medical marijuana patients seeking consistent access to safe and effective CBD products, as well as for businesses aiming to comply with a patchwork of state laws. Further research is needed to clarify these aspects and expand CBD’s therapeutic applications.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 8, 2019

investment community as to the boundaries of legal risk and compliance. Law Commission published a report, “Anti-money laundering: the SARs regime”, highlighting the need for guidance on transactions involving the legal cannabis industry in Canada and elsewhere. The law is stated as of July 2019 and is continually evolving.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 4, 2021

TPCO Holding Corp. (“The Parent Company” or the “Company”) (NEO: GRAM.U) (OTCQX: GRAMF ), today announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire 100% of the equity of Coastal Holding Company, LLC (“Coastal”), a California retail dispensary and delivery operator for $16.2

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2019

In February of this year, the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (“CBCC”) sent a letter to Weedmaps.com alleging that the website was “engaging in activity that violates state cannabis laws.” Because cannabis remains illegal under federal law, 7 and Section 230 explicitly does not “impair the enforcement of. ” 23.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JUNE 25, 2021

The courts have consistently held that marijuana dispensaries operating in compliance with state law are trafficking in controlled substances and are subject to Section 280E.[11] federal income tax law that can be nearly as costly as an unintended PFIC. In fact, there are probably no other instances provided in U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

” 4 Assuming completion of the Transactions as contemplated in the Definitive Agreements. The Company intends to enter into a definitive agreement with Pelorus prior to the end of 2021. With increased scale and vertical integration, we expect to be a premier operator across every stage of the cannabis value chain.”

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The pilot program is unable to begin without a change in state law that first allows cities and towns to authorize social consumption in their communities. Applied the energy and environmental standards required under the adult-use cannabis program to the medical-use program; and.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 30, 2021

Cash production costs of Grown Rogue products, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-IFRS measures and do not have standardized definitions under IFRS. Local state laws where its subsidiaries operate permit such activities however, these activities are currently illegal under United States federal law.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 7, 2021

Definitely a lot going on internationally. Hemp extraction is definitely not something I’ve been in for very long. Is it very different than the other compliance you’ve had to do for the Department of Agriculture? That’s the law. It took us a while to get through that plus with the language barrier.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

Cash production costs of Grown Rogue products, EBITDA and aEBITDA are non-IFRS measures and do not have standardized definitions under IFRS. Local state laws where its subsidiaries operate permit such activities however, these activities are currently illegal under United States federal law.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 24, 2021

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, I speak with Tony Repanich, President and Chief Operating Officer of Shield Compliance , a comprehensive compliance management platform for banking cannabis-related businesses. Because there’s a lot of compliance issues in place here. Welcome, Tony.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Cash production costs of Grown Rogue products, EBITDA and aEBITDA are non-IFRS measures and do not have standardized definitions under IFRS. Local state laws where its subsidiaries operate permit such activities however, these activities are currently illegal under United States federal law.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Duguid , and narrowed the definition of the “automatic telephone dialing system” (“ATDS”) to only those devices that generate random or sequential phone numbers (which are now largely obsolete). And, there is definitely an uptick in claims under state laws that mirror the restrictions of the TCPA.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 31, 2022

While you still can’t register trademarks with the USPTO for cannabis goods, there is now all kinds of intellectual property and brand strategy that goes into state law registration and registration for ancillary goods and services classes. Compliance team. Intellectual property. A sense around M&A.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

To summarize my earlier post, the state will allow cultivators to apply for larger licenses than were previously available. One of the key issues here though – which state law mandated years ago – was that large license holders couldn’t own testing labs, microbusinesses, and distributors. More on that below.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

Federal laws preventing money laundering and other financial crimes create regulatory hurdles so significant for most major banks to service cannabis businesses that it just isn’t worth the compliance burden. Howey tells us All private capital raises implicate securities laws. Supreme Court case SEC v.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2023

It’s hard to read the tea leaves in a lot of cases – inspections can be a prelude to enforcement, but they can also be a way for the agencies to spur compliance without clogging up the court system. Under state law, CDTFA collected both a cultivation tax and an excise tax. California expanded medical deliveries.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In that piece, I also explained that FIs don’t really use the SBA definitions set forth above. Instead, early, state-chartered CUs began using a three-tiered system to analyze potential MRB clients within the FinCEN framework. Cannabis dispensaries, cultivators, processors and testing facilities all fall under this definition.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 19, 2020

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. For previous coverage in this series, check out the links below: Alabama.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2020

Compliance is suspended. This is a definite “no way.” And don’t forget that remaining open also means total compliance with any COVID-19-related operational emergency regulations. One of the first impacts of COVID-19 on the cannabis industry was to destroy pending financing for cannabis businesses.

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