Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 16, 2020

Unfortunately, that does not mean that sellers of these types of products should just wing it, given the proliferation of CBD online and in retail stores. These guidelines are about as robust as can be, and any retailer would be taking a huge risk by selling products that do not align with Shopify’s guidelines.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Separately, House Bill 7371 would establish a regulatory framework for the licensed retail sale of adult use marijuana. Update : SB 1085 was heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee on 3/22, and HB 7371 was heard by the House General Law Committee on 3/22. CT resident? Click here to email your lawmakers in support of legalization.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The bill would require a health care facility to reasonably restrict the manner in which a patient stores and uses medicinal cannabis to ensure the safety of other patients, guests, and employees of the health care facility, compliance with other state laws, and the safe operations of the health care facility.”.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 27, 2021

Delta-8 THC, aka delta-8, the intoxicating cannabinoid synthesized from hemp, is making waves across the United States, and especially in states where marijuana remains illegal. That’s because delta-8 is derived from federally legal hemp, which by law contains less than 0.3% States already closing loopholes. delta-9 THC.

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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. A town has the option to later opt back in; however, the state will be issuing a limited number of dispensary licenses.

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

Update : The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will hold an executive session for HB 399 on 1/17 at 11am. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 80, to legalize the use, possession, cultivation, and retail sale of cannabis for adults. Lawmakers decriminalized minor marijuana possession offenses in 2017. NH resident?

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

Ordinance to Allow for the Licensing and Operation of Marijuana Hospitality Businesses and Retail Marijuana Hospitality and Sales Businesses. With the passage of House Bill 19-1230 allowing for state-licensed hospitality licenses, Denver needed to modify its marijuana consumption program to comply with the new state law.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Licensed retailers are still free to sell CBD-infused edibles derived from marijuana, so long as those products were manufactured by a licensed processor. Washington processors are allowed to add Hemp-CBD to marijuana products so consumers, over the age of twenty-one, can still access Hemp-CBD by going to marijuana retailers.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

I wrote about the thresholds for whether CCPA applies here , and the moral of the story is that the bar can be pretty low when it comes to application of the law. For businesses that are subject to CCPA, compliance can be rough. Such businesses may need to purge marketing or other key information that is otherwise valuable.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

We depend on a good relationship with law enforcement. She added, “Here, we are faced with the challenge of balancing public safety concerns like robberies, which the use of body cameras are intended to deter, with individual privacy.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Observations from the Field: Discounting Product Between Processors an Retailers. The marijuana producer/processor may include this required information on the marijuana package, but it remains the responsibility of the marijuana retailer to ensure the information is available to the consumer prior to the marijuana product sale. .

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

At the same time, to assist cannabis cultivators and other cannabis licensees with economic survival and product recognition as well as establishing more comprehensive standards for product quality, individual states have contemplated pseudo-organic certification programs under state law (like Washington State ).

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 22, 2019

This post will cover the main changes (in our opinion) regarding the California Department of Public Health Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch’s (“CDPH-MCSB”) permanent regs. However, this clearly isn’t going to be the case if stakeholders go off of a plain reading of the law. Changes in ownership.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

This dispensary in the historic and culturally-significant Haight-Ashbury district will enhance Harborside’s position as a leading cannabis retailer in California ,” added Mr. Hawkins. This dispensary will be neighborhood-oriented, including the hiring of local staff, the selection of local products and the promotion of community safety.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

It has been two years since California began licensing yet operators still struggle with compliance and are all still de facto, breaking one law or another. Here’s a look back at 2019 and a projection of what’s to come in 2020 Cannabis Law. . Posted by Alexa Steinberg, Esq. | Dec 20, 2019 .

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2020

Compliance is suspended. And don’t forget that remaining open also means total compliance with any COVID-19-related operational emergency regulations. Other states, like Massachusetts , decided that adult-use businesses are not so essential during this pandemic. This is a definite “no way.”

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 29, 2019

USDA has also established specific compliance requirements for USDA licensees, including the USDA’s ability to conduct random audits and issue corrective action plans for producers’ negligent violations. This provision of the bill varies from the Personal Care Products Safety Act ( S.

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The Joint Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The Midwestern states’ launch into the potentially lucrative recreational market comes at a turbulent time for the industry, which has been rocked by layoffs, the vaping health scare and investor disappointment with Canada’s marijuana program. More could be approved before January.”

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 8, 2021

There are five important “categories,” that require company leaders’ utmost focus and attention as they launch a compliant cannabis business in a newly legal state. Without compliance boxes checked, the operation will not be able to launch. Compliance. The good news is that it doesn’t have to be navigated it alone. Real Estate.

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NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

Separately, House Bill 7371 would establish a regulatory framework for the licensed retail sale of adult-use marijuana. Update : There was a Public Hearing for SB 1085 on 3/22 after its passage out of the General Law Committee. Under state law, adults face civil penalties for minor marijuana possession offenses.

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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. FOOTNOTES.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 26, 2022

Instead, adult-use dispensaries in the state are proving the system works by checking IDs as required by state law. The study , entitled “What is the likelihood that underage youth can obtain marijuana from licensed recreational marijuana outlets in California, a state where recreational marijuana is legal?”

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 15, 2022

The alleged violations involve “pervasive irregularities” that prevented regulators from evaluating whether products from the licensees’ cultivation facilities were properly tested for quality and safety, security camera outages that were not reported to regulators, and improper use of pesticides on their products.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Testing for Safety: Are Impurities a Problem? Testing for Safety: Are Impurities a Problem? Five of them used an age verification form , which is in compliance with the FDA age requirements and state laws, where the customer has to upload a photo of a government ID, and the other required a signature on delivery of the package.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

ROSE is a leading third-party cannabis products commercialization expert in the Province of Québec, acting as the exclusive, direct-to-retail sales, marketing and distribution entity for Entourage Health, Sundial, Tilray and The Flowr Corporation and 10 Québec micro and craft growers throughout Québec.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Seems like not a month goes by in California where the Assembly isn’t trying to pass a slew of cannabis bills to help regulate the state’s industry under the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”). And October was no different. ” Vape Cartridges and Pens. .”

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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. The Cannabis Trade Federation has published a whitepaper on the STATES Act that you can read here.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 9, 2021

Sales of delta-8 THC products pose a competitive threat to licensed and regulated cannabis manufacturers and retailers, because delta-8 makers don’t have to abide by the costly quality control and safety standards imposed upon licensed companies. Retail sources: Untested, unregulated, unknown. No telling what’s in those carts.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 30, 2021

Multiple state lawmakers told City Pulse this week that Linder has been shopping legislative amendments for months that aim to reel back existing plant and patient allowances for medical marijuana caregivers and also require that their products be tested at a licensed laboratory. It’s the guy who is blowing out 100, 200 or 300 lights.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Laws protecting patients and their providers vary from state to state and, in some cases, may vary from county to county. Many individuals choose to break outdated state laws that do not account for medical use or their access. tend to focus on industries such as technology and health care.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 25, 2019

Congress could pass a law that would legitimate marijuana activities, but only to the extent an individual or commercial enterprise acts within the letter of state law. State-compliant cannabis activity would no longer violate federal criminal law. Emphasis added).

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Retailers such as Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid, Kroger, Safeway, Nordstrom, and DSW are selling or plan to sell CBD-infused topical lotions, cosmetics, and even edibles where they are legally able to do so. Many of these are meant to address public safety risks, especially for young people. alcoholic beverages, caffeine, and tobacco).

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Cannabis Chronicles

JULY 2, 2019

The ordinance approved Tuesday night paves the way for cannabis processors, producers and retailers to begin operating in unincorporated parts of the county. But the buffer was amended on the same 3-2 vote to 500 feet to give retailers more options on locations and to not cluster them together. But the ban won’t go away immediately.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 14, 2022

Following the example of Vermont, the noncommercial bill would only amend state law by legalizing the possession and gifting of up to one ounce of cannabis by adults 21 and older. NY – Last month, New York state’s Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe authorized stores on its reservation to begin sales of regulated adult-use cannabis.

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