The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Because “marijuana is the most frequently reported drug found in post-crash testing,” the CDC explained that employers should address the issue as part of their “workplace motor vehicle safety programs.”. The CDC began with a discussion of the impact that THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) has on users.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Now, with the 2023 policy change, the league will also no longer punish players for cannabis use. Prior to the new agreement, players faced financial and professional repercussions for violating the NBA’s ban on cannabis consumption. Athletes will still be punished if they are high at games, practices, and other team functions.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 1, 2021

This substance needs to be addressed as part of all workplace motor vehicle safety programs. The delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) contained in marijuana is a psychoactive (mind-altering) compound that affects areas of the brain that control the body’s movements, balance, coordination, memory, and judgment.

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The Cannigma

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Qatar has a zero-tolerance policy for drugs, and cannabis is no exception. Possession, public consumption, and growing are all crimes that have steep punishments. Qatar has no medical marijuana program, and is not expected to develop one in the coming years. Possible penalties for cannabis in Qatar. Medical marijuana in Qatar.

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The Cannigma

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Medical cannabis has been legal in Lithuania in 2018 , but the program is limited and has run into issues. The country was the last EU member to allow industrial hemp in 2013 but created a medical program in 2018. Lithuania’s medical marijuana program. Lithuania has had a medical marijuana program since 201 8.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

Delta-8 THC remains the hottest topic in the hemp industry, and policymakers in Congress and in statehouses across the country are furiously addressing the issue. total THC thresholds. This month, we learned about raids of shops in Kentucky and Georgia for selling delta-8 THC products, with arrests made of retailers in Georgia.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. Legislation is pending, House Bill 4706, to regulate public on-site marijuana consumption for adults. AL resident? HI resident? IL resident?

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 13, 2020

Most player contracts, collective bargaining agreements, and league policies and player rules dictated that cannabis consumption (or even participating in a cannabis business) would carry stiff consequences for players where cannabis remains federally illegal. The NHL has a pretty relaxed drug testing policy around THC in its athletes.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Because “marijuana is the most frequently reported drug found in post-crash testing,” the CDC explained that employers should address the issue as part of their “workplace motor vehicle safety programs.”. The CDC began with a discussion of the impact that THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) has on users.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 21, 2021

However, when it comes to cannabis, they have one of the harshest policies. While many countries are legalizing the consumption of cannabis, Japan restricted their citizens, which led to an increase the cannabis-related arrest in 2018. In facet, Japan permits the sale and consumption of CBD.

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 165, to establish a medical marijuana access program for qualified patients with a physician’s recommendation to access medical marijuana from licensed retail outlets. Legislation is pending, HCR 2045, that seeks to arbitrarily cap the potency of cannabis flowers at two percent THC. Update : H.

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NewsMunchies

AUGUST 2, 2021

Sha’Carri says she was using THC to cope with her mother’s death. Some would even argue that Sha’Carri’s use of THC would actually reduce her performance abilities. . There is no convincing evidence THC boosts performance, and it is legal in the vast majority of U.S. She had tested positive for cannabis in the U.S.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 7, 2021

Just weeks after it legalized adult-use cannabis , New York has joined a growing number of states that are seeking limits or prohibitions on delta-8 THC, the intoxicating cannabinoid synthesized from hemp. New York officials will prohibit the in-state production of delta-8 THC products derived from hemp. Last October, Gov.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

At the state level, activists in Florida and Missouri gathered in their state capitals along side state and local NORML chapters to lobby state lawmakers in favor of sensible marijuana policy reform. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of protecting compassionate care programs. John Fetterman, Lt. CA resident? Update : S.

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PrestoDoctor

JANUARY 30, 2024

The psychoactive compound in cannabis, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is believed to play a role in triggering psychosis by disrupting the brain’s dopamine system. Mechanism of Action Cannabis-induced psychosis occurs due to the interaction between cannabinoids, such as THC, and the brain’s cannabinoid receptors.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Recreational marijuana is illegal in Sweden, where strict, even “ repressive ” drug policies belie the country’s progressive image. Sweden legalized medical marijuana in 2012 but the program is highly restrictive and the Scandinavian country has yet to legalize recreational marijuana. in both the long and short term.”.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

In light of the recent federal legalization of industrial hemp, Washington lawmakers are taking a hard look at the state’s hemp program. The plan would need to cover licensing, THC testing, enforcement, and a host of other topics required under federal law. completely. This would no longer be an issue if SB 5719 passes.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 22, 2021

“We commend the Connecticut Legislature and governor for their commitment to getting this important, equity-centered legalization bill over the finish line,” said Steven Hawkins, executive director for the Marijuana Policy Project. Connecticut Home Grow. We believe the legislation signed by Gov.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 14, 2020

But does the lack of hemp and tetrahydrocannabidiol (“THC”) render synthetic CBD legal? Synthetics CBD is a CBD isolate ( i.e. , pure CBD, free of other cannabinoids, such as THC, that are naturally found in the hemp plant). be safe ( i.e. , not adulterated) for human consumption. It is chemically produced in a laboratory.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 26, 2022

We are specifically encouraging an amendment which would replace the unreasonable THC limits (0.25 As the Roundtable pointed out, the bill was not germane because the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, not the Department of Health, regulates the state hemp program. of any THC. Pennsylvania.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2020

In 2017, New Mexico enacted Senate Bill 6, which established an industrial hemp program. This suggests that the NMED wants to align its rules with the Food and Drug Administration’s policy on the sale and marketing of these products. Total THC content in the package, labeled in milligrams. Today we head to New Mexico.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 22, 2019

2) Social Consumption/ Cannabis Lounges / Tasting Rooms. Description: Creates and regulates, under certain circumstances, limited licensing of consumption and event spaces specifically for cannabis. Certain lawmakers have worked hard to halt progress on this bill and similar efforts to create legal consumption venues here in Oregon.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Mississippi Celebrates First Medical Cannabis Sale Mississippi’s medical cannabis program is officially open for business ! The ban aligns Hong Kong with the zero-tolerance drug policy of China. Going forward, possession or consumption of CBD will result in a minimum of 7 years in prison and $127,000 in fines.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2020

Any grower or processors (known as “handlers” in the state) must secure a license from the ODA and comply with comprehensive reporting, recordkeeping and total THC testing requirements. Consumption” means “to ingest, inhale, topically apply to the skin or hair.” total THC and are free of certain chemicals.

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CannaMD

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Little time will be devoted to opening sections which cover well-documented topics such as historic and current cannabis use, definitions, formulations, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and policies on use. Consumption of edibles should proceed slowly and in small quantities at a time with sufficient time between doses.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 16, 2019

2014 Farm Bill Industrial Hemp Program. In 2016, Alabama enacted the Alabama Industrial Hemp research Program Act, (“ Act ”), which gave the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (“ADAI”) the authority over the production of industrial hemp and hemp products. percent THC on a dry weight basis. Emphasis added).

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 28, 2019

The featured speakers included, Danica Hibpshman, OLCC Director of Licensing, Madeleine Cane, OLCC Marijuana Program Coordinator, Anthony Geltosky, OLCC’s only Packaging and Labeling Specialist, Sunny Summers, ODA Hemp Policy Coordinator, Marry Anne Cooper, Oregon Farm Bureau and Ken Helm, State Representative.

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Veriheal

APRIL 14, 2022

Prior to the decree’s publication, France had already been busy importing cannabis products for its medical cannabis pilot program. The ANSM Has Been Fronting a Medical Cannabis Pilot Program . The ANSM has been leading a strictly regulated medical cannabis pilot program for the best part of a year.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 21, 2022

Unfortunately, this appetite combined with a lack of access to regulated marijuana has perpetuated both a robust and unregulated illicit marijuana market, and an unregulated hemp industry where intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids like Delta-8 THC, Delta-9 THC, THC-O and HHC are freely sold directly to consumers.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

This statewide change follows New York City ’s April 2019 ban on pre-employment cannabis testing, which deems screening for marijuana or THC as a condition of employment to be an unlawful discriminatory practice, with limited exceptions. Other jurisdictions are catching up to the marijuana law frenzy.

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The Cannigma

MAY 19, 2021

Medical : Illegal Recreational : Illegal *CBD products are legal in Japan, as long as they contain no THC whatsoever and are not made from cannabis flower. Japan has some of the harshest drug policies on Earth, including for cannabis — and is one of the worst places on Earth to get arrested on marijuana possession charges.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2019

The Hemp Center will be based in OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences and intends to serve “as a research hub connecting faculty and researchers engaged in plant research, food innovation, pharmacy, public health, public policy, business and engineering.” 3% “total THC”? You can read all about it here. This is not a repeat.).

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Among these bellwethers, South Africa and Georgia allow for possession and consumption but no sale; Uruguay, conversely, has a quasi-commercial model; and Canada is leading the charge with a bona fide, scaled marijuana economy. Public consumption esta prohibido. A companion proposal would expand the country’s medical marijuana program.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Furthermore, in 2017 the Norwegian parliament voted in favor of a measure to decriminalize drug use, shifting the focus of drug policies towards treatment. Regardless, minor cannabis violations like consumption or possession are typically punished with a simple fine. Medical cannabis in Norway. Can you grow your own weed?

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NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

At a more local level, city council members in Springfield, Illinois approved the state’s first marijuana consumption space. 2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. VA resident?

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 28, 2019

893 ”), which directs the state Department of Agriculture (“DOAG”) to implement an agricultural pilot program under the 2014 Farm Bill to enable the cultivation and processing of hemp until the state plan is approved by the U.S. THC to any location not listed on the licensee’s application. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”).

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

Marijuana was once again one of the hottest legislative topics across the nation in 2021, and while some states’ new legislation provided greater protections to employers with drug-free and/or zero-tolerance policies, others took a more employee-friendly approach.

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