Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

One of the most common mistakes we see in new cannabis markets is businesses that rely too much on federal legalization happening. For example, lots of businesses back in 2018 in California took the view that they could expand at all costs and grab market share, because federal legalization (and investor capital) was inevitable.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 14, 2021

All that is about to change, thanks to a change at the DEA , which cultivators and industry experts say will be monumental for cannabis research, medical marijuana patients, and potentially the broader legal status of the plant itself. “We BRC) told The Cannigma this week. Junk’ cannabis ‘ill-suited for clinical trials’.

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WeedAdvisor

JULY 4, 2019

Drug Enforcement Administration is not a fan of drugs or legalization. Despite mounting evidence into cannabis’ therapeutic benefits, the DEA continues to close its eyes and plug its ears, constantly claiming that there is not enough research to support its medicinal value, according to Marijuana Moment. The Wrong Type of Cannabis. .

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The legal cannabis industry in the United States has slowly expanded over the last decade. With legalization, patients and consumers have more freedom in product choice, and many are turning to homegrown cannabis. With legalization, patients and consumers have more freedom in product choice, and many are turning to homegrown cannabis.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 18, 2022

One might think that the recent uptick in the legalization of recreational marijuana usage would correlate with a decline in the arrests and seizures related to the leafy-green. In 2020 alone, legal sales of marijuana in the US bought in a record $17.5 million marijuana plants and conducted more than 6,600 marijuana related arrests.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

states and the District of Columbia currently have legal cannabis, medical or recreational. Despite this massive shift in cannabis policy, however, a few states are still dragging their feet on cannabis legalization. It prohibits cannabis possession, use, purchase, sale, or cultivation, whether for recreation or medical purposes.

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Veriheal

JUNE 22, 2021

We are not fully aware of the consequences of cannabis legalization because there are not enough studies to solidify its therapeutic uses” Yet the same individuals spewing this crap are the ones that stand in the way of progress. The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis is Profound – What Many Cultivators Grow However is Not.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 11, 2021

The annual DEA report also shows that federal law enforcement officers made nearly 5,000 cannabis-related arrests in 2020, a year wracked by the social and economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the data published in the DEA’s yearly Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program Statistical Report, approximately 4.54

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SpeedWeed

MAY 18, 2021

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) quietly made an announcement that’s expected to have a profound and long-lasting impact on cannabis research and development in the United States. For years, NIDA and the DEA have promised to open up the sourcing of federally-approved research cannabis. DEA finally relents.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

It seems like every day I read a new story about legislators, high-ranking federal officials, and frustrated advocates of marijuana research complaining that researchers still can’t study the actual marijuana that people are using in the state-legal markets. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to cultivate marijuana for research purposes.

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CannaMD

JULY 19, 2020

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) made far fewer cannabis-related arrests in 2019 than in previous years. Let’s take a closer look at what DEA data reveals. Much of it was caused by the statistics coming out of California, where legalized markets have struggled to match the quality and affordability of more experienced black market rivals.

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WeedAdvisor

AUGUST 28, 2019

As we reported earlier , marijuana experts were frustrated over the poor quality of cannabis grown at the government’s only legal marijuana facility at the University of Mississippi. Despite a 90-day deadline for review, the DEA ignored this cut-off and simply sat on the applications for three years. Dozens of Applications”. .

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 14, 2021

State-level marijuana legalization has left the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) with far fewer samples of seized illicit cannabis to analyze, a study led by a top marijuana investigator for the federal government says. Read the full report at .

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2022

One might think that the recent uptick in the legalization of recreational marijuana usage would correlate with a decline in the arrests and seizures related to the leafy-green. In 2020 alone, legal sales of marijuana in the US bought in a record $17.5 Robert Szyba. Seyfarth Shaw LLP. [co-author: co-author: Sydney Jenkins].

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 18, 2022

One might think that the recent uptick in the legalization of recreational marijuana usage would correlate with a decline in the arrests and seizures related to the leafy-green. In 2020 alone, legal sales of marijuana in the US bought in a record $17.5 By Robert Szyba & Sydney Jenkins. July 18, 2022.

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Project CBD

JULY 31, 2018

With Congress seemingly poised to legalize the cultivation of industrial hemp for many uses, including the production of biomass for CBD oil extraction, many questions remain unanswered. How will the DEA reschedule CBD now that Epidiolex has been approved as a pharmaceutical CBD isolate?

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

AUGUST 26, 2020

Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) published an interim final rule surrounding hemp and hemp derivatives. Although the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp and hemp derivatives under.3% Although the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp and hemp derivatives under.3% By: Nabil Rodriguez. Last week on Thursday August 20, 2020, the U.S.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 5, 2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The DEA is conducting a review of cannabis scheduling. As of January 2024, 24 states have legalized adult-use cannabis; over half the US population lives in a state where it is legal. million in taxes and fees.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

You might think it’s California,but actually it is …… According to recently published DEA data about illegal grows it is Kentucky, where both recreational and medical marijuana are still illegal. The DEA confiscated over 1.8 Across the United States, the DEA seized 2.82 million plants in 2017.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 24, 2022

Colorado could legalize psychedelics. These include legalizing the possession, cultivation, use, and sharing of psychedelic components such as ibogaine , mescaline , DMT, psilocybin , and psilocin for adults over the age of 21. city to do so. The Natural Medicine Health Act: Pros and Cons.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Since 1968, the University of Mississippi has been the only entity cleared by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and funded by NIDA to grow cannabis for FDA-approved research. or less THC. ” U.S. .” ” U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 16, 2022

million cultivated marijuana plants and made more than 6,600 marijuana-related arrests in 2021, according to annual data compiled by the US Drug Enforcement Administration. . million cultivated cannabis plants last year – a 20 percent increase over 2020’s totals. Federal law enforcement agents and their partners seized over 5.5

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 25, 2019

Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) released a statement, in which the agency clarified that the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill rendered the importation of hemp seeds legal. As we previously explained , the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp, hemp seeds, and other derivatives by removing them from the Controlled Substance Act.

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NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

.” The agency said that the policy change was necessary because the existing system provided “no clear legal pathway for commercial enterprises to produce marijuana for product development.” Patterson said that DEA could not move forward granting any new applications until the Justice Department clarified the issue. .”

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 29, 2021

This shipment marks a tremendous milestone in the evolution of the US cannabis industry, as it represents one of the first imports of live Cannabis plants to a federally licensed US cultivator. Under the federal licensing regime, BRC is only allowed to source genetics and starting material from DEA-compliant or federally legal sources.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 30, 2022

Under this proposal, the AG is also provided with the ability to authorize increases in the total number of federally approved marijuana cultivators. The Attorney General is provided with a 60-day timeline to either affirm or reject applicants for licensure. BILLS-117s253es. Senate members in 2020 passed a similar version of S.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Rather than a ballot initiative , Connecticut, New Mexico, New York, and Virginia legalized the plant for adult-use purposes via a legislative process. They follow in the footsteps of Vermont, which became the first legislative-driven legal cannabis state back in 2018. Legal Cannabis Business Framework .

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Bank of America Closes Account of DEA-Approved Cannabis Researcher. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in May to be a federally authorized cultivator of research-grade cannabis. A Senate Bill Could Legalize Recreational Cannabis Sales in D.C. Despite the legalization of cannabis possession in 2014 by D.C.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2021

Pennington, who focuses on federal appeals and regulatory issues, is co-counsel on several high-profile cases against the DEA regarding cannabis research, hemp, and psychedelics. Circuit), a pending petition for review of DEA’s August 2020 Interim Final Rule purportedly implementing the 2018 Farm Bill’s amendments to the CSA.

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

MAY 5, 2024

Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) decision to reclassify marijuana as a positive step, despite the long road ahead.Late last week, the U.S. A Kansas City marijuana manufacturer sees the U.S. Read More

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 26, 2023

This USDA study , figure 2, page 4, shows states reporting nearly 30,000 total hemp acres “licensed or approved” for cultivation in 2017. It doesn’t appear that much of this was greenhouse acreage, and I presume it includes hemp cultivated for all uses. Many of them are in the legally problematic CBD food and beverage space.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Hemp growers are unhappy over the DEA’s hemp rule. Maine legalized recreational cannabis in 2016. dea hemp rule. Maine began sales of adult-use cannabis.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 20, 2021

The bill will allow individuals over the age of 18 to possess up to 28 grams of flower, and cultivate up to six plants (or eight per household) for personal use. More than two years have passed since the Mexican Supreme Court declared that it was everyones’ constitutional right to consume and cultivate cannabis. .

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 16, 2020

Now that Illinois has joined 10 other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing the recreational use and sale of marijuana, what can we expect from this new legislation? How was Illinois’ path to legalization different from other states? . What are some potential consequences of legalization? .

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 11, 2021

Legal Status. However, delta-10 derived from hemp extract exists in a legal gray zone.” total THC (defined as delta-9 THC plus tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), its acidic version), then it’s considered “legal.” View original article.

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NORML

APRIL 8, 2020

Under existing regulations, the agency only licenses one facility — the University of Mississippi — to cultivate cannabis for use in FDA-approved clinical trials. To date, however, the DEA has failed to either affirm or reject any of the more than 30 applications it has received.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 15, 2021

Drug Enforcement Administration-McAlester Resident Office and DEA Denver. The investigation was initiated by the DEA Denver office’s “Front Range Task Force” after a Chinese money laundering organization was identified that sold black market marijuana “to fund and further their criminal activities,” the sheriff office stated.

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