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. . Law enforcement also reported making 6,606 marijuana-related arrests, a 25 percent increase over the prior year’s totals (when agents reported 4,992 arrests).

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 10, 2021

Well, the DEA just released its 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment, and the report is full of stats on the United States’ most popular illegal addictions, new trends in intoxicants, and foreign trade — a.k.a. The US sourced 92 percent of its heroin from Mexico in 2019, according to product analyzed by a DEA tracing program.

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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. million marijuana plants and conducted more than 6,600 marijuana related arrests. billion, with states like Colorado and Oregon bringing in over $2.2

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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. million marijuana plants and conducted more than 6,600 marijuana related arrests. billion, with states like Colorado and Oregon bringing in over $2.2

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Before the 2018 Farm Bill, only a few states ran limited “research” pilot programs for hemp. Bad policy and the new cannabinoids markets It always starts with policy. And here’s the fundamental problem, in my opinion: hemp and marijuana are the same plant, albeit with different levels of THC. Could that be true?

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SMPL

AUGUST 14, 2019

The American Bar Association (ABA) adopted a resolution on Monday that calls on Congress to allow states to set their own marijuana policies and recommends rescheduling or descheduling cannabis under federal law. The report goes on to describe how its recommendations would help resolve some of these issues.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Despite this massive shift in cannabis policy, however, a few states are still dragging their feet on cannabis legalization. Indiana Indiana prohibits the possession, use, purchase, sale, or cultivation of marijuana for both medical and recreational purposes. Wyoming Wyoming is among the few states without a medical cannabis program.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Despite the federal illegality of cannabis, lawmakers and state representatives have implemented successful medical and recreational cannabis programs across the nation. As of July 2022, 38 states in America have legalized medical cannabis, and 19 states and the District of Columbia have established recreational cannabis programs.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 25, 2022

DEA gave financial and technical assistance to the FDLE for cannabis control, but no money went to the spraying of paraquat. FDLE states that it is their plan to keep controlling cannabis with or without the DEA’s assistance. for the Reform of Marijuana Laws v. Jack Fruth. 981 (1982). New York Law School | + posts.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 2, 2019

LegitScript, the global leader in merchant and product certification and monitoring in the e-commerce and payment sectors, has launched a new certification program for legally compliant CBD products and websites. LegitScript’s CEO, John Horton, said the program will bring transparency and structure to the CBD industry.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called for decriminalizing the use of and research on psychedelics, as well as comprehensive marijuana legalization, in a video message played for a drug policy reform conference on Thursday. Read full report: [link].

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 1, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. In other federal news, the DEA has, yet again, not approved new suppliers of marijuana for research. And the new prime minister, Boris Johnson, has appointed a cannabis advocate as a policy adviser.

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Current Florida medical marijuana patient? Either way, it’s important you stay up to date with Florida’s rapidly evolving legal landscape: Can you use medical marijuana at work? What law legalized medical marijuana in Florida? How does Florida law define medical marijuana? Thinking about getting your card?

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 25, 2019

Accordingly, the USDA held that the DEA “no longer has authority to require hemp seed permits for import purposes.”. According to the Montana senator, the DEA was blocking Montana farmers from importing hemp seeds. The agency further explained that the statement aimed to provide assistance to U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The hemp industry is up in arms over the USDA’s interim rules establishing a domestic hemp program. Most of us in the hemp industry are well-aware of the major issues in the interim rules: 15-day pre-harvest testing requirements, total THC, DEA laboratories, and crop insurance to name a few. 3% Total THC.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 23, 2021

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF). It would transfer primary agency jurisdiction over cannabis from the DEA to the FDA, TTB, and ATF. Restorative Justice and Opportunity Programs.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 29, 2022

8] Spravato is derived from ketamine and categorized by DEA as a Schedule III controlled substance. DEA and the Controlled Substances Act. In addition to the arduous FDA approval process, potential psychedelic therapies would also require complying with requirements from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Times (Nov.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

According to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Schedule One drugs are “drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” Nonetheless, with the increasing legalization of medical cannabis, many veterans and interest groups have asked the government to change its policies.

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

In the mid-20th century era of “reefer madness,” the mainstream view on cannabis and pregnancy was clear: expecting mothers who used marijuana were considered ‘derelict’ and in some cases criminally negligent for the endangerment of their unborn child. These numbers reflect both non-medical and medicinal marijuana use.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 15, 2021

. – Today, ahead of the 50th anniversary—on June 17—of when President Richard Nixon declared the “war on drugs,” Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) and Cori Bush (D-MO) unveiled the Drug Policy Reform Act (DPRA), alongside the Drug Policy Alliance, which has been a strategic partner on the development of the legislation.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 3, 2022

“It was all quoted accurately and live—it was pressure from the Clinton camp PR team that the comments were supposed to be closed to the press—so we respected the writers request,” a Cannabis & Tech Today editor wrote to Marijuana Moment in a Twitter direct message. No press were authorized to attend this panel,” she said. “We

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

” This fee — which is designed to support social equity programs — is required to convert up to three medical cannabis dispensaries into dual medical-recreational facilities. However, it’s important to note that — according to the Marijuana Policy Project — each applicant would be required to pay a fee of $3 million.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 5, 2021

Having spent more than 25 years studying cannabis policy and scheduling, I take issue with this interpretation. Two, they are federally classified by DEA and HHS as Schedule II, III, IV or V substances. Authors Tracy Gallegos and Neville M.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 10, 2019

If successful, these rule changes would allow hemp to be grown within four miles of marijuana cultivation, and remove the requirement that hemp farmers get permission from the DEA before importing hemp seeds. One open issue is how to pay for the hemp-licensing program that is compliant with the 2018 Farm Bill.

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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. 1, Montana permits retail marijuana sales for adults 21 and older. 1, Louisiana’s medical cannabis program allows patients to access smokable whole-plant flower marijuana. Happy 2022!

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 26, 2019

The new Attorney General said he would not go after cannabis companies ; the NFL announced it would not air a medical marijuana ad during the Super Bowl; and furloughed federal workers were able to get free cannabis. New Jersey failed to pass legislation legalizing recreational marijuana. In March, no news was big news.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2021

It also includes comprehensive restorative justice provisions, including grants, loans, and other funding programs for disadvantaged and minority businesses, record expungement, petitions for resentencing, and other measures intended to repair the decades of harm caused by the War on Drugs. Cannabis above 0.3% Source: [link].

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Cannabis Info

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Then in 1905, missionaries in Manila spearheaded an anti-opium campaign , a thinly veiled attempt to expel Chinese immigrants (opium dens had already been banned in parts of the US, not because of public health policies, or clinical research, but because of racist scaremongering about the Chinese). No more Oktoberfest.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2020

However, this (1) did not offer any help for hemp cultivated in states with hemp programs that were inconsistent with the 2014 Farm Bill, and (2) is only guidance and was not legally binding on any court or law enforcement agency. If those levels increase too much, then hemp becomes “marijuana” and the transporter is now a federal criminal.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

As of the time of this writing, the bill’s text is not available on Congress.gov but is provided by Marijuana Moment’s Kyle Jaeger, who wrote a great article on the bill. other known or potential challenges by the participation of States or producers in the domestic hemp production program.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) to reschedule marijuana. As we all know, the DEA has routinely refused to accept or denied each and every petition, minus one that yielded very specific changes for a synthetic cannabis drug. The DEA’s answering brief is due November 30, 2020. DEA appeared first on Harris Bricken.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Air Force changed its THC testing policy, and a DEA historian talked about the organization’s racist origins. to “…take our lead and pardon people who have been criminalized for possession of marijuana.”. Air Force (USAF) made some huge changes to its cannabis policy. The program is officially in full effect.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 7, 2020

One of the main reasons why “marijuana” remains a federally illegal, Schedule I controlled substance is that, according to the Feds, it has no currently accepted medical use. Ole Miss got the cannabis study and research cultivation gig from the DEA (via a contract with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)) in 1968.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2021

With constantly shifting guidelines and laws that differ both federally and state-to-state, the prospect of moving with marijuana can be quite the head trip. A safe, legal, and (mostly) stress-free move with marijuana is possible while we wait for nationwide legalization. Here’s your comprehensive guide to moving with marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Marijuana and Cannabinoids: Health, Research and Regulatory Considerations (Position Paper). Marijuana and related substance misuse are complex issues impacting family medicine, patient health, and public health. Relevant AAFP Policy. Marijuana Possession for Personal Use. Executive Summary. Call to Action.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2019

8 In January of this year, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded an Obama-era policy which had de-prioritized federal prosecution of those involved in the cannabis industry in states which had legalized medical or recreational cannabis. 32 See , e.g., Retail Marijuana Rules, 1 Colo. any other Federal criminal statute.”

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Project CBD

AUGUST 23, 2023

A leading California cannabis industry policy influencer, Devitt is currently Director of Regulatory Affairs at CannaCraft & March and Ash. percent of so-called hemp delta-9 products are illegally sourced from marijuana plants.) percent on a dry weight basis.” PRODUCT TYPE 2 GUMMIES 1 COOKIE 1 BROWNIE 1 BEVERAGE UNIT WEIGHT 5.8g

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