Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 4, 2019

A rather worrying report via Vice who report, “Dispensaries are adopting in-store surveillance systems to protect profits. Experts warn it’s a ‘slippery slope’ to discrimination.” Privacy issues and cannabis, are, without a doubt, on the rise. Mason Marks law professor at Gonzaga University writes… As you approach the machine, in-store cameras feed images to algorithms that analyze your appearance to determine if you might be carrying a weapon, and compare you

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 4, 2019

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. The 2018 Farm Bill gives the US Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) regulatory authority over hemp cultivation at the federal level.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 4, 2019

Turn the clock back by 42 years, and you would have seen the USA this week struggling in the turmoil of a debate that gripped the nation. America’s relationship with cannabis has always been an uneasy one. In the 1960s it came to represent the free movements of California which so enchantingly captured the imagination of its youth from coast to coast.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 4, 2019

Why are we including this in our breaking news section ? Not so much what’s being said, rather who is saying it. Proactive Investor writes, Recent developments have indicated that new treatments derived from these mind-altering substances are garnering new attention from the investment community. Say the word “psychedelic” and most people will immediately conjure up images of tie-dyed hippy types taking magic mushrooms.

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Speaker: Jonathan Bench, International Cannabis and Securities Business Attorney at Harris Bricken

The U.S. cannabis industry is still in its infancy, even though states began engaging with legalization in one form or another in the late 1990s. Today, many opportunities exist for individuals and businesses that want to engage in the industry. Some want to directly own licensed businesses, while others prefer to keep the industry at an arm’s length and merely profit from it.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 4, 2019

Bezinga report…The U.S Hemp Authority has announced the launch of its Guidance Plan 2.0, which has the goal of making the U.S. Hemp Authority Certification Program stronger and fully-encompassing. The program is a work in progress. For the program to succeed, the U.S. Hemp Authority has opened up its processes and deliberations to include all individuals, firms and organizations in the U.S. hemp industry.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 4, 2019

Tulsa World writes… A law that takes effect later this month has a provision allowing the Oklahoma State Department of Health to give law enforcement access to information displayed on medical marijuana patient licenses. But amid concerns about privacy and possible legal conflicts, a leading state lawmaker said he asked for a delay on implementation and expects the clause could be removed during the next legislative session.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 4, 2019

Herald & Review report, “In all, money went to 60 lawmakers with the ability to vote on the historic measure legalizing recreational pot, 45 of whom voted yes. Of those 45, all but six were Chicago-area Democrats. And more than $120,000 went to campaign and political funds tied to just one of those legislators, state Sen. Don Harmon of Oak Park, a main sponsor of the 2018 bill expanding medical marijuana in the state.” The companies also gave more than $100,000 to a political act

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 4, 2019

Marijuana Moment reports. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced on Friday that work has begun on the creation of the nation’s only hemp seed bank. The announcement comes months after $500,000 in funding for the project was included in a large-scale omnibus spending bill. The “Industrial Hemp Germplasm Repository” will be located at Cornell University’s AgriTech facility in Geneva, New York.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 4, 2019

This article will discuss the rapidly evolving legal landscape and liability risks of cannabis in the United States. Although marijuana and cannabis remain illegal on a federal level, that hasn’t stopped various states from continuing their efforts to increase tolerance for this product in many U.S. states. Indeed, as the chart appended to this article shows, only four states have no laws allowing cannabis or cannabidiol (CBD) to be sold––while both remain on the federal list of illegal drugs. &

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