Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Lynn Silver a pediatrician and director of Getting it Right from the Start – Advancing Public Health & Equity in Cannabis Policy, and Senior Advisor at the Public Health writes for CAL Matters. It should not be about initiating and hooking more kids, or adding neurologically active and psychoactive substances to our food.

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NORML

MAY 15, 2019

NORML has submitted written comments to the US Food and Drug Administration ahead of the agency’s scheduled hearing on the regulation CBD-infused products. In December, Congress enacted legislation removing industrial hemp (defined as cannabis containing less than 0.3

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

State legislators in 2021 enacted over 50 laws liberalizing marijuana policies in more than 25 states, according to a report issued today by the National Organization of the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). These policies are popular among voters, regardless of political party.”. View Legislation by Category.

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Legislation Patients Retail Law 98

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2021

Representatives from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Food and Drug Administration and Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau were also present. The conversation also touched on legislation to protect banks that service state-legal marijuana businesses from being penalized by federal regulators.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 3, 2020

In Indianapolis on January 29, a quiet, eager audience of nurses give their rapt attention to Jason Straw as he takes center stage at the 2020 ISNA Policy Conference. ISNA 2020 POLICY CONFERENCE AGENDA, Jason Straw- Cannabis Policy. ISNA 2020 POLICY CONFERENCE AGENDA, Jason Straw- Cannabis Policy. PURPOSE : .

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Policy Research and Development Chronic Pain Cannabinoids 81

Veriheal

APRIL 26, 2023

Blumenauer stated that the VA does not support the legislation but that several veteran groups, including the AMVETS (American Veterans) and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), support the act. The cannabis industry supports this act, including the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and the Drug Policy Alliance.

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Access Legislation Cannabis Programs 105

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 21, 2019

Under a new policy announced by the Northam Administration, the Commonwealth of Virginia will soon officially authorize hemp processors to produce hemp extracts for human consumption. VDACS will soon issue, through its food safety program, rules for hemp processors to follow when producing hemp extracts. Samuel B Johnston.

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Extraction Policy Hemp Consumption 69

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 11, 2019

cannabis industry’s first comprehensive model federal legislation to legalize interstate and international medical and adult-use cannabis in the United States. cannabis market will be worth over $66 billion by 2025, but without a smart and welcoming trade policy, Americans will not see the benefits of ending prohibition.

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Legislation Policy Cannabis Patients 75

Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2019

The bill would also give the Food and Drug Administration the same authority over marijuana that it has over alcohol. One other interesting component of the bill is that it would transfer jurisdiction from the Attorney General over marijuana to the re-named Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana , Firearms, and Explosives.

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Legislation Marijuana State Laws Law 111

Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2020

This federal and state interplay has resulted in many legislative and regulatory changes at the state level. In light of these legislative changes, we are presenting a 50-state series analyzing how each jurisdiction treats hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”). . § food labeling). 101 et seq.

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Hemp CBD Food Agriculture 120

Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

All of this has been based on administrative policy declared by the Secretary of State’s Office, not on legislation or a change to the California Business and Professions Code, but Senate Bill 185 , which was introduced on January 30, 2019 and just went to committee, would change that.

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Legislation Agriculture Food Programs 68

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

On September 29, 2021, during a regularly scheduled meeting, the Liquor and Cannabis Board took the following actions on these Board Interim Policies (BIP): Liquor Policies Rescinded (Withdrawn) : LCB Policy Number 00-4 about exceptions to liquor license fee refund procedures. Marijuana (Cannabis) Policies Rescinded (Withdrawn).

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Policy Food Retail Compliance 52

Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2020

This federal and state interplay has resulted in many legislative and regulatory changes at the state level. In light of these legislative changes, we are presenting a 50-state series analyzing how each jurisdiction treats hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”). NYDAM’s policy document linked above does not clearly mention vapes.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 14, 2021

This is big: Today @SenBooker @SenSchumer and I are releasing our draft legislation to end the federal prohibition of cannabis. Senate Leadership Releases Draft Legislation to Make Cannabis Federally Legal. Legislation opens doors for cannabis policy reform in the current Congress. Summary-Schumer-Booker-Wyden.

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Legislation Banking History Access 71

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

This morning, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed report language that would require the FDA to, within 4 months, issue a formal enforcement policy on the sale of hemp CBD products. If passed, this legislation would give some legal protection for CBD companies marketing food and supplements.

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Food Legislation CBD Research and Development 40

Veriheal

AUGUST 23, 2022

Kathy Hochul signed legislation that effectively regulates the public consumption of cannabis. The new legislation prohibits smoking at group camps, playgrounds, recreation centers, marinas, boardwalks, and on all state-owned beaches. Terpenes are abundant in nature and found in all sorts of plants and foods.

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Consumption Terpenes Recreational Legislation 111

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2021

On July 14, 2021, Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) released the discussion draft of historic federal cannabis legalization legislation, the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA). Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).

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Hemp Law Seed-To-Sale Food 105

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 8, 2020

This federal and state interplay has resulted in many legislative and regulatory changes at the state level. In light of these legislative changes, we are presenting a 50-state series analyzing how each jurisdiction treats hemp-derived cannabidiol (Hemp CBD). For previous coverage in this series, check out the links below: Alabama.

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Hemp CBD Agriculture Cultivation 110

Canna Law Blog

APRIL 3, 2019

Last week, we explored whether the addition of hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) to food and beverages is actually unlawful , notwithstanding FDA policy. The first is that the situation with CBD in foods and beverages (and cosmetics, and everything else) is about as legally cumbersome as could be. It has put FDA in a bind.

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The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Indeed, on February 18, 2020, the United States Department of Transportation published a bulletin addressing “ DOT Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance Notice ,” which follows previous notices it had released regarding its position on medical marijuana.

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CBD Safety Compliance Compliance 106

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 20, 2019

CCIA Policy Conference What’s Missing? – On Wednesday, March 20, 2019, the California Cannabis Industry Association (“CCIA”) will host its 4th Annual Policy Conference in Sacramento, California. 2019 Policy Development & Legislation , moderated by Amy Jenkins, CCIA. . “aBIZinaBOX Inc.,

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Policy Collective Business Legislation 51

Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2019

This federal and state interplay has resulted in many legislative and regulatory changes at the state level. In light of these legislative changes, we are presenting a 50-state series analyzing how each jurisdiction treats hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”). The cultivation of hemp is lawful and regulated in Montana.

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Hemp CBD Seed-To-Sale Food 77

Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

These FAQs, notably, are based expressly on federal law , and do not explicitly cite California law to support CDPH’s attempted ban on Hemp CBD foods. There are really two main arguments in the FAQs for why Hemp CBD foods are unlawful: Hemp was a Schedule I (illegal) drug under the Controlled Substances Act.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 6, 2021

Harvard Law School is planning to open the first US policy center focused on the legalization and regulation of psychedelics like psilocybin, MDMA, and LSD. . Harvard’s new center will be the first to focus solely on psychedelics policy and laws rather than research, though. View original article.

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Policy Law Research and Development Therapy 52

Cannabis Chronicles

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

But now, the couple say the company faces uncertainty because of a new policy from the state Liquor and Cannabis Board that requires them to put even less information on their products’ packaging. The policy also prohibits companies from using words such as “healing,” “relief,” “restorative” and “wellness,” among others.

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Packaging Sleep Legislation Policy 100

Veriheal

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Reaction From the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) The response to the NAACP’s amendment has been overwhelmingly positive. Most important among the supporters of the amendment, however, is the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW). This cannot continue.”

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 23, 2022

Hemp Roundtable sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf requesting the immediate issue of an enforcement discretion policy for dietary supplements containing hemp-derived CBD and other cannabinoids. Unfortunately, the agency has been unwilling to meet with us to discuss legislative options,” Miller states in the letter.

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Policy Hemp CBD Safety 52

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 10, 2019

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy , ppz001. , [link]. Since 2014, pro-hemp legislation has received increasingly bipartisan support, culminating with the Hemp Farming Act of 2018, which would remove industrial hemp from its current listing as a Schedule 1 drug, and allow hemp to be treated like any other agricultural commodity.

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Hemp Agriculture Policy Food 79

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 3, 2022

Food and Drug Administration. The lack of robust research on cannabis products, cannabis as a therapy and dependence or addiction to cannabis heightens the challenge of developing sound policies on the use of cannabis in health care facilities.

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Research and Development Policy Patients Compliance 98

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeking clarification on whether the policy change could jeopardize federal funding for those facilities. California Bills On Smokable Hemp, CBD Foods And Cannabis Use In Hospitals Head To Governor’s Desk. He recently sent a letter to the head of the U.S. Read full article at .

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Food Hemp CBD Patients 52

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Governor Gavin Newsome recently signed California Assembly Bill 45 (AB 45) into law, which, among other things, allows hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) to be included in any food, beverages, and dietary supplements sold in California. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) current position on the issue.

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Seed-To-Sale Food Hemp Supply Chain 98

SpeedWeed

MAY 13, 2021

plans to reintroduce the 87-page legislation this Congress, he said during a House Judiciary Subcommittee meeting in March. The 14-page legislation isn’t as long-winded but puts the removal of cannabis as a controlled substance, banking protection, reform for veterans and mandated NIH studies at the forefront. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.,

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Legislation Banking Policy Advocacy 52

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 23, 2020

Definition of maximum levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in food.(20A00016). European Union legislation and policies "; Having regard to Regulation (EEC) no. contaminants in food; Having regard to Regulation (EC) no. general requirements of food law establishes. food safety; Having regard to Regulation (EC) no.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 10, 2020

Elixicure, an over-the-counter (OTC) CBD-infused topical pain-relief cream marketed for treating inflammation, aches, and pains, has received product listing certification from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Collin Peterson Introduces New Legislation Permitting CBD Marketing in Dietary Supplements.

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CBD Topical Agriculture Hemp 99

Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 26, 2022

Known for its harsh anti-drug policies, Thailand became the first country in South East Asia to legalise medical cannabis in 2018, with the legislation passing in February 2019. This legislative support, coupled with our rich legacy as an agricultural powerhouse, primes Thailand as a leader in the cannabis space.”.

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Legislation Agriculture Research and Development Banking 52

Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Louisiana’s medical program has been in the works for far too long, and state lawmakers are still addressing gaps in the legislation. 2020 also saw state legislation that prevented financial institutions from being penalized for housing the funds of cannabis businesses. Signs of New Times.

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Law Decriminalization Advocacy Programs 109

Canna Law Blog

JUNE 16, 2019

This federal and state interplay has resulted in many legislative and regulatory changes at the state level. In light of these legislative changes, we are presenting a 50-state series analyzing how each jurisdiction treats hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp-CBD”). percent on a dry weight basis.” Emphasis added).

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Hemp Seed-To-Sale CBD Law 95