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Corporate cannabis companies lobby for caregiver crackdown in Michigan

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Multiple state lawmakers told City Pulse this week that Linder has been shopping legislative amendments for months that aim to reel back existing plant and patient allowances for medical marijuana caregivers and also require that their products be tested at a licensed laboratory. It’s the guy who is blowing out 100, 200 or 300 lights.

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Article : Maine – Opportunities for Marijuana Establishments to Access Financial Services: Recent Advancements at the State and Federal Level

Cannabis Law Report

This has had a significant impact on marijuana businesses operating in compliance with Maine law across the state. . As emergency legislation, the law would immediately go into effect (rather than becoming effective 90 days after adjournment) and will require approval by 2/3 of the State Legislature. .

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Mondaq Article: Worldwide: Global Developments And Considerations For Registering Cannabis And Cannabis-Related Trademarks

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) will not grant such protection for marks that cover goods and/or services that are a violation of federal law, regardless of whether the activities associated with the goods or services is legal under state law. 7(1)(f), 2009 O.J (L See 37 C.F.R.

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World Wide Weed: Risks and Best Practices for Advertising State Legal Cannabis on the Internet

Cannabis Law Report

In February of this year, the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (“CBCC”) sent a letter to Weedmaps.com alleging that the website was “engaging in activity that violates state cannabis laws.” Because cannabis remains illegal under federal law, 7 and Section 230 explicitly does not “impair the enforcement of. 17 18 U.S.C.

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Religious Use of Psychedelic Drugs Under Federal Law: A History

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The Peyote Regulation requires that peyote uses would be required to comply with all other laws—including state laws. Not all states provided exemptions to illegal peyote uses, which led to the 1990 United States Supreme Court case, Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v.

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Further Consideration of the STATES Act

Cannabis Law Report

Congress could pass a law that would legitimate marijuana activities, but only to the extent an individual or commercial enterprise acts within the letter of state law. State-compliant cannabis activity would no longer violate federal criminal law. Emphasis added).

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Cannabis Smoke: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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When a state law conflicts with federal law, federal law wins due to the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution. As this is the Canna Law Blog, you may be wondering how this ban will impact cannabis, including both marijuana and hemp-derived vapor products. Why is this decision good? Preemption!

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