Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

Due to the quickly increasing pace of legalization across the nation, nine of these states reformed their cannabis laws in 2020 or 2021, and in eight of those states, tax collections have not yet begun. In just 11 states and a few years at most—as cannabis sales began in 2014 in Colorado and Washington for the first time in the U.S.—legal

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 5, 2024

COLORADO January 1, 2014 marked the opening of Colorado’s retail market for adult-use cannabis. Since that time, the industry has taken in $15 billion in revenue, with the state collecting $2.6 The DEA is conducting a review of cannabis scheduling. And finally, we have an update on the Weed Nuns. million in taxes and fees.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 27, 2021

That reported figure includes the states of Colorado and Washington , where voters passed legalization measures in 2012 and where sales began in 2014. Since 2014, Colorado’s estimated tax revenue from cannabis sales is $1,557,878,973, with “$404.5 In Washington, where there is a 37% imposed on retail since July 2015 and a 6.5%

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CannaMD

JANUARY 6, 2021

Luckily, states such as Colorado, Washington, and California have had marijuana laws in place long enough for researchers to collect data and better understand the effects of legalization on behaviors such as driving under the influence. It follows that many of these positive tests were collected from individuals who were not “impaired.”.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 12, 2021

As recently as 2014, the vast majority of medical and recreational cannabis sold in Colorado was flower and only 11% was the high-potency concentrates consumed through dab rigs or vape pens. They don’t make cannabis products like they used to, and there’s an increasing number of Colorado lawmakers who think that’s problematic.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Colorado collected $410 million in cannabis excise tax es in FY 2021 from a 15 percent wholesale tax and 15 percent retail tax. An annual tax increase of $87 million represents an approximately 21 percent increase in tax collections compared to FY 2021 figures. The state is on track to collect less than $10 million this calendar year.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Medical cannabis producers in the state had requested tax refunds in 2014 and in 2018 but the state Taxation and Revenue Department had denied those claims. Others in the industry estimate that the state has collected between $25 million and $30 million in gross recipes from medical cannabis producers.

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The Cannigma

JULY 24, 2022

Back when the US was still a collection of colonies under British rule, South Carolina had a booming industrial hemp industry. In 2014, prior to federal CBD legalization, the governor signed Julian’s Law which created access to low-THC/ high-CBD oil for qualified patients. Cannabis in South Carolina. It failed in the state House.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Colorado, which opened recreational stores in January 2014, has the longest-running legalized marijuana market in the United States. Marijuana sales boomed in Colorado starting in early 2014 with the opening of the first recreational storefronts. Tax Collections in the Marijuana Industry. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 24, 2021

Colorado voters officially legalized marijuana in November, 2012 through the passage of a constitutional citizen’s initiative, and less than two years later – in 2014 – legal marijuana stores began opening their doors. ” The report notes that the state collected nearly $35 million in taxes and fees in January.

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CannaMD

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

of eleventh graders reported having used the drug within the past month, according to data collected from 2013-2015. Before recreational sales were legalized in 2014, 20% of middle and high school students reported using marijuana. California’s last biennial survey showed a noteworthy 3.4% Washington.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 10, 2022

The case stemmed from requests for tax refunds by producers in 2014 and again in 2018. Some in the industry have estimated that the state has collected between $25 million and $30 million in gross receipts taxes from medical marijuana producers. The state Taxation and Revenue Department had denied those claims. million, instead of $4.7

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Veriheal

MAY 17, 2023

The man was initially arrested in March 2014 after Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau arrested two men they suspected of maintaining connections with him. The family is looking for a lawyer who will defend his innocence,” said a senior founding member at Singapore’s Transformative Justice Collective, Kokila Annamalai.

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Cannabis Chronicles

JUNE 27, 2019

After last year’s elections, the council began rethinking the ban, which has been in place since 2014. They also reflect updates to state law, such as eliminating “collective gardens,” which were previously used for medical marijuana. “We are pleased with the direction the county is moving in,” Jeremy Larson said. “We

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

MAY 4, 2022

million the state is expected to collect from non-medical cannabis sales. In 2014, Sacred Garden unsuccessfully requested a refund of three years worth of gross receipts taxes the company paid. So there are other things that happen all the time that are just ups and downs in that revenue base.”

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

million the state is expected to collect from non-medical cannabis sales. In 2014, Sacred Garden unsuccessfully requested a refund of three years worth of gross receipts taxes the company paid. So there are other things that happen all the time that are just ups and downs in that revenue base.”.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 9, 2021

The reason that the push for medical cannabis was split into two different initiatives is because of a gambling constitutional amendment that was proposed in 2014. In 2020, they collected 196,000 signatures for the single initiative, with 123,000 collected during the month of June alone. “We

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SpeedWeed

JULY 29, 2021

In total cannabis sales since recreational cannabis launched in 2014, the state has collected $10,940,865,212. The author and tracker of this data, Jack Reed, is careful to explain the possibilities of inconsistencies in this data due to how it was collected or other outside influences.

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The Cannigma

JANUARY 12, 2022

of residents voted in favor of developing a scheme in a 2014 referendum. Nonetheless, possession of up to one ounce of marijuana was decriminalized in 2014. Those plans have so far failed to materialize, but small amounts of marijuana for personal use has been decriminalized, carrying a penalty of a fine rather than a jail term.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 25, 2021

Researchers collected data from the 2019-2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study, a national survey that asks veterans to self-report their physical and mental health as well as their recent substance use. In 2014, the last time that researchers estimated veterans’ cannabis use, that rate was only 9 percent.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Deciding exactly how to divvy up revenue collected by the state would be up to the Legislature, and there’s no guarantee a marijuana legalization bill will ultimately pass both the House and Senate during next year’s 30-day session.

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FloridaMarijuana.net

JUNE 27, 2018

Participants in the study recorded their personal experience when using cannabis for their depression and other mental conditions such as anxiety and stress; scientists were able to use data collected from the app to analyze the results.

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Cannabis Info

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The group analyzed Denver crime information collected from January 2013 via December 2016. Leisure cannabis gross sales began in Colorado in 2014 after legalization. In truth, the examine additionally exhibits that areas with dispensaries noticed substantial drops in crime.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 12, 2021

Salpy Boyajian joined Flower One in October of 2018 following the acquisition of NLV Organics (NLVO), a renowned consumer brand and luxury cultivator she co-founded in 2014. Debby Goldsberry Executive Director, Magnolia Wellness, FLOR Co-Founder, Berkeley Patients Group collective .

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 8, 2021

Salpy Boyajian joined Flower One in October of 2018 following the acquisition of NLV Organics (NLVO), a renowned consumer brand and luxury cultivator she co-founded in 2014. Debby Goldsberry Executive Director, Magnolia Wellness, FLOR Co-Founder, Berkeley Patients Group collective .

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The Cannigma

JULY 28, 2021

In a 2014 randomized control trial , researchers gave 18 people high doses of 22mg of THC and an equal number low doses of 5.5mg. Rogen introduced his pottery hobby to the world in the summer of 2019, showcasing a collection that was ashtray-centric, but soon shifted towards flower vases, mugs, pots and things you can put pot in.

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The Herb Collective

JUNE 25, 2018

From 1990-2014, there were 60 peer-reviewed studies on medical marijuana. Between 2008 and 2014 the National Institutes of Health spent $1.4 In 2014, Colorado saw a 143% increase in workers licensed to work in the cannabis industry. According to ArcView Market Research, the recreational cannabis market grew 74% in 2014.

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The Cannigma

MARCH 2, 2021

Veterans collectively discussed how the use of medical marijuana reduced PTSD symptoms, feelings of anxiety, and helped them sleep better. Another study published in 2014, found that the symptoms of PTSD were reduced by more than 75% among those who used cannabis compared to those who didn’t use cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 9, 2021

This randomized controlled trial will collect data on 13 U.S. But the NIHC says that leaves out growers licensed under state plans authorized by the pilot program for hemp established in the 2014 farm bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

cap was written into statute in the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills passed by Congress. The 2014 Farm Bill opened the door for hemp to be grown in partnership with universities for research, and the 2018 Farm Bill opened the door to commercial growers. “Our In 2019, VDACS enforced the 0.3% About 18% tested “hot”—or over the 0.3%

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The interim hemp rules require that these plans include a practice to collect, maintain and report information on hemp cultivators, the land where hemp is produced, and the status and number of licenses issued. It’s the codification of the 2014 Farm Bill’s industrial hemp provisions. State and Tribal Plans.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 30, 2019

The “collective hangover” Shockingly enough, our cannabis business attorneys in California still get calls from people who want to set up non-profit “collectives” under the Compassionate Use Act of 1996. Screwy M&A. We have written a lot about California M&A on the blog.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 5, 2019

In January 2014, recreational cannabis establishments in Colorado opened their doors to the public, followed soon thereafter by businesses in Washington State, Oregon, Alaska, Nevada, California, and most recently Massachusetts. billion) already rival total excise tax revenues collected from all forms of alcohol ($1.16

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Among these requirements is that if the producer is a business entity, the State or Tribe must collect and submit information that includes: The full name of the business, Address of the principal business, The location, full name and title of the “ key participants ”, An email address if available, and. Who is a key participant?

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 2, 2021

A new report from the Marijuana Policy Project shows that states have collected $7.9 billion in total tax revenue from marijuana since 2014 and $2.7 The House Appropriations Committee has approved a report which recommends that admitting to past marijuana use should not automatically disqualify people from federal employment. .

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

This strain won first place at the 2014 Cannabis Cups in Los Angeles and Michigan, as well as the High Times Jamaican World Cup. By applying intense pressure and heat to the flower, cured resin seeps out of the pressed plant material, ready to be collected and packaged for sale. What Sets AZ Nectar Farms Apart From Others?

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

Samples of blood, urine, and oral fluid were collected from study participants before cannabis dosing and then nearly every hour for eight hours after dosing. Javier Álvarez, “The Relationship Between Observed Signs of Impairment and THC Concentration in Oral Fluid,” Drug and Alcohol Dependence , 144 (2014): 231-238, [link].

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