Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 14, 2019

In February 2014, FinCEN issued guidance clarifying BSA expectations for financial institutions seeking to provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (the 2014 Guidance). That hemp remains subject to the requirements of the 2014 Farm Bill. Background. state and federal regulation of marijuana.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

My article was written prior to the passage of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (“2018 Farm Bill”), which expanded federal law to cover a wider range of commercial hemp activity and gave the US Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) regulatory authority over the cultivation of hemp.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2020

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. Consumption” means “to ingest, inhale, topically apply to the skin or hair.”

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

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. According to the USDA website , Oklahoma is currently drafting a hemp cultivation plan.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 3, 2021

Because they are held to consistent standards and must prove compliance with these standards, companies which obtain GMP certifications can often present stronger acquisition targets. Kim Stuck is the founder and CEO of Allay Consulting , a compliance strategy and services provider serving the hemp and cannabis industries nationwide.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

With that primer, it becomes imperative to understand the definition of hemp under the 2014 Farm Bill. Under the 2014 Farm Bill, industrial hemp was defined as “the plant Cannabis sativa L. The issue with post-decarboxylation testing is that hemp authorized under 2014 Farm Bill testing may actually test higher than the.3%

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

This is because although Section 10114 of the 2018 Farm Bill prohibits states from interfering with the interstate transport of hemp and hemp products, that protection is limited to hemp that was cultivated in accordance with Section 10113 of the 2018 Farm Bill. Therefore, Hemp-CBD, even without the presence of THC, is not permitted in Idaho.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Importantly though, state and tribal law remains hugely relevant in that states and Indian tribes need to submit cultivation plans to the USDA for the agency’s approval, and those plans will also govern the regulatory conduct of hemp farmers. What does this mean? The effect of the USDA regulations on hemp-CBD and hemp-derived products.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The 2018 Farm Bill requires states and Indian Tribes to submit hemp cultivation plans to the USDA. 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. State and Tribal Plans.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 26, 2019

The US Department of Agriculture is working on regulations under the 2018 Farm Bill and will eventually approve of hemp cultivation plans submitted by states. Until then (and for a year following the adoption of the USDA regulations), the 2014 Farm Bill remains in effect. 4. Representations and Warranties.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 30, 2021

A Chicago-based marijuana cultivator and dispenser that has rapidly grown into one of the nation’s biggest pot firms is under federal investigation for possible pay-to-play violations during its push for coveted state licenses, sources said. March 30, 2021 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment. We are not aware of any such investigation.”.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

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. Currently, NCDA is operating under the 2014 Farm Bill, not the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 30, 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. One of the areas in which the law is murky is the sale of hemp products.

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MMJ Recs

AUGUST 30, 2021

In 2014, Governor Jay Nixon signed the Missouri Medical Marijuana Bill, making it possible for CBD to be used as medicine for seizures. Fees that are associated with cultivation, manufacturing, and dispensing medical marijuana have also been a source of revenue for the state, and range anywhere from $6,000 to upwards of $25,000.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 14, 2019

percent limit are permitted to be mailed only when: The mailer complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws (such as the Agricultural Act of 2014 and the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018) pertaining to hemp production, processing, distribution, and sales; and. He works closely with clients to develop compliance strategies.

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Medicinal Genomics

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

While several lawmakers and industry stakeholders celebrated the announcement , not everyone on the cultivation side is so positive. The language in the 2014 Farm Bill classified hemp as cannabis with less than 0.3% Last week the USDA issued its much-anticipated interim final rule for hemp manufacturing. New Sampling Guidelines.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Since the 2018 Farm Bill was signed and hemp was removed from the Controlled Substances Act, our hemp attorneys have seen more and more banks and credit unions take on various kinds of hemp clients (including hemp cultivators, processors, and even Hemp-CBD sellers). As of the last few months, that has been changing.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Importantly though, state and tribal law remains hugely relevant in that states and Indian tribes need to submit cultivation plans to the USDA for the agency’s approval, and those plans will also govern the regulatory conduct of hemp farmers. What does this mean? The effect of the USDA regulations on hemp-CBD and hemp-derived products.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2019

The Guidance lays out what credit unions need to incorporate into their Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) and Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) compliance programs in order to work with hemp businesses. Also, most states that allow for hemp cultivation do not allow the direct sale of raw hemp to unlicensed individuals.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 23, 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. SB 6 was passed before the 2018 Farm Bill, in compliance with the 2014 Farm Bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 30, 2019

Per the release distributed by Senator Wyden : Wyden and Blumenauer’s State Cannabis Commerce Act would make these existing protections permanent and expand them to include all cannabis producers and consumers in compliance with state law.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

The 2014 Farm Bill allows for the limited cultivation of industrial hemp, but that bill requires that hemp be grown pursuant to an agricultural pilot program in compliance with state law. The 2014 Farm Bill is still in effect as the U.S. The 2014 Farm Bill is still in effect as the U.S.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 21, 2021

The Rhode Island program has three dispensaries and 60 cultivators. The dispensaries have been open since 2013 and 2014 and they have tried to fiercely defend their oligopoly. According to ABRA, there are two cultivation and two testing licenses that still have not been awarded. Rhode Island.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

When New York started its medical program in 2014, Gov. Curaleaf, a Massachusetts-based provider with dispensaries and cultivation sites in 23 states, pioneered the ground flower pod in New York in 2019. She said Curaleaf worked with the DOH to “bring these products into compliance” and resumed sales. Ground Flower Pods.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Hood Remarks at the PBC Conference 2021: Payments, Banking, Compliance in the Cannabis Industry. Keep in mind that the 2018 Farm Bill only addresses the cultivation of hemp — it is silent regarding the production and processing of hemp-derived products like CBD, which represents a huge slice of the hemp market in the United States.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 23, 2020

the promotion of cultivation and the agro-industrial chain. check compliance with feed and food regulations. 639/2014 of the Commission. of 11 March 2014 which integrates regulation (EU) no. 1307/2013 allows the cultivation in the European Union of varieties. 20A00016). (OJ OJ General Series n.11 11 of 15-01-2020.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 2, 2022

illegal cultivation continues feeding large swaths of demand to the tune of $65 billion in 2020. This removal, coupled with barriers to acquiring permits and entering the legal market in California have also caused a boom in unpermitted cultivation, leading to unintended environmental consequences such as water diversions and pesticide use.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 22, 2019

While many of California’s cultivators practice organic- style farming, the federal government holds the trademark on the U.S. “Over the years, the media has repeatedly characterized cannabis cultivation as either energy-sucking indoor grows or backwoods farms that unleash rodenticides on wildlife.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2019

4] Under the CSA’s classification system, cannabis remains a Schedule I drug which is illegal to possess , use, cultivate, or sell. [5]. 4, 2014); California Proposition 64 : Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Cal. 4, 2014); Maine Question 1: An Act To Legalize Marijuana (Me. 4, 2014); and No. 6, 2012). [9]

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 4, 2021

As a graduate student, he received the IPMI Richard Rubin Memorial Scholarship in 2014 for his research in precious metals. We already see products with Delta 8-THC submitted at the state compliance level in California. To InfiniteCAL, selling Delta 8-THC products in licensed dispensaries makes the most sense.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 2, 2020

to my knowledge, there are no state-governed collection programs built into medical cannabis policy, compliance, legal or tax frameworks, or end user means of disposal. Or are they mostly disposable and fill up landfills with cannabis waste, from cultivation to “end of life” with the end cannabis consumer? In the U.S.,

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 7, 2020

During the years at issue, California law provided an exemption from California laws penalizing the possession and cultivation of marijuana for patients and their primary caregivers when the possession or cultivation was for the patient’s personal medical purposes and was recommended or approved by a physician.

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The Cannigma

MAY 21, 2021

We have our Green Flower certificate programs, which exists online at our website, green-flower.com, and we have those in a number of different areas from medical to fundamentals to cultivation and are about to actually launch a whole new series of industry adopted trade certifications in cultivation manufacturing and retail.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2021

Compliance Division – Richard Parrott. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit from 2014 to 2015 and Law Clerk for the Honorable Harry Pregerson at the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit from 2013 to 2014. Compliance Division – Richard Parrott. Chief Deputy Director – Rasha Salama. General Counsel – Matthew Lee.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2019

9 Even under the Obama-era policy, Weedmaps might still be exposing itself to federal prosecution because it is not “demonstrably in compliance with [California’s] strong and effective. Even then, publishers should require that any cannabis-business certify its compliance with state and local laws. 31 See Lisa N.

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Connor & Connor PLLC

AUGUST 30, 2018

In that case, the IRS audited a Colorado business licensed for the cultivation and sale of medical marijuana. A 2014 FinCEN memo stated as follows: “Because federal law prohibits the distribution and sale of marijuana, financial transactions involving a marijuana-related business would generally involve funds derived from illegal activity.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 17, 2019

Agricultural Act of 2014, 7 U.S. Unlike Marijuana , which is cultivated to yield psychoactive THC, Industrial Hemp yields more than 25,000 oil and fibrous products embraced by farmers as a hedge against lower-value soy, cotton, and alfalfa crops. . containing less than 0.3% Code §5940. Farm Bill’s Impact and Rise of the FDA.

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