Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 10, 2021

Marijuana policies in the United States have become more permissive, motivating research on demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use. Marijuana policies in the United States (U.S.) Introduction.

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The Cannigma

MARCH 2, 2021

The study, entitled “Mediating Medical Marijuana: Exploring How Veterans Discuss Their Stigmatized Substance Use on Reddit,” focused on eight different themes: “Doctor Patient Conversations, Drug Test, Legality, Legal Policy, Prescription Drug Use/Other Substance Use, Point of View, Reasons for Use, and V.A. Findings.”. Shutterstock).

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CannaMD

DECEMBER 8, 2020

MARIJUANA ARRESTS DECLINE FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2015. As Marijuana Policy Project Executive Director, Steve Hawkins , told Marijuana Moment : A decline in cannabis-related arrests is better than seeing an increase for a fourth year in a row, but the amount of these arrests is still abhorrent.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 7, 2021

“It was like winning the World Cup final in penalties,” said Andres Aguinaco Gómez Mont, a lawyer who successfully petitioned the court for his client’s right to consume cannabis in 2015. . Drug policy group ReverdeSer celebrates Monday’s Supreme Court decision (Photo: Caitlin Donohue). It’s not the final step,” said Ordorika.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 5, 2023

Dish Network, LLC (Colorado 2015) and Ceballos v. The DATWA restricts certain types of drug and alcohol tests, imposes specific written policy and notice requirements, and requires employers to give an employee who tests positive for drugs a “second chance” if the employee follows the requirements set out in the statute.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 26, 2022

One of the most successful alcohol control policies in the United States was the establishment of the minimum legal drinking age of 21 (MLDA-21). All states have a version of MLDA-21, with Congress passing legislation in 1984 pressuring all states to enact the policy if they had not already done so. 1988, Jones et al., Discussion.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

These states haven’t made major headlines for their progressive cannabis policies, but together they constitute a major market that has, nevertheless, dipped its toe in the water. As of 2015, however, Tennessee authorizes the use of cannabidiol oil with less than 0.9% has been notably slow to uptake major reforms.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

MARCH 25, 2020

Amidst claims of fraud and favoritism in Governor Quinn’s process, Governor Rauner’s staff undertook its own review of the cannabis business applications and, as a result, the State did not begin to grant business licenses until February 2015, or roughly 19 months after the Act was initially signed into law.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 11, 2019

Back to the BRC – while 2015 seems like ancient history, however, that was when then Lt. While we could devote a book length article to a present day critique of that report we are going to limit our thoughts to a review of the Tax Policy component of the report which appears on pages 48 through 56. . “aBIZinaBOX Inc.,

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 7, 2019

Back to the BRC – while 2015 seems like ancient history, however, that was when then Lt. While we could devote a book length article to a present day critique of that report we are going to limit our thoughts to a review of the Tax Policy component of the report which appears on pages 48 through 56. . “aBIZinaBOX Inc.,

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

California’s transition from a gray market to a licensed one began with attempts to regulate medical cannabis (2015) and voter-approved adult use legalization (2016). Jason Kikel is the Director of Regulatory Research at Cannabiz Media, where he researches licenses across the cannabis marketplace and the policies behind them.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 5, 2019

State policy toward cannabis is evolving rapidly. Key Findings: State and local excise tax collections on retail cannabis sales surpassed $1 billion for the first time in 2018. billion) already rival total excise tax revenues collected from all forms of alcohol ($1.16 Executive Summary. billion) including beer, wine, and liquor.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 28, 2021

Now, Sayers is counted amongst the legions left dead — nearly 5 people per day in British Columbia — by the Opioid Crisis, another tragic casualty in the continuation of a failed policy known as the International Drug War. I worked closely with Alan Sayers between 2005 and 2015. He – like all the dead — was also much more.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Alison Felix , Senior Policy Advisor , Sam Chapman , Associate Economist , and Jordan Bass , Research Associate. v This coincided with changes in enforcement policy from the U.S. Tax Collections in the Marijuana Industry. Is the Colorado Marijuana Industry Showing Signs of Maturation? Department of Justice (DOJ).

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 2, 2022

Insurance carriers assessing grower and/or dispensary facilities policy applications for D&O, liability, and/or workers compensation coverage. Attribution of individual liability in forensic cases. In order to assure accuracy of positive urinary test results, best practice is to ensure results were confirmed using GC/MS. Nelson, L.

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Connor & Connor PLLC

JANUARY 31, 2019

Effectively, the NFL is saying that their “workers”, the players, are unable to participate in a state legal activity, no matter the reason, due to their stringent drug policies. Unfortunately for him, his marijuana use has occurred before a reform in the NFL drug policy, which is likely to occur when the CBA is renegotiated in 2020.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Tax Court has issued a final decision under Tax Court Rule 155 on the income tax deficiency for Patients Mutual Assistance Collective Corporation (“PMACC”), the Company’s 100% owned subsidiary and owner of the iconic Harborside Oakland cannabis dispensary. Olive did not become final and unappealable until 2015.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Regulation 2015/2283 , which is the latest food regulation adopted by the European Parliament and the European Union (“EU”), defines “novel food” as “food that was not used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Union before 15 May 1997, irrespective of the dates of accession of the Member States to the Union.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 20, 2019

But now that 10 states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana, officials are grappling with projecting collections from a new sin tax. These challenges have consequences: If tax collections come in below forecasted amounts, for example, programs that are funded by these dollars could suffer.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

APRIL 4, 2019

The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”), which sets policy and issues regulations to implement the TCPA, can’t even set a straight answer. In 2015, the FCC issued a ruling recognizing a TCPA exception for certain calls and texts that have an exigent healthcare purpose. [2] 7961, 8031-8032, 2015 WL 4387780 at *49-50. [3]

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

THC standard since it first adopted regulations for hemp growers in 2015. Erin Williams, senior policy analyst at VDACS and coordinator of the agency’s efforts to implement hemp laws, said that’s because the 0.3% . …/… The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Community Services has used the 0.3%

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Canna Care Docs

JULY 30, 2019

I think some of it is just a novelty, but it’s really going to be based on the cropping, the agronomics, the medicinal aspect, the chemistry, consumer attitudes and policy.”

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 22, 2019

“The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act would ensure that the states and territories that have legalized cannabis can keep their communities safe, collect their taxes and regulate these markets effectively while Congress grapples with the broader questions about national drug policy.”. By Rob Nichols, Jim Nussle.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 27, 2019

In those very early days, the Black Market was chuckling at the total ineptitude and ineffectiveness of 502 and beyond any reasonable doubt kicking our collective backsides. But due to good old capitalism, this situation began to change in a very real way at the conclusion of the first quarter 2015.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2019

History of compliance with regulations and policies governing government regulated marijuana programs. Workforce and job creation plan, including plans to involve women, minorities and military veterans in ATC ownership, management and experience with collective bargaining in cannabis industries. Criterion 2. Criterion 7.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 6, 2022

Since 2015, the FDA has sent warning letters to companies allegedly illegally selling unapproved cannabinoid (CBD) products. The FDA warning letters caution sellers about claims they make to market their products. This client alert does not provide legal advice.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Leafly has been gathering cannabis employment and sales data since 2015 with its annual Jobs Report , filling a crucial information gap created by a lack of data collection from the US Department of Labor, which does not count cannabis jobs due to federal prohibition.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 16, 2021

Californians legalized medical marijuana in 1996, and personal defenses against cannabis prosecution had become collective defenses—green-lighting the first dispensaries and more grows. The veteran grower from back East had collected many, many leading strains. Sunset Sherbet in the Bay Area, circa 2015. David Downs).

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 17, 2019

HDL’s suite of cannabis policy services for local governments runs an enormous gamut, from drafting regulatory ordinances – to calculating tax revenue projections – to scoring business license applications. Cantonization – California – Cannabis… is far more egregious. Cantonization – California – Cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Beyond any concern for protecting profit, we have a duty to protect the lives of community members working to earn a living.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 18, 2021

National, state, and local governments considering changes to their marijuana policies should be cautious, proceed slowly and take note of the lessons learned from these initial experiences. However, this is an early look at the time trends, and researchers and policymakers need to continue monitoring the data.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Sometime later, Wykowski’s legal assistant sought to collect outstanding legal fees from Sosa and sent him an email requesting payment. According to the complaint, Sosa did not learn that the IRS sought $135,000 in taxes until April 2015, when he received a response to his Freedom of Information Act request. Pennisi (2015) 241 Cal.App.4th

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SpeedWeed

JULY 20, 2021

The strain was the number #1 seller in both Washington and Colorado in 2015 and was also the only type of cannabis that crossed over as a top seller in both places. Nordahl curates an extremely unique collection of pot in the garden, and introduces me to a relatively ancient Santa Cruz grower, Yoda. Ellen Holland for Leafly).

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The Herb Collective

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Here are those states: Alaska Marijuana has been legal for recreational use since February 2015 in Alaska. Michigan has a zero-tolerance policy and you will face fines and arrest if caught. Other states allow for the use of medical marijuana. And, other states allow people to use marijuana for recreational use.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Barr stated, “I am not going to go after companies that have relied on the Cole memorandum,” referring to the 2013 Obama administration policy of not enforcing marijuana prohibition in states where legalization has been established. “To Likewise, in Patients Mutual Assistance Collective Corp. 15, 2019, [link] ). Comm’r , T.C.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 13, 2021

Kosher Kush wins Best Indica again in 2012, and again in 2015. 2015: Rapper Wiz Khalifa debuts a premium OG Kush type, Khalifa Kush. Diablo OG from IC Collective, and three others. Jet Fuel OG comes out the same year. 2019: Fire Cut’s Fire OG wins Leafly’s Best OG Kush of California contest, besting Marathon OG from The Cure Co.,

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Meadow

JULY 13, 2018

Isa Perez (Head of Business Development at Meadow) moderates the Update from Local Regulators Panel with Joe Devlin (Sacramento Cannabis Policy and Enforcement), Cat Packer (Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation), and Nicole Elliot ( San Francisco Office of Cannabis). Photo Credit: Kandid Kush.

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