Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Culture and Entertainment Minister Olivia Grange says the Dangerous Drugs Act will undergo further amendments that will see the widening of legislative authority and the recognition and preservation of marijuana use in Jamaican culture.

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Media Law Marijuana Legislation 105

NORML

JULY 16, 2019

From the The Kansas City Star : “The ordinance passed Thursday places medical marijuana facilities a minimum of 300 feet away from schools, churches and day care facilities. Our Special Guest Speakers Will Be: Kevin Mahmalji is the national outreach director for NORML , the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 2, 2021

As states across the nation have responded to an increase in public support for legalized marijuana, including its use for medicinal purposes, Idaho remains one of a handful of states that continues to prohibit any use or possession of marijuana. As of May 2021, a majority of states allow for the medical use of marijuana.

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Law Marijuana Oil Pharmaceutical 103

Canna Care Docs

MARCH 27, 2025

The Decline of Medical Marijuana in Massachusetts: What It Means for Patients In recent years, Massachusetts, once a pioneer in cannabis reform, has seen its medical marijuana program gradually overshadowed by the booming recreational market. The state’s first dispensary opened in 2015, sparking a wave of patient registrations.

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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the Liquor and Cannabis Board took the following actions on these Board Interim Policies (BIP): Liquor Policies Rescinded (Withdrawn) : LCB Policy Number 00-4 about exceptions to liquor license fee refund procedures. Marijuana (Cannabis) Policies Rescinded (Withdrawn).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

CannaMD

DECEMBER 8, 2020

You might think that cannabis legalization would lead to a significant decrease in marijuana-related arrests, but that hasn’t been the case. Not only did marijuana arrests initially increase as states legalized the plant, but there are still more people arrested for marijuana possession than for all violent crimes combined.

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Marijuana Chronic Pain Treatment Legalization 105

Connor & Connor PLLC

JANUARY 31, 2019

Can a player, looking to combat their pain, use marijuana? As the United States moves forward with their drug laws, and specifically marijuana, we are beginning to see a change in the landscape. The NFL and Marijuana. Every NFL team resides in a city that has legalized marijuana in some capacity at the state level.

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Marijuana Policy Wellness and Beauty Programs 93

The Cannigma

MARCH 2, 2021

Published in Health Communication in February, the study examined Reddit conversations in which veterans discussed marijuana use, and concluded that “in studying veterans’ open Reddit conversations, one of this study’s most important findings is that the doctor-veteran relationship needs improvement.”. “If ’ (Shutterstock).

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Research and Development Treatment Chronic Pain Sleep 143

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

Legalizing marijuana for adults has been a wise investment. Since 2014, when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. billion in tax revenue from legal, adult-use marijuana sales. Colorado (pop.

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Marijuana Retail Collective Programs 91

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. In 2018, Amendment 2 was passed, making medical marijuana in the state completely legal. Is medical marijuana being sold in Missouri yet? How many dispensaries are licensed in Missouri?

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Seed-To-Sale Business Marijuana Dispensary 98

Cannabis Life Network

MAY 22, 2022

Urban Dictionary defines Justinflation as “When a politician or government doesn’t think about monetary policy; and believes the budget will balance itself.” In 2015, without even a recession or pandemic as an excuse, he plunged Canada’s finances into the red after nearly two solid decades of budget […].

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Policy Cannabis Banking THC 93

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 29, 2019

Marijuana Moment reports. A google spokesperson explained the change in an email to Marijuana Moment, adding that affected companies can take advantage of a simple workaround. These apps simply need to move the shopping cart flow outside of the app itself to be compliant with this new policy,” the spokesperson said.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

He advises new and existing medical and adult-use marijuana companies on initiating, developing, and expanding their presence in the Michigan cannabis market. He entered the cannabis law space in 2015 when he began working with a key author of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act (PA 281 of 2016).

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Compliance Compliance Events Law 98

NORML

MAY 1, 2019

Everyday NORML Chapters from around the country invest countless hours in advocating for meaningful marijuana law reforms on the local, state and federal level! East planned to officially join the group over the weekend, plus participate in their Marijuana March on May 11 to meet other members and get them involved in his own protest.”

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Decriminalization Seed-To-Sale Marijuana Patients 194

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2021

As long ago as 2015, the government set up a working group to prepare for the legalisation of cannabis for medical purposes, but no visible progress has been made since then, leaving patients who would have benefited from cannabis treatment facing potential arrest and jail.

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Patients Oil Marijuana Medicine 105

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 19, 2020

Employers will need to refine existing policies and, in many cases, craft entirely new ones to address the issues created with legalization, a process that will require input from labor and employment lawyers as well as those specifically focused on cannabis regulations, working in concert with in-house counsel.

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Legalization Marijuana Law Policy 76

Cannabis Chronicles

JUNE 22, 2019

DENVER — The first two states to legalize recreational marijuana are starting to grapple with teenagers’ growing use of highly potent pot, even as both boost the industry and reap huge tax windfalls from its sales. Policy seems to have outpaced science, and in the best of all possible worlds, science would allow us to set policy.”.

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Legalization Research and Development Education Retail 100

SpeedWeed

MARCH 26, 2021

A study of data from across the country has found no evidence that the legalization of medical cannabis and the establishment of dispensaries encourages marijuana use by young people. Lower Cannabis Use Among 9th Graders. Activists React To New Study. Activists React To New Study.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 6, 2021

Cannabix is developing Marijuana Breathalyzer devices to give law enforcement and employers a tool to enhance public safety. The Company has been pursuing this original patent application since its filing on April 16, 2015. 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”) – the psychoactive component of marijuana that causes impairment.

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Research and Development THC Safety Events 105

The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

After analyzing the text of the statute, reviewing it in conjunction with other state cannabis laws, and citing to the Colorado Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Coats v. The court framed the issue as whether “lawful use in this state” means “lawful under state law” or “generally lawful, under both state and federal law.”

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Recreational Law Decriminalization State Laws 116

The Cannigma

APRIL 20, 2021

True, he hasn’t declared he’s running, which party he’d run with, or articulated any policy platform. While I do not know what Mr McConaughey’s exact policy position is, I am sure we would find alignment on advancing reform.”. He also stated that he refused to get dressed and was booked on resisting arrest and possession of marijuana.

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Legalization Indica Policy Legislation 143

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2022

The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the argument that, since using pot is not a criminal offense in Nevada, bosses can’t legally fire a worker for marijuana use when not at work. According to the unanimous opinion, he tested positive for marijuana after arriving for work because he had used the drug at home the night before.

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State Laws Law Consumption Recreational 98

Veriheal

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Though it’s been a long time coming, various American leagues are finally taking note of this growing trend and adapting their policies accordingly. New Colorado Law Hopes to Tackle Anti-Cannabis Work Policies. Last Friday, Colorado lawmakers introduced a bill that could bring major changes to workplace cannabis policy.

Vaping 52

Vaping Policy Cannabis Consumption 52

Veriheal

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The study, which was conducted by the Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, used technology that was able to successfully determine with 90% accuracy whether or not an individual was intoxicated by the cannabis plant. ” Repurposing Smartphone Sensor Data. Currently, 37 U.S.

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Data THC Consumption Collective 119

Cannabis Chronicles

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Hull also said that Fairwinds is one of the few companies compliant with state Department of Health medical marijuana requirements. 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.

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Packaging Sleep Legislation Policy 100

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

Since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. million) | Tax rate: 37% at retail since July 2015; 6.5% Here’s what they say. Legalizing cannabis for adults has been a wise investment. 46,104,922.

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Collective Policy Retail Programs 52

Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 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. It doesn’t matter whether the CBD was derived from hemp or marijuana.

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Hemp CBD Seed-To-Sale Cultivation 86

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

California already had a largely unregulated medical cannabis market in place, following voters’ historic passage of Proposition 215 in 1996, which was the first medical marijuana law in the nation to go into effect. impact-of-california-cannabis-taxes-on-legal-market.

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Policy Legalization Safety Legislation 52

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 23, 2021

Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code prohibits taxpayers who are engaged in the business of trafficking certain controlled substances (including, most notably, marijuana) from deducting typical business expenses associated those activities. I), supra at 309 (1982) (“There is a sharply defined public policy against drug dealing.

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Business Cannabis Law Legislation 105

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 31, 2019

Latest study designed to encourage sensible policy development. OLCC Provides Oregon Legislature with Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Study. . 2019 Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Legislative Report. 2019 Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Legislative Report. Here’s the statement in full.

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Legislation Recreational Marijuana Policy 61

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 20, 2019

Marijuana, a Schedule 1 drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), is the most commonly detected illicit drug in employment drug testing. According to Quest Diagnostics , in 2018, approximately 3% of urine-based workplace drug screenings tested positive for marijuana. And it is big business. Full article at [link].

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Law Marijuana Policy Recreational 51

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. Support for per-se laws was higher among those in states that legalized recreational marijuana and in states with per-se laws.

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Policy Safety Marijuana Data 45

NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

Every day NORML Chapters from around the country invest countless hours in advocating for meaningful marijuana law reforms on the local, state and federal level! “The taxes are so high that there is a big incentive to avoid them,” said Dale Gieringer, director of pro-marijuana group California NORML. Read more from Reason

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Decriminalization Patients Legislation Law 143

MassRoots

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The midterms are over, but Democrats in the House have already found themselves locked in another contentious race that could ultimately have big implications for marijuana legislation in the 116th Congress. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reclaim her seat as speaker of the House? Both congresswomen have received “B” grades from NORML.

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Marijuana Legislation Policy Decriminalization 58

Veriheal

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Despite this massive shift in cannabis policy, however, a few states are still dragging their feet on cannabis legalization. In 2015, Idaho state legalized CBD with a THC concentration of less than 3%. Indiana Indiana prohibits the possession, use, purchase, sale, or cultivation of marijuana for both medical and recreational purposes.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The filings mark the latest development in a protracted legal battle stemming from a falling-out between Feder and others with whom he allegedly united to pool knowledge and resources in 2015 in an effort to score one of the coveted, newly available marijuana business licenses in New York’s medical cannabis program. OUR VISION.

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Compliance Compliance Business Policy 97

SpeedWeed

MAY 3, 2021

This would really open the floodgates for something marijuana users have wanted for a long time,” said Assemblyman Steve Yeager, a Democrat from Las Vegas who sponsored the bill. Goldwater, whose shop was one of the first dispensaries to open back in 2015, said he has no plans to open a lounge right away.

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