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. Colorado has a robust medical program, with about 1.6% million) | Tax rate: 37% at retail since July 2015; 6.5% of the population enrolled.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 19, 2019

AJC reports… Georgia’s top elected leaders moved forward Tuesday with a program to provide medical marijuana to the state’s 15,000 registered patients, nearly seven months after Gov. The appointments were a key step for patients who have been allowed to use the drug since 2015 but had no legal way to buy, grow or transport it.

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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%. Wisconsin Wisconsin has no state medical cannabis program and no licensed medical Marijuana dispensaries. year prison sentence.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 23, 2023

Table of Contents Recent OLCC liquor and cannabis scandals OLCC and the big cannabis retailers, going back Two sets of OLCC cannabis rules and policies We have been working with the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission incessantly since 2015, when rulemaking commenced for the adult use program.

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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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Marijuana Chronic Pain Treatment Legalization 105

The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 22, 2022

The District of Columbia legalized cannabis for medicinal purposes in 2010 and began to permit individuals to use the drug recreationally in 2015. Last month, on July 13, 2022, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the “ Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022 ” (D.C. Next Steps for Employers.

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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. Alabama legalized medical a medical cannabis program on May 17, 2021 when Governor Ivey signed SB 46 into law.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2022

Therefore, Ceballos’s use of marijuana isn’t protected by the Nevada statute and Palace Station had the legal power to fire him for violating company policy. For the same reasons, the court ruled that a wrongful termination claim could not be supported on public policy grounds. August 17, 2022. Tae Phillips. Birmingham. Zachary V.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 6, 2019

New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program. To apply for the Medical Cannabis Program, click on the application you need below. Medical Cannabis Program — NMAC 7.34.4.8. Each day, the Medical Cannabis Program receives hundreds of patient applications. Medical Cannabis Patient Services Program Relocating (June 28, 2016).

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 26, 2021

The study, “Medical marijuana laws (MMLs) and dispensary provisions not associated with higher odds of adolescent or heavy marijuana use: A 46 state analysis, 1991-2015,” was published online this week by the journal Substance Abuse. Lower Cannabis Use Among 9th Graders. View original article.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 10, 2022

They also found that cannabis charges weren’t trending downward – 100,000 more people were arrested in 2018 for cannabis than in 2015. And in a time when 37 states have medical cannabis programs and 19 states and Washington DC have fully legalized cannabis, no one should be sitting in jail for a plant that’s making people millions of dollars.

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Programs Dispensary Cannabis Decriminalization 84

Veriheal

JUNE 14, 2023

A report was released by the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) on May 1 on the combined sale of cannabis across the U.S. Far-reaching state programs like alcohol and drug treatment, education, job training, veterans’ service, and reinvestment in communities have been experiencing positive growth. billion that was obtained in 2021.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

This means we are unlikely to see a full-scale merger of the medical and recreational cannabis programs in 2019 (too bad), and that most of the legislation will be maintenance oriented and reactive. When Oregon representatives first met in 2015 to codify Measure 91, there was tremendous buzz. How did we get here?

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Legislation Consumption Hemp Recreational 64

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 22, 2022

Please join Ariel Clark and Katie Podein of Clark Howell LLP, along with Veronica Perez and Anh Nguyen of Veronica Perez & Associates and Jonatan Cvetko of the United Cannabis Business Association as they take a deep dive into the new LA County cannabis program and address questions from attendees during this hour-long webinar.

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Veriheal

JUNE 29, 2022

Not surprisingly, Southern states have been more conservative in their approach to developing medical cannabis programs. Zero of the 18 adult-use programs now in existence have been created down south. Texas has maintained an extremely restrictive program that allows just three operators to grow and sell limited CBD products.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

“This would be a big deal in terms of changing our policies to follow states like Colorado, Washington, California, that we’ve seen move forward ending prohibition, not only stopping the arrests, as we’ve done significantly in Illinois with our decriminalization laws, but to open up the marketplace.”

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Decriminalization Patients Legislation Law 128

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 31, 2019

Latest study designed to encourage sensible policy development. Oregon’s Public Policy Approach to Support Legal Marijuana Production and the State’s Abundant Supply: The Course for Seeking the Right Balance. Oversupply is seen as a positive as it indicated incorporation of grey & black markets. State has 2,100 licensees.

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Legislation Recreational Marijuana Policy 61

Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

APRIL 20, 2023

In recent years, most major cities in Texas have launched programs and adopted policies that reduce, or even eliminate, penalties for the possession of cannabis. [ii] Recreational use of cannabis in Texas remains restrictive, with law enforcement being inconsistent even between Texas cities.

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MMJ Recs

AUGUST 30, 2021

The selling of medical marijuana in Missouri had humble beginnings, with only two non-profit organizations given the go ahead to grow cannabis for medical use in 2015. According to the Marijuana Policy Project, each state has its own tax laws regarding the legal sale of medical marijuana. How many dispensaries are licensed in Missouri?

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Seed-To-Sale Business Marijuana Dispensary 98

SpeedWeed

MAY 27, 2021

The recently published research, which comes courtesy of the Marijuana Policy Project , found that, as of this month, “states reported a combined total of $7.9 In Washington, where there is a 37% imposed on retail since July 2015 and a 6.5% Tax Revenue From Cannabis Sales Predicted By Legalization Advocates.

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Collective Retail Policy Cannabis 52

SpeedWeed

APRIL 9, 2021

Last year, researchers from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy undertook a new study in order to “gain insight into the needs and experiences” of the state’s medical pot users. From August 11th to October 6th, 2020, researchers asked Texas residents who were using cannabis medicinally to answer an anonymous online survey.

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Pharmaceutical Chronic Pain Programs Patients 52

Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2019

From 2015 to 2018, the Oregon legislature passed a large number of cannabis-related bills in every session, including omnibus legislation, and the state cannabis agencies (OLCC, OHA and ODA) engaged in seemingly non-stop rulemaking. These are all further signs of program maturation. Fewer new laws and regulations.

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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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The Cannigma

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In our conversation with JM, we discuss their work as Development Director for NORML, how their experiences with cancer led them to NORML, and how NORML supports its affiliate chapters that are doing grassroots work to affect public policy changes both locally and internationally. I help administer that program.

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Access Policy Patients Cannabis 81

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

MARCH 29, 2019

Prior to opening her own firm, she was appointed as Senior Policy Advisor at the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation, where she developed regulations and negotiated with stakeholders regarding the implementation of the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MCRSA). If that’s the case, this is where the CAC should come in.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 3, 2021

The survey , which comes from InformedTexas.org and was carried out by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy in conjunction with Texas NORML, revealed that over 60 percent of patients who admitted to using medical cannabis also reported that they used it to replace prescriptions meds that they preferred not to take. .

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SpeedWeed

MAY 14, 2021

In 2018, the Office of National Drug Control Policy named it as one of 10 “high-intensity drug trafficking areas” in the United States. . In 2015, the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority invested in two new medical facilities to treat addiction. The tribe began a needle exchange program in 2017. .

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The 54-year-old is enrolled in the state’s medical marijuana program to ease post-traumatic stress and anxiety. New Mexico first approved the drug’s medical use in 2007, while Picuris Pueblo decriminalized medical pot for members in 2015.

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PrestoDoctor

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Medical Use and Eligibility Texas does have a limited medical marijuana program. The Compassionate Use Act, enacted in 2015, allows for the medical use of low-THC cannabis oil by patients with certain qualifying conditions. However, the use of medical marijuana is permitted under certain circumstances.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 5, 2022

Lewinger’s role at the traditional chamber was heading the Albuquerque Reads program, which pairs volunteer tutors with elementary students. But his biggest projects came with his role at Strategies 360, a nationwide public policy and marketing firm. He now runs the Fable Communications marketing company with a childhood best friend.

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Business Cannabis Policy Programs 52

SpeedWeed

MAY 21, 2021

They added, in conclusion: “Findings suggest that while clinicians believe that cannabis has medicinal uses, they may not have a full understanding of the scientific evidence and may not accurately understand their state-based policies for cannabis legalization and use.

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Canna Care Docs

JULY 30, 2019

“I advise a lot of students in a lot of majors and they’re all like, this is going to be cool,” said Antonio DiTommaso, program director for agricultural sciences at Cornell. “I Thus far, the company has partnered with 10 universities.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 1, 2021

We feel that the skew[ed] allocation of these licenses to white companies, it is a crime against the black economic empowerment policy and the Constitution of our country,” BFASA stated in a press release announcing the April 22 protest. SAHPRA released a statement “unequivocally” denying the group’s charges of racism.

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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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MMJ Recs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP) represents the Lone Star State’s cautious foray into the realm of medical marijuana. Enacted in 2015, the program was designed to provide a narrow avenue for patients suffering from qualifying conditions to access low-THC cannabis under the supervision of qualified healthcare professionals.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 10, 2021

The US sourced 92 percent of its heroin from Mexico in 2019, according to product analyzed by a DEA tracing program. These are important developments to emphasize as additional states continue to discuss replacing cannabis criminalization policies with those that seek to legalize and regulate the marijuana marketplace.”.

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