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DEA Promises Progress on Federal Cultivation Applications, But Provides No Timetable for Action

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In 2016, the DEA similarly announced the adoption of new rules to expand to supply of research-grade cannabis, but failed to take any further action. However, this is not the first time the agency has made such a promise. On July 29, the Appellate Court ordered the DEA to provide a written response to the filing within 30 days.

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Bipartisan Bill To Protect Employment Rights

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Therefore, federal employees can be denied employment or terminated due to testing positive for marijuana metabolites, even if their use is in compliance with state law. Medical marijuana is currently legal in 31 states, D.C., ” Changes in the legal status of marijuana at the state level have not negatively impacted workplace safety.

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Catalonia’s Superior Court is overturning a 2016 regulation approved by the Barcelona City Council permitting cannabis clubs to operate in the city.

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Now that loophole is being closed via a decision by Catalonia’s Superior Court overturning a 2016 regulation approved by the Barcelona City Council permitting the clubs to operate in the city. The decision could force the associations to close.

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Massachusetts Compliance & Training Program For Cannabis Companies (Nation’s First) Deemed A Success

Cannabis Law Report

1 deadline to train managers and employees under a new compliance and safety program that is the first of its kind in the nation. The state’s Responsible Vendor Training Program is designed to support licensee compliance and enhance the safety of customers and employees. Seed-to-sale tracking compliance. Read the full article.

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Simplifya Expands Footprint to 23 States with Launch of New Compliance Solutions for West Virginia Cannabis Owners and Operators

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Company’s Core Operational Compliance Solutions Help Cannabis Operators in the. Simplifya’s suite of compliance tools now available to the cannabis ecosystem in West Virginia include: Simplifya Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Emerging Medical Marijuana Market Stay Compliant.

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Australia: Tabling of Report on the Review into the 2016 Medicinal Cannabis amendments to the Narcotic Drugs Act 1967

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Tabling of Report on the Review into the 2016 Medicinal Cannabis amendments to the Narcotic Drugs Act 1967. Until 2016 the manufacture licensing provisions in the ND Act were applied to the control of narcotic drugs obtained from the opium poppy. 5 September 2019. Review of the operation of the medicinal cannabis scheme in the ND Act.

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Ann Arbor-based Lawyer Travis Copenhaver Joins Vicente Sederberg

Cannabis Law Report

Copenhaver focuses his practice on cannabis business licensing, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance. 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). said VS founding partner Brian Vicente.