Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 31, 2022

The 29 DIAs respond to the Commission’s equity mandates under state law ( M.G.L. The current list of DIAs, in part, established eligibility for the Commission’s Economic Empowerment program, for which state law only permitted applications during a two-week period in 2018. Review the 2017 study.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

The 2017 state law allows for medical cannabis use in pills, oils, topical gels, liquids, dermal patches and a form that can be vaporized. In order to access and buy products from a dispensary, residents must have a West Virginia medical marijuana card.

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Cannabis Chronicles

JUNE 27, 2019

Most recently, the store opened in 2017 after being granted a reprieve while it challenged the ban in court. They also reflect updates to state law, such as eliminating “collective gardens,” which were previously used for medical marijuana. The owner of Sticky’s has made attempts to open despite the ban.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The bill was enacted as soon as Governor Nathan Deal signed it, permitting possession for eight qualifying medical conditions but not allowing cultivation or distribution within the state. Essentially, it’s a way for individuals with these medical conditions to access treatment without fear of breaking the law.

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Programs Legalization Oil Conditions 62

NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

Legislation is pending, House Bill 1272, to expand access to medical cannabis in North Dakota. Lawmakers decriminalized minor marijuana possession offenses in 2017. Legislation is pending, House Bill 350, to expand medical cannabis access. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of medical access. ND resident?

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 196

SpeedWeed

MAY 14, 2021

As a sovereign nation not subject to state laws, the tribe’s decision to decriminalize cannabis possession of up to an ounce makes it the first area in North Carolina to remove marijuana possession penalties. . The tribe began a needle exchange program in 2017. .

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 26, 2022

Instead, adult-use dispensaries in the state are proving the system works by checking IDs as required by state law. Prior research on enforcement of the minimum legal marijuana use age of 21 (MLMU-21) laws is limited. years after the state legalized recreational marijuana compared with the 3? 2012, Calabria et al.,

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Dispensary Research and Development Safety Recreational 52

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

Second, ketamine is still a controlled substance even if it’s being used for off-label administration, so you still have to follow all federal and state laws around Schedule III registration, storage, inventory management, security, record keeping, and prescription protocols (which is not insignificant).

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Therapy Legalization Chronic Pain DEA 93

NORML

MAY 17, 2019

Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. Similar legislation in 2017 was voted out of Committee but then stalled as lawmakers elected to approve a resolution establishing a marijuana legalization task force, of which Delaware NORRML Director Cyn Ferguson was appointed to. CA resident? ME resident? NV resident?

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 140

SpeedWeed

AUGUST 16, 2021

Lepp was one of the industry’s greatest advocates, leaving his mark as one of many who suffered in prison as a result of trying to cultivate medical cannabis and help patients get access. If the federal government has a problem with California law, then they should be having the state of California in court, not me.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2019

Dish Network, LLC , the Supreme Court of Colorado analyzed whether a state statute prohibiting employers from discharging employees based on “lawful” out-of-work activities prevented employers from terminating employees for using marijuana. [16] 2017); Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act , HB 1438 (Ill. 812(b)(1). [5] 11] Id. [12]

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SpeedWeed

JULY 6, 2021

Some states circumvent the rules by allowing owners of private property to charge a membership fee in order for people to enter their establishments and consume cannabis products. Another key difference between state laws is whether consumers can purchase and consume cannabis onsite or if they have to bring their own cannabis to consume.

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Consumption Retail Cannabis Law 52

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

MARCH 9, 2022

The legal landscape for parents who smoke weed is changing and will likely continue to change as marijuana becomes legalized in more states. Keep an eye out for any changes to the laws when it comes to weed, as they will likely affect you and your parenting. Be sure to understand your state law before buying or consuming pot.

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Digestion Consumption Cannabis Recreational 98

FloridaMarijuana.net

JULY 16, 2018

On Nov 8th, 2016 the state of Florida legalized the use of medical marijuana, though it didn’t go into effect until March of 2017; the endorsement to the use of medical cannabis opened the doors to an alternative treatment for many different conditions. How to start the process?

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Marijuana Patients Conditions Treatment 189

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

I am a legal Florida medical marijuana patient since January 2017, as well as a traveling medical cannabis writer, patient educator and vocal advocate. What medical marijuana delivery routes and associated products are accessible by Florida patients? . Foley LLP – Medical Marijuana Licensure, June 22, 2017 Update.

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

MORE DETAILS: On June 16, 2014, Florida became the 22nd state to legalize (at least partial) access to medical marijuana when Governor Rick Scott signed the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014. Once you begin medical marijuana treatment, the only people that will have access to your records will be: Your doctor.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

By way of quick background, here are a few of the Southern states who have implemented cannabis legislation. Its medical cannabis program is grounded in a 2017 voter-approved amendment to Florida’s Constitution, which was implemented through a 2018 statute. Looging Ahead: Potential State Cannabis Programs. North Carolina.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 4, 2019

The Minnesota Lawyer continues… The department has decided that persons on parole, supervised release or conditional release may use the drug in accordance with state law, which includes registration. The DOC said through its spokesperson, Sarah Fitzgerald, that the change was a result of the change in state administration.

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The Joint Blog

JUNE 4, 2021

Schedule I drugs like heroin, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), and ecstasy are strictly regulated by the Federal Government but Marijuana has be made an exception in some states. Marijuana is also classified as a Schedule I drug but it has been given the approval for medical and recreational at some state levels.

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Conditions Chronic Pain Marijuana Research and Development 32

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

JANUARY 12, 2019

Department of Justice, challenging the constitutionality of the federal law designating marijuana a Schedule I controlled substance proceeded recently to the next level with oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The appeal was heard last month by the three-judge panel. .

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DEA Patients Epilepsy Medicine 40

Veriheal

OCTOBER 27, 2020

In 2017 Robert was diagnosed with a condition that affects millions of Americans each year called depression. This is a point when a patient, human being, free American should have the right to access alternative legal medicines to dangerous prescription drugs. Under state law, medical cannabis patients are categorized as disabled.

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Chronic Pain Cannabis Conditions Medicine 119

Veriheal

MARCH 1, 2021

However, the number of states that will authorize qualified patients from out-of-state medical marijuana programs is still relatively small. . That doesn’t mean you can’t access a green state’s medical marijuana programs, though. Dispensaries for medical marijuana are accessible throughout the state. .

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Patients Marijuana Concentrates Recreational 117

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 16, 2019

The study’s predictive models showed that eliminating current state laws legalizing access to marijuana would result in “double-digit percentage increases in reported grows on national forests, while further expansion of the set of states with such laws passed by statewide referenda in 2016 (but only instituting applicable laws in 2017 or later, post-dating (..)

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The Cannigma

MARCH 12, 2021

At the end of the episode, Debbie Churgai, executive director of Americans for Safe Access, discusses the various ways that military veterans — who could very much benefit from medical cannabis — have difficulty accessing it and the ways that the Veterans Administration can address that issue. Produced by Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man.

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Legalization Patients Education Dispensary 130

WeedAdvisor

OCTOBER 5, 2019

The samples are small enough to avoid impairing most consumers, but those who have a low tolerance for THC can access a rideshare program that the business arranged with a local taxi company. Likewise, it gives the governor authority to bypass federal laws that otherwise limit commerce talks between tribes and Congress.”.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 4, 2021

Prop 215 paved the way for the legal state-run medical marijuana program of today, and also provided a model of how in the absence of official state assistance, the cannabis community itself can help those who are in need. Access problems and medical cannabis. Inability navigating the system.

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Programs Patients Access Medicine 111

Connor & Connor PLLC

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

For example, all 11 states that allow for recreational use restrict it to adults 21 years or age and older. Therefore, retail marijuana stores, and their operators, should be aware of the industry’s best practices for how to limit access to only those customers that meet the requirements within the state. billion in 2027. [4].

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Dispensary Retail Recreational Business 69

TheAnswerPage

JANUARY 11, 2022

According to state laws, in order to purchase medical marijuana products, a patient must first obtain a recommendation (not a prescription) for medical marijuana from a clinician and enroll in the state medical marijuana program. Available at: [link] Accessed 05 Dec. link] -Accessed December 5, 2021.

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Patients Education Marijuana Therapy 98

SMPL

AUGUST 15, 2019

The study, carried out by economists at the University of Massachusetts and Colorado State University, found that legalization had “particularly pronounced effects for synthetic opioids” such as fentanyl. The effect “stems primarily from access via dispensaries rather than legality per se.”. National Data, State Laws.

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Dispensary Data Access Patients 40

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

While employers in the US transport industry are acutely aware of the effects COVID-19 has imposed over the last 18 months, another phenomenon has been making itself known: the ever-increasing tally of states and localities across the country legalising cannabis for medicinal and recreational purposes.

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Recreational Safety Cannabis Law 52

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

This grant will fund the first clinical study for the Cannabis Research Initiative, which was founded in 2017 as part of the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. Harborside has played an instrumental role in making cannabis safe and accessible to a broad and diverse community of California consumers.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The preservation of local control is not unusual in cannabis-friendly states; cities and counties are free to regulate or ban cannabis businesses within their borders pursuant to police powers. However, when the majority of cities and counties end up banning cannabis businesses, the illegal market rages on and legal access becomes a problem.

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Retail Cultivation Business Programs 90

Veriheal

JANUARY 5, 2022

Young and Joyce also question the federal government’s motives, stating, “To be clear, we do not negate the benefit of traditional therapies, but question why the federal government continues to bar access to innovative, proven—and in many cases—safer alternatives.”

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Legislation Cannabis Therapy Access 52

The Joint Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

According to a new study titled Recreational Marijuana Legalization and Adolescent Use of Marijuana, Tobacco, and Alcohol, state laws that legalize, tax and regulate recreational marijuana use for adults is not associated with an increase in marijuana use by young people.

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Legalization Marijuana Policy Recreational 49

NORML

MARCH 14, 2019

1647 , the Veterans Equal Access Act, which expands medical cannabis access to eligible military veterans. Blumenauer said, “For too long, our veterans have been denied access to highly effective medical marijuana treatment for conditions like chronic pain and PTSD. Presently, V.A. Send a message now to your lawmakers.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

Second, ketamine is still a controlled substance even if it’s being used for off-label administration, so you still have to follow all federal and state laws around Schedule III registration, storage, inventory management, security, record keeping, and prescription protocols (which is not insignificant).

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Legalization Therapy Chronic Pain DEA 53

Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

It was about legitimately ill Californians finally getting access to cannabis to self-medicate, and it did an amazing job serving that end goal. 64 passed, and in the summer of 2017, MAUCRSA passed, which incorporates Prop. 215 wasn’t about legalizing, regulating, and taxing cannabis at all. At the same time, Prop. Enforcement.

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