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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/11/19

NORML

Lawmakers decriminalized minor marijuana possession offenses in 2017. Update : The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will hold an executive session for HB 399 on 1/17 at 11am. Legislation is pending, House Bill 459, to amend the state’s existing industrial hemp law to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations.

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Cracking Down On Compliance

Cannabis Law Report

Operational compliance has become paramount to the success of many cannabis businesses following new state regulations that went into effect earlier this year. For others, non-compliance has been a great downfall. In recent months, a rapid number of compliance enforcement agencies have emerged at both the local and state level.

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Navigating cGMP For Hemp & Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

Because they are held to consistent standards and must prove compliance with these standards, companies which obtain GMP certifications can often present stronger acquisition targets. Kim Stuck is the founder and CEO of Allay Consulting , a compliance strategy and services provider serving the hemp and cannabis industries nationwide.

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Evergreen Medical Supply Penalized by Health Canada for Non-Compliance

WeedAdvisor

Evergreen was caught off-guard during a surprise inspection, which led to a label of non-compliance in August. Health Canada’s findings led to major concerns about the legitimacy of the product and its overall safety for consumption. This is another addition to the list of licensed producers found to be non-compliant by Health Canada.

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Washington Lawmakers Poised to Redefine the WSLCB’s Role in Washington Marijuana

Canna Law Blog

SB 5318 is titled, “An Act Relating to reforming the compliance and enforcement provisions for marijuana licensees.” Compliance emphasis. The LCB must adopt rules to “perfect and expand existing programs for compliance education” for licensees. The commission of non-marijuana crimes. Employee violations.

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Cannabis-Related Arrests in Virginia Decrease By 90 Percent After Legalization

SpeedWeed

Chesterfield Police Chief Jeffrey Katz shared that his law enforcement officers haven’t “shied away” from current laws, and that it’s important to arrest people in the name of public safety. The devil is in the details, as they say… and like all laws passed by our legislature, it is our charge to encourage compliance and enforce violations.

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Folium Biosciences Colorado: Stock hiking, cutting corners, sidestepping regulatory requirements & strong arm tactics

Cannabis Law Report

Colorado has long been regarded one of the the US’s better state markets for efficient compliance and good regulatory management by state and local authorities. The email did promise Folium would work on safety conditions for staff. This, we have learned, happened regularly throughout 2017 and 2018. Teri Buhl reports.

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