Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

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. Apparently, that’s how the state wants to continue to operate.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 17, 2021

Since that time, while California employers have enjoyed some comfort in the ability to enforce their workplace substance abuse policies, lawmakers have been making efforts to amend state law to provide more protections to marijuana users.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2019

Under the 2014 Farm Bill, state departments of agriculture and universities could undertake agricultural pilot programs to permit the cultivation of hemp. Some states also license the processing of hemp. Industrial Hemp: Don’t Forget About State Law! Five Key Documents Necessary to Understand Industrial Hemp Law.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2020

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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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

As we previously explained , alcoholic beverages are regulated by federal and state laws. Cannabis is heavily regulated at the state level but unlike alcohol, it is—for the most part—strictly prohibited under federal law. Drinks Infused with CBD Oil or Extracts.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Earlier this week, I wrote about how hemp businesses should not yet rely on the 2018 Farm Bill to protect them from their products being seized. States have taken a widely different approach to regulating industrial hemp and not all states recognize any difference between industrial hemp and marijuana, regardless of the amount of THC present.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of two programs that protect hemp producers’ crops from natural disasters. Producers may apply now, and the deadline to sign up for both programs is March 16, 2020. “We Multi-Peril Crop Insurance Pilot Insurance Program. Buy-up coverage is available in some cases.

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Veriheal

MARCH 1, 2021

It may be tempting to drive across neighboring state lines with more cannabis-friendly laws. However, the number of states that will authorize qualified patients from out-of-state medical marijuana programs is still relatively small. . Which States Accept Out-of-State MMJ Cards? California.

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Project CBD

AUGUST 23, 2023

But today’s “hemp” market has moved way beyond CBD, as noted by several commentators who expressed concerns about the unregulated proliferation of high-dose THC consumables and novel synthetic intoxicants thanks to loopholes in the 2018 Farm Bill, which is up for revision and renewal in the coming months.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2019

If a state, like Tennessee, operates under the 2014 Farm Bill, but the state applies for a USDA state plan and that is approved, does that then void the 2014 pilot rules and regulations for existing farms in Tennessee operating under 2014 Farm Bill? State law must be analyzed to determine what is required for processing.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

. State trademarks for cannabis goods and services have been an ongoing saga in California that we have written about extensively. As we’ve written before, it is not permissible to use an organic designation on cannabis products unless that designation is pursuant to state law or pursuant to a private certification, since the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 24, 2022

Senate introduced legislation Monday to remove hemp from the state controlled substances list, which would make hemp legal in North Carolina after a pilot program ends July 1. senators recognized a technical change to the state’s law was required to mirror the federal regulations and introduced Senate Bill 762 to address this.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Financial institutions that work with marijuana businesses must conduct due diligence to ensure that marijuana businesses are complying with state law. The 2018 Farm Bill only regulates hemp production, and does not really discuss hemp processing or the sale of Hemp-CBD goods.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 31, 2022

The 29 DIAs respond to the Commission’s equity mandates under state law ( M.G.L. The 29 DIAs respond to the Commission’s equity mandates under state law ( M.G.L. DIAs are also relied on for determining eligibility for participation in the agency’s Social Equity Program (SEP).

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2019

Financial institutions that work with marijuana businesses must conduct due diligence to ensure that marijuana businesses are complying with state law. For example, a credit union needs to know how to verify the member is part of the pilot program.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Following last year’s passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) issued a regulatory update in August of 2019 to federally insured credit unions. As to the effects of the 2018 Farm Bill, the NCUA highlighted three points. By Tonya M. Esposito & Renee B. Appel on September 10, 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

Prior to December of 2018, hemp and all hemp-derived substances (including cannabidiol or CBD) were considered to be a form of “marijuana,” subject to the federal government’s most restrictive regulation under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (CSA). Where Things Stand Federally. See 2021 NY S.B.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 14, 2019

Because federal law prohibits the distribution and sale of marijuana, the 2014 Guidance clarified that financial transactions involving marijuana-related businesses (even those properly licensed under state law) would generally involve funds derived from illegal activity, which would typically trigger a SAR filing.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Foods containing unapproved parts of the hemp plant may not be distributed in Washington State under a Washington State Food Storage Warehouse License. Federal and State laws do not permit the manufacture and retail sales of CBD as a food ingredient in foods and beverages for sale in retail food establishments.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 17, 2019

State Question 806 , filed on Dec. 12, would add an amendment to the Constitution, which would generally legalize, regulate and tax marijuana for people aged 21 and older under state law. If voters approve the state question, it would take effect in 90 days. Oklahoma voters in 2018 legalized medical marijuana.

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The Cannigma

MARCH 25, 2021

That ruling may seem promising, but it does not mean that any state correctional departments are actively exploring how to actually allow or administer medical cannabis within their facilities. Cannabis has been legal for adults to use and possess since 2018 in California, and the state has had a legal medical cannabis program since 1996.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 1, 2021

LinkedIn named Amazon the #1 most sought-after workplace in both 2018 and 2021, and #2 in 2019 (the list wasn’t published in 2020 due to the pandemic). However, given where state laws are moving across the U.S., However, given where state laws are moving across the U.S., we’ve changed course.

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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. . Cannabis is framed as a highway drug when really it’s alcohol.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The region has been instrumental in highly regulated industries, such as alcohol and tobacco, and the only federally sanctioned cannabis grow program has operated at the University of Mississippi since the 1960s. Although several Southern states have enacted medical cannabis programs, no states have embraced recreational use of cannabis.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 5, 2021

California’s attorney general argued in a recent court filing that none of the state’s cannabis businesses operating on provisional licenses are entitled to due process under state law.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2019

SB 34 creates better breaks for low-income medical patients that have a physician’s recommendation but that may not have an ID card from the Department of Public Health pursuant to the 2004 Medical Marijuana Program Act. Social equity support. ” Vape Cartridges and Pens.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 1, 2022

In May 2018, he was employed by defendant in its Londonderry facility. In July 2018, plaintiff’s physician prescribed cannabis to treat his PTSD and plaintiff enrolled in New Hampshire’s therapeutic cannabis program. Plaintiff suffered from PTSD for many years which substantially limited a major life activity.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Subsequently, Florida changed its law and expanded its medical cannabis program. Left Coast finally asked the court to refer the case back to state court or allow them to amend the initial pleading. 22, 23 (2018). June McLaughlin is Professor & Paralegal Program Director at Irvine Valley College in Orange County, CA.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Although the 2018 Farm Bill carved out hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act, few court rulings have addressed the legal distinction between federally-legal hemp and federally-illegal cannabis. Sections 811 and 812 (as amended), regardless of whether the controlled substance is legal under any state law (for example: marijuana).”

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Veriheal

JUNE 23, 2022

While in MA, he utilized cannabis which was legal under state law, in order to find relief from chronic pain and PTSD. Upon being pulled over by the Pennsylvania law enforcement officer, the officer stated that he smelled the aroma of cannabis coming from the car.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 11, 2019

Hemp growth programs took root in four different states, expanded in two states, and legislation awaits the governor’s signature in another state in the month of May. Established a hemp growth program. The new law explicitly permits the retail sale of hemp, defined by the 2018 Farm Bill, and hemp products.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Big Sky claims that the plants are hemp, that hemp is now legal since the passage of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (“2018 Farm Bill”), and that the 2018 Farm Bill protects the interstate commerce of hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill authorizes states and the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 21, 2022

To keep our drivers safe, it became necessary for the Minnesota Legislature to pass a state law to reduce the speed limit to 60 mph. However, it was the federal government that left this highway unregulated, and it then fell to the state to add important safety regulations. Whereas marijuana contains more than 0.3% or less THC.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 31, 2021

Missouri may have legalized medical marijuana in 2018, but this voter-approved law isn’t stopping probation officers from sending people back to jail for using this legal medicine. Ray Breer is one of many Missourians that has recently had their probation revoked for using state-legal medical cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The more wide-ranging bill (H 174/S 72), which a spokesperson said is a priority for House Speaker Ron Mariano, addresses aspects of state laws that cannabis regulators and industry entrepreneurs have been increasingly vocal about taking issue with.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2022

The Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments of 1989 (the Act) is the main body of law governing the use of controlled substances on college campuses. IHEs are required to certify that they have an AOD prevention program in order to remain eligible for certain forms of federal funding and assistance. Certification Requirements.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

A recent federal court decision addresses the relationship between the Controlled Substances Act, the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), and state laws permitting the medical use of cannabis. In 2018, the APS held another meeting to develop Student’s IEP for the 2018-19 school year – her kindergarten year.

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