Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Consumer products law blog. Class actions against CBD companies proliferate under federal and state law. Hemp-derived CBD was legalized in 2018 under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, or Farm Bill. Class actions against CBD companies proliferate under federal and state law.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 17, 2020

Through its predecessors-in-interest, Kiva Brands launched its KIVA and KIVA CONFECTIONS brand in California in 2010, and expanded sales to other states in which cannabis products are legal. Kiva Brands registered its trademarks in the State of California in 2018. Kiva Brands could not be the senior user of the KIVA mark.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 2, 2021

A recent lawsuit filed against the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) claims that the organization did not make its meeting agenda available to the public, which violated a state law known as the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. Between January and June 2021, the state has collected $43,166.199 in state and local sales taxes.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 20, 2020

Dr. King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. laws of the 20 th century, the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Day is a federal U.S. holiday marking the birthday of its eponymous civil rights hero.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

After the companies won at district court, the agency appealed and the state’s highest civil court agreed to hear oral arguments on March 22. The state law at issue, passed in 2019, prohibits the manufacture of hemp meant to be smoked. It followed the passage of the federal 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp nationwide.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Today, JCAR released an updated draft for its Second Notice that reverted the definition of hemp back to realign with the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) and returned the “transportation of industrial hemp” language back into the new draft. We’re implementing a federal program,” McGee said. “We

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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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The Blunt Truth

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.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2019

On Wednesday, January 9, 2018, Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-Or) introduced the aptly designated H.R. It still makes clear that bringing cannabis into a jurisdiction would be unlawful where it would violate the laws of that jurisdiction. 420, or the Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol Act.

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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 Chronicles

JANUARY 8, 2019

Both he and Rushford acknowledged that state laws prohibit minors from entering retail marijuana stores. In late December, industry analysts at Cannabis Benchmarks, an analytic firm based in Connecticut, reported wholesale prices had continued to tumble throughout 2018, raising “the question of where the market’s bottom might lie.”.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2019

Industrial Hemp: Don’t Forget About State Law! Five Key Documents Necessary to Understand Industrial Hemp Law. We’ll then turn to the 2018 Farm Bill, which does not immediately repeal the 2014 Farm Bill. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issues regulations under the 2018 Farm Bill.

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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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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2019

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. Today, we cover Nebraska. 2-501 et seq.), ” NE St. §

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MJ Business Attorneys

MAY 29, 2018

On May 14, 2018, the Supreme Court chose to revive American Federalism when a seven-member majority of the Court held the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) to be unconstitutional. Murphy holds that state-law repeals are not pre-emptible. The case, Murphy v. NCAA, et al.,

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

On an April afternoon in 2018, Dr. Matthew Roman and a friend drove together to a Philadelphia gun store, Firing Lane Inc. Fee Stories reports… The case could have far-reaching Second Amendment implications and has the potential to affect millions of gun owners in the U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 29, 2020

It is important to note that none of this changed federal drug laws or the federal government’s ability to enforce those laws. In early 2018, then acting U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded all DOJ guidance on cannabis, including the Wilkinson Statement.

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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

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Following the enactment of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”), there has been a huge interest in the use of hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp-CBD”) for our furry friends. STATE LAWS. Yet, public demand for Hemp-CBD pet products may be pushing the market ahead regardless of legal requirements.

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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.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 14, 2019

Banking , intellectual property , food and beverage (and cosmetics ), international trade , domestic trade , state laws , ag production contracts , etc., When it comes to industrial hemp, the 2018 Farm Bill upended all of these things. hemp and CBD companies operating as per the 2018 Farm Bill. hemp-co listing.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

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. Hemp cultivation is not legal, even after the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 21, 2019

Earlier this month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued Examination Guide 1-19 : Examination of Marks for Cannabis and Cannabis-Related Goods and Services After Enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill. The Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, Pub. Trademark Act.” 801 et seq. 301 et seq (FDCA).

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. In the early months of 2019, and after the recent passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, an increasing number of state and municipal agencies continue to pay close attention to hemp-derived CBD products, in some cases leaving products under siege by regulators. AUTHOR: Darren Kaplan; Garrett Graff.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 15, 2022

In those states, the legislatures amended their discrimination laws to protect those who have a prescription to use medical marijuana as having a per se disability under state law. These laws typically have two caveats. Prior to 2018, THC was per se illegal under federal law, because all cannabis was illegal.

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Canna Care Docs

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The Department of Veterans Affairs states that the 65% of veterans who suffer from chronic pain are twice as likely as non-veterans to die from accidental prescription opioid overdose. A 2018 study in the Journal of Health Economics found that in states where medical cannabis was legal, opioid-related mortality had fallen significantly: . “[M]edical

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 20, 2022

9-THC (the substance codified as “marihuana” by the federal Controlled Substances Act), have raised questions regarding these products’ legality under federal and state law. Since the 2018 Farm Bill became law, products containing Delta-8 THC and Delta-10 THC have become popular. Delta-9 THC. Delta-9 THC. Delta-9 THC.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2019

In plain English, this rule clearly allows licensed retailers to deliver cannabis to any jurisdiction in the state—even ones that didn’t allow it. This rule immediately drew the ire of cities across the state. I’ve been writing about this rule since it was first proposed back in October 2018.

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 8, 2020

To start, in February 2018, a California assembly member introduced AB 2069 (“Medical Cannabis Worker Protections Act”), a bill that would have amended the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to require most employers to engage in the interactive process with and consider reasonable accommodations for medical cannabis users.

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 7, 2021

Second, and just as important, the ADA does not provide protection against discrimination based solely on medical marijuana use or require accommodation of medical marijuana use (although state laws may provide some protections). Even so, Plaintiff obtained a marijuana card in January 2018. Case Summary. In Eccleston v.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 27, 2020

As a result of this diagnosis in 2018, Robert found himself on restricted duty, having his shield and gun removed. Later that year, in 2018, Robert was diagnosed with chronic pain and also treated for Lyme disease. Under state law, medical cannabis patients are categorized as disabled.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 24, 2019

Our California hemp lawyers have been getting pummeled with questions about the legality of industrial hemp derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) ever since the 2018 Farm Bill was signed in January (and especially since our recent hemp and Hemp CBD webinar ). Hemp CBD cookies, anyone? The revised text of AB-228 goes much further.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2019

Before I discuss how Director Hunt and CBP are dead wrong on this issue, it is important to acknowledge that CBD oil derived from marijuana is illegal under both federal and Texas state law. It states: “ The term marihuana does not include— (i)hemp, as defined in section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946[.]”. (You

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 27, 2019

Now, following the lead of its competitors, Leafly, who said in early 2018 that it would bar unlicensed operators, Weedmaps also says it will end its practice. Weedmaps, founded in 2008 and based in Irvine, California, is a well-known website for those in search of a local marijuana dispensary.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Banking regulators recently clarified (including for credit unions ) that financial institutions should have no issue banking lawful hemp businesses pursuant to the 2018 Farm Bill. This is because the legal status of hemp-CBD federally is currently precarious at best. And here’s why.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

For the second time since California launched its legal cannabis market in 2018, regulators are going to raise marijuana taxes statewide. The tax increase stems from a state law requiring the CDTFA to recalculate the wholesale cannabis markup rate every six months because of inflation.

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