NORML

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

With the 2020 legislative session already in full swing in many states, NORML chapters across the country are organizing lobby days to advocate for sensible reform policies in their state. Here’s what’s currently on the books so far: Virginia 2020 Cannabis Lobby Day. KY4MM & KY NORML 2020 Lobby Days.

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Legislation Decriminalization Patients Policy 130

Veriheal

AUGUST 30, 2022

While Keystone State’s Medical Marijuana Program is booming with over 400 thousand active medical cannabis patients—Pennsylvania is primed to expand into an explosive adult-use market serving approximately 8.8 Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Program. to officially sign the bill into law. Senate Bill No.

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NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

Governor Kate Brown (D) signed legislation into law to to automatically conduct a review of past misdemeanor cannabis convictions, and to “set aside” offenses that are no longer a crime under state law. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs. CA resident? CA resident?

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Legislation Hemp Decriminalization Agriculture 187

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2022

Two Minnesota employees, Susan Musta, who suffered a neck injury while working as a dental hygienist and Daniel Bierbach, who was injured at his job working for an all-terrain vehicle company, were certified as eligible to participate in Minnesota’s medical cannabis program and began using medical cannabis to treat their pain. 176.135, subd.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

AUGUST 29, 2020

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic the New Mexico Department of Health approved rules that put into practice a state law allowing medical cannabis patients from other states to buy, possess and use medical cannabis in New Mexico. The law was passed in 2019 as part of a massive statutory change for medical cannabis.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

The measure prohibits the release of past records for any marijuana offense that is no longer defined as a crime under state law. ” Update : HB 1386 is scheduled for a executive session in the Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee at 1pm on 3/4/2020 in Legislative Office Building 104. AK resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

With the states, the feds, and the locals all making up their own rules for hemp and cannabis operations and prohibitions, the illicit market continued to thrive – creating financial hardships for licensed operators and a safety crisis for consumers. What Does All of This Mean for 2020? .

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NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

The bill would prohibit employers terminating an employee for the employee’s lawful off-duty activities that are lawful under state law even if those activities are not lawful under federal law, such as consuming cannabis. CO resident? FL resident? IN resident? NJ resident? New Mexico. RI resident?

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Legislation Decriminalization Access Patients 246

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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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

“With a decline in legislative improvements in state medical cannabis programs, millions of patients are left with limited or no access,” ASA Executive Director Debbie Churgai said. “It Pennsylvania State Rep. Patient enrollment was not the only area in which medical cannabis programs grew since last year.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The Department provided additional guidance to dispensaries that have both a medical and adult use license to ensure they prioritize serving medical cannabis patients as required by state law. Since the beginning of the medical cannabis program, medical cannabis sales have been limited to between the hours of 6 a.m.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 25, 2022

San Diego’s Cannabis Business Division received a $764,261 grant from the California Department of Cannabis Control , intended to develop tools to help businesses comply with local and state laws, it was announced Monday. SD’s Cannabis Business Division Receives $764K Grant from State to Enhance Regulatory Process.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 20, 2020

The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Reports: SPRINGFIELD — Smelling and seeing cannabis justified probable cause for a police officer in central Illinois to search a man’s car, despite cannabis’ decriminalization and legalization for medical purposes at the time, a unanimous Illinois Supreme Court majority ruled Thursday. This case is People v.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 15, 2022

The state has introduced a new program to compensate Maine cities and towns for costs they incur when opting to permit recreational, adult-use cannabis businesses. A state law passed earlier this year grants reimbursement for many municipal expenses associated with the opt-in process. Maine Biz website reports.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 165, to establish a medical marijuana access program for qualified patients with a physician’s recommendation to access medical marijuana from licensed retail outlets. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 1015, to make participation in Virginia’s medical cannabis program legal under state law.

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Legislation Patients Decriminalization Access 242

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Alabama legalized medical a medical cannabis program on May 17, 2021 when Governor Ivey signed SB 46 into law. Although medical cannabis program was signed into law last year, it has yet to be fully implemented. The state has close to 400 dispensaries total. There is no excise tax on medical cannabis.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 18, 2022

Indeed, the DEA reports that it is “aggressively striving to halt the spread of cannabis cultivation in the United States,” including through its Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program (DCE/SP), which began funding eradication programs in 1979 and has approximately 126 state and local law enforcement agency participants.

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NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Don Young (R-AK) re-introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act, which protects those engaged in state-lawful medical marijuana programs from federal prosecution. MA resident? New Hampshire.

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Legislation Clinical Trials Research and Development Access 121

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). Forbes listed Amazon as the #2 workplace in the world in 2020. However, given where state laws are moving across the U.S., we’ve changed course.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The Senate approved spending legislation on Thursday that extends a provision protecting medical marijuana states from federal interference—but the question remains as to whether a House-passed version with broader protections for all state cannabis programs could still be adopted in the final bill that’s sent to the president.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Village President David Stewart said state law mandates cities must establish such ordinances before Oct. Pritzker signed into law a bill to legalize recreational sales to adults over 21. The state law goes into effect on Jan. Beginning Jan. Recreational Cannabis sales tax approved in Homewood. Governor J.B.

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Recreational State Laws Retail Dispensary 40

NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

House Bill 1089 would prohibit employers terminating an employee for the employee’s lawful off-duty activities that are lawful under state law even if those activities are not lawful under federal law, such as consuming marijuana. CO resident? MD resident? New Hampshire. VA resident? WA resident?

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Legislation Decriminalization Safety Cultivation 160

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. Source: [link].

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture (“NCDA”) provides a useful summary of the state’s law regarding hemp cultivation: Hemp production has been legalized in North Carolina, but only as part of the state’s pilot program as allowed under federal law. producers and consumers.'”

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Additionally, SB 185 provides that the Department of Food and Agriculture, in conjunction with the State Department of Public Health and pursuant to MAUCRSA, must establish a certification program for cannabis and manufactured cannabis products comparable to the federal National Organic Program and the California Organic Food and Farming Act.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 11, 2019

sga-2020-18s32. According to the report from the Division of State Government Accountability under Comptroller Thomas P. The trial, called the Industrial Hemp Agricultural Research Pilot Program, was launched after a 2014 federal law allowed states to cultivate hemp for limited industrial purposes. The Report.

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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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Seed-To-Sale Consumption Compliance Compliance 52

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 16, 2020

Senate approved bill to fix glitches in state’s hemp law. Why 2020 legalization failed in the Sunshine State. Idaho to remain 1 of 2 states to keep hemp production illegal. Univ of Integrative Health: new program in Cannabis Science. House Dem leader said rollout of MMJ program has been atrocious.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

Governor John Bel Edwards (D) of Louisiana signed legislation into law to allow the production of industrial hemp and hemp-derived CBD products. Nebraska activists are almost 1,400 signatures deep in hopes of qualifying a 2020 medical cannabis ballot initiative. CA resident? CA resident? NC resident? OH resident? OR resident?

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Legislation Hemp Agriculture Compliance 119

The Blunt Truth

JUNE 20, 2019

Following closely on the heels of a similar law in New York City, effective January 1, 2020, it will be unlawful for Nevada employers to reject a job applicant who tests positive for cannabis on a pre-employment drug test. Implications for Employers.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2019

According to recent reports, the hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp-CBD”) market is expected to grow by 700 percent by 2020 and grow to $2.1 billion by 2020. Most states, including Oregon, have adopted a version of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“UTSA”). Under Oregon law, a trade secret is defined as.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 24, 2022

However, emails were produced to show that Plaintiffs were aware of Frye’s broker position by January 2020. 4] The exemption states that the CSA does not apply to any person authorized by State law to manufacture, possess, or distribute, a substance. Unjust Enrichment. 80 Cal.Rptr.2d It also cited, Martinez v.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 5, 2021

Its CEO Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, announced in 2020 that he would donate $10 billion to fight climate change — news that was met with skepticism given that his company emits as much carbon dioxide as the entire country of Norway. . However, given where state laws are moving across the U.S., we’ve changed course.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 1, 2022

Borden, Practicing at Ford, McDonald, McPartlin & Borden in Portsmouth, NH with a focus on bankruptcy representation of trustees, creditors and debtors, corporate law and commercial litigation. In July 2018, plaintiff’s physician prescribed cannabis to treat his PTSD and plaintiff enrolled in New Hampshire’s therapeutic cannabis program.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Each state is handling the transition from the 2014 Farm Bill to the 2018 Farm Bill a little differently so if you are a hemp producer operating under a 2014 Farm Bill program, you’ll need to check with your state’s department of agriculture. State law must be analyzed to determine what is required for processing.

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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

An activist group in North Dakota filed paperwork to begin petitioning for another adult use marijuana legalization ballot initiative in 2020. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs. Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! CA resident? NV resident? OR resident?

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