The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The bill would not establish legal sales or cultivation, either by individuals or commercial enterprises. This week, we see New York issuing its first cannabis licenses. Connecticut delays its dispensary openings.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

states and the District of Columbia currently have legal cannabis, medical or recreational. Despite this massive shift in cannabis policy, however, a few states are still dragging their feet on cannabis legalization. It prohibits cannabis possession, use, purchase, sale, or cultivation, whether for recreation or medical purposes.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Though it wasn’t quite THE year we may have hoped for in cannabis news (hello, federal legalization?!), AB 45: California hemp legalization. As we’ve previously discussed ( here and here ), this bill legalized CBD in food, beverages, cosmetics, dietary supplements and pet food in California. it’s what we got.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 30, 2022

February 2022. Within certain limits, Arizona confers legal immunity from criminal prosecution for the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale, possession, and use of … Read More. The CDC recently issued guidance to businesses developing marijuana policies, balancing state legalization efforts and fleet safety.

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The Cannigma

APRIL 5, 2021

The city is still in mourning for those lost to COVID-19, the governor is facing calls to resign, the Knicks are still the Knicks, and the rent is still too damn high, but let’s focus on the positive: New York has legalized recreational cannabis — effective immediately. Public possession of up to 3 ounces is legal. Just not yet.

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MassRoots

MARCH 5, 2019

In a joint effort, two state representatives submitted legislation to legalize, regulate, and tax a recreational cannabis market in Florida. “It’s coming one way or another, either by a 2020/2022 ballot measure or from us here in the legislature. . ” What would legalization look like under HB 1117?

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 17, 2022

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Legalization advocates in Nebraska got a favorable court decision. The Delaware legislature failed to override the governor’s veto of a legalization bill. We begin abroad, where Thailand decriminalized cannabis.

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Project CBD

JUNE 16, 2023

Report after report portends doom with headlines like “the world’s largest legal weed market is going up in smoke ” (The Economist), “California pot industry facing ‘ extinction event ‘” (SF Gate), and “ Despair in Emerald Triangle as CA legal cannabis collapses” (CalMatters). Is It Really That Bad? Yeah, it is.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 19, 2022

Recreational cannabis is not legal in Colombia, but personal consumption and possession of the plant is decriminalized. Adult-use cannabis is not legal, but in 2012, the Colombian government decriminalized personal use of cannabis and possession of up to 20 grams. The country has had a medical cannabis program since 2015.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Rather than a ballot initiative , Connecticut, New Mexico, New York, and Virginia legalized the plant for adult-use purposes via a legislative process. They follow in the footsteps of Vermont, which became the first legislative-driven legal cannabis state back in 2018. Legal Cannabis Business Framework .

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

While cannabis legalization moves full steam ahead through much of the Northeast, the southeastern U.S. As such, we thought we’d take a moment to round up the status of cannabis legalization in the South, an area worth watching. has been notably slow to uptake major reforms.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 9, 2023

After reporting that Illinois adult-use cannabis prices were highest in the country , we decided to publish a 3-Part Series highlighting how recreational legalization in Illinois has affected price per gram for medical patients. For almost all of 2022, price per gram hovered around $11-$12. On June 25, 2019, Gov. per gram in February.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 20, 2022

20 October 2022 Policy briefing Environmental impacts are rarely taken into account in the cannabis regulation debate.

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The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The state issued licenses to cultivators, dispensaries, processors and various other entitles involved in the process of bringing marijuana to market. MISSISSIPPI.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 29, 2021

Columbus, OH – PRESS RELEASE – Today, the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol is formally launching its effort to legalize adult-use cannabis by submitting summary language of an initiated statute to the Ohio Attorney General’s office. “We They see marijuana legalization as inevitable. Ohioans want this,” continued Haren.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

with Anticipated Construction to Be Completed in Q4 2022; Facility to Create 500 New Livable Wage Jobs in the Village of Matteson Region and. cultivation and production facility (the “Facility”) in the Village of Matteson , Illinois, located outside of Chicago. First Phase of the Multiphase Expansion Project includes 250K Sq.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 12, 2021

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation (TOCC), Texas’ leading medical cannabis provider, today announced it recently broke ground on a new, state-of-the-art medical cannabis cultivation and processing facility in Bastrop, Texas. About Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 16, 2022

15 March 2022. ChimwaMurombe Legal Practice. The cultivation of industrial hemp is the new baby in the farming sector which is indeed fertile soil for investment purposes especially in Zimbabwe which has a thriving agricultural industry. In order to cultivate, possess, sell and supply industrial hemp a permit is required.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 24, 2022

Colorado could legalize psychedelics. These include legalizing the possession, cultivation, use, and sharing of psychedelic components such as ibogaine , mescaline , DMT, psilocybin , and psilocin for adults over the age of 21. The post Colorado Could Legalize Psychedelics This November appeared first on Cannabis Central.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 12, 2021

Idaho marijuana activists have submitted revised text for a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in the state following a review by the state attorney general. Home cultivation would be prohibited, however, and there would be no legal and licensed system of cannabis retailers. Read the full report.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Here’s the press release. Final RF Press Release Launch. The Full Text. Full Text Regulate Florida Petition.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

As we previously reported , on February 22, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed three separate cannabis reform bills into law ( NJ A21 , NJ A 1897 , and NJ A5342/NJ S3454 ), formally legalizing the use and possession of recreational marijuana in the Garden State. Other jurisdictions are catching up to the marijuana law frenzy.

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Veriheal

JUNE 9, 2023

Colorado is boldly moving to bring cannabis sales online, Florida’s attorney general put a damper on the state’s legalization push, and a Massachusetts biotech company began developing a psilocybin-based drug. Jared Polis signed a bill to legalize online sales of cannabis. Last week, Colorado Gov.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

This year, voters will have the opportunity to decide whether or not recreational cannabis can be used legally in a total of five states: Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota. What Do the Cannabis Legalization Initiatives Entail? Let’s explore: Arkansas Issue 4, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2022).

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Veriheal

JUNE 1, 2023

A bill was passed to legalize the possession and sharing of certain psychedelics for Californians aged 21 and above. Scott Wiener (D), and he explained that it is not a decriminalization effort; rather, it is simply legalization. The former reading of the bill (SB 519) was at risk towards the end of the 2022 session.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 5, 2024

May totals dropped to $23,105,926.95, the lowest monthly sales total since before Illinois legalized recreational cannabis (January 2020). Total 2024 wholesale sales by cultivation centers reached $$188,831,154.06, and total wholesale sales since November 2015 by cultivation centers totaled $3,633,472,736.20. March: $25,917,010.11

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Veriheal

JANUARY 23, 2024

The state of Florida has been lagging behind many other states when it comes to recreational cannabis legalization, but that may finally be changing this year. Cannabis lobbyists, demonstrating an impressive effort, have gathered nearly a million signatures to support placing legalization on the ballot.

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Veriheal

MAY 27, 2022

A Kansas medical cannabis bill fell short, a new study broke down TikTok cannabis content by the numbers, and Rhode Island legalized recreational cannabis. The re-worked bill will feature key provisions shared by both the 2021 House and 2022 Senate medical cannabis initiatives, along with a couple of compromises.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 30, 2021

Kind Idaho Chair Jackee Winters is laser-focused on qualifying the group’s medical cannabis legalization initiative for the state’s 2022 ballot in order to help her daughter, who suffers from a brain tumor, get legal access to cannabis. It’s time for Idaho to grow up,” she told Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary.

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Connor & Connor PLLC

JUNE 28, 2021

Although many states are continuing to legalize marijuana for medical and/or recreational use, it is still federally illegal and is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act. Furthermore, it is legal in Washington D.C. Every state has its own process in order to obtain a license to sell or cultivate.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Almost one year after the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) was signed into law, New York will begin accepting conditional cultivator license applications on March 15, 2022. For now, only the conditional licensing window is only open for conditional cultivation licenses. We have included a copy of this guidance below.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2022

Empty chemical containers lay strewn about at a raided marijuana grow in Medford, August 10th, 2022. She adds they’ve tapped multiple legal groups to help with this new grant funding, including the Northwest Workers Justice Project. Spencer says when farms are legal, it’s easier to file a lawsuit.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2022

California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Cannabis Control, and State Water Resources Control Board have launched their 2022 enforcement program addressing the effects of cannabis cultivation on the environment. California Environmental Agencies Launch 2022 Cannabis Enforcement Season.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 12, 2024

were the second-lowest monthly sales total since Illinois legalized recreational cannabis (January 2020). Total 2024 wholesale sales by cultivation centers reached $$219,974,409.95, and total wholesale sales since November 2015 by cultivation centers totaled $3,697,827,191.27. Monthly Totals for 2022: January: $29,686,123.47

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Monthly totals have hovered around $23 million for the past three months, which has been the top three lowest-monthly totals since Illinois legalized recreational cannabis (January 2020). Monthly Totals for 2022: January: $29,686,123.47 Monthly Totals for 2022: January: $29,686,123.47 August totals reached $23,512,759.13.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Leading the rankings again is California (#1), the first state to legalize medical marijuana in 1996. Since then, the state has legalized adult-use marijuana, and created a uniform licensing regime for both medical and recreational marijuana use across the state. In 2022, the D.C. However, the future of cannabis law in D.C.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The new law allows for the uncoupling for “state tax deductions” for any cannabis establishment operating in this State and licensed under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or any cannabis cultivation center or medical cannabis dispensing organization operating in this State and licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.

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