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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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. Marijuana may be illegal on the federal level, but OSHA holds those in the industry to federal safety standards. Then we travel to Mississippi, where medical marijuana sales will begin in January 2023. AND FINALLY.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 25, 2021

Seyfarth Synopsis: In the first six months of 2021, several states legalized marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes, including New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and New Mexico. On June 22, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a bill that legalized recreational marijuana use by adults 21 years and older.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

JANUARY 21, 2022

As the Michigan cannabis industry continues to grow and mature, medical and adult-use licensees would be well served to take proactive steps to ensure compliance with Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) regulations. Indeed, in November 2021, the MRA sent a voluntary survey to licensed processors across the State of Michigan.

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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

AUGUST 25, 2021

Seyfarth Synopsis: In the first six months of 2021, several states legalized marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes, including New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and New Mexico. On June 22, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a bill that legalized recreational marijuana use by adults 21 years and older.

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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

JULY 25, 2023

Currently, 23 states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana, including California, Massachusetts, Arizona, and Washington, D.C. Also, the medical use of cannabis is legal in more than 36 states. However, from 2012 to 2022, post-accident cannabis positivity rose by 204.2%. As many states across the U.S.

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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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Project CBD

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

CBD sales declined in 2021 for several possible reasons, including legal confusion, a lack of a clear path for FDA regulation, market saturation, and published reports of inaccurate label claims for some CBD products. FDA Intransigence On a federal level, CBD is not considered a legal dietary supplement ingredient. February 2, 2022.

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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 city of Denver, Colorado, decriminalized the possession and use of psilocybin in 2019—the first U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2022

08 June 2022. Class action claims, given the number of potential class members who may potentially recover, raise the stakes of litigation resulting from product safety issues. Disclaimer: This Alert has been prepared and published for informational purposes only and is not offered, nor should be construed, as legal advice.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 10, 2021

Senator Liz Krueger to Detail ‘Nation-Leading’ Model for Cannabis Legalization at Major Summit This September. billion in 2022, rising to USD$3.9 The MRTA’s enactment in March this year will see legal sales of cannabis in New York begin some time in 2022. billion in 2022, rising to USD$3.9 This is what the PR says.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

MARCH 22, 2023

On November 8th, 2022, Maryland passed a new law legalizing recreational cannabis use for adults 21 and older, opening up a whole new industry for the state. Here is a closer look at what legal cannabis may look like for patients and marijuana users in the state of Maryland. This applies to both medical and adult-use cannabis.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 20, 2021

Maryland state lawmakers announced last week that the legislature will turn to the voters on the issue of cannabis policy reform by placing a marijuana legalization measure on the statewide ballot next year. Maryland Work Group To Study Cannabis Legalization. Maryland Medical Marijuana Already Legal.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 24, 2021

Connecticut has become the 19 th state to legalize recreational marijuana use by adults. Provisions regarding lawful possession go into effect July 1, 2021, but the provisions affecting employers will take effect next year on July 1, 2022. Individuals cannot possess more than 1.5 Individuals cannot possess more than 1.5

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Cannabis may be on the 2022 ballot in Nebraska. Could cannabis be on the 2022 ballot in Nebraska? New York adds more members to its cannabis board. California proposes new marijuana rules.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 22, 2022

The District of Columbia legalized cannabis for medicinal purposes in 2010 and began to permit individuals to use the drug recreationally in 2015. Last month, on July 13, 2022, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the “ Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022 ” (D.C.

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The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Indeed, by 2022, it is expected to be a $22 billion per year industry. We have had inquiries about whether the Department of Transportation-regulated safety-sensitive employees can use CBD products. As we reported here , the CBD craze is sweeping the nation.

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Project CBD

AUGUST 23, 2023

Collectively, this language has fostered a regulatory gap that companies are taking advantage of to sell highly intoxicating products, colloquially and misleadingly referred to in the national unregulated hemp marketplace as “legal cannabis.” To achieve this, two things need to happen.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2022

POSTED ON AUGUST 18, 2022. A researcher affiliated with the University of California, San Diego examined county-level data from Colorado to assess the relationship between retail cannabis stores and trends in traffic safety.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

On July 6, 2022, Washington, D.C. The Medical Marijuana Self-Certification Temporary Amendment Act of 2022 currently permits D.C. law—specifically, the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999—for a total of 225 days. implemented a revolutionary emergency amendment to its medical cannabis program.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 25, 2022

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. New Hampshire and Rhode Island look at legalizing marijuana. The Kentucky House passed a bill last week that legalizes medical marijuana in the state. Kentucky works on a medical marijuana bill. united nations.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 18, 2022

Observational Data Collected On Long-term Consumption of Oral C BD Shows No Correlation To Safety Issues Raised by FDA. The study was completed on March 22, 2022, and involved 1,061 participants, providing a 98% power rating on its results, which is statistically significant. The methods for both phases were the same.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 18, 2022

On June 7, 2022, the D.C. Council approved the Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022 (Act), now pending review and approval by Mayor Muriel Bowser by July 19, 2022. What is the “Safety-Sensitive” Position Exception Under the Act? Donna Glover. Reba Letsa. .” What Should Employers Do Now?

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. CBD products are increasingly popular, but their legality is less clear-cut. They sent a letter to the VA, asking the department to allow veterans to access marijuana legally, and to do so quickly. cbd regulation.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 18, 2022

NEW STUDY DEMONSTRATES CBD’S STRONG SAFETY PROFILE , AMPLIFIES CALLS FOR FDA REGULATION. Observational Data Collected On Long-term Consumption of Oral C BD Shows No Correlation To Safety Issues Raised by FDA. It has been over four years since the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp and non-intoxicating hemp derivatives like CBD.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 17, 2022

Members of the DC City Council recently voted 13 to zero to advance legislation, the Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022 , protecting those who use cannabis from facing discrimination in the workplace. The bill’s protections do not extend to employees whose “position is designated as safety sensitive.”

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Otherside Farms

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Is CBD Legal? New winds are blowing in the world power, especially after states like Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington have supported their legal cultivation. billion dollars by 2022, with 1.3 CBD also helps to cure stress disorder and alcohol use disorder.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

A new law in Philadelphia that keeps employers from making people take pre-hire cannabis tests goes into effect starting in January 2022. Jobs where an employee can significantly impact the health or safety of other employees or members of the public. Pennsylvania currently allows medical marijuana for certain conditions.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 24, 2022

Forest Service (USFS) human resources division posted a notice on Monday that says while cannabis is legal in some form in a majority of states, federal workers “must remain drug-free and refrain from illegal drug use whether on or off duty regardless of state laws.”. Monday, August 22, 2022. Email: hrm_contact_center@usda.gov.

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Veriheal

MARCH 12, 2025

In 2022, Justice Mary McDade of the Illinois Appellate Court argued that the officer did not pull over the driver on suspicion that he was a drug courier but instead on the suspicion that the driver had smoked cannabis in the vehicle. The smell of raw cannabis comes from fresh cannabis products.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 4, 2021

200625 which, effective January 1, 2022, prohibits employers from requiring prospective employees to undergo testing for the presence of marijuana as a condition of employment. This rapidly evolving legal landscape presents new challenges for employers, especially multi-state employers.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 1, 2021

With more states starting to offer legal cannabis sales, it’s critical for Metrc to have a strong foundation and the ability to innovate our product offerings for the expanding marketplace,” said Jeff Wells, CEO, Metrc. The extension of services continues Metrc’s 100% contract renewal rate, a unique distinction it holds among U.S.

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

11, 2022.). Specifically, it concluded that by using the phrase “in this state,” rather than “under state law,” the legislature intended for the law to require that the product be legal under both state and federal law. Ceballos v. NP Palace, LLC , Aug.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 4, 2022

It is anticipated that the proposed regulations will become effective in fall 2022, if approved. All comments must be received by April 19, 2022, at 5 p.m. Submit your comment to DCC: By mail: DCC Legal Affairs Division, 2920 Kilgore Road, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670. By email: publiccomment@cannabis.ca.gov.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 5, 2022

On June 22, 2021, Connecticut legalized recreational marijuana use by adults 21 years and older. Although provisions relating to possession are effective now, the employment-related provisions are not effective until July 1, 2022. On April 12, 2021, New Mexico saw the legalization of recreational marijuana. Connecticut.

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