The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 5, 2022

Although provisions relating to possession are effective now, the employment-related provisions are not effective until July 1, 2022. There are numerous positions and industries exempt from the law. And of course, employers still must be mindful of the state law protections currently available to medical marijuana users.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 20, 2021

The House will pass legislation early next year to put this question before the voters but we need to start looking at changes needed to State law now.”. Cannabis use has had a disparate impact on people of color for too long with no real impact on public safety,” Del. Maryland Work Group To Study Cannabis Legalization.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Although provisions relating to possession are effective now (as of July 1, 2021), the employment-related provisions are not effective until July 1, 2022. 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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Veriheal

MARCH 12, 2025

The Illinois State Patrol office argued against this motion, stating that the driver was in a known drug corridor, therefore indicating suspicious behavior for probable cause. It is legal (under state law) to have and to use cannabis, but not to drive while impaired under the effect of cannabis use.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Going along with this rapid trend toward legalization, states have enacted various workplace protections for marijuana users, including prohibitions on adverse employment actions for off-duty marijuana use. State Law Considerations. Interplay Between Federal and State Law. Off-Duty Marijuana Use.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 24, 2021

Provisions regarding lawful possession go into effect July 1, 2021, but the provisions affecting employers will take effect next year on July 1, 2022. The drug testing provisions of the law do not apply to employers who are required to conduct drug testing pursuant to: (1) U.S. Individuals cannot possess more than 1.5

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

The organization has, they say, ……evaluated patient access, affordability, equity, and product safety. 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

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

On February 15, 2022, the Michigan House Committee on Regulatory Reform considered HB 5706. HB 5706 creates a pathway for state-licensed and tribally licensed establishments to purchase from and sell to one another. Generally speaking, tribes regulate and operate their businesses free from state regulation.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 17, 2022

While most states have legalized at least medical marijuana, several, traditionally more politically conservative, states across the Southeast and parts of the Midwest have been slower to act. In June 2022, the Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the law and sent to Congress in July 2022.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 12, 2024

This growth continued until 2022 when the market overall took a hit. Over the last ten years, dispensaries have boomed across most of the state – with the exception of a few cities, like Colorado Springs, that only offer medical cannabis dispensaries. Since January 1, 2014, dispensaries have totaled sales of $15.28

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 15, 2022

June 15, 2022. The alleged violations involve “pervasive irregularities” that prevented regulators from evaluating whether products from the licensees’ cultivation facilities were properly tested for quality and safety, security camera outages that were not reported to regulators, and improper use of pesticides on their products.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 16, 2023

As within the broader scope of player health and safety, we want to ensure every treatment at our disposal clears the appropriate medical standard for wider use.” In response to a collective bargaining agreement, the policy was revised to state that players would no longer face suspensions due to THC-positive drug test results.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Louis Board of Aldermen approved Board Bill 132 with 23 votes , essentially nullifying existing laws that criminalize small amounts of marijuana. “It has the buy-in from the public safety director. “19 states now have already legalized adult marijuana use,” Viets said.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 11, 2022

An Oregon legislative task force established pursuant to HB 3000 (2021) and SB 1564 (2022) is developing policy proposals for 2023 relating to intoxicating cannabinoid products, illegal cannabis production, and water rights issues. HB 4061 (2022) created more stringent record keeping requirements for water suppliers and purchasers.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 12, 2022

Berman and Jana Hrdinová write May 11, 2022 . Pittsburgh School of Law, US. Could doctors be punished by federal authorities for recommending marijuana to patients consistent with state law? Other issues arose at the intersection of novel drug laws and other state laws.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 6, 2022

By Jason Shinn on June 6, 2022. Last week Amazon was sued over alleged employment law violations. This means they are illegal under federal law and under many state laws, including Michigan. Plaintiff alleged he believed the use of the mushrooms was a felony and a workplace hazard to public health and safety.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 3, 2022

Although provisions relating to possession are effective now, the employment-related provisions are not effective until July 1, 2022. There are numerous positions and industries exempt from the law. And of course, employers still must be mindful of the state law protections currently available to medical marijuana users.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 27, 2022

July 27, 2022. As of July 2022, 38 states have legalized the medical use of cannabis to differing degrees. Based on this, immigrants may believe using marijuana in a state that has legalized it will not hurt or impact their immigration status. How Does Federal Law Affect Immigration? By Raymond Lahoud.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 12, 2022

The listening sessions will each be two hours in length and focus on three topic areas: (1) Licensed premises, (2) Facilitator conduct, and (3) Client and product safety. Client and product safety: packaging, labeling, dosage, duration and frequency. Pacific Time). link] 1607749250?pwd= pwd= TkkxRktTam5TMktSdkJZVGFsdXBuUT 09.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 5, 2023

Starting August 1, 2023, Minnesota will provide protections to individuals who use cannabis for recreational purposes, after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a state law allowing adults 21 and older to use recreational cannabis. The new law amends the state’s Consumable Products Act to protect off-duty cannabis use.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Recreational marijuana use is legal under Nevada state law. The law decriminalized recreational marijuana when used in compliance with Nevada law. 2 Employers that terminate employees for engaging in lawful off duty use of a product may be required to pay damages to terminated employees. 58 (Aug 11, 2022).

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2022

19 July 2022. Ikigai Law. Applicable law: The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 19852 (NDPS), Drugs and Cosmetics Act,1940 (DCA), excise laws and cannabis specific state laws apply. And the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for food related use cases. Introduction.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Under HB 1959 , which was formally filed with 19 cosponsors on Wednesday, the state Department of Health would authorize at least two entities to “plant, grow and cultivate natural psilocybin mushroom product solely for use in the clinical studies of psilocybin.”. Session of 2021 – 2022 Regular Session. House of Representatives.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 26, 2022

Instead, adult-use dispensaries in the state are proving the system works by checking IDs as required by state law. The study , entitled “What is the likelihood that underage youth can obtain marijuana from licensed recreational marijuana outlets in California, a state where recreational marijuana is legal?” Voas et al.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 25, 2022

The HR representative told Barbuto that ASM “follow[s] federal law, not state law” in explaining why she was not being accommodated. Law student graduating from the University of Toronto in 2022. My interest areas are wide ranging, including Privacy & Cybersecurity, Tax, Insolvency Law, and Cannabis Law.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

With the passage of House Bill 19-1230 allowing for state-licensed hospitality licenses, Denver needed to modify its marijuana consumption program to comply with the new state law. The above bill repeals I-300 in its entirety and below is a summary of the ordinance set to replace it.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 7, 2021

on January 18, 2022. 50 State Map of MAC Laws – Can PBMs No Longer Rely on ERISA Preemption to Avoid Certain State Laws? Read the complete list of 39 questions here. How to Submit Comments to the DEA. DEA is soliciting comments until 11:59 p.m. When commenting, refer to file code RIN 1117–AB74/Docket No.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 19, 2022

FDA states it has serious safety concerns with delta-8 THC. FDA states it has received 104 reports of adverse events in patients who consumed delta-8 THC products between December 1, 2020 and February 28, 2022. FDA considers delta-8 THC to pose serious health and safety risks. FDA Warning Letters.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

California’s SB 1326, on the other hand, seems to suggest that even a DOJ memorandum – think: the Cole Memo of 2013 – which “tolerates” interstate transfer of cannabis would be sufficient for California operators to begin exporting their products across state lines under the proposed law.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2022

Measure 109 was a breakthrough in state law, providing the nation’s first statutory framework for the supervised, adult use of psilocybin. Subsection 3(d) gives the agency power to require service center operators to meet public health and safety standards and industry best practices established by the agency. April 20, 2022.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 6, 2022

May 6, 2022. The FDA explains it is monitoring the selling of CBD and Delta-8 THC products out of a growing safety concern. COAs are generally issued by accredited laboratories and many states require sellers to include COAs with each cannabis or CBD product. Michelle R.E. Donovan , Leslie C. For the first time, the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

“This dispensary will be neighborhood-oriented, including the hiring of local staff, the selection of local products and the promotion of community safety.”. Closing of the FGW Acquisition is expected to occur on or before February 28, 2022.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 31, 2022

August 30, 2022. The United States Supreme Court once famously wrote that “[l]iberty finds no refuge in a jurisprudence of doubt.” There is perhaps no area of the law where doubt rules more than the cannabis industry, and perhaps no corner of that industry more shrouded in doubt than Delta-8 THC. Whitt Steineker.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The State Bill empowers the “ governing body of a local public health authority” to enact an ordinance enforcing enhanced standards regulating tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems for purposes related to public health and safety. “A A local public health authority” includes the governing body of a county. See, ORS 431.03).

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The Joint Blog

JUNE 13, 2022

This is the Delta-8 THC, which a federal court in California has recently ruled lawful and even permitted to go through trademark protection last May 2022. However, if looking at how current state laws are progressing, this might change. Currently, most states have legalized marijuana, even recreationally.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

2616 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 220th LEGISLATURE. INTRODUCED MAY 12, 2022. Expands implied consent law to include blood testing; establishes per se standard for driving under influence of marijuana and certain controlled dangerous substances. (b) This bill expands the implied consent law to include blood testing. SENATE, No.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

In fact, there’s not even a gubernatorial budget trailer bill catch all this year, which normally would accomplish some major and much needed legal changes to and technical fixes to the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”). There’s one issue though: federal law. ” SB 67.

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