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Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce bill to legalize recreational cannabis use

Cannabis Law Report

HB 2050 would create a permitting process for growers, processors and dispensaries in addition to a 10% wholesale tax on business-to-business transactions. Jake Wheatley’s bill to end cannabis prohibition — HB 2050 —would replace the unregulated illicit market with a taxed and regulated system with licensed growers, processors, and retailers.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22/20

NORML

This created issues for law enforcement and testing facilities in determining the difference between legal hemp and illegal marijuana. Jake Wheatley introduced legislation once again, House Bill 2050, to legalize and regulate adult use marijuana in Pennsylvania. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of legalization.

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California Supreme Court: Cannabis Law Not Applicable to Prison Inmates

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

The men appealed to the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento, which overturned their convictions after determining that while they could not legally eat or smoke pot in prison, possession of marijuana is no longer a criminal offense. Call us at 714-937-2050. The two dissenting justices disagreed with the ruling in part.

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Medical Cannabis Now Legal in California Health Care Facilities

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

As it stands, 36 states plus the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for medical and recreational uses. Industry researchers report that last year, sales of legal cannabis climbed 45 percent. Medical cannabis has been legal in California since 1996. This law will grant those facilities more legal leeway.

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Audit Reveals 3,000 Illegal Cannabis Businesses in California

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

The black market for marijuana in California is three times the size of the legal market, a recent audit has shown. These comparative statistics reflect the continued hiccups California has faced since rolling out updated legal regulations beginning in 2018, which were intended to level the cannabis market’s playing field.

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Los Angeles Marijuana Industry at Boiling Point

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

Ever since cannabis was legalized in California in January 2018, a flood of marijuana businesses have opened, hoping to take their share of the pot market. Today there are 182 licensed marijuana dispensaries operating throughout Los Angeles, and many of those business have paid well into the tens of thousands of dollars to operate legally.

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US Hemp Roundtable State Updates Januray 2022

Cannabis Law Report

HB 2050 legalizes marijuana, but the bill defines cannabis to include marijuana and industrial hemp. Pennsylvania Hemp Supporters are encouraged to use our State Action Center to urge state legislators to amend HB 2050 so that hemp is removed from the definition of cannabis and hemp and marijuana are treated differently.

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