NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

A bipartisan coalition of more than 100 co-sponsors has reintroduced legislation in Congress, The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE Banking Act), HR 1595 , to allow state-licensed marijuana-related businesses to engage freely in relationships with banks and other financial institutions. This situation is untenable.

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NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

The bills would also allow for the expungement of certain prior convictions, delivery of medical marijuana to qualified patients, and restructures the medical marijuana licensure process to eliminate the requirement that business be vertically integrated. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical marijuana access.

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Legislation Decriminalization Access Patients 251

Veriheal

APRIL 14, 2022

Banking has been a hurdle for cannabis businesses since the birth of the industry. Despite the fact that these businesses are state-legal, financial institutions have historically hesitated to work with them due to cannabis’ federally illegal status. It also did not normalize federal taxation for businesses within the sector.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 21, 2021

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NORML

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Currently, almost none of the businesses operating in the cannabis space can legally obtain a bank account, process a credit card, or take a standard business deduction on their federal taxes. “And when these businesses are forced to operate exclusively in cash, they create serious public safety concerns.”

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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. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical marijuana access. AL resident? NH resident? OK resident?

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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 Pennsylvania State Rep.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

If left to their own devices in Cannabis, a mixed bag of state regulations will continue to confuse the market as they rush to implement policies that are challenging for business and almost impossible for the consumer to understand. QUESTION: What’s the state of the Cannabis business today? . We all have to do better.

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NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

This week, a bipartisan coalition of more than 100 co-sponsors has reintroduced legislation in Congress, The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE Banking Act), HR 1595, to allow state-licensed marijuana-related businesses to engage freely in relationships with banks and other financial institutions. CO resident? Update : H.333

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Legislation Patients Access Seed-To-Sale 194

NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

Update : HB 1089 is scheduled for a public hearing in the House Business Affairs & Labor Committee at 1:30 on 2/19/2020 in Room LSB-A. Legislation is pending, House Bill 331, to allow registered medical cannabis patients to access their medicine while at school. CO resident? MD resident? New Hampshire. NH resident? NH resident?

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Legislation Decriminalization Safety Cultivation 192

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2021

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

Legislation is pending, House Bill 1272, to expand access to medical cannabis in North Dakota. Update : The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will hold an executive session for HB 399 on 1/17 at 11am. Legislation is pending, House Bill 350, to expand medical cannabis access. ND resident? NH resident? NH resident?

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 219

NORML

JULY 16, 2019

This location is accessible and the general public is welcome to attend. In 2015 Kevin used his knowledge of cultivating marijuana to organize Colorado’s first home grow safety symposium, which brought together top breeders, respected growers and processors and other thought leaders to explore the world of personal cultivation.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 26, 2022

This data helps Californians understand the work we have ahead of us in realizing the promises of cannabis legalization, including supporting access to a safe, legal, and equitable cannabis market across the state and combating the unregulated, illicit market”. SACRAMENTO, Calif.–( Tweet this. CAcannabis #Map.

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NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

Governor Gary Herbert (R) of Utah signed legislation into law that strengthens protections for medical cannabis patients and further improves upon the state’s new medical cannabis access program. Update : SB 34 is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development on 4/1/2019.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 19, 2019

In addition to legalizing adult use and possession of cannabis, the law creates a statewide regulatory regime for commercial cannabis activity, but also provides discretion to local jurisdictions to prohibit or restrict such businesses.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 21, 2025

Thats what Ballot Measure 119 is all about: a law that requires cannabis businesses to allow employees the chance to unionize without interference. Over the years, unions have used this power to secure various benefits like health insurance, pensions, and safety standards across industries. What is Ballot Measure 119?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Update : HB 2149 was approved by the Public Safety Committee on 2/20. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 305, to permit qualified patients the ability to access medical cannabis preparations while in health care facilities. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of access in healthcare facilities. AZ resident?

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Cannabis Chronicles

MAY 22, 2019

This partnership with WSU and Qwibil will help us research the safety and efficacy of cannabis as medicine for our patients’ use.”. McDonell said research institutions are limited in their access to cannabis users by federal laws that could affect funding. The clinic serves native and non-native patients, according to the news release.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The industry is saturated with regulations and restrictions, many of which lead to significant security risks such as having large sums of cash on site of dispensaries due to the lack of banking access within the industry. Unfortunately, several businesses have recently fallen victim to a scam targeting the legal cannabis sector.

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Dispensary Banking Safety Business 98

MMJ Recs

AUGUST 1, 2020

The accessibility of medical marijuana is an important issue for MMJ patients all over the country. In Oklahoma, accessibility has never been a problem since MMJ became legal in 2018. With travel restrictions in place and many businesses closed, getting medical marijuana is now a more involved and time-consuming undertaking.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Bob Hertzberg [D], SB 51, to assist financial institutions in safely conducting transactions with licensed cannabis businesses. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. Legislation is pending, House Bill 5442, to expand patients’ access to medical cannabis in Connecticut. CA resident? CT resident?

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The Cannabis Business Association of Illinois (CBAI) touted in a press release today five years of regulated adult-use cannabis. CBAI listed five key points, including increasing diversity, regulating intoxicating hemp, lowering taxes, regulatory changes, and expanding access. The unregulated market faces no such rules.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The House Financial Services subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held a hearing Wednesday to address the lack of access to basic banking services by state-legal marijuana businesses. House Bill 324 seeks to expand and facilitate patients’ access to medical cannabidiol (CBD) products. GA resident?

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 190

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 15, 2022

From edibles to oils, it is essential that cannabis businesses protect their products from children who may have access to them. Child-resistant packaging is a key safety measure for any cannabis business, and there are several reasons why […].

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Let’s take a look at how businesses are parting ways with traditional “cannabis tests” as well as how legal access leads to fair employment opportunities for consumers alike. At that time, illicit substances were perceived as a significant threat to both workplace productivity and safety.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 22, 2020

Employers considering a tolerant attitude towards recreational cannabis in the workplace should consider safety hazards and legal liabilities. . One way in which alcohol and cannabis are the same is in the context of occupational safety hazards.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

This number also underscores the entire agency’s tireless efforts, particularly those of our hardworking staff, to thoughtfully regulate a safe, accessible, and effective adult-use marketplace that keeps critical tenets of our mission – public health, public safety, and equity, among others – front of mind.”.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 59, to expand medical cannabis access. Update : HB 1383 was heard and approved by the Committees on Judiciary and Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs on 3/19. Legislation is pending, House Bill 673 / Senate Bill 1430, to expand medical cannabis access. DE resident?

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Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 168

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 8, 2022

consumers support all legal cannabis businesses — including hemp and CBD — having access to banking services. 65% support allowing cannabis businesses to access banking services (e.g. checking accounts, business loans) in states where cannabis is legal. Of the 2,210 adults interviewed for the survey — .

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 4, 2021

The Core Business delivered strong organic growth 13 in H1 2021 (17% year-on-year) despite some of Eurofins’ businesses remaining affected by lockdowns during H1 2021. With organic revenues 13% above H1 2019 in H1 2021, Eurofins’ Core Business is once again leading the TIC industry in terms of organic growth.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Public safety is paramount,” said Ford. Perpetuating the racist war on drugs reflexively will only encourage the black market and hurt public safety. Change the short title of the Act to the Hemp Act. Define terms. That’s a given. We know that prohibition doesn’t work.

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Cannabis Chronicles

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

In the months after Washington voters approved legalized marijuana in 2012, Clayton Mosher, a sociology professor at Washington State University Vancouver, noticed what he believed to be unnecessary safety concerns. One of the chief concerns following the 2012 vote was that easier access to the drug would lead to more motor vehicle crashes.

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Otherside Farms

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

In this article, we will explore the importance of security for cannabis dispensaries and the measures that can be taken to ensure the safety of both customers and employees. Additionally, many dispensaries operate as cash-only businesses, which makes them vulnerable to robbery.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

While most cannabis businesses have access to traditional business checking account services, they generally lack access to the full suite of financial products and services that financial institutions offer to all other businesses, such as business loans, lines of credit, commercial mortgages, etc.

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Banking Legislation Access Business 95

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2019

As discussed in this earlier blog post , the SAFE Banking Act aims to prohibit federal regulators from punishing banks and other financial institutions that provide banking services to state-legal marijuana businesses, marijuana-related businesses, and their owners and employees.

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Veriheal

MARCH 27, 2025

With Nelson promising to lower product costs if the bill is passed, it would make medical cannabis more affordable and accessible for patients. Allowing the state to cultivate cannabis for in-state cardholders could be a transformative move for the states agricultural businesses. How Much THC Can I Purchase? grams of THC every 90 days.

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