NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

Governor Chris Sununu (R) of New Hampshire signed legislation into law allowing physicians assistants to recommend medical cannabis to their patients. Governors Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed industrial hemp production legislation into law. New Mexico’s new decriminalization law takes effect this coming Monday July 1.

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

It’s been a busy week for the Golden State. Assembly Bill 1525 allows cannabis banking under California state law. No sooner did the state’s Department of Health publish new rules, than Trulieve started making them available in their dispensaries. The legislature approved two marijuana measures.

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The Joint Blog

JUNE 15, 2021

Before going deeper into it, make sure you have the license to operate legally in the state you are living in. Know your State Laws. State laws govern whether you can ope rate your cannabis growing business. And different states have different approaches to that. but is still illegal). . New Mexico.

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Otherside Farms

MAY 5, 2020

Still, it is legally approved for recreational use in many states and Washington, D.C., and decriminalized in many others. This trend of decriminalization means the market is prime for those looking to start weed businesses. Most banks are under the federal government. Obstacles in Cannabis Business Financing.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 22, 2019

As several states and foreign countries have enacted laws decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, a fresh rush of reefer madness has overtaken the business world. 1200 , The SAFE Banking Act, awaits a vote. The legal cannabis business is spreading like weeds. 4390 and S.

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Nature's Way Medicine

MARCH 5, 2021

The IRS commissioner Charles Rettig told the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee that he would prefer if state-legal marijuana businesses would pay taxes electronically. Right now the businesses are unable to use banks and are paying cash to the federal government. Washington.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

More and more states across the South are adopting medical marijuana regimes. One such pain for marijuana businesses is the tension between following state laws on a product that is still illegal at the federal level. As drafted, the MORE Act would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 22, 2019

As several states and foreign countries have enacted laws decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, a fresh rush of reefer madness has overtaken the business world. 1200 , The SAFE Banking Act, awaits a vote. By Angelo A. Paparelli on October 22, 2019. 4390 and S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2020

So while the actual practice or use of a patented cannabis-related invention may be illegal under federal or some state laws, such illegality should not preclude issuance of a patent, if all of the requirements of patentability are met. a contractual falling out between bank robbers). Securing Growth for Your Cannabusiness.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2022

Thirty-nine states allow the use of medical marijuana, while 18 states and the District of Columbia permit both medical and recreational marijuana. 1 Despite what would appear to be increasingly lawful access to cannabis, it is still classified by U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 13, 2022

Indeed, just days before the approval of New York’s Budget, the House of Representatives voted to decriminalize marijuana, and Senator Schumer indicated he would be introducing a similar bill in the Senate later this month. Let’s see what happens in the Senate in the coming weeks as it deliberates decriminalization. Stay tuned.

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The Cannigma

MARCH 12, 2021

There are no payment systems, there’s no banking and cannabis. And I wanted to talk about the prospect of a federal reform from various levels all the way up to full legalization or decriminalization on the federal level. So, for example, payment systems. MSO: It’s something that just struck me right now.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

For background, in 2020 Oregon voters passed Ballot Measure 110 , which decriminalizes simple possession of drugs and requires that all growing marijuana tax revenue goes toward drug treatment centers. This capped the marijuana tax allocations that were going to Oregon’s common school fund, state police account, and cities and counties.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

US Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) , chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, expressed interest in addressing banking issues facing cannabis businesses operating legally in their states. The SAFE Banking Act (H.R. The SAFE Banking Act (H.R.

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The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Possibly the biggest news this week was the first ever Congressional hearing on cannabis banking. The committee memorandum has a great graphic of state marijuana laws – only three states allow no marijuana consumption in any form. In New York , those in favor of legalization are pushing for changes to Gov.

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NewsMunchies

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Most Americans have access to either medical or adult-use cannabis under state laws. Since 2012, 18 states and Washington, D.C., have legalized adult-use marijuana, while 37 states have legalized medical marijuana. At present, the state allows marijuana use only for medical reasons. The nearly $100 billion U.S.

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NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

Republican leaders in Wisconsin’s state legislature said that Governor Evers’ medical cannabis and decriminalization budget proposals will not be passed through the legislature this session. Legislation is pending, House Bill 96 / Senate Bill 98, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Senator Ron Wyden introduced legislation in the Senate — The Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act — to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on cannabis business banking issues next week.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Cannabis banking appears in the Democrats’ new stimulus bill. The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled in favor of CBD sellers in the state. New Jersey may decriminalize cannabis. In other federal news, Democrats included the SAFE Banking Act in its latest stimulus bill. A 2019 law legalized products below 0.3%

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Laws protecting patients and their providers vary from state to state and, in some cases, may vary from county to county. Many individuals choose to break outdated state laws that do not account for medical use or their access. ” EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 28, 2019

Under state law , marijuana possession offenses involving over 42.5 Freeman said the policy change was necessary because he believes that the state law is overly punitive and produces racial disparities in incarceration rates. “My Texas Set to Remove Hemp From State List of Controlled Substances. WEST VIRGINIA.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 14, 2021

The 14-page legislation isn’t as long-winded but puts the removal of cannabis as a controlled substance, banking protection, reform for veterans and mandated NIH studies at the forefront. The post Several Cannabis Reforms Advance in Louisiana, Including a Decriminalization Bill appeared first on SpeedWeed. and fellow Sens.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

AUGUST 4, 2021

Controlled Substances Act, possession and sale for any reason remains a federal crime – and federal law supersedes state law. So if marijuana is still illegal in one state, it will remain so unless the state government opts to change that.

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MassRoots

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Congress must now take action to ensure that state law is respected , and that Americans who legally use marijuana are not subject to federal prosecution,” she said in a press release earlier this year. Congress should now consider expanding the provisions to cover those states that have decriminalized marijuana generally.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 17, 2019

As more countries legalize or decriminalize the cultivation, manufacture, sale, and use of cannabis, companies across a variety of industries are looking for opportunities to capitalize on this emerging market. Several bills have been introduced in Congress in 2019 that call for legalizing or decriminalizing the substance.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This includes bills on banking (see the SAFE Banking Act , which has passed the House no less than five times) and overall federal legalization (see the MORE Act as well as its sister Senate legislation, the Cannabis Administration Opportunity Act (“CAOA”)). Age limits (21). Federal Alcohol Administration Act control.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) said that an impeachment trial could delay consideration of cannabis financial services legislation, but no moreso than anything else that requires floor time. These agreements have been criticized because local officials often demand more money than allowed under state law.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Join Harris Bricken attorney, Vince Sliwoski as he provides forecasts for state cannabis programs. San Francisco Bank Attorneys Association – California Cannabis Law Update | Monday, December 6th at 12PM PST. Get your Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits for practicing attorneys during this event!

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In total, 18 states — comprising nearly one-half of the US population — now have laws on the books regulating adult-use marijuana production and retail sales. DECRIMINALIZATION. Many states also took actions facilitating the expungement or sealing of past marijuana convictions. DECRIMINALIZATION. LEGALIZATION.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 17, 2021

“We applaud the introduction of legislation that would federally decriminalize cannabis. The introduction of legislation that would federally decriminalize cannabis would have implications far beyond banking. While this bill is an essential step in the right direction, it is a big ask and I’m a realist.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 17, 2021

“We applaud the introduction of legislation that would federally decriminalize cannabis. The introduction of legislation that would federally decriminalize cannabis would have implications far beyond banking. While this bill is an essential step in the right direction, it is a big ask and I’m a realist.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 16, 2021

“We applaud the introduction of legislation that would federally decriminalize cannabis. The introduction of legislation that would federally decriminalize cannabis would have implications far beyond banking. While this bill is an essential step in the right direction, it is a big ask and I’m a realist.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 14, 2022

Large Majority of Americans Favor Legal Recreational Cannabis Under Federal Law – Nearly two-thirds of Americans want recreational cannabis use to be legal under federal law and in their own state. Multiple Republican and Democratic senators continue to oppose cannabis legalization.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2019

The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator Bruce Summers said last week that the agency will aim to complete the hemp production regulations by fall 2019, in time for states to submit plans for the 2020 spring hemp planting season. House Committee to Vote on Cannabis Banking Bill Next Week. MASSACHUSETTS.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 15, 2022

Ed Perlmutter’s (D-CO) Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking (SAFE) Banking Act , which was most recently passed by the House in 2021. Unlike the MORE Act or CAOA, the SAFE Banking Act does not remove marijuana from CSA’s Schedule I. full-scale decriminalization and regulation) to get in the way of the good (i.e.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Large cities across the country have also adopted decriminalization measures for psilocybin and other entheogenic (psychedelic) plants, including Ann Arbor, Denver , Oakland, Santa Cruz, and most recently, Washington, D.C. but we note that decriminalization is not legalization). State law doesn’t change this.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 21, 2021

in 2020, there were 515 banks and 169 credit unions providing services to cannabis-related businesses at the end of last year, according to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) quarterly cannabis banking update. But those banks are not the “national associations” of the world. Helping motor more than $17.5

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