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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22

NORML

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation into law this week permitting the production of industrial hemp in accordance with the new federal regulations. Senate Bill 1003 / House Bill 2273 to amend the state’s existing industrial hemp law to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations. AZ resident?

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The Week in Weed: May 22, 2020

The Blunt Truth

Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) criticized the cannabis banking provisions in the latest stimulus bill, while state Attorneys General wrote a letter supporting them. And finally, you can now buy hemp at Petsmart. cannabis banking. Arizona and Nebraska legalization efforts are hit by the pandemic. massachusetts. and finally.

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Nation’s First Industrial Hemp Seed Bank Planned for New York

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

Larry Smart, professor in the Horticulture Section of the School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell University, in a greenhouse examining industrial hemp. industrial hemp germplasm repository, or seed bank, was recently announced by New York State Senator Charles Schumer. Photo Credit: Justin Muir/Cornell University.

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Will hemp taint your banking relationship?  

Cannabis Law Report

Will hemp taint your banking relationship? . Farmers across the country have started growing hemp under the 2014 farm bill while the regulations for the 2018 farm bill are sorted out by the USDA and state departments of agriculture. If you wish to re-publish this story please do so with following accreditation.

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The CLIMB Act: Is Federal Cannabis Business Reform Coming?

Veriheal

banking and insurance). Provision of equipment parts, substances, or testing services “needed to produce marijuana, hemp or extracts therefrom and to comply with the law, rules and regulations for testing” Sale, leasing, or renting of real estate. The proposed legislation, H.R. The sale of insurance or surety products.

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Oregon Hemp Litigation: New Cases Demonstrate the Continued Importance of Due Diligence

Canna Law Blog

Front and center in these discussions are: 1) the importance of due diligence prior to entering a new business relationship and 2) the importance of a fulsome contract written by at attorney knowledgeable in the hemp industry that accounts for the likelihood that things may not go as planned. Hettervig v. Morell et al. million in damages.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 4/20/19

NORML

Governor Laura Kelly (D) of Kansas signed industrial hemp production legislation into law. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 19-220, to amend the state’s existing industrial hemp law to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations.