Canna Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

There are questions about the logistics of opening and running one of these types of businesses, given the complex interplay of laws and regulations promulgated by bodies from the U.S. Failure to follow these very specific legal directives can lead to immediate criminal liability under federal law.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Despite legalization in the majority of states, however, federal law (i.e., the Controlled Substances Act of 1970) does not allow any trade or business in trafficking either medical or recreational marijuana. This conflict between federal and state law has raised concerns among CPAs providing services to the marijuana industry.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 27, 2021

Kelly O’Connor, director of business development at Oregon-based Columbia Laboratories, said her company has seen a 30% increase in requests for delta-8 product testing compared to this time last year. D-8 is legal federally, and most state laws don’t specifically address it. States already closing loopholes.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 24, 2019

The STATES Act passes in Congress, the President signs it and it becomes law which means that in the states where cannabis is legal : Banking system becomes available to cannabis businesses. 280E is effectively repealed and cannabis businesses are no longer subject to the broad disallowance of expenses.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

Limitless does business as Cali Kulture. What about state laws banning delta-8? The Ninth Circuit’s ruling does not change state laws that prohibit or otherwise regulate delta-8. The preemption language in the 2018 Farm Bill does not extend to state controlled substance laws. What about the DEA?

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Project CBD

AUGUST 23, 2023

Solicited by a formal Congressional Request for Information (RFI) on ideas for how to regulate hemp-derived CBD, public feedback included a diverse range of perspectives from businesses, trade associations, and other stakeholders. Moreover, several states have been stymied by the conflicting messages from the federal government.

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SMPL

AUGUST 14, 2019

Though ABA specified that it was not taking a position on marijuana legalization generally, it recognized that conflicting federal and state cannabis policies are untenable and have created complications for cannabis businesses operating in compliance with state law.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2022

In The Weeds welcomes the new year, as well as a number of new cannabis laws and policies taking effect around the country in 2022. Below is a list of state law updates to look forward to this year. 1, out-of-state medical marijuana patients may access Arkansas’ program to purchase cannabis for up to 90 days. Happy 2022!

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

For the purpose of the CSA, the Attorney General delegates its power to the DEA and the HHS delegates its power to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Of the two Cabinet members, Becerra has the better cannabis credentials, having served as the Attorney General for the state of California. Where Does Joe Biden Stand? criticized ?the

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

The DEA, which enforces the CSA, has indicated that it may consider delta-8 derived from hemp to be a “synthetically derived tetrahydrocannabinol” which still belongs on Schedule I of the CSA. Reprinted with permission from the June 30, 2021 edition of the New York Law Journal © 2021 ALM Media Properties, LLC. Conclusion.

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Medicinal Genomics

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Cannabis-related permits and lab certifications Permits are a critical part of any cannabis business, but there are some that are unique to cannabis testing labs. First, since cannabis legalization is a state-level phenomenon, any cannabis lab needs a state license.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

How can businesses protect their brands? Delta 8 Oils is now pursuing state trademark protection, Slosburg said, but the company’s legal team has told him a federal trademark is likely not possible. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is now handling delta-8 products the same way it’s dealt with state-licensed cannabis for years.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. The website Weedmaps bills itself as “a community where businesses and consumers can search and discover cannabis products, become educated on all things cannabis, review cannabis businesses and connect with other like-minded users,” but is more succinctly described as Yelp for pot. John McKay.

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

In accordance with state law, all CannaMD doctors hold an active, unrestricted license as either an allopathic physician or osteopathic physician and are in compliance with all state-mandated education requirements. MORE DETAILS: As medical marijuana physicians ourselves, this one is easy! It’s not practical or worth their time.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

While the testing so far has painted a bleak picture of business practices when it comes to the cannabinoid content of the delta-8 market, there is a whole other class of potential issues in the form of impurities. The second argument is based on a DEA interim final rule on the topic of synthetic THC. How Should Delta-8 Be Regulated?

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Many people in the cannabis industry are convinced that this HHS recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) means that the DEA will undertake this rescheduling (and fairly quickly, too–which would be a huge departure from its refusal to reschedule back in 2016). Just my two cents; feel free to disagree.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The answer is that they are basically “legal” in the same sense that cannabis businesses are legal: they violate federal law but can comply with state law if licensed. Following said case, the DEA created a procedure for petitioning for religious exemptions to the Controlled Substances Act. Let’s break it down.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The DOJ’s first beef then is that the bill would technically immunize from prosecution cannabis businesses or providers that fall into certain legal classifications under the Act, rather than examining the types of legal or illegal activities in which those entities are engaged. Given that fact, the memo starts out by saying that.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 28, 2024

First and foremost, rescheduling does not mean that state-legal cannabis markets will be federally compliant. In other words, all California cannabis businesses will still violate federal law. Rescheduling also won’t impact state law where it counts. So for now, California’s still on its own.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The legal cannabis business is spreading like weeds. 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. practicing law in the U.S. practicing law in the U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The inevitability of enforcement actions, civil penalties, loss of licensure, and even potentially criminal liability (depending on the nature of the violation) mean that cannabis businesses must get in the mindset of compliance. The point is that compliance is key and non-compliant businesses may eventually learn that the hard way.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2022

The War on Cannabis continues through aggressive state and local enforcement and prohibition measures with no end in sight. This is all very bad and we collectively need to figure out how to get people to comply with state law rather than penalizing everything. This left enforcement to state regulators. The enforcement v.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 11, 2021

Back in August 2020, the Drug Enforcement Administration (the “DEA”) released its Interim Final Rule (the “ IFR” ) in which the agency stated, in part, that “[a]ll synthetically derived tetrahydrocannabinols remain schedule I controlled substances.” Re-published with the permission of Harris Bricken and The Canna Law Blog.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 13, 2021

Cannabis Business Times. Most Californians would be shocked and disappointed at the amount of water these unlicensed, illegal grows are using, especially as California suffers from a drought,” DEA Associate Special Agent in Charge Curt Fallin said in the LA County Sheriff’s Department press release. “By Environmental Impacts.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 12, 2021

Cannabis Business Times. Most Californians would be shocked and disappointed at the amount of water these unlicensed, illegal grows are using, especially as California suffers from a drought,” DEA Associate Special Agent in Charge Curt Fallin said in the LA County Sheriff’s Department press release. “By Environmental Impacts.

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Connor & Connor PLLC

AUGUST 15, 2024

If Congress would like to change the legal status of marijuana, they would do so before or after the DEA makes a final scheduling decision. On May 21, 2024, the DEA opened a 62-day public comment period, which concluded on July 22, 2024. Currently, rescheduling marijuana to Schedule III of the CSA is being considered.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Until recently, CBD resided in a legal penumbra where hemp was still scheduled on the federal Controlled Substances Act and could not be cultivated without a permit from the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”). Option 2 would likely be hugely expensive: we would see increased business failure as well as market consolidation.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

There are questions about the logistics of opening and running one of these types of businesses, given the complex interplay of laws and regulations promulgated by bodies from the U.S. Failure to follow these very specific legal directives can lead to immediate criminal liability under federal law.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The legal cannabis business is spreading like weeds. 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. Yes, also be worried if you engage in business in the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 11, 2021

In turn, here are the top 6 questions we’ve been getting lately around ketamine clinics: Isn’t the regulation of ketamine clinics just like adult-use/medicinal cannabis businesses? In fact, the two are treated wildly differently by federal and state governments. This answer depends on state law. No, it’s not.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 17, 2021

Federal law enforcement would no longer be able to bust people for weed-related crimes, unless they were in violation of state law. Legal weed businesses would be able to open bank accounts, access loans, or list on the US stock market. Anyone wishing to comment can send an email to [email protected] by September 1.

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NewsMunchies

DECEMBER 22, 2021

As of this writing, cannabis remains a prohibited Schedule 1 drug, defined by the DEA as having “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” . Most Americans have access to either medical or adult-use cannabis under state laws. Since 2012, 18 states and Washington, D.C.,

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SpeedWeed

JULY 16, 2021

Cannabis Business Times. Most Californians would be shocked and disappointed at the amount of water these unlicensed, illegal grows are using, especially as California suffers from a drought,” DEA Associate Special Agent in Charge Curt Fallin said in the LA County Sheriff’s Department press release. “By Environmental Impacts.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 16, 2021

Cannabis Business Times. Most Californians would be shocked and disappointed at the amount of water these unlicensed, illegal grows are using, especially as California suffers from a drought,” DEA Associate Special Agent in Charge Curt Fallin said in the LA County Sheriff’s Department press release. “By Environmental Impacts.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 14, 2021

Cannabis Business Times. Most Californians would be shocked and disappointed at the amount of water these unlicensed, illegal grows are using, especially as California suffers from a drought,” DEA Associate Special Agent in Charge Curt Fallin said in the LA County Sheriff’s Department press release. “By Environmental Impacts.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 25, 2019

Congress could pass a law that would legitimate marijuana activities, but only to the extent an individual or commercial enterprise acts within the letter of state law. The DEA has made previous requests–in 2001 and 2006–to the FDA for an evaluation of marijuana. Emphasis added).

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

” This makes for good business for big pharma and often leads to customers for the alcohol and tobacco industry. As seen in the proof of drug addicts locked up for petty crimes, it also helps kick business to the prison industry, which is a thriving one these days. This Isn’t Professor Craker’s First Run Up Against the DEA.

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