Americans for Safe Access

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

There are loopholes written into the language that will allow individual municipalities to reject the law and keep medical cannabis illegal in their jurisdictions, and the bill limits cannabis businesses to operate in industrial or agricultural zones, which limits patient access. ASA strongly opposes both of these provisions.

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NORML

MAY 12, 2020

Included in the language of the bill is HR 1595: The SAFE Banking Act, which amends federal law so that explicitly banks and other financial institutions may work directly with state-legal marijuana businesses. The majority of these businesses are small-to-medium in size. But at the federal level, they are being cast aside by Congress.

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NORML

MAY 19, 2020

Attorneys Generals from 34 states and territories sent a letter today to Congressional leadership urging members to expeditiously pass The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act so that state-licensed cannabis business can explicitly engage in relationships with banks and other financial institutions.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

December 2022, I published a 6-part series titled, “What Illinois cannabis patients really want” to start a dialogue about the large gap between patients’ needs, wishes, concerns, and recommendation for improving the Medical Cannabis Patient Program (MCPP) and the actual amendments to the law legislators have introduced.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

AUGUST 23, 2021

As New Mexico’s Regulation and Licensing Department works toward finalizing rules for non-medical cannabis sales, some unfinished business remains when it comes to the state’s medical cannabis program. Continue reading NM judge calls for increased purchase limit for medical cannabis patients at The NM Political Report.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 25, 2025

Is cannabis legal for business purposes in Australia? Cannabis businesses must comply with several laws, including: Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 regulates cannabis cultivation and manufacture for medicinal or scientific purposes. Laws apply to business activities of all kinds at the local government level. The specific license type.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 7, 2024

Since before adult-use legalization, the hundreds of thousands of qualified medical patients in Illinois have had only 55 dispensaries to chose from, and the lack of access to specific medical needs, especially in southern Illinois, has forced several patients to drive 2-hours or more to purchase medicine.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 18, 2023

As reported earlier , HB4161 focuses mainly on safety concerns, including permits, licensing, testing, taxes, and a new Hemp Social Equity Fund, but HB4161 also contains amendments that would affect registered Illinois medical cannabis patients and cottage hemp operators as well. Seeds may not be given or sold to any other person.”

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Americans for Safe Access

JANUARY 27, 2023

Advocates are discouraged, businesses are frustrated, patients are disheartened, and frankly I am getting a little tired of it! Policies, like patients, get infected if they stay in triage for too long. Almost every conversation I have had in 2023 with medical cannabis stakeholders has been full of doom and gloom.

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NORML

APRIL 1, 2020

“In those majority of states that regulate aspects of the cannabis market, it is crucial that patients, consumers, and employees are able to continue to engage in this marketplace in a manner that comports with current health and safety as safely recommendations, such as physical distancing.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

APRIL 1, 2020

But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a medical cannabis industry group in New Mexico is urging patients and producers to cancel events related to the once-in-a-century occasion. Continue reading NM cannabis business group forgoes largest sale day of the year at The NM Political Report.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The explicit language barring patients from “smoking” would be removed. Patients and their caregivers could also apply for a permit to cultivate and process their own cannabis for their own personal medicinal use, with undetermined restrictions to be left to regulations put forth by the OCM.

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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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MMJ Recs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

It took until late 2017 for the first Maryland dispensary to open for business. By the end of 2018 there were almost 60,000 patients, and nearly $100 million had been taken in the first year of sales. By the end of 2018 there were almost 60,000 patients, and nearly $100 million had been taken in the first year of sales.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 30, 2022

The Pennsylvania cannabis market is highly coveted among cannabis business license-holders. While Keystone State’s Medical Marijuana Program is booming with over 400 thousand active medical cannabis patients—Pennsylvania is primed to expand into an explosive adult-use market serving approximately 8.8 1,779 approved practitioners.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

NM Political Report writes… As New Mexico’s Regulation and Licensing Department works toward finalizing rules for non-medical cannabis sales, some unfinished business remains when it comes to the state’s medical cannabis program. For years, New Mexico cannabis patients have been limited to 230 “units” in a rolling 90-day period.

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MMJ Recs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Medical marijuana (MMJ) dispensaries play a crucial role in providing patients with access to the cannabis products they need for managing various health conditions. Visiting an MMJ dispensary comes with a set of unwritten rules and etiquettes that patients should be aware of. This is a legal requirement in many states.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 10, 2024

IDFPR cites the explosive growth by stating that 82 new dispensaries open for business in the last year, the single-largest expansion of cannabis dispensaries since the program first started with the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act (CRTA) in 2014. Find detailed information about this topic here.)

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 18, 2021

17 December… A New Mexico state judge ruled on Thursday that medical cannabis patients cannot purchase the same amount as non-patients when recreational-use sales begin. Prior to the Cannabis Regulation Act, the only way to legally possess cannabis in New Mexico was to be a medical cannabis patient.

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NORML

MARCH 19, 2019

Patients, renters, the poor, people of color and women are still marginalized for their cannabis use, despite legalization,” said Martinez. Patients with incurable or chronic illnesses must be allowed by the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program to be issued a lifetime card if a qualifying physician recommends their cannabis use.

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NORML

JANUARY 14, 2019

The Sensible Enforcement Of Cannabis Act essentially would give peace of mind to lawmakers, regulators, 149,000+ workers, and the millions of patients and consumers who are dependent on the normalization of lawful marijuana markets.

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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 strengthening patient protections.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 27, 2021

26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Simplifya (“Simplifya” or “the Company”), the leading regulatory and operational compliance software platform serving the cannabis industry, announced it launched a suite of compliance solutions for cannabis businesses in Utah. DENVER, Aug.

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Veriheal

JULY 26, 2023

Georgia medical cannabis patients will soon have greater access to treatment as cannabis oil will be sold in many more pharmacies. Eligible patients registered with the state’s Department of Public Health can purchase cannabis oil from Georgia’s independent pharmacies.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 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. It would not allow patients to smoke herbal marijuana or vape, but would allow forms including pills, oils, lozenges and patches.

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Americans for Safe Access

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

I started volunteering some time for Americans for Safe Access (ASA) , the country’s largest non-profit patient advocacy organization promoting safe and legal access to medical cannabis. After weeks of being turned down again and again from major businesses, I felt alone and discouraged.

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NORML

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Over one-quarter of the US population now lives in a jurisdiction where the retail sale of cannabis products to adults is legally regulated by state statute and 33 states have legalized the sale of marijuana to qualified patients. Despite this reality, the Senate refuses to act. As the Chairman of the powerful Senate Banking Committee, Sen.

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NORML

JUNE 27, 2019

“Interstate commerce is good for both patients and consumers, as it will decrease the amount of time it takes for recently enacted medical programs to see products on the shelves and increase the variety of consumer options in both the adult-use and medical marketplaces,” NORML Political Director Justin Strekal said.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 24, 2025

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) and the Division of Cannabis Regulation announced today an official Metrc implementation timeline for licensed cannabis businesses transitioning from BioTrack to Metrc as Illinois’ track-and-trace data system. To move items into Metrc, plants and packages will need Metrc RFID Tags.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 1, 2021

Medical marijuana patients and people who work in the fledgling industry rallied at the Oklahoma state Capitol on Friday to show support for the state’s marijuana laws and to call for increased transparency from the state entity that regulates cannabis. . The Oklahoman reports. The lawsuit was not publicly available at press time.

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NORML

MARCH 21, 2020

Many state capitols around the country have suspended legislative sessions, continued to vote on key bills remotely, or have at the very least closed to the public and nonessential business. Legislation is pending, Assembly Bill 2355, to protect registered medical marijuana patients from employment discrimination. AK resident?

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Peninsula Alternative Health

MARCH 22, 2023

Here is a closer look at what legal cannabis may look like for patients and marijuana users in the state of Maryland. Growing Limits for Medical Patients Medical patients will still be allowed to grow up to four plants, with no more than four plants allowed per household, regardless of how many patients are in the household.

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FloridaMarijuana.net

MAY 1, 2020

Sunshine Cannabis won the most recent Cannabis Business Awards Most Valuable Brand. I’m a Florida medical marijuana patient, and use cannabis to treat my physical injuries(herniated disc, muscle spasms, pinched nerves) as well as my mental health(anxiety, depression, insomnia etc). The effects of this are quite strong.

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NORML

MAY 11, 2020

During this worldwide health emergency, it is more important than ever that patients have safe, above-ground, uninterrupted access to lab-tested cannabis medicine. It is more important than ever that essential cannabis retailers have equal access to banking and small business financial assistance. ” Download the Resource Guide.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Cannabis Helps Cancer Patients Ditch Opiates, Study Finds. The patients came from 34 states that had not legalized medical cannabis by Jan. The study tracked the patients’ opiate use, seeing how it changed as some of the 34 states legalized medical cannabis over the five-year span. Let’s dive into this week’s cannanews.

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NORML

JUNE 13, 2019

Price caps that could favor seriously ill patients/consumers will be an entirely new concept to the cannabis industry, but it’s no innovation. Patients need a vast array of possible dosing combinations, sometimes in the same day. The reality is that cannabinoids have very individualized effects on human beings.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 23, 2021

Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code prohibits taxpayers who are engaged in the business of trafficking certain controlled substances (including, most notably, marijuana) from deducting typical business expenses associated those activities. Controlled Substance.

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