The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Nevada legalizes cannabis lounges. If you’d like to open a cannabis lounge in Nevada , now’s the time to turn in your application. If you’d like to open a cannabis lounge in Nevada , now’s the time to turn in your application. California allows medical marijuana in hospitals. Could Nebraska legalize medical marijuana in 2022?

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 31, 2021

In recent years, cannabis vaporizer cartridges have increased in popularity and availability, and there are concerns regarding exposure to heavy-metal compounds from their use. Noncartridge heating methods of cannabis flower and concentrate were compared, and results indicate that the heating device itself is a source of metal contamination.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 10, 2021

The Hawthorne Collective to Invest $150 million in Canadian-based RIV Capital. To that end, The Hawthorne Collective will provide a $150 million convertible loan to Toronto-based RIV Capital (TSX: RIV) (OTC: CNPOF), a cannabis investment and acquisition firm currently listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. MARYSVILLE, Ohio, Aug.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 17, 2022

According to its sponsors and supporters, the Safe and Fair Enforcement (‘SAFE’) Banking Act would help address the challenges faced by small cannabis businesses that cannot currently access banking services or loans. Clarify that cannabis criminal records are not an automatic red flag. SSRN-id4188072.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 13, 2021

CCB/DoT Release Annual Cannabis Taxable Sales Data. Nevada’s legal cannabis industry sees more than $1 billion in taxable sales for FY21 – $159 million transferred to the Distributive School Account (DSA). Additionally, over $92 million in Retail Cannabis Excise Tax Revenue was transferred to the DSA in FY 21.

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Medicinal Genomics

JANUARY 2, 2022

That finding implies the short-duration irradiation treatment used for cannabis and hemp are insufficient to knock down short qPCR amplicons. This may have the unintended consequence of incentivizing growers to use irradiation to pass compliance testing. Of course, they do not have recommendations for cannabis. Stay tuned.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 7, 2020

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. cannabis industry in 2018? The scary question as discussed directly in Ryan Miller’s June 2018 article on Recycling in the Cannabis Industry : Nipping a cannabis garbage problem in the bud. Cartridges, Batteries and Waste, Oh My! What about sustainability in the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cannabis compliance consulting firms Allay Consulting , iComply Cannabis , GMP Collective and TraceTrust today announced the formation of the Cannabis Compliance Alliance , a collaborative group created to put the cannabis industry on the same footing as mainstream business sectors.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 12, 2022

Starting April 1st, Cannabis Operators Face CEQA Compliance Requirements for State Licenses. For many in the cannabis industry, April 1, 2022 is seen as a day of reckoning following the July 2021 passage of Assembly Bill 141 and Senate Bill 160 (collectively, the Cannabis Trailer Bill). Whitney Hodges.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Andrew Brisbo, Executive Director of Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency, welcomed as next President of the Cannabis Regulators Association which has expanded to 37 member states and territories. Vice-President Michele Nakata, Supervisor of the Medical Cannabis Dispensary Licensing Program at the Hawaii Department of Health.

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NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

1647, the Veterans Equal Access Act, which expands medical cannabis access to eligible military veterans. At the state level, activists in Idaho have begun efforts to qualify a medical cannabis and hemp ballot initiative for the 2020 ballot. Alaska became the first state to permit on-site adult use cannabis consumption, as Lt.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2019

CCT CET – Responsible Persons – we see a constant barrage of complaints about how oppressive the cannabis regulatory structure in California has been. The weakness relates to the collection and remittance of Cannabis Excise Tax [“CET”] and Cannabis Cultivation Tax [“CCT”]. The California Dept.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

It’s almost two years in, California city has 11 marijuana businesses in operation now, with about 50 more working their way through the planning process but there’s still no official cannabis compliance officer. The full report. 12 meeting. 12 meeting.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 3, 2021

In an email, Brendan White, the tribe’s director of communications, wrote, “The adoption of the Tribe’s Adult Use Cannabis Ordinance is historic, as it represents the first adult use cannabis law adopted by a tribe in New York state and is the first in the country that licenses tribal members and tribal member-owned businesses.”.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 24, 2023

This week, DCEO announced sample guidelines for the use of the Cannabis Loan Funds. The guidance states, “Cannabis Loan Funds shall be used for ordinary and necessary expenses to start and operate a cannabis business.” If cannabis loan funds are used to fund a public works project, then the Prevailing Wage Act applies.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The first year of voter-approved cannabis tax revenues brought in $6.7 Most of the revenues have paid for enforcement, permit processing, and other costs related to the cannabis program, but they can be used for any general fund purposes. million of cannabis tax revenues in the 2018-19 year, which ended June 30.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 8, 2021

There are five important “categories,” that require company leaders’ utmost focus and attention as they launch a compliant cannabis business in a newly legal state. Non-compliant businesses face the risk of being shut down and attract negative attention to the cannabis industry. One commonality among all states is cost.

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The Cannigma

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Listen & Subscribe: When Mara Gordon started using medical cannabis there wasn’t any lab testing — or any way to know how much of each cannabinoid or terpene was in a given strain. Gordon has been featured in the Netflix documentary, Weed the People , and owns and operates two medical cannabis companies. Why cannabis?

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2022

17, 2022 – PRESS RELEASE – Raising the standard for cannabis and hemp testing, ACS Laboratory , the largest hemp and cannabis testing facility in the eastern U.S., Although ACS Laboratory foresees federal legalization for cannabis in the future, it may be years before national laboratory standards are created. BOCA RATON, Fla.,

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NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

Activists in Nebraska, along with two pro-legalization Senators, qualified a 2020 medical cannabis ballot initiative petition to begin collecting signatures from registered voters in the state. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 440, to prohibit the availability of cannabis-infused food and drink products for qualified patients.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

Italian officials certified on Wednesday that activists collected enough signatures to place a marijuana legalization referendum on the country’s ballot this spring—though there’s still one more procedural step before the measure will officially be on its way to voters. Marijuana Moment reports .

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 16, 2023

Illinois is set to switch its cannabis seed-to-sale tracking system after delivering a Notice of Intent to award a contract to a new vendor. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. To find more cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Illinois uses BioTrack as its current track-and-trace vendor.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 11, 2019

With the implementation of SB 420 and an expedited process for expunging marijuana crimes, the Oregon Cannabis Association and the Multnomah Public Defenders Office are joining together to sponsor a free expungement day. People with prior convictions that can be expunged will be teamed with lawyers to help them navigate the process.

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CannaTech

AUGUST 27, 2019

The rapid growth of the global legal cannabis industry is often described as a “Green Rush,” yet many experts are concerned that this industry is not ‘green’. As more countries legalize cannabis production and the number of consumers explodes, the demand for grow sustainability is mounting. What is a carbon footprint of legal cannabis?

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 18, 2020

THC, CBD, CBN…the Cannabis industry is quite familiar with acronyms. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which regulates robocalls and unsolicited texts to consumers, has been the vehicle for a number of class action suits against Cannabis companies over the past year, including an uptick of such suits during Covid-19.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

While we’re on the topic of dramatic legal changes, it’s probably a good idea to talk about a California privacy law that’s about to take effect and require many cannabis and hemp companies across the nation to dramatically change their business practices—the California Consumer Privacy Act (or “CCPA”).

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 5, 2021

Maureen West, Chief Compliance Officer for Functional Remedies LLC. The post UCANN Drops Patent Lawsuit Against Pure Hemp Collective appeared first on SpeedWeed. Luke Zigovits, Owner and Farm manager for Higher Level Organics. Louis Vega, Founder and CEO of ¡WEPA! Marty Mahan, Farmer and President of the Heartland Hemp Co-Op.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Cannabis prohibition is doing more than just creating a barricade between consumers and safe products. State Cannabis Contaminant Rules Vary Widely,” consumers have little choice but to purchase contaminated cannabis products. Researchers Inspected Cannabis Products for Contaminants. Led by Dr. Maxwell C.K.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2022

INAUGURAL LAUNCH: QUEER IN CANNABIS With CO-HOSTS TYME FERRIS AND DEVAN FINKELL. The Pantheon Collective. . THE COMPLIANCE COUCH With SHERI TARR. Tyme’s Song : Talkin’ Bout A Revolution by Tracey Chapman. INTERVIEW 1. TYME FERRIS. . DEVAN FINKELL. Supplementary Information: QueerInCannabis. INTERVIEW 2. 315:III.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 16, 2022

(LAS VEGAS, NV) – Today, the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB) released its annual demographic study of Nevada’s cannabis industry. The CCB received a 70% response rate from industry executives defined as owners, officers, and board members of cannabis licenses. FULL PRESS RELEASE.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The provision now states, “All licensees and registrants shall be subject to inspections at the discretion of the Department to ensure compliance with the Act. For example, academic research institutions “shall notify the Department at least seven business days prior to collection of samples.”

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 15, 2021

. (“ FinCanna “) (CSE:CALI) (OTCQB:FNNZF), is pleased to announce its wholly owned portfolio company that owns the proprietary ezGreen Point of Sale (POS) software has been approved by the City of Adelanto , California as the official Point of Sale vendor for city sanctioned cannabis events. ” About ezGreen.

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 20, 2021

Following closely on the heels of both New York and New Jersey enacting recreational cannabis laws, New Mexico and Virginia have enacted their own laws allowing adults to use cannabis for recreational purposes. Virginia went further by enacting the first law providing employment protections to individuals using cannabis oil.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 26, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. . The merriment of the holiday season has not overtaken California’s cannabis industry as 2019 comes to a close. In its annual draft report, the Cannabis Advisory Committee warned Gov. billion in licensed pot sales in 2019, making it the largest market for legal cannabis in the world.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

MARCH 31, 2022

Earlier this month, a cannabis company located in Manistee, Michigan, announced that its dispensary workers successfully unionized, marking the first instance of organized labor in the state’s cannabis industry. While Michigan has a long history of unionized workforces, this is a new development for the state’s cannabis industry.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 4, 2021

A marijuana cultivator and producer in Washoe County could lose its license after it avoided paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes, according to a complaint filed by the Cannabis Compliance Board this week. The state collects a 15 percent wholesale cultivation and production tax on marijuana in the state.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

FEDERAL TAXATION OF CANNABIS: A PRIMER. The manufacture, distribution, and possession of cannabis is illegal under federal law, which categorizes it as a Schedule 1 controlled substance. states have therefore, in one form or another, defied federal law with respect to cannabis use and distribution in their respective jurisdictions.

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