Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

OMP Completes Adult Use Sample Collection Rulemaking On Friday, September 11, the Office of Marijuana Policy (OMP) adopted amendments to the Adult Use Marijuana Program … Read More.

Collective 61

Collective Policy Programs Law 61

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2021

Since that policy shift, a drug with public safety stigmas has essentially given the city some advantage on bridging funding gaps in historically underfunded priorities, and has even earned praise from the Orange County Grand Jury in a new June 3 report. Is there still a need for that much of a chunk to go to enforcement?”.

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Policy Dispensary Collective Cannabis 81

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

Since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. Eight of the laws were approved in 2020 or 2021, and in seven of those states, sales and tax collections have not yet begun. 46,104,922. 104,759,961.

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Collective Policy Retail Programs 52

The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 25, 2021

What rights do Connecticut employers have if they have a drug-free workplace policy? In the case of a job applicant, an employer can rescind an offer or a conditional job offer if an applicant tests positive for recreational marijuana so long as the employer makes the policy available to the applicant at the time of offer.

Recreational 122

Recreational Marijuana Legalization Policy 122

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The current public policies in local and state cannabis ordinance and equity programs may enhance racial disparities if they follow the pattern of exclusion and criminalization that encompass past policies promoted as beneficial to African Americans but uphold racial capitalistic practices. Authored By: By Dr. Ayoka Nurse.

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Policy Research and Development Collective Banking 105

NORML

JUNE 14, 2019

Another hearing is scheduled for Thursday, where the Veterans Affairs Committee will discuss various bills that are pending regarding medical cannabis programs and veterans access. Activists in Mississippi have collected approximately two thirds of the needed signatures to qualify a medical cannabis ballot initiative in 2020.

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Legislation Banking Access Hemp 172

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Vice-President Michele Nakata, Supervisor of the Medical Cannabis Dispensary Licensing Program at the Hawaii Department of Health. Immediate Past President Norman Birenbaum, Director of Cannabis Programs at the New York State Executive Chamber.

Compliance 98

Compliance Compliance Programs Topical 98

Veriheal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

A new collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association union went into effect July 1, 2023. Now, with the 2023 policy change, the league will also no longer punish players for cannabis use. Can NBA Players Smoke Weed?

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Advocacy Chronic Pain Policy Cannabis 114

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 9, 2022

Director of Policy (Deputy Director, NS) #10901. The Policy Director will also oversee the development and implementation of the Office’s public health educational campaign as well as the monitoring, surveillance, and reporting on key metrics related to the impacts of cannabis legalization. Range From $112155 to $141538 Annually.

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Policy Research and Development Safety Data 52

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 29, 2021

For example, Illinois officials announced this month that applications are opening for $45 million in new grants —funded by cannabis tax dollars—that will support programs meant to reinvest in communities most harmed by the drug war.

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Collective Data Marijuana Programs 52

The Cannigma

MARCH 2, 2021

The study, entitled “Mediating Medical Marijuana: Exploring How Veterans Discuss Their Stigmatized Substance Use on Reddit,” focused on eight different themes: “Doctor Patient Conversations, Drug Test, Legality, Legal Policy, Prescription Drug Use/Other Substance Use, Point of View, Reasons for Use, and V.A. Findings.”. Shutterstock).

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Research and Development Treatment Chronic Pain Sleep 144

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 12, 2022

In its continuing series of whitepapers, the EveryLibrary Institute has created the “Cannabis Tax Policy and Libraries” whitepaper (July 2022) to help inform library leaders and public policy stakeholders about the role that revenue from recreational cannabis should have in supporting public libraries as community anchor institutions.

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Policy Recreational Collective Cannabis 52

NORML

MARCH 20, 2019

Taxing marijuana sales at three-percent, which will be collected by or paid to municipalities wherever retail stores exist. These bills would expand the state’s medical marijuana program to allow for greater accessibility and protections for qualified patients. Some highlights of this landmark legislation are-.

Law 140

Law Marijuana Legislation Retail 140

Veriheal

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

” Restricting qualifying conditions also results in limited data collection, hindering the collective understanding of medical cannabis. However, this study speaks to another dire need for the future: better data collection. Many patients take MMJ for more reasons than one. Why Do MMJ Patients Use Cannabis?

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Access Patients Chronic Pain Conditions 98

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

What rights do Connecticut employers have if they have a drug-free workplace policy? In the case of a job applicant, an employer can rescind an offer or a conditional job offer if an applicant tests positive for recreational marijuana so long as the employer makes the policy available to the applicant at the time of offer.

Recreational 105

Recreational Legalization Marijuana Policy 105

MassRoots

AUGUST 19, 2020

The revenue from the taxes collected would be split between the state agencies responsible for overseeing the implementation of the law, fire departments, highways, community colleges, and a restorative justice fund. The measure requires the Department of Health Services to set forth the rules regarding retail sales by June 1, 2021.

Legalization 138

Legalization Marijuana Recreational Policy 138

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 17, 2022

Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, August, 2022. With cannabis social equity programs ramping up across the nation but their participants lacking capital, a bill to solve that problem would be a well-timed blessing. 721, 2022, Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, August, 2022, Available at SSRN: [link] or [link]. Cat Packer.

Banking 98

Banking Access Research and Development Compliance 98

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Marijuana Programs. A preliminary draft rule related to the tracking and tracing of products in the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Program is currently available for review on the Office of Marijuana Policy’s website: [link]. The labels will come with a Maine program watermark and the registrant/licensee’s ID number on them.

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Programs Seed-To-Sale Marijuana Packaging 53

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Marijuana regulators in Oakland, California, have begun referring a handful of social equity licensees to the city’s collections department after they defaulted on loans intended to help get their companies started. MJ Biz report. According to a report shared with the Oakland Cannabis Commission on Oct.

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Collective Compliance Compliance Marijuana 52

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Support for this legislative fix is not an endorsement of Missouri’s medical marijuana program. This archaic tax code should be updated now that 36 states and the District of Columbia have approved medical marijuana or cannabis programs. This revenue has never been collected by the state before, therefore it is new General Revenue.

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Policy Legislation Collective Business 52

The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Meanwhile in Montana , voters narrowly passed Initiative 190 and Initiative 118 which collectively will permit the use, production and sale of marijuana to adults ages 21 or older. See Section 36-2851(1). Likewise, employers are also not required to allow or accommodate the use, consumption, or possession of marijuana on the job.

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Decriminalization Medicine Conditions Epilepsy 119

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 30, 2020

This year’s proposed legislation also reflects that New York’s time remaining on the sidelines of adult-use cannabis was well-used to learn from the challenges and shortcomings of other adult-use programs in the country. The Program. Moreover, New York’s cannabis program would consist of three branches: medical, adult-use and hemp.

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Programs Retail Cultivation Legislation 64

SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

million in total program tax revenue, according to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA). Since the state launched its first adult-use sales in January 2018, the cannabis industry has provided a total program revenue of $2.8 The largest legal cannabis market in the world just had the best quarter on record.

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Collective Programs Supply Chain Cultivation 88

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2019

Each sport approaches marijuana policy through their respective collective bargaining agreements as negotiated between the team owners (usually the league or association) and the players (as represented by a player’s association.) The top four sports in the United States are American football, basketball, baseball and ice hockey.

Policy 45

Policy Marijuana Collective Treatment 45

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. HF 717 was heard and approved by the House Health and Human Services Policy Committee on 3/5. MN resident? MN resident? MO resident?

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Legislation Patients Access Seed-To-Sale 189

SpeedWeed

APRIL 8, 2021

Advocates are calling New York’s legal marijuana program the best in the nation. How Great is New York’s New Legal Cannabis Program? . Home cultivation, the bane of our collective existence, is permitted once regulations are adopted. New York has enacted one of the most ambitious marijuana legalization programs in the country.

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Programs Legalization Consumption Cannabis 52

Connor & Connor PLLC

JANUARY 31, 2019

Effectively, the NFL is saying that their “workers”, the players, are unable to participate in a state legal activity, no matter the reason, due to their stringent drug policies. If while in the intervention program a player again has a failed test, they will be subject to stage two or three of the program, whichever is applicable.

Marijuana 93

Marijuana Policy Wellness and Beauty Programs 93

Veriheal

JUNE 12, 2023

Thanks to a change in policy, should these NBA players decide to partake in a toke of one of these strains in the future, it may not come with the risk of losing their contracts, careers, or any other penalty for that matter. With a second violation, players face a $25,000 fine and in-patient or aftercare treatment in the Marijuana Program.

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Strains Treatment Programs Policy 98

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 30, 2020

This year’s proposed legislation also reflects that New York’s time remaining on the sidelines of adult-use cannabis was well-used to learn from the challenges and shortcomings of other adult-use programs in the country. The Program. Moreover, New York’s cannabis program would consist of three branches: medical, adult-use and hemp.

Programs 59

Programs Retail Cultivation Legislation 59

MedicalJane

MAY 21, 2020

Problems plaguing the medical cannabis program in Missouri are three-fold. Second, the program has experienced controversy and claims of disparities from its inception. Irregularities plague Missouri’s Medical Marijuana Program. Williams, director of the DHSS, was asked about the launch of the medical cannabis program.

Dispensary 99

Dispensary Seed-To-Sale Marijuana Programs 99

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Disparity and Availability Study’s purpose is to collect and analyze data and will report on whether discrimination exists in the Illinois cannabis industry. Without a compelling interest based on a strong factual basis, courts have found that race- or gender-based policies violate the U.S. Constitution.

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Agriculture Cannabis Policy Dispensary 98

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

” “Pennsylvania’s cannabis policy is cruel, irrational and expensive,” Senator Leach said. Tax revenue collected pursuant to the bill—an estimated $500 million in the first full fiscal year of operation—will be appropriated to school districts using the 2016 fair funding formula (Act 35).

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Programs Medicine Collective Conditions 45

NORML

JANUARY 2, 2019

This only reaffirmed that social justice needs to be a priority when discussing marijuana policy in this community. April 2018: “Setting the Record Straight” Program. June 2018: Collected 79 Candidate Surveys from across Nevada. to engage their lawmakers in marijuana policy reform. July 2018: Lobby Day in DC.

Education 107

Education Media History Advocacy 107

The Blunt Truth

APRIL 22, 2021

The Governor’s office estimates that legalization could create 30,000 to 60,000 new jobs and the tax collections from the adult-use cannabis program could reach $350 million annually.

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Concentrates Hybrid Retail THC 111

Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Collectively, the four aforementioned newly legal states are projected to earn $4.5 ” This fee — which is designed to support social equity programs — is required to convert up to three medical cannabis dispensaries into dual medical-recreational facilities. billion in annual sales by the fourth year of operation.

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Legalization Recreational Business Retail 110

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 17, 2022

The grant funding was made available through the collection of marijuana-related sales tax revenues. However, fewer than one-third of these programs provide automatic relief. Local officials in Clark County (population: 2.2 million) have awarded $1.2

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Decriminalization Programs Collective Cannabis 97

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

AUGUST 6, 2019

The National Football League (NFL) preseason is upon us, and though the players may have changed, the league’s strict cannabis policies have not. According to a report from NBC Sports , “the NFL is prepared to make major concessions regarding the substance-abuse policy, especially as it relates to marijuana.”

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Policy Chronic Pain Collective Cannabis 40