Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

The state intends to change the point of collection for various cannabis taxes. Under this plan, the first distributor in the chain of distributors would be responsible for remitting the cultivation tax, and retailers would be responsible for remitting the excise tax. But this would just be one more thing for retailers to worry about.

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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. The pending legislation seeks to establish a regulatory framework to permit the retail sale of medical CBD products to registered patients.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Responsible policy prioritizes public health and safety and promotes the viability of both California’s legal cannabis industry and the legal hemp industry. . Such a policy includes equal safety testing requirements to protect public health.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

On eve of Commission’s fourth birthday, Marijuana Establishments surpass $2 billion in gross sales since retail stores opened in Massachusetts; progress continues to achieve industry goals. Over the first year of adult-use sales , from November 2018 to November 2019, 33 Marijuana Retailers generated $393.7

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 18, 2021

Here’s what they are saying… More evidence is emerging that crash rates go up when states legalize recreational use and retail sales of marijuana. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Thus, the combined effect of legalization and retail sales was a statistically significant 5.9% THE REPORT. Farmer, Charles M.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 16, 2020

Portland, OR — The Oregon Liquor Control Commission is issuing an immediate health and safety advisory due to the identification of potentially unsafe pesticide residue on plant material used in a packaged retail marijuana product. The product was sold through nine OLCC licensed marijuana retailers around Oregon.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 18, 2022

Observational Data Collected On Long-term Consumption of Oral C BD Shows No Correlation To Safety Issues Raised by FDA. Their participation strengthened the statistical reliability of both the liver safety results and achieved statistical relevance for both sleep and testosterone results.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

Eight of the laws were approved in 2020 or 2021, and in seven of those states, sales and tax collections have not yet begun. million) | Tax rate: 15% wholesale, 15% special retail. Colorado’s 15% wholesale excise tax and its 15% special retail tax do not apply to those sales. Colorado (pop. of the population enrolled.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2019

The weakness relates to the collection and remittance of Cannabis Excise Tax [“CET”] and Cannabis Cultivation Tax [“CCT”]. When the Distributor role was created, the California Legislature decided to place the majority of the collection and remittance responsibility on it [1]. “A

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 18, 2022

NEW STUDY DEMONSTRATES CBD’S STRONG SAFETY PROFILE , AMPLIFIES CALLS FOR FDA REGULATION. Observational Data Collected On Long-term Consumption of Oral C BD Shows No Correlation To Safety Issues Raised by FDA. The second cohort included an additional 222 individuals taking CBD produced by an additional five companies.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Tax revenue from legal cannabis sales is collected by the state and used to fund whatever the state needs. When it comes to real estate statistics from this survey, it seems that just over half of adults would consider purchasing a home next to a retail cannabis dispensary. Cannabis and Real Estate. Maryland saw 65.6%

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

Eight of the laws passed in 2020 or 2021, and in seven of those states, licensing and tax collections have not yet begun. million) | Current tax rate: 15% wholesale, 15% special retail. Colorado’s 15% wholesale excise tax and its 15% special retail tax do not apply to those sales. Colorado (pop. of the population enrolled.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 5, 2019

The bill would appropriate $2 million to a Cannabis Control Commission to launch administration of the law, with “priorities for the allocation of the remaining funds subject to appropriation,” starting with $100,000 annually to the Department of Safety for a drug monitoring initiative and data collection on health impacts.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2019

million in fiscal 2020, into its budget to use for schools, public safety, public works and general operations. This is the 3% sales tax cities and towns can place on marijuana retailers. The Department of Revenue collects the money, then returns it to municipalities under the same process used for hotel and meal taxes.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2022

Move cannabis excise-tax collection and remittance to retail in 2023, establishing one point of collection and remittance and greatly simplifying tax requirements for the entire cannabis supply chain. Allow eligible equity retailers to keep a percentage of the excise tax they collect.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

WHAT: During the session, “ Cannabis Moves Toward the Mainstream ,” Nielsen will share IRI and BDSA’s predictions for mainstream market opportunities, cannabis ingredients, product development, labeling and safety. . . Matt Cleary , Head of Retail and Dining, Global Business Solutions, TikTok. . WHEN: Sept. 21, 2021, at 11:00 a.m.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 6, 2022

Washington, DC: Legal marijuana states generated more revenue from retail cannabis sales than they did from alcohol sales, according to data provided by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). Additional information is available from NORML’s fact sheet, ‘ Marijuana Regulation: Impact on Health, Safety, Economy.’.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 13, 2020

Just over two years after commercial cannabis sales became legal in California, the state has collected more than $1 billion in taxes from commercial marijuana activity. billion since retail pot sales became legal in January 2018. The total includes $498.1 million in cannabis excise taxes, $123.4 million in cultivation taxes, and $403.1

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

A compact likely would address jurisdictional issues and require a tribe to adhere to certain safety standards. The bill would amend MRTMA to make it more clear that MRTMA’s 10 percent excise tax is imposed on the consumer rather than the retailer.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 19, 2021

Virginia is committed to legalizing cannabis the right way—by learning from other states, by listening to public health and safety experts, and by centering social equity,” said Governor Northam. Creighton of Richmond, Co-Founder, The Jackson Ward Collective. On July 1, recreational marijuana became legal for adult use in Virginia.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 21, 2025

A key turning point came in 1935 with the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which gave private-sector workers the legal right to unionize, strike, and collectively bargain for fair working conditions. We want to negotiate their own safety and working conditions because thats only fair.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

This week, advocates in Missouri began collecting signatures to qualify a marijuana legalization initiative for the November 2020 ballot. Update : HB 243 was scheduled for public hearing in the House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee on 1/29, but it was removed from the agenda due to lack of support to pass it out of committee.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 12, 2020

According to an alert issued by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, also known as the LCB, this scam has been targeting retail cannabis stores in the state for more than a year. SOPs need to include safety and security measures and ongoing training to address new industry trends and notify employees of any scams.”. “My

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 29, 2021

who haven’t yet sold a year’s worth of legal cannabis are predicted to collect $601 million in new annual tax revenue. In cities with recreational dispensaries, home values increased by $22,090, compared to states where recreational cannabis is legal but not yet being sold in retail locations. Public health and safety programs.

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 23, 2020

Last September, the city launched a new round of cannabis licensing to provide 100 retail licenses to social equity applicants. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) just introduced the Emergency Cannabis Small Business Health and Safety Act in the House of Representatives. LOS ANGELES LICENSING ISSUES. breaking news.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

The 15% excise tax on cannabis sales would remain, and the collection and remittance of that tax would be limited to retail sales beginning January 1, 2023. Gavin Newsom introduced proposed revisions to his 2022-2023 budget proposal, which would eliminate the cannabis cultivation tax rate beginning July 1, 2022.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 6, 2021

public health and safety. public health and safety. Keep accurate records of all matters within the CCB’s duties. Qualifications for Alternates of the CCB shall be as follows: Alternate members must be tribal members and are not required to have any special qualifications.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

HempFusion’s combined footprint includes the following: Distribution to over 15,000 retail locations including Publix, Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid, Albertsons, Sprouts, Nordstrom, Whole Foods, and Kroger, with several more significant retailers expected to launch in the coming weeks. pull week ending 5/22/21)]. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 5, 2022

Exceptions apply to, among others, any position requiring a commercial driver’s license, positions requiring the supervision or care of children, medical patients, disabled or other vulnerable individuals, or safety sensitive positions, as determined by the enforcement agency and set forth in regulations pursuant to the ordinance.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Governor Newsom also proposes simplifying cannabis tax administration by changing the point of collection. The proposed changes move the responsibility for the cultivation excise tax from the final distributor to the first, and for the retail excise tax from the distributor to the retailer. The Budget estimates $332.8

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

With regard to represented workers, the CRA does not “invalidate, diminish or otherwise interfere with any collective bargaining agreement” or the bargaining powers of any party to a collective bargaining agreement. The retail sale of marijuana in Virginia, however, will not begin until January 1, 2024. Philadelphia, PA.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 13, 2020

SFIST reports… A new report by the City of San Francisco’s Controller’s Office shows that individual cannabis retailers are seeing declining sales in the two years since full recreational legalization — and that’s due both to there being more permitted stores, and the still flourishing illegal market.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 23, 2020

As such, the Bureau finds that immediate action to amend the Bureau’s regulations is required to avoid serious harm to the public peace, health, safety, and general welfare. From these cases, the CDC collected fluid samples from the lungs of 29 patients.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Observations from the Field: Discounting Product Between Processors an Retailers. The marijuana producer/processor may include this required information on the marijuana package, but it remains the responsibility of the marijuana retailer to ensure the information is available to the consumer prior to the marijuana product sale. .

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

The Company expects this to drive significant incremental revenue growth at retail. This puts the business in a position to win with large retailers, and we expect this could open new retail opportunities,” Dr. Mitchell continued. HempFusion’s co-founder and Chief Executive Officer.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2022

.” Newsom’s budget projects that the state will collect $787 million in cannabis revenue during the 2022-23 tax year. Of that, the budget estimates that nearly $595 million will be available to be allocated to youth substance abuse treatment, clean-up of illicit cannabis grows and support public safety-related activities.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 15, 2019

15% on sales from grower to retailer; 15% on retail sales. 15% on sales from grower to retailer; 10% on retail sales. Massachusetts pays for various public safety programs with the cannabis taxes it collects. California. By locality. Massachusetts. 10.75% state excise tax; local sales tax capped at 3%.

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