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Criminal History and Hemp Licensing Under the USDA Interim Hemp Rules

Canna Law Blog

Today we address disqualifying criminal history for the purpose of participating in the hemp industry. Applications for a producer license – whether submitted to the USDA, a State, or a Tribe – must be accompanied by a completed criminal history report for each key participant. The EIN number of the business entity.

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Compliance over Enforcement: The New Normal For Washington Marijuana Businesses

Canna Law Blog

SB 5318 forces the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (“LCB”) to make some major institutional changes, requiring the LCB to work with licensees on compliance matters and limiting the LCB’s ability to issue violations. I wrote about this bill back in April when it was awaiting Governor Jay Inslee’s signature.

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Akerna Flash Report Reaches New High: 420 Cannabis sales totaled over $111.8 million, marking the most profitable day for cannabis in legal retail history

Cannabis Law Report

Business intelligence from Akerna (Nasdaq: KERN), an enterprise software, leading compliance technology provider, and developer of the cannabis industry’s first… Read More.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 6/21/19

NORML

This week, history was made. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 315, to amend the state’s existing industrial hemp law to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations. Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! For the first time ever, the U.S. North Carolina. Update : S. WI resident?

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Taylor Hartin Leaves Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority to Join Cannabis Policy Firm VS Strategies (Consulting Arm Of Vincente Sederberg)

Cannabis Law Report

Hartin served as Director of Compliance and Enforcement for the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, where she oversaw compliance for the state’s medical cannabis program and played an integral role in the OMMA’s legislative and regulatory processes.

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It is Time to Acknowledge Reality and End Federal Marijuana Prohibition

NORML

When you additionally factor in decriminalization and marijuana-specific CBD laws, there is, in fact, only 4 states in this entire country that are actually in compliance with federal law and the controlled substances act. This tension between state and federal laws is and remains untenable.

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State of the State: Washington Regulators Turning a New Leaf (Part 1)

Canna Law Blog

Senate Bill 5318 went into effect last year and requires that the LCB move over from an enforcement-based approach to marijuana regulation to a compliance-based approach. It’s reassuring to see the LCB implementing a policy that favors compliance over enforcement. Stay tuned next week for part two in the series!