Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 3, 2021

This opening represents High Tide’s 89 th branded retail location across Canada , and 21 st in Ontario , selling recreational cannabis products and consumption accessories. High Tide’s retail segment features the Canna Cabana, Meta Cannabis Co., High Tide Inc. – August 3, 2021 (CNW Group/High Tide Inc.).

Retail 105

Retail Events eCommerce Consumption 105

NORML

MARCH 12, 2019

After months of negotiation, Governor Murphy and NJ state legislators have reached a deal on what will be included in upcoming legislation to legalize the adult-use and retail sale of marijuana in the state of New Jersey. Click here to send an urgent letter to your state legislators in support of adult-use cannabis legalization in New Jersey.

Legalization 199

Legalization Legislation Retail Collective 199

NORML

MAY 30, 2019

House Bill 1234 establishes regulations for the delivery of cannabis products from state-licensed retailers. The delivery of medical cannabis products would begin on January 2, 2020, while retail cannabis sales would begin on January 2, 2021. Deliveries to college campuses are prohibited.

Law 183

Law Marijuana Retail Concentrates 183

NORML

MARCH 14, 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. 4522 was approved by the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy on 3/9/20. Update : SB 165 was approved by the Senate on 3/12/20.

Legislation 230

Legislation Access Patients THC 230

Veriheal

APRIL 24, 2023

A Local Jurisdiction Retail Access Grant program that would aid local jurisdictions in broadening consumer access to regulated cannabis products has been set in motion by California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC). Click here to view a complete list of Local Jurisdiction Retail Access Grant programs.

Programs 95

Programs Retail Access Cultivation 95

CannaMD

MARCH 19, 2020

To that, end we’ve organized official policies – including delivery details and more – for all Florida dispensaries , below. We pride ourselves on the cleanliness and sanitary conditions of our facilities and dispensaries and have an ongoing Safety Policy Plan to assure sanitary production facilities. Running clean stores.

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Policy Dispensary Patients Safety 98

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2021

High Tide acquires another top e-commerce platform for its portfolio which already includes 3 out of the top 5 most popular e-commerce platforms for consumption accessories and totaled almost 100 million site visits across all platforms in 2020, including 2.5 million associated with DankStop. Strategic Highlights.

Retail 85

Retail Consumption Media Events 85

NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

At the state level, activists in Florida and Missouri gathered in their state capitals along side state and local NORML chapters to lobby state lawmakers in favor of sensible marijuana policy reform. Legislation is pending, AB 286, to temporarily reduce tax rates imposed on the retail sale and commercial cultivation of cannabis.

Legislation 188

Legislation Decriminalization Access Patients 188

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 6, 2021

With the closing of the Acquisition, High Tide now operates 90 retail cannabis locations across Canada. High Tide is a retail-focused cannabis company enhanced by the manufacturing and distribution of consumption accessories. High Tide’s retail segment features the Canna Cabana, Meta Cannabis Co., ABOUT HIGH TIDE.

Retail 81

Retail Events eCommerce Business 81

NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

Maine regulators are finally moving forward with draft regulations to implement the state’s 2016 voter-approved initiative legalizing the commercial production and retail sale of marijuana. Nassau County, New York voted to prohibit retail cannabis sales in the county once it becomes legal in New York state. CA resident?

Legislation 179

Legislation Compliance Compliance Hemp 179

NORML

MAY 10, 2019

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries announced their intentions to introduce legislation known as the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act, to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), thus ending the nearly century-long federal policy of criminalization and prohibition.

Legislation 179

Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 179

NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Senator Ron Wyden introduced legislation in the Senate — The Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act — to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. Legislation is pending, House Bill 481, to allow for the use, possession, and retail sale of marijuana by adults.

Legislation 195

Legislation Decriminalization Patients Access 195

NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders. It allows limited social consumption spaces, reciprocity for out-of-state patients, shields registered patients from employment discrimination and the loss of child custody, and phases out retail sales taxes on medical cannabis, among other changes.

Legislation 209

Legislation Hemp Decriminalization Agriculture 209

NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

At the state level, Alaska regulators have voted in favor of plans to permit on-site marijuana consumption at designated retailers. The measures would regulate the use, possession, and retail sale of marijuana by adults. Pre-filed legislation seeks to allow for the use, possession, and retail sale of marijuana by adults.

Legislation 127

Legislation Clinical Trials Research and Development Access 127

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

Planet 13 has built a successful retail cannabis brand that resonates with Americans. Consumption Lounges. This caused the state to pass Assembly Bill 341 in early June that allows adults 21 and older to purchase and consume adult-use cannabis products on-site at any licensed “cannabis consumption lounge.”.

Consumption 110

Consumption Dispensary Cannabis Retail 110

NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

Governor Janet Mills (D) of Maine signed legislation into law to allow the production and retail sale of hemp-derived CBD products. Legislation is pending, AB 286, to temporarily reduce tax rates imposed on the retail sale and commercial cultivation of cannabis. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of social consumption.

Legislation 206

Legislation Banking Hemp Compliance 206

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 4, 2021

Assembly Bill 341 provides regulations governing the establishment of on-site “cannabis consumption lounges” for those ages 21 and older. Regulators will determine the specific types of cannabis products that are “appropriate for consumption” in the facilities. For more information, contact NORML State Policies Manager Carly Wolf.

Marijuana 105

Marijuana Consumption Safety THC 105

NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

This week, officials with the Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board issued their first-ever permits to retailers who wish to allow customers to consume cannabis on the premises. At a more local level, city council members in Springfield, Illinois approved the state’s first marijuana consumption space. New Hampshire. Update : S.54

Legislation 193

Legislation Decriminalization Safety Cultivation 193

NORML

JANUARY 25, 2019

At the state level this week, activists gathered in Denver in conjunction with Colorado and Denver NORML chapters to lobby their state lawmakers in favor of workplace drug testing reforms, social consumption, parental protections and expanding access to the state’s medical cannabis program. MO resident? MO resident? NE resident? NH resident?

Legislation 183

Legislation Patients Hemp Oil 183

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 6, 2021

E-commerce Marketplace for Consumption Accessories. High Tide adds another top e-commerce platform to its portfolio which will now include 3 out of the top 5 most popular e-commerce platforms for consumption accessories globally totaling 91 million site visits in 2020, including 23 million associated with Daily High Club alone.

Consumption 116

Consumption Retail Media Events 116

Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Belleville City , Wayne County – voted to significantly expand cannabis operations, from growers through retail and consumption lounges. Buel Township , Sanilac County – voted to significantly expand cannabis operations, from growers through retail and consumption lounges.

Retail 79

Retail Consumption Access Business 79

NORML

MAY 17, 2019

Governor Kevin Stitt (R) of Oklahoma signed legislation into law to permit the retail sale of hemp and hemp-derived CBD products. Legislation is pending, AB 1465, that would allow licensing of cannabis consumption cafés and lounges in California. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of cannabis consumption lounges.

Legislation 166

Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 166

The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Retail sales are expected to begin as early as December 1, 2022. The Cannabis Act allows employers to maintain and enforce a drug-free workplace policy that prohibits employees from using or possessing cannabis in the workplace and from being under the influence of cannabis while they are performing work, including remote work.

Recreational 111

Recreational Legalization Safety Policy 111

NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

Furthermore, Virginia’s consumption/product regulations are smoke-free. Now, in 2015 — like in many other states throughout the country — we saw some fresh faces in the marijuana policy conversation. This is now a public policy that NORML uses as its standard. They managed to hold on to that.

Marijuana 246

Marijuana Legalization Programs Oil 246

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Private licensed cannabis retail stores in B.C. The Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch of British Columbia announced Policy Directive No. 21-22 (the “Policy”) on November 26, 2021 which now allows private cannabis retail stores (“CRSs”) to sell “cannabis-related items.”

Retail 52

Retail Policy Consumption Food 52

SpeedWeed

AUGUST 11, 2021

Additionally, the number of licensed cannabis retail stores exploded coast-to-coast. What was surprising, is how the pandemic would change the face of cannabis retail forever. Cannabis retail sales increased across the country, especially in Ontario. Private retail hit hard by closures while online sales soared.

Retail 52

Retail Consumption Cannabis Media 52

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 4, 2021

Taxes play a crucial role in the success of marijuana reform, as competitive prices in a licensed market are key to convert illicit consumption to the legal market. 15% retail excise tax; $9.65/oz. 15% excise tax (levied at wholesale by weight at average market rate); 15% excise tax (retail price). 10% excise tax (retail price).

Collective 105

Collective Marijuana Retail Data 105

WeedAdvisor

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s governing party, the Christian Democratic Union, opened up to the idea of legalization in what German broadcaster Deutsche Welle calls “…a historic policy turn for the conservative party.”. Following legalization, Canada saw little change in marijuana consumption rates, except among baby boomers.

Policy 53

Policy Legalization Marijuana Consumption 53

NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

The pending legislation seeks to establish a regulatory framework to permit the retail sale of medical CBD products to registered patients. Legislation is pending, House Bill 481, to allow for the use, possession, and retail sale of marijuana by adults. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of social consumption sites.

Legislation 194

Legislation Compliance Compliance Hemp 194

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 28, 2021

High Tide becomes the first major publicly traded cannabis retailer to announce it has been approved to trade on Nasdaq. I am immensely proud that less than three years after its inception High Tide will become the first major publicly traded cannabis retailer to be listed on Nasdaq. About High Tide Inc. Meta Cannabis Supply Co.

Retail 98

Retail Consumption Events Conditions 98

The Blunt Truth

MAY 21, 2019

Drug policies must be updated and must address discrimination concerns. The House bill would also provide an excise tax at the rate of 10% of the sale price of the sale or transfer of cannabis from a cannabis cultivation facility to a retail cannabis store or cannabis product manufacturing facility. Illinois Governor J.B.

Legislation 85

Legislation Marijuana Policy Recreational 85

The Cannigma

JULY 26, 2022

The biggest spike in consumption happened in March of 2020, when COVID-19 took off in North America, with some states seeing a 65-75% increase in sales. Women were the fastest growing demographic, with consumption growing 51% throughout 2020. A generational divide in pandemic cannabis consumption. So who was buying?

Consumption 119

Consumption Vaping Edibles Concentrates 119

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

And just this week, the board of the American Herbal Production Association, a leading dietary supplement trade association, issued policy guidance that discourages the marketing of products containing “synthesized cannabinoids,” including synthesized delta-8 THC, and that are identified as hemp products.

Hemp 81

Hemp Advocacy THC Consumption 81

CannaMD

MARCH 3, 2021

Law enforcement, policy makers, and public citizens have long debated how recreational marijuana legalization influences crime and public safety. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy , and PLOS One – discovering a buffer effect and decreased crime rates. Most existing research focuses on crime in legalized states.

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Legalization Marijuana Data Safety 119

Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2020

A “hemp finished product” is “a hemp product that is intended for retail sale and containing hemp or hemp extracts that includes food, food additives and herbs for human use, including consumption, that has a THC content of not more than three-tenths percent.”

Hemp 118

Hemp CBD Food Agriculture 118

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 18, 2021

The Marijuana Policy Project played a leading role in the fight to reform Connecticut ’s cannabis laws. This victory will add to the momentum towards cannabis policy reform in other states and at the federal level,” said Karen O’Keefe, director of state policies for the Marijuana Policy Project. Advocacy Groups Celebrate.

Legalization 94

Legalization Policy Retail Cultivation 94

Veriheal

OCTOBER 13, 2023

A 15% tax will be implemented on wholesale cannabis while retail sales will receive a 10% tax. Notably, the bill also calls for the legalization of consumption lounges. Along with their medical properties, psychedelics’ low potential for abuse and psychological harm means legalization is just “good public policy” Sen.

Therapy 103

Therapy Legalization Recreational Policy 103