Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

On April 16, 2021, Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5372 (SB 5372), “An Act relating to hemp processor registration and a hemp extract certification into law.” SB 5372 went into effect on July 25, 2021, and creates a voluntary registration and certification program that hemp processors can opt-in to in the Evergreen State.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Department of Agriculture is improving crop insurance for hemp. USDA’s Risk Management Agency is strengthening the hemp crop insurance policy by adding flexibilities around how producers work with processors as well as improving consistency with the most recent USDA hemp regulation. OTHER UPDATES.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 25, 2022

” The Public Health & Safety Cannabis Financial Service Certification helps law enforcement and state regulators distinguish legal cannabis operators from illicit. monetary banking protocols among cannabis and hemp operators as well as those who are meeting good manufacturing practices. Department of Treasury and FinCEN.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

23, 2019 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced a new crop insurance option for hemp growers in select counties of 21 states in 2020. The MPCI coverage is for hemp grown for fiber, grain or CBD oil for the 2020 crop year. The Farm Bill defines hemp as containing 0.3 The Farm Bill defines hemp as containing 0.3

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2021

It also includes comprehensive restorative justice provisions, including grants, loans, and other funding programs for disadvantaged and minority businesses, record expungement, petitions for resentencing, and other measures intended to repair the decades of harm caused by the War on Drugs. Regulatory Oversight of Hemp and Cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

monetary banking protocols in banking cannabis and hemp operations. This honor is part of a financial services certification program overseen by the Policy Center for Public Health & Safety (PH&S) in collaboration with state attorneys general. SOURCE Policy Center for Public Health and Safety.

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Banking Hemp Compliance Compliance 52

Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

If you’ve been following the hemp scene in Washington state, you know it’s been a bit of a roller coaster. The latest “drop” comes in the form of an August 1 memo from the Washington State Department of Agriculture (“WSDA”) titled Restrictions on the use of hemp CBD as a food ingredient.

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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. Lab Testing and Product Safety. Cannabinoid Hemp. Social and Economic Equity.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 30, 2022

Janet E Jackim, Zuber Lawler LLP: The Arizona Medical & Adult Use Marijuana Programs. Robert Thomas: The Cost of Expanding the Panel of Elemental Contaminants in Cannabis and Hemp Consumer Products by ICP-MS. Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP: CDC Issues Best Practices For Fleet Marijuana Policies.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 5, 2023

The DATWA restricts certain types of drug and alcohol tests, imposes specific written policy and notice requirements, and requires employers to give an employee who tests positive for drugs a “second chance” if the employee follows the requirements set out in the statute. Amendments to the definition of “drug” in the DATWA.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2022

9:45-10:45 AM: Federal cannabis policy: Coalition views on state and federal roles in a future national marketplace. Andrew Freedman, Executive Director, Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation. 11:00-12:00 PM: Interstate Commerce: Impacts on markets, licensing, and consumer safety. Hemp Roundtable.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. Legislation is pending, House Bill 847, that seeks to criminalize the possession and transportation of hemp flower in the state. NH resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 21, 2022

Unfortunately, this appetite combined with a lack of access to regulated marijuana has perpetuated both a robust and unregulated illicit marijuana market, and an unregulated hemp industry where intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids like Delta-8 THC, Delta-9 THC, THC-O and HHC are freely sold directly to consumers.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 26, 2019

A few weeks ago, we addressed the need for hemp sellers and purchaser to enter into agricultural production agreements (“APAs”), and in doing so, avoid unnecessary litigation. Accordingly, a hemp agreement should mandate that the seller (i.e., Accordingly, a hemp agreement should mandate that the seller (i.e.,

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 27, 2022

If a government chooses this lane, they have a responsibility to ensure safety, quality, and consistency. This is by and large what we’re seeing with hemp in the United States since the passage of the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills, mainly through the extraction of non-psychoactive cannabinoids, like cannabidiol (CBD). based operators.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2020

On September 17, I , along with my colleagues, Griffen Thorne and Vince Sliwoski , held a webinar entitled “Hemp CBD Q&A,” a recording of which is available on our blog. Does any state have a model law(s) governing the licensing of in-state hemp processors? However, there is no uniform licensing program across state lines.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 11, 2019

The latest hemp laws state-by-state: May 2019. By: Hemp Industry Team. Hemp growth programs took root in four different states, expanded in two states, and legislation awaits the governor’s signature in another state in the month of May. Below is a review of the latest changes in the hemp listed by state.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2023

Here comes more New York cannabis program litigation. Here’s what the “petitioner” is requesting from a legal perspective: a judicial declaration that the OCM’s creation of the CAURD program exceeded the OCM’s authority under New York’s constitution (i.e.

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

At the state level, Governor Jay Inslee of Washington launched a new program and began granting pardons to those with past criminal misdemeanor marijuana-related convictions on their record. Update : The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will hold an executive session for HB 399 on 1/17 at 11am. NH resident? TN resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 23, 2022

Pursuant to the legislation signed by Governor Hochul in February, which we wrote about here , processors who hold a Cannabinoid Hemp Processor license from the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) qualify to apply for the adult-use conditional processor license. The application window for the program closes on June 30, 2022.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

This post provides an overview of the regulatory framework of alcoholic beverages, including pre-manufactured industrial hemp-infused drinks and “homemade” alcoholic drinks infused with CBD oil or extracts. Pre-Manufactured Alcohol Beverages Infused with Hemp. Drinks Infused with CBD Oil or Extracts.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 19, 2020

It is bad public policy when no federal watchdog is looking out for cannabis consumers (many millions of people) or scrutinizing the quality of cannabis products overall, and/or going after bad actors to deter bad behavior. CBD testing, packaging, and labeling is no consumer safety picnic either.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 16, 2022

Pursuant to the legislation signed by Governor Hochul in February, which we wrote about here , processors who hold a Cannabinoid Hemp Processor license from the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) qualify to apply for the adult-use conditional processor license. The application window opened on June 28, 2022 and closes on August 31, 2022.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 11, 2022

An Oregon legislative task force established pursuant to HB 3000 (2021) and SB 1564 (2022) is developing policy proposals for 2023 relating to intoxicating cannabinoid products, illegal cannabis production, and water rights issues. Additionally, METRC tracking requirements may soon apply to hemp and adult use cannabis items.

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NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

Governor Mark Gordon (R) of Wyoming signed industrial hemp production legislation into law. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1518, to remove hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) from the state’s list of controlled substances. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of industrial hemp production. AR resident? AR resident?

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The Cannigma

DECEMBER 20, 2021

We are leaps and bounds ahead of where we were just a quarter century ago, with at least 18 states having legalized adult-use cannabis , and at least 47 with some degree of medical cannabis laws on the books, even if only for Type III cannabis , otherwise called low-THC cannabis or hemp.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

On the same day, the Department of Health, Surgeon General, and Drug Director issued a public health advisory regarding “the risks of harm associated with use of products derived from Cannabis, including marijuana and hemp, that claim to benefit health.” Click here to email your lawmakers in support of industrial hemp production.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Working with clients in cultivation, processing and retail, each firm offers services like state compliance, audits, staff training and assistance with certifications from current good manufacturing practices (cGMP), quality management (ISO 9001) and food safety (ISO 22000) and Organic. About Allay Consulting. About GMP Collective.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Senate Bill 34 would exempt compassionate care programs from paying state cannabis taxes when they are providing free medical cannabis to financially disadvantaged people living with serious health conditions. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs. CA resident? DE resident? HI resident?

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 14, 2020

Although the enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp, the production of the plant and its derivatives – or certain aspects of it – remain prohibited in some states. But does the lack of hemp and tetrahydrocannabidiol (“THC”) render synthetic CBD legal? Hemp Authority , a certification program funded by the U.S,

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Veriheal

AUGUST 3, 2021

The newly signed legal framework will boost medical cannabis purchase limits, as well as prolong specific policies that were imposed on a temporary basis when the coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis initially erupted. Pennsylvania’s Medical Cannabis Program is Raking in the Cash. Pennsylvania’s Medical Cannabis Bill: About HB 1024 .

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 28, 2019

The featured speakers included, Danica Hibpshman, OLCC Director of Licensing, Madeleine Cane, OLCC Marijuana Program Coordinator, Anthony Geltosky, OLCC’s only Packaging and Labeling Specialist, Sunny Summers, ODA Hemp Policy Coordinator, Marry Anne Cooper, Oregon Farm Bureau and Ken Helm, State Representative.

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Law Hemp Seed-To-Sale Policy 59

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 27, 2019

The private research university in Worcester will begin offering the program in the fall. Regulatory models, health and public safety concerns and stakeholder education and enforcement are the three online, seven-week courses to be offered for the certificate that will take two semesters to complete. Press Release. June 10, 2019. .

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

If adopted, these proposals would dramatically reshape Oregon’s hemp industry and implicate the entire national market, and create new classes of crimes and increased penal sanctions for illegal marijuana production in Oregon that may mark a larger national reversion to war-on-drugs policies and mentalities.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 28, 2022

The commercial regulated cannabis industry, which includes both industrial hemp and marijuana, is in its infancy. No one really knows whether the substance Griner was caught with was a derivative of hemp or marijuana. There is tremendous confusion about hemp-derived products, such as CBD, and whether they are legal.

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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 million in total program tax revenue during the second quarter represents a 9.3%

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

The Hall Act restricts legal usage to that of cannabis products (not hemp) that can be ingested – for example, by tablet or non-sugarcoated gummy – topical products, suppository, transdermal patch, or by nebulizer. The Hall Act expressly does not allow for the use of cannabis products that are smoked or vaped, baked goods, or candies.

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