North Dakota Law Enforcement Group Passes Resolution Against Recreational Marijuana

A group of law enforcement officers voted Aug. 17 at their convention to oppose the recreational marijuana initiated measure that will be on the ballot this November.

August 20, 2018

Grand Forks Herald

Legislation and regulation News State by State: North Dakota

MINOT, N.D.—A group of North Dakota law enforcement officers voted Friday, Aug. 17, at their convention to oppose the recreational marijuana initiated measure that will be on the ballot this November.

Luke Hendrickson, a state trooper and new president of the North Dakota Peace Officers Association, said the 170 members at their meeting in Minot gave a "resounding yes" in a voice vote to oppose the measure this fall.

Through the resolution they approved, the group urges state residents to vote "no" on the measure.

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LSU AgCenter Recieves Final Approval to Start Planting Medical Marijuana in Louisiana

LSU AgCenter and Southern University Ag Center are the two designated locations in Louisiana legally allowed to grow medical marijuana.

August 20, 2018

nola.com

Grower/Agriculture Legislation and regulation Medical Cannabis News State by State: Louisiana

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry gave the LSU Ag Center and GB Sciences the final OK on Aug. 17 to start growing Louisiana's first legal crop of medical marijuana.

LSU AgCenter and Southern University Ag Center are the two designated locations in Louisiana legally allowed to grow medical marijuana. GB Sciences is the company contracted by the LSU AgCenter to grow and produce medical marijuana.

Lakeeshia Giddens, the press contact for the Southern AgCenter said in an email Friday they are still waiting for approval from the LDAF.

Production of medical marijuana has been held up in recent weeks by the approval process required by the LDAF.

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Ohio Approves Two More Medical Marijuana Processors, Two More Labs

The Department of Commerce says it's made additional progress in ramping up Ohio's medical marijuana program.

August 20, 2018

Cincinnati.com

Legislation and regulation Medical Cannabis News State by State: Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Department of Commerce says it's made additional progress in ramping up Ohio's medical marijuana program.

The state issued provisional licenses Friday to two more processors and two more testing labs.

This brings to nine the number of processors that have met state minimum standards to process plants into marijuana-infused products for use by people with physician recommendations.

The two new processors are Green Investment Partners, of Columbus, and Standard Wellness Company, of Gibsonburg in Sandusky County.

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Proposed Bill Could Let Nevada Marijuana Businesses Work With Banks

The legislation would create a state-chartered bank where privately insured institutions would be licensed to handle money from marijuana businesses.

August 20, 2018

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Business and finance Legislation and regulation News State by State: Nevada

CARSON CITY — Nevada’s first full year of legal adult-use marijuana sales is set to exceed more than $400 million in sales. But the dispensaries, producers and marijuana growers in the state still have no stable place for all that cash.

A proposed law for the 2019 Nevada Legislature could prove to be a remedy for what is seen as one of the biggest issues facing the booming cannabis industry in the Silver State.

The proposal comes from Senate Judiciary Committee, currently chaired by state Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas. It would create a state-chartered bank where privately insured institutions would be licensed to handle money from marijuana businesses.

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California Cannabis Grower Seeking $16.3 Million From Calaveras County

Golden State Herb, Inc, has filed a class action complaint against Calaveras County in regard to taxes obtained in 2017.

August 20, 2018

Calaveras Enterprise

Grower/Agriculture News State by State: California

A cannabis cultivation company is seeking $16.3 million in compensation from Calaveras County.

Golden State Herb, Inc, has filed a class action complaint against Calaveras County in regard to taxes obtained in 2017 regarding $12.3 million in Measure C taxes and $4 million-plus in fees received from cannabis cultivation businesses who participated in the County’s now obsolete Commercial Cannabis Urgency Ordinance Registration Program.

Calaveras cannabis farms were required to register with the County to be eligible for a state license when California began its regulatory program in 2018. The allegations claim that the Measure C taxes were obtained prematurely, as state law authorized local jurisdictions to collect taxes from state licensees only. The company claims that there were no state licenses in 2017 when the Measure C taxes were collected.

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