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Legislation and Regulation

Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Measure Qualifies for Montana’s November Ballot

The Secretary of State has certified that New Approach Montana’s two complementary initiatives have gathered enough valid signatures to appear before voters this year.

August 14, 2020

Arizona

Judge Rules Arizona’s Adult-Use Cannabis Measure Can Appear on November Ballot

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge James Smith rejected claims that the 100-word summary on the initiative was misleading.

August 10, 2020

Arizona

U.S. House Plans September Vote on the MORE Act, Massachusetts Regulators Allow Companies to Retest and Sell Quarantined Vaping Products: Week in Review

Lawmakers are poised to vote on legislation that would federally decriminalize cannabis by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act.

August 8, 2020

Interviews & Opinion

Cannabis Industry Awaits U.S. House Vote on the MORE Act

The legislation, likely to be voted on in September, would federally decriminalize cannabis by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act.

August 3, 2020

Adult-Use Legalization Bill

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August 2, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

U.S. House Approves Amendment to Protect State-Legal Cannabis Businesses from Federal Intervention

The amendment bars the Department of Justice from using taxpayer funds to enforce federal anti-cannabis laws in U.S. states that have legalized medical and/or adult-use cannabis.

July 30, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

New Poll Determines Majority of New Jersey Voters Support Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization

Sixty-eight percent of the state’s voters support legalization, according to the first in a series of polls conducted by Brach Eichler LLC’s cannabis law practice.

July 29, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

Proposed Spending Bill Amendment Could Extend Federal Law Enforcement Protection to Adult-Use Cannabis Businesses

Once again, the U.S. Congress is taking up a CJS Appropriations bill that contains a layer of protection for cannabis businesses.

July 29, 2020

Arizona

Nevada Compliance Board Holds Inaugural Meeting, FDA Issues Much-Anticipated Report: Week in Review

The newly established Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board met for the first time this week and signed off on a disciplinary settlement that will revoke six of CWNevada’s 14 licenses.

July 25, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

Opponents Sue to Keep Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Measure Off Arizona’s 2020 Ballot

The lawsuit challenges the measure’s 100-word description, alleging that it misled people into signing the petition to put the issue before voters this fall.

July 22, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

Montana Legalization Campaign Looks Ahead to November Ballot Issue

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, social distancing guidelines made it difficult to gather the required signatures across an already sparsely populated state.

July 22, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

Arizona Cannabis Campaign Organizer Confident Group’s Adult-Use Legalization Measure Will Appear on 2020 Ballot

Stacy Pearson of Smart and Safe Arizona says the campaign will find out by mid-August if enough of the roughly 420,000 signatures submitted are valid to qualify the initiative for the ballot.

July 20, 2020