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Legislation and Regulation

ASTM Developing Cannabis and Hemp Sampling Standard

The new standard operating procedure would help farmers achieve better homogeneity for testing samples and reduce the risk of misrepresented products.

August 3, 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

Maine

U.S. House Approves Federal Protections for State-Legal Cannabis Businesses, Maine Expects Adult-Use Sales to Launch This Year: Week in Review

Lawmakers passed an amendment this week that bars the Department of Justice from using taxpayer funds to enforce federal anti-cannabis laws in states that have legalized medical and/or adult-use cannabis.

August 1, 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

149 Growers Apply to Participate in the Netherlands’ Regulated Cannabis Cultivation Experiment

The Ministries for Medical Care and of Justice and Security will evaluate the applications and license 10 growers by early 2021.

July 30, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

MCBA to Host Webinar on Social Equity and Real Estate

The event, “Real Estate 101 for Social Equity Owners and Applicants,” will take place at 2 p.m. EST on Aug. 5

July 29, 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

Legislation and Regulation

Boston City Councilors File Amendments to City’s Cannabis Equity Ordinance

The proposed amendments will be introduced July 29, then will be assigned to a city council committee for a public hearing.

July 28, 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

Massachusetts

Boston Councilor Lydia Edwards on City’s New Cannabis Rules and Regulations

Edwards raised multiple concerns, including the need to better ensure social equity and improve the process for approving host community agreements.

July 24, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

More Medical Cannabis Companies File Lawsuits Against New Mexico Department of Health Over New Regulations

Two medical cannabis producers, a cannabis manufacturer, a testing lab and a patient licensed to grow medical cannabis have filed petitions to ask a judge to annul the new rules.

July 24, 2020