California’s cannabis regulatory scheme is far from established. Given the prior history of the inability to test for chemicals in cannabis and the effects of long-term cannabis use, an area of vast underdevelopment is state regulation related to allowable levels of chemicals (if any) within cannabis that the state deems safe under Proposition 65. Thousands […]
Compliance and Regulations
New Regulatory Changes in New York Bring in Thousands of New Medical Marijuana Patients
The New York State Department of Health announced on August 8 a new set of regulations that will continue the expansion of the state’s medical marijuana program, while improving its experience for patients, practitioners and registered organizations alike. Once adopted, the new regulations will allow for the sale of additional medical marijuana products, an improved experience for […]
Medical Marijuana Makers, Distributors To Be Allowed in El Monte, But Retail Locations Still Banned
El Monte, CA – The City Council voted Tuesday to move forward with new rules allowing operators on the business side of the medical marijuana industry — distributors, manufacturers and lab testers among them — to set up shop in the city, while still banning retail outlets selling the drug to patients. The council voted […]
Too Stoned to Drive? How to Beat the Rap If Arrested – Part 2 of 2
Changing sobriety standards, no caselaw to reference, and unreliable test methods make prosecuting cannabis DUIs a challenge. “Cases are more complicated to prosecute and take considerably longer than a classic drunk driving case,” says attorney Todd Spodek. Courts across the country have trouble proving that stoned drivers are too stoned to drive. There are several examples […]
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries: Take Care of Patient Health Information or Pay The Price
Medical marijuana, like any controlled substance, requires a strong system of identifying patients properly. As the industry matures, the federal government has increasingly been more involved in enforcing ever more stringent laws and regulations on medical marijuana dispensaries. While it is easy to dismiss this if you’re running your business on a strictly cash-only basis, […]
National Conference of State Legislatures Urges De-Scheduling Marijuana
PRESS RELEASE BOSTON, Mass. — The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) approved a resolution Monday urging that the Controlled Substances Act should be amended to remove marijuana from scheduling in order to give federally approved banks the ability to work with marijuana businesses. This would also allow states to determine their own marijuana policies […]
Too Stoned to Drive? Lawmakers Struggling to Find a Sure-Fire Test to Tell – Part 1 of 2
(Ed. note: Part 1 examines the current state of THC testing and the challenges for certifying a DUI) America’s history with marijuana is lengthy and fraught with hiccups. After decades of prohibition, the doorway of decriminalization paved the path for legal cannabis. Marijuana is legal for recreational use in eight states plus DC. 20 states […]
Industry, Legislators: Mongrel word ‘Marijuana’ No More – Let’s Call It ‘Cannabis’
There is a slowly rising respect coming into the cannabis industry from key business sectors. Maybe it’s because of the estimated half billion dollars in state tax revenue that the industry is expected to generate this year, according to Forbes magazine. Maybe it’s in D.C., where more bills for legalizing cannabis have been seeing co-sponsors […]
Red States v. Blue States v. State Of Legalization
There has been a clear state-by-state divide in marijuana legalization efforts that some research indicates has occurred because of a red states v. blue states bias. According to research collected online and analyzed by Consumer Research Around Cannabis, Portland, Oregon and Birmingham, Alabama are two examples of the blue vs. red divide in U.S. politics […]
New Bill For Marijuana Justice Calls for $500 Million to Fix Drug War Damages
New legislation has been introduced to end federal prohibition of marijuana by focusing on the racial disparity of marijuana arrests and incarcerations, which has been part of the argument for legalization efforts in many states across the country, and was one of the driving reasons for legalizing recreational marijuana in Washington, D.C. in 2014. D.C.’s […]
