Watch Out Oregon Cannabis Businesses: BOLI Gets Serious About Sick Leave
OregonUncategorized August 2, 2018
Tell sick employees to stay home! And don’t skirt pay laws. Oregon was one of the first west coast states to require employers to provide sick leave to employees. Oregon law requires cannabis business (as well as all other businesses) to provide at least 40 hours of protected sick... Read more
Landscape on marijuana research shifting despite federal roadblocks
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized August 1, 2018
After decades of disconnect between federal officials who consider cannabis a harmful drug and public opinion that increasingly views cannabis as something that should be legal and is potentially good medicine, the landscape on marijuana research might be shifting. This week, UC Irvine announced it received a $9 million... Read more
Montebello’s plan to bring in marijuana businesses is slooooow going
CaliforniaUncategorized August 1, 2018
Montebello’s plan to welcome marijuana businesses to town is not exactly on a fast track. In fact, applications from would-be entrepreneurs were due three months ago, and city officials have only concluded a cursory first round of review. Since the City Council voted in February to allow commercial indoor... Read more
Start Your Engines for California Cannabis Recalls
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized August 1, 2018
And there are additional waste, destruction, disposal, track and trace and reporting requirements for the recalled product. MAUCRSA itself empowers CDPH to mandate a recall when: “the has evidence that a cannabis product is adulterated or misbranded, the department shall notify the manufacturer. may order a manufacturer to... Read more
Here’s why San Bernardino leaders are considering placing city’s marijuana laws before voters
CaliforniaUncategorized July 31, 2018
An ordinance regulating commercial cannabis businesses adopted by San Bernardino city leaders earlier this year could appear on the November ballot. The City Council on Wednesday, Aug. 1, is to decide whether to give voters a say on its regulatory framework, a move intended to address the fallout of... Read more
Wine and Weed Symposium in Santa Rosa, CA: Join Us Thursday!
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized July 31, 2018
Our own Hilary Bricken will have the great pleasure of speaking at the 2nd annual North Coast Wine & Weed Symposium (presented by the Wine Industry Network) on Thursday, August 2, in Santa Rosa. While the Symposium will focus on a variety of topics covering the cross section of the... Read more
Kern County veterans speak out for medical marijuana as dispensary deadline nears
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized July 30, 2018
When Chad Garcia left the army in 2014, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs prescribed him a laundry list of drugs to help him deal with the injuries – mental and physical – he suffered during his service. “The VA gives you a bag of medication,” he said. “We... Read more
A battle over marijuana pits the Mormon Church against an unlikely group: other Mormons
Medical MarijuanaUncategorizedUtah July 30, 2018
Brian Stoll faced a dilemma as his wedding day approached. For more than a year, he had been smoking marijuana to treat severe back pain, but to remain in good standing with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and get married in the temple, he had to... Read more
In the past year, we have seen a remarkable uptick in individuals and businesses pursuing Oregon industrial hemp production, processing and sale. This accelerated interest has coincided with the CBD craze, and fortunately, Oregon has been working steadily to build out its hemp program over the past year or... Read more
Crafting Local Cannabis Policy in California: A Look into the City of Novato
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized July 28, 2018
Local policy may be influenced by nearby metropolitan choices. Do you live in a jurisdiction where commercial cannabis activities are prohibited? Under the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”), local jurisdictions in California are free to decide whether they will regulate or prohibit commercial cannabis activities.... Read more
