Cannabis Client Alert – Week of June 21, 2021

CA – The California State Legislature approved a $100 million program to extend temporary licenses and provide grants to local governments to help struggling legal cannabis companies.

CA – The State Personnel Board issued a “precedential decision” stating that testing positive for past cannabis use should not be used as grounds for firing most public employees.

The law taxes retail cannabis sales based on tetrahydrocannabinol content, equal to 0.625 cents per milligram for plants, 2.75 cents per milligram of edible products and 0.9 cent per milligram for all other cannabis products.

FL – The state’s Supreme Court blocked a proposed constitutional amendment to allow recreational cannabis use in Florida from appearing on the 2022 ballot, saying that the ballot language was misleading.

Tate Reeves says he supports calling state lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session to address a medical cannabis bill if a deal on the legislation can be reached in advance of the session.

NJ – The practice in New Jersey of “gifting” cannabis products to those who purchase other items will soon come to an end after the state Attorney General sent warning letters to companies using the practice to circumvent state law.

RI – Rhode Island’s Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve a measure that would legalize recreational cannabis, setting the stage for a possible Senate vote later this year.

TX – Texas enacted modest reforms to its medical cannabis program, including adding cancer and post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of conditions that qualify patients to legally access cannabis.

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