Canna Law in Missouri and Kansas

11/22/2019

Spencer Webster's first contribution to our cannabis law blog! Read about how opponents have attempted to file private claims under RICO to pursue legal state operators in civil actions.

It may seem a bit ludicrous, but, cannabis companies, and those in association with and/or doing business with cannabis companies, while authorized by state and local laws, are still violating federal law. Anyone wanting...

11/13/2019

https://mjbizdaily.com/chart-missouri-medical-ma*****na-market-draws-thousands-of-applications/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=&utm_campaign=MJD_20191112_NEWS_Daily_Dedicated_IP

A rush of applicants - including several prominent multistate operators - are vying for plant-touching licenses in Missouri’s highly anticipated medical ma*****na market.

11/04/2019

https://showmelegalma*****na.com/f/industrial-h**p-and-the-2018-farm-bill

There is quite a bit of confusion around h**p. What is permitted? What isn’t permitted? What’s protected? What isn’t protected? Didn’t the 2018 Farm Bill provide clarity? Didn’t the 2018 Farm Bill legalize industrial hem...

11/01/2019

https://mjbizdaily.com/us-senate-votes-to-continue-temporary-medical-ma*****na-protections/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=&utm_campaign=MJD_20191031_NEWS_Daily_Shared_IP%20

The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a spending bill that includes a provision that would continue to protect state-legal medical ma*****na programs from U.S. Department of Justice interference. The provision, which would be good for a

10/30/2019

The USDA issued a draft of the interim final rule governing H**p, 10 months after the 2018 Farm Bill was signed into law. Read the interim final rule:

08/21/2019

Now, we wait.

Missouri's Department of Health and Senior Services received 1,200 applications in last three days, including more than 800 during 24 hours before the deadline

03/29/2019

Will we see banking progress this year?

The bill seeks to expand ma*****na businesses’ access to banking services.

03/20/2019

New draft rules have been published, and there's a lot to process. I will be posting a series of blogs in the coming weeks on the content of these proposed regulations, but if you want to take a look you can find them through this link:

Health Services Regulation

03/20/2019

While I would love to see more, this is certainly a step in the right direction and would be a game changer for the industry as it develops in Missouri.

A bipartisan bill designed to protect banks that service the ma*****na industry from being penalized by federal regulators will get a vote in a key congressional committee next week. The legislation, which was discussed during the first cannabis-related hearing of the 116th Congress last month, will...

03/14/2019

https://www.ma*****namoment.net/missouri-house-approves-bill-to-expunge-ma*****na-records-for-medical-patients/?fbclid=IwAR2LyLrLVLZqF9C0pB5J2Wum3CFwU3lVCxndSPdwvIv7qaCoiryAmIKSwkA

03/11/2019

Check out my latest blog post, summarizing comments made during DHSS public forum held in KC.

Attending the public forum in Kansas City hosted by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services last week provided unique insights, but not related to the Department’s plans. The forum was not designed as a que...

03/08/2019

Hope for change.

A bipartisan bill that would address banking issues in the ma*****na industry was officially filed on Thursday. The legislation—led by by Reps. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Denny Heck (D-WA), Steve Stivers (R-O) and Warren Davidson (R-OH)—would shield financial institutions from being penalized by fede...