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What states will legalize cannabis in 2020?

Illinois: Democratic Governor JB Pritzker granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions on Tuesday, ahead of the state’s official legalization — which the Legislature passed in June — effective on Wednesday.

Which states will come onboard?

Illinois is now the second state in the Midwest, following Michigan in 2018, to legalize recreational marijuana sales and use. 

Florida: Make It Legal Florida, a political committee, is behind a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. According to polling, over 65 percent of Florida voters “want to have expanded access to cannabis for 21 and over.”

As of Tuesday, the state had verified 219,290 signed petitions from Make It Legal — just 28% of the total signatures needed by the February 1 deadline.

Minnesota: Democrats in the state are preparing marijuana legislation, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. House Majority leader Ryan Winkler (D) has been touring the state on the issue in an effort to ready a bill for the state’s session in February. 

The Republican-controlled Senate, however, poses steep odds, as key conservative leaders remain opposed to legalization.

New York: Last year ‘s efforts to legalize cannabis failed. But Governor Cuomo is continuing on a pro-legalization path in 2020.

New Jersey: The state will vote on legalization of recreational marijuana in November, 2020. If the measure passes, New Jersey residents 21 and older will be allowed to use pot recreationally. All sales of cannabis products would be subject to a 6.625% sales tax. 

Virginia: Attorney General Mark Herring has called for the “immediate decriminalization” of possession of small amounts of marijuana, and hosted a Cannabis Summit in December to educate state leaders on what steps need to be taken to accomplish that goal. 

One piece of marijuana legislation that has been filed for the state’s 2020 session, SB 2, would decriminalize marijuana possession, and would raise the amount needed to be charged with distribution to one ounce versus half-an-ounce. The bill would also allow people to petition to expunge their convictions.

What about federalization?

It all comes down to the proposed banking bill. Lawmakers introduced the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, which would protect banks who partner with cannabis businesses. Once this business hurdle is jumped then the idea is that federal legalization is not far behind. But the Senate still has not, as of this writing, put the vote on the bill on their calendar.  

So, you want to open up a Cannabis Retail Store, The Beginner’s Guide

The Beginners Guide to a Pot Store

Perhaps you’re a shopkeeper at cute boutique store or a convenience store, drawn to a unprecedented vivid spot in a retail landscape mired in doom-and-gloom. Maybe you ignored out on the primary segment of the green gold rush and also you’re seeking to make your mark in this (literal) boom industry, understanding it’s a area in which customers have indicated a desire for purchasing in-man or woman in place of on-line. Or maybe you’ve just heard that the industry has sold $hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of cannabis in May of this year and want your own piece of that inexperienced market.

Whatever your motivation, entering into Marijuana retail is a chunk extra concerned than renting a storefront and finding out exactly which pot pun to apply in your enterprise name. From developing to selling to shopping for, it’s an surroundings that’s without delay surprisingly regulated and unpredictably fluid, a emblem-new industry in an infinite beta check as governments refine the guidelines, parameters and approaches of accommodating the demand for a product that turned into unlawful much less than a 12 months ago. There’s a reason “get a legal professional” is the first piece of advice most people in this enterprise dispense.

And that’s why we’re no longer claiming that this is a complete guide to beginning a Cannabis Retail Store. Rather, it’s a roadmap to pursuing your dream of proudly owning a legalized “Marijuana store”…and a signposting of the pitfalls to look out for, lest your dream “could” vanish in a gasp of smoke.

Seek professional help from someone seasoned in the industry

One of the earliest and best investments in your new vision will be consulting with a Cannabis lawyer and Accounting/Tax Firm or another Cannabis store and sticking close to them for the duration of the long haul of launching your cannabis retail dream. The complexity lies in compliance, and the myriad ways in which a Cannabis store has to adhere to a strict set of suggestions that govern the whole lot from advertising and marketing to record preserving, store place to how the cannabis is secured in your premises. There are even regulations for a way far off the floor your license desires to be displayed.

It’s no longer always interpreted from the formal writing issued by license issuers, but from revel in running with a regulators, you’re most in risk of losing your license over matters that are willful or intentional, like bringing in product from the black market, or promoting to minors. Something like one of your safety cameras going out and you not notifying someone right away, however, may be only a warning or a write up. The price of this compliance is something that might-be commercial enterprise owners want to issue into their marketing strategy. It isn’t loose to be preserving all of your security, to properly educate your staff and to keep up with stock control.

Get the inexperienced prematurely

And whilst we’re on the subject of money: Its warned that most banks aren’t entertaining enterprise loans for cannabis shops (deeming it too high hazard), and funding is getting more tough to come back by way of because the industry matures. This may be a chief snag for some investors, for potential permit holders. If you don’t have that form of exchange below the sofa cushions, a few applicable state banks and credit unions that are open to working with cannabis businesses. Consider asking family and friends to make investments (thank you Grandma!).

Expect to pay a top rate


The Cannabis Tax is often referred to as the “Green Tax,” This “special industry seedling” plants up in each issue of a cannabis enterprise, from insurance to banks and landlords who outright refused to do business with them. You just need to navigate through it and locate the right groups who will take to your enterprise.

Obtain a license


Precisely the way you get the permit to legally promote cannabis varies from city to city and state to state. In many cities/states, it’s a lottery device, the second one spherical of which is presently underway; in the meantime, different municipalities have a rolling application device without a cap, even though there’s a restriction on what number of shops a unmarried entity can personal.

It’s also important to word that not every person is eligible to hold a license. While many offenses (like getting stuck with a gram when you have been 20) aren’t deal breakers, any involvement in organized crime or drug trafficking is a no-no, as is bankruptcy in sure areas.

BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL;§ 5812. Posting of Notice of Revocation

Notice of Revocation

(a) A licensee whose license has been revoked shall conspicuously display a notice on the exterior of the licensee’s premises indicating that the license has been revoked. The notice shall remain continuously on the licensed premises for at least 15 calendar days. (b) The notice shall be two feet in length and 14 inches in width. The notice shall read: NOTICE OF REVOCATION The Bureau of Cannabis Control License(s) Issued For This Premises Has Been Revoked For Violation of State Law (c) Advertising or posting signs to the effect that the premises have been closed or that business has been suspended for any reason other than the reason provided in the decision revoking the license shall be deemed a violation of this section. (d) If the Bureau revokes a license at a licensed premises that has one or more licenses at the location that will remain active after the revocation, the revocation notice shall remain posted for a period of at least 15 calendar days. (e) Failure to display for the time required in this section shall be a violation of this section and may result in additional disciplinary action. (f) A licensee shall notify the Bureau within 24 hours of discovering that the notice under subsection (b) of this section has been removed or damaged to an extent that makes the notice illegible. Authority: Section 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26011.5 and 26012, Business and Professions Code.

BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL, Standard Operating Procedures § 5712. Test Methods

§ 5712. Test Methods

(a) The laboratory shall develop, implement, and validate test methods for the analyses of
samples as required under this division. [Read more…]

BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL Article 4. Standard Operating Procedures § 5711. Laboratory Analyses Standard Operating Procedures

Article 4. Standard Operating Procedures

§ 5711. Laboratory Analyses Standard Operating Procedures

(a) The laboratory shall develop, implement, and maintain written standard operating procedures
(SOP) for the following laboratory processes:
(1) Sample preparation. Sample preparation SOP(s) shall address the following:
(A) Sample homogenization;
(B) Handling and storage;
(C) Preservation; and [Read more…]

BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL § 5710. Laboratory Receipt of Samples Obtained from a Distributor

§ 5710. Laboratory Receipt of Samples Obtained from a Distributor

(a) The laboratory may accept and analyze a sample from a distributor for the required testing
under section 5714 of this division only if there is an accompanying COC form for the sample.
(b) The laboratory shall not analyze a sample obtained from a distributor, and the batch from
which the sample was obtained may not be released for retail sale, if the any of the following
occur: [Read more…]

BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL § 5709. Chain of Custody (COC) Protocol

(a) The laboratory shall develop and implement a COC protocol to ensure accurate
documentation of the transport, handling, storage, and destruction of samples.
(b) The COC protocol shall require the use of a COC form that contains, at minimum, the
following information:
(1) Laboratory’s name, physical address, and license number;
(2) Distributor’s name, physical address, and license number;
(3) Unique sample identifier; [Read more…]

BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL § 5708. Cannabis Product Batch Sampling

§ 5708. Cannabis Product Batch Sampling

(a) The sampler shall collect representative sample from each cannabis product batch.
(b) The sampler may collect a greater number of increments if necessary to perform the required testing or to ensure that the samples obtained are representative. [Read more…]

BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL § 5707. Harvest Batch Sampling

§ 5707. Harvest Batch Sampling

(a) The sampler shall obtain a representative sample from each prepacked or unpacked harvest batch. The representative sample must weigh 0.35% of the total harvest batch weight.
(b) A sampler may collect greater than 0.35% of a prepacked or unpacked harvest batch if necessary to perform the required testing or to ensure that the samples obtained are representative. [Read more…]

BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL § 5706. Sample Field Log

The sampler shall use a sample field log to record the following information for each sampled
batch:
(a) Laboratory’s name, address, and license number;
(b) Sampler’s name(s) and title(s);
(c) Date and time sampling started and ended;
(d) Distributor’s name, address, and license number;
(e) Cultivator’s, manufacturer’s, or microbusiness’ name, address, and license number; [Read more…]

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