#cannabis – “EDGAR at Part 86 requires that Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) receiving federal funds or financial assistance must develop and implement a program to prevent the unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol by students and employees.5 Some of the requirements of this program involve the annual reporting of: standards of conduct; a description of sanctions for violating federal, state and local law and campus policy; a description of the health risks associated with Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) use; a description of treatment options; and a biennial review of the program’s effectiveness and the consistency of the enforcement of sanctions.6
Appendix A to the announcement of the Regulations describes the controlled substances covered by this Act. Included on the list of substances are methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, cocaine base, PCP, LSD, fentanyl, fentanyl analogue and marijuana. The major category of marijuana is broken down further to include hashish and hashish oil in varying quantities.7
IHEs are required to certify that they have an AOD prevention program in order to remain eligible for certain forms of federal funding and assistance. This certification is included commonly in the “Representations and Certifications” section of an application or proposal.8
There also exist certain requirements to demonstrate compliance with the Regulations. On request, IHEs must provide a copy of their biennial report to the U.S. Department of Education or its representative. The Secretary of Education, or their designee, may review the report and supporting documentation as necessary and, where an IHE is noncompliant, may take action ranging from providing technical assistance to help the campus come into compliance to terminating all forms of federal financial assistance. IHEs may also be subject to related requirements under state and federal law and judicial rulings.9″
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/general-counsel-s-corner-cannabis-and-6190609/
#californiacannabis – “Several items within Anderson’s 16-point proposition would ensure cannabis businesses located in unincorporated communities answer to the same requirements as those located within the city of San Diego, such as increasing the setback of cannabis facilities near sensitive land uses like childcare centers and schools from 600 feet to 1,000 feet. Billboards would also have a minimum 1,000 foot setback from sensitive use locations and the list of what constitutes sensitive use spaces would expand to include locations frequently accessed by children and young adults such as public libraries and parks….
Nearly half the measures would require the county department of Planning and Development Services to conduct community research and return to the board within a year with options for direction.
Among those items: design related sections of the plan include limiting how many cannabis businesses can be placed in each community based on geography and population size. The plan called for a design guideline checklist with criteria which “could prohibit such designs that include, but are not limited to, bright colors and misleading facility names” while preserving community character.”
https://thealpinesun.com/county-rolls-new-measures-into-cannabis-permitting-program/
#californiacannabis – “Santee’s proposed tax measure includes a 6 percent rate for retail, 3 percent for distribution, 4 percent for manufacturing and 2 percent for testing labs. Additionally, the measure could feature up to a $10 per square foot rate for commercial cultivation. Both medicinal and recreational cannabis would be allowed.”
El Dorado County took a look at this issue and determined that a small (10,000 SQ ft) cultivation premise uses approximately the same amount of water as a single family residence.
#cannabisindustry – “A team of researchers affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley and with the State of California, North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board decided to test that question. They assessed irrigation patterns among licensed cannabis farms in northern California.
Their research has confirmed that licensed outdoor marijuana farms do not put undue strain on limited water resources, according to data published in the Journal of Environmental Management. In fact, it only consumes a fraction of the water used by other commercial crops.”
https://www.theleafonline.com/c/cultivation-2/2022/06/cannabis-less-water-than-others-2021/
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