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Feb 16, 2018
3 min

Weekly Roundup Feb. 16th

By Sarah Fielder Budget Deal Includes Fix for Cotton and Dairy Early last Friday morning, Congress passed a budget deal that included a fix for the cotton programs and dairy programs. With dairy, the Dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP) would now be calculated on a monthly basis rather than a bimonthly basis, premiums would be changed for medium and small dairy farms on $4.50 and $5 coverage levels, and includes other fixes to MPP that dairy producers had asked for. The bi

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Aug 4, 2017
2 min

Weekly Roundup August 4th

By Sarah Fielder Court of Appeals Allows Finalists to Intervene The Maryland Court of Appeals has allowed finalists for the medical marijuana license to intervene in an ongoing lawsuit in Baltimore County challenging the final licenses granted by the state. The licensing process has been plagued with issues and legislators are calling for reform. To read more, click here http://wapo.st/2vgKTdf. Senator Introduce Bill to Ban Chlorpyrifos Senator Udall from New Mexico, co-sp

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Jun 16, 2017
2 min

Weekly Roundup June 16th

By Sarah Fielder Court of Appeals Lifts Stay in Medical Cannabis Case Late last week, the Maryland Court of Appeals lifted a stay issued by a Baltimore County court involving decisions of the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission to issue licenses to potential medical cannabis growers in the state. One group that was not awarded a license has been challenging the commission’s decision in state court. Early this month, the Baltimore County judge had issued the stay due to con

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May 26, 2017
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Weekly Roundup May 26th

By Sarah Fielder Trump Releases Proposed Budget for FY18 On Monday, President Trump announced his proposed budget for 2018. The budget would slash $38 billion in farm commodity programs and crop insurance (http://reut.rs/2rBiRqY) and cut other programs relied on by rural America (http://wapo.st/2qYbJEx). The budget has been declared dead on arrival by many in Congress https://usat.ly/2qlxj1C. Is Your Organic Food Really Organic Food? The Washington Post this week featured a

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Jul 1, 2016
3 min

Weekly News Update: July 1st Edition

By Mayhah Suri Perdue Announces Animal Welfare Policy Perdue Foods, one of the nation’s largest poultry producers, announced a precedent-setting commitment to improving animal welfare by issuing new requirements for its poultry facilities. Citing the “five freedoms,” a set of ethical imperatives for farmed animal welfare, the 2016 and Beyond: Next Generation of Perdue Commitments to Animal Care outlines the company’s efforts to implement on-farm improvements, such as environm

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Apr 26, 2016
3 min

Maryland Medical Marijuana Update

By Ashley Ellixson This post is not be construed as legal advice. Over the past few weeks I have received questions on the medical marijuana regulations that are expected to be in place this September. If you want to read a quick overview of the proposed regulations, visit my original blog post here. On August 24, 2015, the Final Action on the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission Proposed Regulations was sent to the Division of State Documents for publication in th

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Mar 11, 2016
2 min

Weekly News Update: March 11th Edition

By Mayhah Suri Reminder Crop Insurance Sales Closing Date is March 15 Those with spring planted crops or considering Whole Farm Revenue Insurance have just 4 days left to contact their crop insurance agents. Go see your crop insurance agent before that time to make changes to your crop insurance coverage. To get estimates on premium costs for various coverage, check out the crop insurance tool from the University of Illinois’s FarmDoc that includes Maryland’s information at

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A 1982 Internal Revenue Code Section Making Waives in the Medical Marijuana Industry

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Jan 12, 2016
2 min

A 1982 Internal Revenue Code Section Making Waives in the Medical Marijuana Industry

By Ashley Ellixson This post should not be construed as legal advice but rather educational in nature. Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) came about as a result of a 1981 court case where a convicted cocaine trafficker attempted to use his right under Federal tax law to deduct ordinary business expenses. I am sure you can see that deducting business expenses for a cocaine trafficking business might sound wrong. Right? Well, if you thought that then you are righ

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Dec 4, 2015
3 min

Weekly News Roundup: December 4th Edition

By Mayhah Suri Lower Shore Pot Industry Begins To Take Shape Nearly two dozen companies are bidding to open medical marijuana dispensaries on Maryland’s Lower and Mid-Shore, state officials say. But only up to four will get the chance since state regulations limit the number of standalone storefronts to two for each of the state’s 47 Senate districts. The number of dispensaries could be higher than four because licensed growers may hold a dispensary license as well. To rea

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Maryland Counties Prevented From Banning Medical Marijuana Dispensaries?

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Oct 27, 2015
2 min

Maryland Counties Prevented From Banning Medical Marijuana Dispensaries?

By Ashley Ellixson This post should not be construed as legal advice but is purely educational in nature The question mark at the end of the headline above is necessary because there is no final answer to this question. Yet. In response to a request from the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Chair Robert Zirkin, the Maryland Attorney General’s Office (OAG) issued a letter of advice on September 22 illustrating that local governments (counties in particular) were preempte

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Commission Approves Regulations for Medical Marijuana

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Dec 18, 2014
2 min

Commission Approves Regulations for Medical Marijuana

By Ashley Ellixson Senate Bill 923 and House Bill 881, also known as Medical Marijuana bills, were signed into law by Governor O’Malley on April 14, 2014. These bills initiated significant changes to the medical marijuana program being implemented by the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission. On November 13, 2014, the Commission unanimously adopted its proposed regulations. The regulations cover items such as: · Qualifying ailments and diseases which would quali

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