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The State of Cannabis in California

Senators Laud Revised Cannabis Banking Bill

Former Top FDA Official Predicts Agency Will Make Schedule III Marijuana Recommendation With 'Election Cycle' In Mind

“Weed 7: A Senior Moment” premiered Sunday, August 6, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper.”

Gwyneth Paltrow 'Dominating' California's Cannabis Market With a THC-Infused Sparkling Water Brand Raking in Over $750k In Monthly Sales

Cannabis Will Soon be Sonoma's prime crop. Annual Sonoma County crop reports over the past decades have chronicled one primary story: The rise of the wine grape as our most prized crop. The fruit overtook milk production in 1987 and has since increased in cash value by 607% to $540 million in value in 2021. Over the years, the reports have told many other tales, such as the demise of once-coveted crops — namely, prunes and pears — and the persistence of apples from its heyday of the beloved Gravenstein to a niche crop now surviving in its use in hard cider and apple cider vinegar. Agriculture, after all, is always evolving and changing — including the rise locally of plant-based food manufacturing. That was especially the case over the past year. In 2021, cannabis was included as part of the tally for the first time in the report and it showed a remarkable $123 million in cash value ― not including hemp, which is legal under federal law. The figure included about $1.6 million in such nursery products as seedlings and plants. That makes marijuana the third most valuable crop in Sonoma County. Weed was barely edged out by milk production for second place by a difference of less than $2 million.

California prevents employers from taking adverse action against an employee for cannabis use. Legalization has far reaching effects. An example that becomes more and more prevalent is how medical and recreational legalization connects to workplace drug testing. Policies vary by industry, ranging from solely testing after an incident to regularly scheduled sampling to pre-employment drug testing. States that have legalized must consider this aspect, and clear guidelines for businesses streamline the evolution of procedures. Below is some current info regarding the world of cannabis employment drug testing.ate. Winner to be drawn on 4/21. California drug testing laws are under review recently. A newly signed law prevents employers (excluding those with federal ties) from taking adverse action against an employee for cannabis use. Instead, adverse action against employees is only allowed when they are impaired in the workplace. “It’s a bigger trend of moving beyond just legalizing marijuana, stopping arrests and stopping throwing people in jail for using it,” said Robert Mikos, an expert on drug law at Vanderbilt University. “It’s providing the same level of legal rights and protections for marijuana users that you have for users of prescription drugs, alcohol and tobacco. There are lots of statutes that already protect people for using other medications or for engaging in legal activities off the job,” he said. “So lawmakers might have thought other statutes would protect medical or recreational marijuana users. In a lot of places, that proved to be false.”  California drug testing laws for employers are under constant review, as well as legislation in other states with legalization completed or on the horizon.

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The State of Cannabis in California

Senators Laud Revised Cannabis Banking Bill

Former Top FDA Official Predicts Agency Will Make Schedule III Marijuana Recommendation With 'Election Cycle' In Mind

“Weed 7: A Senior Moment” premiered Sunday, August 6, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper.”

Gwyneth Paltrow 'Dominating' California's Cannabis Market With a THC-Infused Sparkling Water Brand Raking in Over $750k In Monthly Sales

Cannabis Will Soon be Sonoma's prime crop. Annual Sonoma County crop reports over the past decades have chronicled one primary story: The rise of the wine grape as our most prized crop. The fruit overtook milk production in 1987 and has since increased in cash value by 607% to $540 million in value in 2021. Over the years, the reports have told many other tales, such as the demise of once-coveted crops — namely, prunes and pears — and the persistence of apples from its heyday of the beloved Gravenstein to a niche crop now surviving in its use in hard cider and apple cider vinegar. Agriculture, after all, is always evolving and changing — including the rise locally of plant-based food manufacturing. That was especially the case over the past year. In 2021, cannabis was included as part of the tally for the first time in the report and it showed a remarkable $123 million in cash value ― not including hemp, which is legal under federal law. The figure included about $1.6 million in such nursery products as seedlings and plants. That makes marijuana the third most valuable crop in Sonoma County. Weed was barely edged out by milk production for second place by a difference of less than $2 million.

California prevents employers from taking adverse action against an employee for cannabis use. Legalization has far reaching effects. An example that becomes more and more prevalent is how medical and recreational legalization connects to workplace drug testing. Policies vary by industry, ranging from solely testing after an incident to regularly scheduled sampling to pre-employment drug testing. States that have legalized must consider this aspect, and clear guidelines for businesses streamline the evolution of procedures. Below is some current info regarding the world of cannabis employment drug testing.ate. Winner to be drawn on 4/21. California drug testing laws are under review recently. A newly signed law prevents employers (excluding those with federal ties) from taking adverse action against an employee for cannabis use. Instead, adverse action against employees is only allowed when they are impaired in the workplace. “It’s a bigger trend of moving beyond just legalizing marijuana, stopping arrests and stopping throwing people in jail for using it,” said Robert Mikos, an expert on drug law at Vanderbilt University. “It’s providing the same level of legal rights and protections for marijuana users that you have for users of prescription drugs, alcohol and tobacco. There are lots of statutes that already protect people for using other medications or for engaging in legal activities off the job,” he said. “So lawmakers might have thought other statutes would protect medical or recreational marijuana users. In a lot of places, that proved to be false.”  California drug testing laws for employers are under constant review, as well as legislation in other states with legalization completed or on the horizon.

Get an early start on your 420 celebrations with these amazing deals from Cloverdale Wellness.