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Cannabis Law & Regulation Reporter

June 2020

Volume 2, Number 2 June 2020

CANNABIS LAW NEWS

Portland, Oregon City Council Commissioners Address Divestment of Marijuana Tax Revenue from the Police23

Unique Issues to Consider When Planning to Finance a Cannabis Business in Illinois24

REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

California Bureau of Cannabis Control Announces Multi-Million Dollar Grant Program26

California Cannabis Cultivators Take Note: State Water Resources Control Board Adopts Permanent Monthly Water Use Reporting Require-

ments27

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

House Democrats Urge Congressional Colleagues to Pursue Marijuana

Reform in Support of Racial Justice via the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act29

RECENT STATE DECISIONS

California Superior Court Orders Sheriff’s Department Return of over $600,000 in Cash and $1,000,000 in Cannabis to Licensed Business Taken During Raid31

Eagle Bay Enterprises, Inc., DBA Procan Labs v. State of California, Case No. 2-cv-00590 (Santa Barbara Super. Ct. 2020).

Michigan Supreme Court Holds Municipal Land Use Authority Addressing Cultivation of Medical Marijuana Was Not Preempted by the State’s Medical Cannabis Act33

Deruiter v. Township of Byron, Case No. 158311 (Mich. Apr. 27, 2021).

Washington State Court of Appeals Rejects Vested Right Land Use Argument for Cannabis Grow Facility35

SEVEN HILL, LLC, et al. v. Chelan County, Washington, Case No. 36439-9-III Unpub. (Wash.App. Apr. 23, 2020).