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Revamping Texas’ Medical Cannabis Program Is the Key to Ending the State’s Opioid Crisis

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With a worsening opioid situation and an emerging acceptance of medical cannabis, the Lone Star State has a unique opportunity to develop a successful medical marijuana (MMJ) program for its millions of residents battling chronic pain and numerous other conditions. Vital Changes to Texas’ Medical Cannabis Program.

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Australian Scientists Say They Have “developed the world’s most complete medicinal cannabis genomic reference.”

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Australia’s Victorian government says Agriculture Victoria Research scientists have developed the world’s most complete medicinal cannabis genomic reference. This helps scientists zero in on strains that would likely be most effective in treating various conditions such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and cancer. Hemp Gazette reports.

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Hawaii’s New Hemp Regulations Could Deter Cultivators

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Things began to change in 2014 with the introduction of the Farm Bill , which legalized hemp research programs. In July 2016 Hawaii Gov. David Ige signed an act establishing Hawaii’s Industrial Hemp Pilot Program , which allowed for the cultivation of hemp for the purpose of agricultural and academic research.

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The Status of Cannabis Legalization in the South

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Alabama legalized medical a medical cannabis program on May 17, 2021 when Governor Ivey signed SB 46 into law. Although medical cannabis program was signed into law last year, it has yet to be fully implemented. Since then, the legislature has passed a number of laws that have expanded the state’s medical cannabis program.

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Industrial Hemp and USDA Organic Certification

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The USDA provided clarifying instructions in its September 2018 Instruction on Organic Certification of Industrial Hemp Production for the UDSA’s policy regarding the organic certification of industrial hemp production by certifying agents accredited by the USDA National Organic Program (NOP).

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Clearing the Air: Florida Condensed Cannabis

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For those of you in the dark about Florida’s Medical Marijuana Program, I will be lighting up the dim corners of Florida: The Nation’s Fastest-Growing Medical Marijuana Market , according to The Miami New Times on May 2, 2019. Florida’s Cannabis >Medical Marijuana Division in the Department of Agriculture.

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Jersey Clobbers “Cannabis Licensing Lawsuits” and launches Triumphant Adult Use Program – Cannabis Business Executive

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With the Eastern seaboard’s most ambitious Adult Use program primed to explode, New Jersey’s Superior Court Appellate Division (“Appellate Division”) just lifted its “stay” on scoring 18 month old Medical Marijuana applications clearing the way for 5 cultivation, 15 dispensary, and 4 vertically integrated license awards. 24:6I-2, Et Seq.