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Marijuana Banking Passes Critical Committee

NORML

This ongoing federal prohibition forces this newly emerging billion-dollar industry operates largely on a cash-only basis — an environment that makes businesses more susceptible to theft and more difficult to audit. Total marijuana arrests in 2017 increased for the second straight year , after having fallen for nearly a decade.

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Unions Blowing Smoke with "Green Lung" Myth

MJ Business Attorneys

There is no data showing that there are pervasive health or safety issues in the cannabis industry. The cannabis industry is heavily regulated and the testing programs are unlike the public safety regulations for any commodity in the world. In Colorado, forced unionization is not allowed.

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Marijuana Banking Bill Scheduled For Committee Markup

NORML

This ongoing federal prohibition forces this newly emerging billion-dollar industry operates largely on a cash-only basis — an environment that makes businesses more susceptible to theft and more difficult to audit. The results of a 2017 nationwide Gallup poll similarly found majority support among all three groups.

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California’s cannabis departments seeks members for Cannabis Advisory Committee: Committee members will advise Department of Cannabis Control on cannabis regulations and public policy

Cannabis Law Report

This includes regulations necessary to protect public health and safety while ensuring a regulated environment for commercial cannabis activity that does not impose barriers that would perpetuate, rather than reduce and eliminate, the illicit cannabis market.

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California’s Cannabis Advisory Committee Annual Report For 2018 Now Published

Cannabis Law Report

In June 2017, the California State Legislature passed budget trailer bill, Senate Bill 94, the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) to integrate MCRSA with AUMA into a consolidated system for the regulation, licensing, taxation, and enforcement for both medicinal and adult-use commercial cannabis activities.

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ElleVet Sciences Publishes Safety Study On CBD For Animals

Cannabis Law Report

ElleVet Sciences is pleased to announce the results and publication of the first safety study on the use of hemp CBD/CBDA. The 12-week safety study, conducted by Dr. Joseph Wakshlag, DVM, Ph.D., Dr. Wakshlag is currently available for interviews to discuss the results of the safety study as well as his clinical trials.

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B Corp Certification: Another Way to Legitimize the Hemp CBD Industry?

Canna Law Blog

As of date, the Food and Drug Administration (the “ FDA ”) has received over 4,000 comments from shareholders on the safety, manufacturing, product quality, marketing, labeling, and sale of Hemp CBD products. Moreover, a 2017 study conducted in the U.K.

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