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The Week in Weed: November 30, 2018

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And finally, for our Chicagoland readers, please join us at our Chicago Willis Tower office on Thursday, December 6th, for breakfast along with a Seyfarth Legal Forum and Continuing Legal Education (CLE): 2018 Highlights and a Look Ahead to 2019. Among the topics under discussion is cannabis in Illinois. See you next week!

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

Cannabis Law Report

The Bureau is charged with licensing, regulation, and enforcement of the following types of commercial cannabis businesses: distributors, retailers, microbusinesses, temporary cannabis events, and testing laboratories. Per legislative mandate, on January 1, 2018, the state began issuing licenses for commercial cannabis activity.

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Medical Marijuana, Inc. CEO to Speak at Hemp for the Future Event in Reykjavík, Iceland

Cannabis Law Report

The event will serve as a platform for Icelandic consumers and entrepreneurs to learn about the many potential business opportunities and wellness benefits that hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) could bring to their country. . billion in 2018 and, with a CAGR of 20%, is expected to reach $5.73 “Medical Marijuana, Inc.

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FREE Webinar February 21: West Coast Hemp CBD

Canna Law Blog

In December 2018, Congress passed the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (better known as the “ Farm Bill ”). Please register for the event here ! Among other things, the passage of the bill removed industrial hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act, allowing legal production of the crop.

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BREAKING NEWS: FDA Issues More Guidance on CBD Products

Canna Law Blog

This is Gottlieb’s first major official press release since the now infamous December 20, 2018 press release which came just hours after the 2018 Farm Bill passed. During this time, the FDA has apparently been scrambling to figure out what to do about Hemp CBD (which you can read about here and here ). .”

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Free Lunch-Time Webinar TOMORROW: West Coast Hemp-CBD After the Farm Bill

Canna Law Blog

Congress passed the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (better known as the “ Farm Bill ”) in December 2018 which removed hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act. Please register for the event here ! This further resulted in hemp-based cannabidiol or “hemp-CBD” legalization.

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Navigating the Use of CBD Oil as a Food Claim, September 10 and 11: Harris Bricken Presents!

Canna Law Blog

This Wednesday, September 11, our own Vince Sliwoski will present at a marquee food industry event in Chicago. The topic will be “Navigating the Use of CBD Oil as a Food Claim.” Today, you can buy CBD food products (and beverages, topicals, supplements, and pet products) at physical and online retailers throughout the United States.

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