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Cannabis and the Environment: Seven Significant Side-Effects April 14, 2022

Cannabis Law Report

While pesticides are heavily regulated, including under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), cannabis remains an illegal drug under federal law, and so, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not approved any pesticides for use on the plant. city or county) regulations, including zoning laws.

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Counsel/Sr Counsel, Labor & Employment Law Curaleaf

Cannabis Law Report

Counsel, Labor & Employment Law- IL based or Remote. Counsel will work closely with HR leadership and other members of Curaleaf’s management team regarding labor & employment law matters. Provide training to HR and field management on various labor and employment law topics. Major Responsibilities. Curaleaf.

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Attorneys General Push for Marijuana Banking Reform

NORML

Next, the presence of large cash transactions places law enforcement, tax regulators, consumers, and patients at heightened risk of exposure to the virus. . “First, threats to public safety caused by a cash-intensive business model, often the target of criminal activity, have intensified in the months since the pandemic began.

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Philadelphia’s Restrictions on Pre-Employment Marijuana Tests Become Effective January 1, 2022

The Blunt Truth

Nevada prohibits employers from taking adverse action against applicants who test positive for marijuana, with exceptions for, among other jobs, safety-sensitive positions and motor vehicle drivers who are subject to testing under state or federal law. There are exceptions to the new Philadelphia ordinance.

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Flora Growth Receives Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) Certification, Opening Pathway to Dry Flower Export

Cannabis Law Report

(NASDAQ: FLGC) (“Flora” or the “Company”), a leading all-outdoor cultivator and manufacturer of global cannabis products and brands, is pleased to announce that it has received the Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (“GACP”) certification by the Control Union Medical Cannabis Standard (“CUMCS”). evan.veryard@floragrowth.ca.

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Article – Reed Smith: UK: Cannabis In The UK – A Regulatory Environment In Transition?

Cannabis Law Report

Recently, three British MPs went to Canada on a fact-finding cross-party trip to consider the effects of a more relaxed regulatory environment in respect of cannabis. Doctors prescribing CBPMs need to be confident that the actual supply of the CBPM they prescribe is lawful. This is a constantly evolving and complex area of law.

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Organized Labor Rolls Up To The Michigan Cannabis Industry

Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

Federal Labor and Employment Laws Apply. However, despite the fact that cannabis remains illegal under federal law, a panoply of federal laws governing labor and employment applies to cannabis businesses, just as it does to businesses operating in any other industry. The Collective Bargaining Agreement.