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Article – Dechert LLP: Medicinal Cannabis in the UK: Fund Structuring, Investment and Listing Considerations

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Despite the potential scale of this nascent market, the UK seems to be relatively slow to issue permissions for medical cannabis companies to operate, with only two licences issued as of January 2021 for the cultivation of medicinal cannabis in the UK. cultivating cannabis without or not in compliance with a licence).

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UK: All Party Parliamentary Group – for CBD (Cannabidiol) products to present their recommendations

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This includes: Move hemp licencing from Home Office to DEFRA: To put the UK on a competitive footing with other hemp-producing countries, the licencing of industrial hemp cultivation should be moved to DEFRA, whose staff have agricultural expertise and are better qualified than those in the Home Office to assess applications for hemp cultivation.

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Italy: MINISTRY OF HEALTH DECREE – Definition of maximum levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in food

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the promotion of cultivation and the agro-industrial chain. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of. Council of 28 January 2002, which establishes the principles and. check compliance with feed and food regulations. 178/2002 no. 1307/2013 allows the cultivation in the European Union of varieties.

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The Green Wave – Legal Challenges, Considerations for Investors in Cannabis Industry

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The legality of cannabis for medicinal or recreational use varies from country to country, regarding possession, distribution, cultivation, use and finally consumption. Despite the federal level cannabis ban in India, the state of Uttarakhand has legalised the cultivation of cannabis for industrial purposes. Legal Restrictions.

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Article – Faegre Baker Daniels: Key Considerations for U.K. Investment in the Legal Cannabis Industry Abroad

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risk committing money laundering offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA). investment community as to the boundaries of legal risk and compliance. The cultivation, possession, distribution (etc.) investors in cannabis-related entities, where the activity is legal in its jurisdiction but not legal in the U.K.,

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Hollister Biosciences Inc. Announces strategic initiatives including a planned rebrand, executive and board updates

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His corporate rise led him to be named one of the 50 most powerful black executives by Fortune in July of 2002. Since 2017, Jill has led the finance, administration and compliance oversight functions for Venom Extracts. She has been responsible for all bookkeeping duties, including cash verifications, payments to vendors and payroll.

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Malta: Prison over 0.02 grams of cannabis, and a 20-year wait for justice to be served

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The court of Criminal Appeal handed a 63-year-old man a suspended sentence for cultivating just 0.02 Eugenio Camenzuli had been 43 when he was arrested for cultivating the plant in 2001. He was only arraigned 18 months later, in 2002, and then again in 2006 for his first sitting. But now the case had been pending for 20 years.