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Former narcotics detective faces felonies over alleged southern Oregon marijuana grow

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Shepherd ran for Klamath County Sheriff in 2012 and worked for the Sheriff’s Office from 1990 to 2004 as a patrol officer and narcotics detective, among other positions. According to police, Shepherd said Smith was growing legal hemp on the property while fully licensed and in legal compliance.

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Cannabis regulations in Slovenia

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Still, officially the market is only 18 years old, as the country joined the EU in 2004, and thus fell into compliance with EU hemp regulations. The same year, the government reclassified cannabinoids to make them available for medical use. Slovenia has a long history of cultivating industrial hemp. Possible penalties.

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

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Compliance Division – Richard Parrott. Compliance Division – Richard Parrott. As the Director, he oversaw the implementation of the cultivation licensing, compliance and enforcement programs for medicinal and adult-use cannabis. Chief Deputy Director – Rasha Salama. General Counsel – Matthew Lee.

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Bulgaria becomes first EU state to authorise free sale of CBD

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The products “comply fully with relevant requirements of the Law on Foodstuffs of Republic of Bulgaria and of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of European Parliament and the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs,” according to documentation, and the compliance also extends to exports. “We

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The Baltic Times: Cannabis policy reform in Lithuania: history, current status, and future challenges

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Though it joined the European Union in 2004, Lithuania remained for several years the only country in the EU that criminalized even the cultivation of hemp – the non-psychoactive variety of the plant. The authors contended that a system of fines for simple users would better serve society’s interests than prison sentences.

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New Commission Formed in the United Kingdom Plans to Publish Recommendations on How the UK Can Become a Global Leader in Cannabinoid Innovation

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He was Vice-Chair of the Association of British Healthcare Industries (2004-8), and Chair of EUCOMED’s Legal Affairs Committee (1995-2008). He has a special interest in health systems and was Chairman of the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (representing NHS community pharmacists 2007-11).

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

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investment community as to the boundaries of legal risk and compliance. According to the English cases of R v Loizou [2004], R v Geary [2010] and GH [2015] , property must be “criminal property” at the time the alleged criminal activity was undertaken. There is very little guidance for U.K. On 18 June 2019, the U.K.