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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

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Compliance Division – Richard Parrott. Lee served as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Vince Chhabria at the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California from 2015 to 2016, Law Clerk for the Honorable Michelle T. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit from 2014 to 2015 and Law Clerk for the Honorable Harry Pregerson at the U.S.

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NZX gets its third cannabis listing with Greenfern debut

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Greenfern is a “compliance” listing. Chair Brent King was the founder and managing director of the once-listed Dorchester Pacific and its subsidiary Dorchester Finance until he resigned in 2005. By early afternoon, the stock was trading at 40c compared with its 25c reference price, valuing the company at $33.6m.

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National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Critcizes Congress On Their Tardiness On Reforming Cannabis Laws.”The bottom line is this: Legalization in some form is going to happen, and the abdication of responsibility to address these issues in Washington is simply ludicrous.”

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It is time for federal action to clarify and harmonize the laws and regulations surrounding the state-legal cannabis industry and marijuana-related businesses, so that this industry can take part in the legitimate financial services industry.”. Hood Remarks at the PBC Conference 2021: Payments, Banking, Compliance in the Cannabis Industry.

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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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Such a review is long overdue,” said Jeremy Willcocks, Partner at law firm Arnold & Porter. He graduated from New College, Oxford in 1976 and worked for 28 years in major City of London law firms, latterly as a partner in CMS Cameron McKenna, specialising in product regulation, product liability and class actions.

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Cannabis Contract Woes in Washington State

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Subsequently, Florida changed its law and expanded its medical cannabis program. Referring the case back to state court is warranted where the federal government has publicly declared that state law should be given deference. (Pl. 2) Not contrary to, an express provision of law, any policy of express law, or good morals. (3)

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CBD Ban: Brits Take Up Fight And Send Lawyers To Brussels

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PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. The law ((EU) 2015/2283), which applies across all member states, means any product deemed as β€˜novel’ must gain authorisation from food authorities before it can be sold as a foodstuff within the EU. Jonathan Kirk QC specialises in consumer law and financial regulation. AUTHOR: Mark Taylor.

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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. Law Commission published a report, β€œAnti-money laundering: the SARs regime”, highlighting the need for guidance on transactions involving the legal cannabis industry in Canada and elsewhere. That said, the legal position is not clear cut. On 18 June 2019, the U.K.