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Mondaq Article: South Africa: Cannabis: balancing Competing Interests

Cannabis Law Report

These include the Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act 17 of 2008, the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Ac t 140 of 1992 (“the Drugs Act”), Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1971 and the National Drug Master Plan 2006–2011, all of which prohibit the use of cannabis, be it for recreational or medicinal purposes.

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

Cannabis Law Report

Collectively, these dedicated public servants bring extensive experience from the state and local level to the leadership team. Eidson was the Assistant Director of the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing Division. Administration Division – Melissa Eidson.

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Women Paved the Way for Mexico’s Cannabis Legalization Movement, and Here’s How They Did It

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Such justice has been a long time coming, particularly given that since President Felipe Calderón’s 2006 initiation of the War on Drugs — and even before — dissent against the government’s militarization and support for cannabis legalization has been led by the most valiant women in the political arena. Alas, the bill did not advance. .

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Harborside Inc. Announces Increased Interest in Haight-Ashbury Dispensary

Cannabis Law Report

About Harborside: Harborside, a vertically integrated enterprise with cannabis licenses covering retail, distribution, cultivation, nursery and manufacturing, is one of the oldest and most respected cannabis companies in California. Additional information regarding Harborside is available under Harborside’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.

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Harborside Announces Business Combination with Urbn Leaf and Loudpack Creating StateHouse Holdings, a Leading California Cannabis Company

Cannabis Law Report

Management believes that StateHouse, which is expected to trade under a new symbol (CSE: STHZ), will be the largest and most developed cannabis platform in the state of California with superior retail, brands, processing, manufacturing, distribution and cultivation. 5 Includes retail locations expected to open in the next twelve months.

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Perfecting cannabis with Michael Backes

The Cannigma

CP: It’s so important to try to deliver a consistent product because cannabis is an agricultural product and there’s a lot of turnover in the dispensary, it can be hard to know whether you’re going to get a consistent experience even if the name is the same from a different cultivator, the name of the strain.

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Millennium Investment & Acquisition Company Inc. Announces Initial Foray into Cannabis Cultivation

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When Amber Speckman started cultivating cannabis nearly a decade ago in Northern California, it was consistent with her passion to help people. To meet the financial needs of her family, Speckman put 25 cannabis plants in the ground, which she said was the legal number she could cultivate in 2013 with her medical license. . “It