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Three years after legalization, what’s the state of the cannabis industry in Canada?

The Cannigma

In 2018 Canada legalized recreational cannabis use, becoming the first G7 country to do so and only the second country after Uruguay, which legalized cannabis in 2013. MJBizDaily noted that after flower, the next best-selling category was extracts and concentrates, followed by edibles, which totalled only $31.9 million ($25.7

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Article: Seeding the future of the British hemp industry

Cannabis Law Report

The British Hemp Alliance (BHA), formally the British Hemp Association, was formed in 2018 to lobby for change and remove the barriers to growth that are stopping a thriving UK hemp industry. Further crippling the industry, under the Home Office license, farmers are unable to harvest, extract, transport or process the leaf or the flower.

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Delta-8 pirates are scamming consumers and legit brands—and the feds don’t care

SpeedWeed

Two of the three products turned out to be brandless packages of supposed delta-8 products, with no indication of where they came from. He recognized a small sticker slapped onto the package of supposedly delta-8 THC-infused Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. . CBD is first extracted from hemp, and then delta-8 THC is distilled from that CBD.

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Lithuania’s Hemp Growers Say New Rules A Missed Opportunity

Cannabis Law Report

However, the liberal-conservative government has so far failed to pass a set of sub-laws to the revised version of the 2013 law that comes into effect on November 1, which are required to boost the production and sale of fibre hemp-based foods, cosmetics, pet food and other products in the country.

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Lost Profits Measurement In The Cannabis Industry 22 October 2021

Cannabis Law Report

Canada was the first G20 nation to fully legalize the cultivation, processing, sale, and possession of Cannabis at the federal level on October 17, 2018. On June 7, 2013, the federal government implemented the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) 1. cultivation, sale, extraction, etc.). “Cannabis 2.0”

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Meet the man budding to smash diabetes with cannabis therapy

Cannabis Law Report

Research has found cannabis can help those diagnosed with either type 1 or 2 diabetes, and those who suffer complications, and a landmark study published in the American Journal of Medicine in 2013 said marijuana compounds can also help control blood sugar.

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AAFP ( American Academy of Family Physicians) Releases Marijuana, Cannabinoids Position Paper

Cannabis Law Report

The AAFP advocates for robust regulation regarding labeling and child-proof packaging of all marijuana and cannabinoid products. 6 However, marijuana vaping did significantly increase between 2017 and 2018, mirroring trends in youth tobacco use. and 2.3%, respectively. and 2.3%, respectively. Cannabis sativa with less than 0.3%