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Cannabis laws in Uruguay

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: legal Uruguay has gained international recognition for its pioneering approach to cannabis laws. It became the first country in the world to fully legalize recreational cannabis in 2013, and has a long-standing cultural association with weed. Is it legal to grow cannabis in Uruguay?

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The SAFE Banking Act Reintroduced

NORML

Currently, hundreds of licensed and regulated businesses do not have access to the banking industry and are unable to accept credit cards, deposit revenues, or write checks to meet payroll or pay taxes. No industry can operate safely, transparently, or effectively without access to banks or other financial institutions.

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Breaking Down the Safe Banking Act: Why It Matters for Cannabis Businesses, Financial Institutions and Consumers.

Canna Law Blog

The SAFE Banking Act has been in discussion since 2013. Despite the tidal wave of legalization at the state level, financial institutions remain wary of providing banking services to these businesses because of the state/federal conflict of law and these institutions innate risk-avoidant nature. What is the SAFE Banking Act?

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Canada: Regulatory Amendments Authorize Requests For Psychedelic Restricted Drugs

Cannabis Law Report

Emergency access to restricted drugs has been restored by recent regulatory amendments to Health Canada’s Special Access Program (SAP). SAP allows health care professionals to request access to non-marketed drugs and medical devices not yet authorized for sale in Canada, on behalf of a patient. Footnotes. Footnotes.

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DLA Piper: Medical Cannabis: Proposed Changes and Legal Implications in the Czech Republic

Cannabis Law Report

Since 2013, medicinal cannabis has been legalized in the Czech Republic due to the amendment to the Act on pharmaceuticals, otherwise known as Act No. 50/2013 Coll. This regulative environment also promotes economic growth and significant medical benefits, boosting consumer safety and accessibility.

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Executive Spotlight: Dan Roda

Cannabis Law Report

Villanova Law School – JD. University of Alabama School of Law – LL.M., Company mission: Abaca’s mission is to normalize access to modern financial services across the U.S. Education profile: Tulane University – BS, Finance. Taxation. . for cannabis and hemp industries.

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Prohibitionists want THC-limit laws. Here’s why patients and consumers are fighting back

SpeedWeed

Public safety at issue. Proponents of these THC caps—who are often the same politicians who stood against legalization and lost—contend that limiting THC levels will increase public safety. Vermont’s adult-use law imposes caps on retail products ,” he wrote in an email to Leafly. “30% 30% for flower, 60% for concentrates.”

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